Teacher Supplies

Came here to buy some math books to tutor a kid. Everything i needed they didn’t have and had books that were either outdated or not geared towards a highschool freshman. This place isn’t terrible per say, but just didn’t have the books I needed.
Side note: they have an abundance of books for every subject. Check it out yourself before you other comments… they just might have what you need

The staff there was amazing they even stayed a couple minutes after they were closed so they could make sure I could get the items necessary for my teacher. Thank you so much for your help I would recommend this store to anybody looking for a awesome selection, great merchandise layout, and very reasonable prices!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place ! I alway find what I need. There’s is a young man… I wish I knew his name. He is fantastic. I come here often and he is always friendly and unbelievably helpful. Just great! Look for that guy when you go. I belive that’s there only male employee on the floor.

I will take Teacher Supplies over Lakeshore any day! It’s an older obscure building but inside there are tons of classroom posters and other materials for teachers. It’s huge. Recently I like their selection of door and room banners.

My mom used to buy me workbooks here to work on the summer.
She used to waste about 100 dollars every summer here while I was in Jr. High and a little while I was in high school.
Honestly, now that i am older, it wasn’t worth it.
There are better and cheaper textbooks and activity books online.
Oh and the owners aren’t that friendly. They think that their textbooks are up-​to-​date, when its really not. Their textbooks are really outdated.
Oh and there is no RETURN policy.
They will not even give you store credit even if the book that you bought is in perfect condition.

I came in looking for a math book to replace the one my son lost. Unfortunately they didn’t have it in stock. But, fortunately the staff was very helpful and called the publisher and ordered me the book I needed. After hours of Internet searches it was a great relief to have them call the publisher and make sure I got the correct book.

I have been shopping here pretty regularly for the last 4 years or so. I must admit that the first time I went to this store, I thought it was very tiny and that my selections would be very limited. To my surprise, the place just seems to go on and on when you get inside, and they had many of the exact title that I came there specifically looking for.
The customer service has always been great for me. I will tell them what I want to do with my children, or what kind of skills I’m trying to teach, and they will show me several of their suggestions. If I want something they don’t have in stock, then they will order it for me or bring it from another one of their stores. They have always been very helpful.

Don’t judge by its run down feel/​exterior…
What a gold mine this spot is!
I walked in on a whim because I needed some inspiration for my class.
I walked out almost 2 hours later with a bag full of materials and ideas in my head.
To boot, I spent $ 50, which qualified me for a 15% discount instead of the normal 10%. They WANT you to save.
Come on in and get inspired!
I hope this place never disappears.

A lot of the books are very outdated: I found some books published over 20 years ago. I used to go about once every 3 – 4 months and customer service has consistently been subpar.

This place gives small businesses a bad rep! I decided to give them a second chance by ordering a book from them on Monday. They didn’t have it, so a young man said it would be here on Thursday night from another branch. It’s Friday, and he just called to tell me that the other branch didn’t have the book AND IF I WANTED TO PLACE AN ORDER?!
OMFG isn’t that what I did on Monday??? SMH

They have a lot of stuff. Website says they’ve been around for 60 years, looks like they have stuff there from 60 years ago. I mean old obsolete textbooks for $ 4. Not as nice as Lakeshore but it’s ok. Just a tip– browse their stuff, really look inside the book to see if you like it, take a picture, then look for it at amazon– I’ve bought used books and saved at least 50%. You can do the same at lakeshore.

I’m not a teacher, and was looking for some workbooks for my kid. They have a TON of stuff. The place has an old and dusty feel. Some of the supplies were faded and old school. It was my first time there, and the store is not organized for quick and easy navigation. Prices are not low, considering how run down the store appears. I’ll probably just buy my supplies online instead.

Smells like a classroom. Has most of what I need. Everything is 10% but i don’t know for how long.

wow to the customer service. It feels like they hate working there and it felt like i was bothering them when i asked them a question. Dont spend your money here. Go to a place where you are welcomed.
Do not come here and give them some business. They will soon learn what they need to work on.

So glad I found this place. It is close to my school and has everything I need for my classroom. Great selection, plenty of parking, and friendly service. Highly recommended. Some of it is expensive… but teaching stuff is expensive. I bet you can find some of it at the 99cents store really. I will be back.

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This place has been around since I was a kid… many moons ago… nothing changed… but seriously you can be walking around and looking for things for hours here… the folks are super nice and if they don’t have an item in, they will order it for you and call you when it comes in! That’s great service!

I’ve been going to this place since I was in Junior High getting workbooks for summer. Today, I went in to to get some Phonics book to teach out of. It was difficult, because of the selections! If you have no guidance in teaching, you’ll need at least a minimum of 1 hour to get to know the materials there.
I ended up buying a bible crafts book (so many ideas!) and a pointer :)
Parking is decent. It’s behind the store. Since there’s not a lot of people at the store in one time, parking is always available. If not, you can always park on the streets.
It’s really quiet here too. People are usually thinking to themselves here. It’s more quiet than a library!

I am sorry but customer service is really bad with the owner and/​or managers. I tried to call them to ask about helping sponsor a teacher’s conference and once he heard the word «sponsor» he said «NO» and hung up. Didn’t even prompt me to say thanks for your time or anything.

Looks can be so deceiving…
This place looks TINY from the street. Actually, even after you step in, it seems TINY. Then you walk around and realize, it’s pretty darn big!
If you’re an educator or a student, this is totally the place to go. I don’t teach elem, so I don’t have much use for any of their learning toys and whatnot, but this place has got a HUGE stash. Anything you want, either they carry it, or they will track down for you. *joy*
I always intend to do a quick «in and out» mission, but I end up getting stuck in there for an hour or more just BROWSING. Why? i don’t know. I find myself browsing through even their elem education section wondering, «Should I pick this up for *insert random elem teacher friend’s name here*?» and so on.
They have all sorts of supplements to the textbooks I use in my classes, and it’s a nifty place to pick up additional AP prep materials for my students. Sure, you can find most of these books at B&N or elsewhere, but a lot of times, they have to be special ordered. Here, though, they carry an amazing stock of materials, so most of the time, special orders are not necessary.
Worried about prices? Shoot, B&N gives 15% discounts for educators (I think. I don’t quite remember, even though I use my card all the time. Haha). But did you know. at B&N, you can’t use your educator discount on textbooks? What the hell? What do educators buy besides textbooks and learning/​teaching resources?! Here, they give you 10% off everything they have in stock.
So there. For classroom materials… hands down the best place to go. Forget B&N.

i can spend hours in here!!! it’s a dangerous place for an educator. LOL. usually i set a time limit and TRY to stick to it.
they have a great selection of books, games, posters, everything imaginable. the store doesn’t look that big from the outside but it really is. the staff is knowledgeable about educational material. i described a certain type of logic puzzle that only people who know it could find what i wanted. =)
if you need ideas about how to teach… there are plethora of ideas. =)