Shopping for back to school products are best done in bulk purchases as many experienced parents will contest. Hence shopping online can not only save you money but you have a greater  is the best place to get all the basic needs and find that special back to school splurge.

Give them the best for the new term, within your budget. Depending on your priorities, there are several different options to choose from when buying school stationery: Budget, Fashionable and Cinematic.

These prices below are for new products only – second hand ones are even cheaper!

• Budget New Term– between £1 and £5 per item
If you’re on a tight budget go for cheaper school stationery. There are many good quality cheaper options available..
• Homework diary: between £1.30 and £7
• Scientific calculator: from £2
• Pencil case: from £0.40
• Ballpoint Pen: between £0.20 and £1
• A4 notebook: from £1.50

• Fashionable New Term – between £2 and £10 per item
Prefer to send the kids back in style? Here are the most popular latest brands:
• Homework diary:  5 Star Office, Edward Monkton – from £2
• Scientific calculator: Casio, Sharp, Canon – from £6
• Pencil case: Helix, Disney, Roxy, Quicksilver – between £1 and £5
• Ballpoint Pen:  Begreen, Papermate, Waterman – between £1 and £20
• A4 notebook: Oxford, Clairefontaine, Staples – between £2.50 and £10

• Cinematic New Term – between £2 and £10 per item
Is your child mad about a movie character? Send them back with a themed product from their favourite film or show:
• Homework diary: Hannah Montana – for just £4
• Pencil case: Hannah Montana, Hello Kitty, Dora the Explorer – between £2 and £10
• Ballpoint Pen: Hannah Montana, Hello Kitty, Shrek – between £2 and £10
• A4 notebook: Hello Kitty – for just £5

Take a look on Twenga.co.uk for many more back to school savings.

Don’t forget, many retailers will even offer free shipping. No need to worry that the delivery charges will make shopping online more expensive than in the shops!

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The whole study :

• The good news is that the UK offers top bargains online. British buyers could save as much as 55% on their back-to-school bill if they compare prices on the Web.
• Parents can find a good school rucksack from a well-known brand for little over £10, instead of the £30 to £40 that many retailers ask
• Beat the school rush, avoid the rain on the high street and get their kids essential school tool kit online.

London, 18^th August 2008 – Research out today shows just how expensive the children’s essential school kit could become if parents do not pay attention and how much they can save if they conduct sanity checks online. The research was conducted by next generation shopping search engine Twenga.co.uk.

The essential school toolkit is more expensive in the UK

To demonstrate the power of online price comparisons, Twenga identified 16 basic school supplies and compared their prices among nearly 2,000 online shops across the three largest European countries: the UK, Germany and France.

This comparison confirms the “rip-off-Britain” sentiment in that it shows that the regular price* for Twenga’s essential toolkit is 22% higher in the UK than in France and 41% higher than in Germany.

“If parents do not shop around, they will end up paying this high regular price” Therese Torris, VP Content at Twenga says.

The UK offers Top Bargains Online

The good news is that the range of prices on offer on the UK Web is much wider than in Germany and France – leaving plenty of possibilities for bargain hunting.

Twenga’s analysis of 83,440 price points demonstrates that there are more bargains to be had online in the UK than in France and Germany. Careful buyers can save more (up to 55%) in the UK than in France (45%) or Germany (40%) by exploiting the difference between the regular price and the value price**.

Parents can find a good school rucksack from a well-known brand for little over £10, instead of the £30 to £40 regular price that one finds if one does not look further.

Therese Torris says, “Savvy shoppers who use online search and comparison tools will pay much less.”

“The bottom line, Torris adds, is that parents should not go blind into back-to-school shopping. Whether they buy online or on the high-street, they should definitely check prices first. Using a search engine such as Twenga.co.uk makes it really easy. The back to school nightmare can all be solved with a mere click of a button to get the best view of the market.”

* standard price was taken to the median price

** value price was taken to be the first quartile price

About Twenga

Twenga, the new-generation search engine, enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice.

Thanks to its home-grown technology, Twenga automatically gathers offerings from online retailers and displays them in one searchable interface. As a result, Twenga has the most comprehensive listing of online shops. Its search results are objective and not biased by commercial relationships.

Founded in 2006 by Bastien Duclaux and Cedric Anes, Twenga is headquartered in Paris, France; its 11 sites, including the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, and Russia, display 100 million offerings from over 60,000 online shops. In June 2008, Twenga sites received over 13 million visits.

*Twenga’s essential school toolkit