As Gas Prices Rise, Back-To-School Prices Fall at Staples; Staples Gears Up Students For Less Than A Gallon of Gas.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- While many are still dreaming of summer vacations Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. , the back-to-school season is just around the corner for many families. With schools in 16 states starting classes in early August, Staples (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SPLS) is making it easy for parents to get a jump on back-to-school by offering essential supplies for less than the average price of a gallon of gas.(a) Staples' Extreme Deals this week kick off the back-to-school season with popular items such as pencils for a penny and a free 12-pack of pens via Staples' Easy Rebate(R). "We know how expensive it can be to outfit kids for the upcoming school year," said Staples' Vice President of Merchandising Petter Knutrud. "We're offering parents an affordable solution to gear up for the back-to-school season while leaving money for life's other necessities - like gas for the car." A sampling of deals this week at Staples, with a total price tag of $2.91, plus tax and after rebate, cost less than the average price of a gallon of gas: --Mead(R) Five Star(R) Premier 3-subject notebook ($1.49) --Staples 2-pocket portfolios with/without fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. (20 cents each) --1" or 1/2" flexible plastic 3-ring binders (25 cents each) --12 Staples yellow No. 2 pencils (1 cent per 12-pack) --Staples manual pencil sharpener Noun 1. pencil sharpener - a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" pencil sharpener n (1 cent) --2-pocket folders with/without fasteners (1 cent each) --12 PaperMate(R) Flair(R) assorted pens (Free after Staples Easy Rebate) Other great deals include backpacks as low as $9.98, colorful one subject fashion notebooks for $1.99, and a two-pack of Staples 100-sheet composition notebooks for $1.28. Styles and selection vary by store, and Staples reserves the right to limit quantities. Throughout the season, Staples will feature a broad selection of hot products leveraging style and color to make it easy for students to be both organized and "cool" for a successful school year. For additional information on Staples' new back-to-school products please visit www.staples.com. About Staples Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. concept in 1986 and today is the world's largest office products company. With 69,000 talented associates, the company is committed to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2005 sales of $16.1 billion, Staples serves consumers and businesses ranging from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in 21 countries throughout North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates 1,786 office superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
(a) Based on the national average price for a gallon of gasoline as of July 3 at $2.93 per gallon, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Energy Information Administration (EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.eia.org) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. ), a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. |
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