Getting Kids Back to School Worse Than Detention for Some Parents! –Dave’s Diary
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t won’t be too long now until Betty and Bobby are back in school. Who am I kidding, it won’t be long before Aiden and Sophia are back in school but getting them there is apparently NOT half the fun.
Personal Shopper recently surveyed two-thousand parents to find out their take on back-to-school shopping. Here's a look at the results:
• 64% say back-to-school shopping is time-consuming or stressful
• 20% dread back-to-school shopping
• 61% find sticking to their budget to be the biggest challenge of back-to-school shopping
• 70% say quote, "getting deals on the items both they and their kids want" would make the experience more enjoyable
• 29% say they have to keep their kids focused on buying the things they need to go back to school
• 20% go to the mall more than once or visit than one store to buy necessary items
• 18% don't have enough time to finish back-to-school shopping
• 17% argue with their children while shopping
• 15% can't find the brands their children want
Percentage of parents surveyed who find back-to-school shopping worse than the following activities:
• 21% - sitting in traffic
• 20% - doing laundry
• 12% - visiting their in-laws
• 12% - cleaning their homes
• 11% - helping their kids with their homework
• 10% - paying their bills
• 9% - working longer hours
• 8% - doing taxes
• 7% - going to the dentist