I took my kids shopping for school supplies at Walmart and Target. I found way better clearance deals at the latter.

<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I went back-to-school shopping at Target and Walmart.Terri Peters</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I took my two teenagers <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-shop-for-back-to-school-without-spending-tons-2024-8">shopping for school supplies</a> at Target and Walmart.</li><li>We live in Florida, where school starts in mid-August, so there were lots of clearance deals.</li></ul><p>My family has been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/back-to-school-season-homeschooling-benefits-2024-8">homeschooling for the last four years</a>, but my kids grew up attending public school, so we're no strangers to back-to-school shopping.</p><p>Although most of my kids' schoolwork these days only requires their laptops, we still stock up on essentials like notebooks, mechanical pencils, and three-ring binders at the beginning of each school year.</p><p>My kids are teenagers now, so we also get them new backpacks and lunch boxes since they often do their school assignments on the go.</p><p>Target and <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trader-joes-vs-walmart-grocery-shopping-which-is-better-review-2024-8">Walmart</a> are usually our go-to spots for supplies. The discount department stores tend to have a broad selection and decent prices, so I was curious how they compared. </p><p>Here's how our back-to-school shopping trips at Target and Walmart stacked up.</p>