UAE: How I saved 50% while shopping for back-to-school supplies

UAE: How I saved 50% while shopping for back-to-school supplies

Shopping for back to school is never easy, but with a little bit of research and ingenuity, you can get the best value for your money

Published: Mon 14 Aug 2023, 2:28 PM

From travelling abroad to summer camps, there is much to spend on during the summer vacation. So when the end of the summer season creeps up and it is time to buy books, uniforms and other necessities for the new school year, most parents end up with a hefty bill.

This year, like last year, I decided to get creative and shop around for some discounts and deals. First step was uniforms. The official school provider was selling uniforms for approximately Dh100 per piece of clothing. With one child starting secondary and needing entirely new uniforms and another that grows out of her uniforms relatively quickly, I was looking at a pretty hefty bill.

Finding alternatives

A little shopping around revealed that there were several smaller uniform providers around the country that were great alternatives for the school provider. After checking with a few, I found one that sells uniforms of the school my children went to. They were selling them at roughly Dh50 per piece. I had saved almost 50 per