Amazon Undercuts School Supply Prices by Up to 50% as Staples, Best Buy Match on Some Items
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Amazon Undercuts School Supply Prices by Up to 50% as Staples, Best Buy Match on Some Items
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
$100 TI-84 calculators, $36 JanSport backpacks and $99 AirPods 4 are among the standout online back-to-school deals, with Amazon beating many in-store prices and often topping Staples and Best Buy.
Price checks across major essentials showed Amazon leading on notebooks, binders, pens, pencils, crayons and water bottles, including a four-pack of Pilot pens for just over $5 and Five Star binders for about $20.
$69.99 HP DeskJet 2955 printers were tied at Amazon and Best Buy, both with three months of Instant Ink, while Best Buy alone had the lowest price on a Logitech wireless mouse at $15.
The comparisons suggest shoppers can cut costs by mixing retailers rather than buying everything in one store, especially on higher-ticket items like calculators, printers and earbuds.