SCHOOL SUPPLIES
This is another product category where Amazon has trouble competing with entrenched players like Target, Walmart, Staples, and grocery stores. A number of price comparisons, including this one from ValuePenguin, have shown that Amazon lags behind some of its big-box brethren.
Moreover, prices are much more stable at traditional retailers. In the rare case that Amazon has a better deal than a local store, you may be able to ask the store to price match.