Back-to-school shopping: where to find the best deals in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach may be in the dog days of summer, but the academic school year is just around the corner. For kids, parents and teachers alike, back to school means shopping.
The Horry County Schools website features school supply lists for the coming academic year for kindergarten through middle school. To find the best deals around Myrtle Beach, we compared prices at four popular area stores:
Target at 1150 Seaboard St.
Walmart at 541 Seaboard St
Office Max at 1105 Seaboard St.
Dollar General at 2901 N. Kings Highway
For consistency, we compared the same brands across stores when possible. If we couldn’t compare identical products, we looked at the store-brand versions of supplies to find deals for budget-conscious shoppers.
Here’s what we found.
#2 pencils (store brand) - Cheapest: Target
Target: $0.39
Walmart: $0.47 (out of stock)
Office Max: $0.50
Dollar General: $0.45
24-count boxes of crayons (Crayola) - Cheapest: Walmart, Office Max and Dollar General
Target: $1.49
Walmart: $0.50
Office Max: $0.50
Dollar General: $0.50 (out of stock)
Box of colored pencils (12-pack Crayola) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $0.99
Walmart: $0.97
Office Max: $1.50
Dollar General: $2
Double-pocketed three-pronged folders (store brand) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $0.50
Walmart: $0.37
Office Max: $0.75
Dollar General: $1
Nylon pencil pouch (store brand) - Cheapest: Office Max
Target: $2.99
Walmart: $1.22
Office Max: $0.99
Dollar General: $1
Pack of dry erase markers (four-count Expo) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $4.49
Walmart: $4.47
Office Max: $4.99
Dollar General: $5.00
Pack of glue sticks (Elmer’s five or six-count) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $2.99 six-count
Walmart: $2.97 six-count
Office Max: $5.19 six-count
Dollar General: $3 five-count
Pack of multi-colored highlighters (5-pack Bic) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $1.99
Walmart: $1.94
Office Max: $2.99
Dollar General: $2.50
Notebook paper (store brand) - Cheapest for value: Target
Target: $0.99 for 175 sheets
Walmart: $0.97 for 150 sheets (out of stock)
Office Max: $1 for 150 sheets
Dollar General: $1 for 125 sheets
Composition notebook (store brand) - Cheapest: Office Max
Target: $0.65
Walmart: $97
Office Max: $0.50
Dollar General: $1
Washable markers (10-pack Crayola) - Cheapest: Walmart
Target: $2.99
Walmart: $2.97
Office Max: $3.99
Dollar General: $1.50
Wired earbuds or headphones (various brands) - Cheapest: Target
Target: $4.99 Heyday headphones
Walmart: $5.27 Groove Onn earbuds
Office Max: $5.99 Maxell EB-95 earbuds
Dollar General: $5 Billboard earbuds (out of stock)