And the first of the "back to school" sales is here!
Staples didn't call it that, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
Staples called it "ready for the year ahead." The words are different, but make no mistake. This is a back to school sale.
I have nothing against Staples. I'm there all the time. I buy things from its web site as well. For the office/school supply people, back to school time is another Christmas. It's huge. The need to get things rolling early is not lost on me.
On a side note, I miss the competition. The Scranton area used to have an Office Max, in addition to Staples. It was nice to have a choice. The Wilkes-Barre area was especially lucky. There used to be Staples, Office Max and Office Depot all within a couple of miles. Office Depot was on the expensive side, but I always found it had newer things first. Office Max and Office Depot have merged, so it's a moot point now.
Remember that blog entry about "creep" a few weeks ago? Back to school sales used to be a post-Independence Day thing. Now, it's the end of June. Who knows how early it will creep next year.