USA School Supplies FAQs (Please read this before you go down below to say anything): 1. Yes, the schools in the USA really do ask parents to buy things. 2. Yeah, wow, that’s crazy. 3. No, we don’t like it, either, but that’s life. 4. A great deal of the money allocated to “education” in the USA never makes it to the teachers, students, and schools for basic supplies. That is not a subject for this channel. We’re here to relax, not debate stuff. You can do that elsewhere. Anyone doing it here will be banned, and your comment will be deleted. I hate to be so harsh, but this is a real problem every year, and I mean to put a stop to it. 5. No matter what country you live in, you have to pay for dumb things, too. 6. No, parents are not punished if they either can’t or won't bring in these supplies. No consequences await those who don’t contribute. However, the teachers and other school staff members often pay for supplies out of their own pocket when no one provides them, and that can cost hundreds/thousands of dollars a year. Hopefully, by donating these things, we can help prevent at least a little bit of that. 7. No, nobody cares to hear how awesome your country is. This is not a contest. No matter where you live in the world, you'll find people who are struggling. Maybe you can take that all-caps energy and help someone in your area. A little kindness goes a long way. 8. The Ziploc bags are used for a variety of things in the classroom. It may seem like a strange request, but they come in handy to store little bits of stuff, fragile projects, and dirty clothes, among other things. 9. I will continue to do these back-to-school shopping trips to help out my community every year, as long as I am financially able to do so. In a perfect world, it wouldn’t be necessary to buy any of these things, but we don’t live in a perfect world. I want to help as many people as I can, for as long as I can. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s relax and enjoy some school supplies. 😊
I think it is sosososo lovely that you donate supplies like this! Especially at a time like this where so many people, especially parents are struggling, and when it’s even harder for teachers to use their own money to fill in the gaps. An absolutely beautiful thing to do! You are helping make teachers’ lives easier and you are helping ensure a bunch of kids are able to have what they need to get their educations when they may have not had the materials otherwise 💞💞💞
I absolutely love this! I wish i could do this for my community too. Anything to help the kids of our future and set them up for success as well as those who we rely on to educate them.❤ Bless your heart and your family, Mary!☺️☺️
Hi Mary I'm from South Africa and our schools are exactly the same! I'm surprised that people are shocked by it. You have no idea how many people need help with buying stationery. You are a blessing to these people ❤
Yes, to everything said, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 #7. I notice a trend of people (*cough cough* Western europeans) smugly pointing out the fact that their country has better things compared to the U.S. Like, the vast majority of U.S.Americans (except for a few delusional, extreme, patriots) 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸 that a lot of things in our country are poorly designed & nonsensical compared to Western European countries. Like, gee, thanks for rubbing it in that you have the privilege of free healthcare.
I didn’t know that in other parts of the world the schools supplied the materials! In Portugal parents are also given a list with the supplies they have to buy (pens, pencils, erasers, etc). Only nursery and pre-k children (2-5yo) are not required to buy their own materials. I honestly thought that was the same everywhere😅
as an elementary school teacher, it truly warms my heart to see you going out of your way and spending your own hard-earned money to help your local schools even when you no longer have kids who go there. not all heroes wear capes - thank you, Mary!!!
Hi Mary - I don't usually leave comments on TH-cam videos, but I just wanna say - a lot of people talk the talk about helping their neighbors. You walk the walk. In case no one tells you today, THANK YOU! Between the school supply donations and the Angel Tree (and I'm sure many more things you don't record), you put out so much good into the world.
School was so dreadful growing up but going school supply shopping was always the plus side and my favorite. As an adult, I have a bit of an obsession with supplies and quite the collection of stationary. Just one of those ‘little things’ in life for me I suppose. Really relaxing video, thank you :)
8:03 OMG YES!! I AGREE!!!! I’ve been on several rants about how Ticonderoga’s are genuinely some of the best pencils. I prefer wooden pencils over mechanical and they just write well, they’re smooth, they last, they sharpen well, good eraser… 10/10 pencil lol!
This was the first video where I noticed and was like wait is this a voice over? Are they all like that? Then I saw your comment and wd like ok not just me hearing it 😂
Omg thank you SO MUCH for doing this school supply video as a voiceover! I never ever get to enjoy a Target experience! (Even with my Bose headphones sometimes)
The S Gel pens are wonderful! I am left handed and the problem I find with a lot of pens is that when I write my hand smears the ink. The S Gel pens don’t do that, and they don’t bleed through the paper which is also wonderful!
I absolutely love it when you whisper it makes me melt 🫠 with tingles 😊 Feel better soon Mary and I pray our Lord bless you one-hundred fold for your generosity for school children ❤
I really enjoyed watching this video and you inspired me to donate school supplies to my old elementary school for this upcoming year. I printed out the list and it wasn’t much listed but I plan to buy everything listed plus some extras. Thank you
Ticonderoga is the greatest, has always been. 🙌🏻 I also used those big pencils all the way through high school because the “normal size” ones would sometimes cause my hand to cramp if I was writing a lot.
This kind of shopping videos really relax me but I would also like to tell you something. I am from Chile, and the truth is that in my years as a student I was always struck by the list of school supplies that they asked for every year, I always found that it was something exaggerated until I became an adult and I realized that the government aid was not enough for anything, and now I am even more surprised that it is something common in other countries, I feel sorry for our teachers that if it were not for these lists of school supplies it would be very difficult for them to do their job.
thank you so much for this video Mary! I had surgery today and am on bed rest for a while, your videos are always such a comfort and I know I'm going to come back to your channel a lot over the next few days/weeks. I hope you are the cats are well, feel better soon ❤
That time of year again already? My favourite videos ❤️Thank you for these and I hope you feel better soon and best of luck to all who start school again soon!
In italy we have to buy stuff for school too! :) Btw i just found your channel thanks to tiktok. Your videos are so calming, so relaxing. Greetings from Florence ✨❤️😴
You remind me a lot of my grandma she passed from cancer in 2018 I used to go to her house every Saturday we were really close when she got diagnosed she was given 6 months to live she ended up living 2 more years very tough woman she went to college for a long time too she had a couple degrees any way that’s why I continue to watch your videos and I hope you continue them
In the Uk/England, our back to school list is just for our own kids, so they a new pencil case, bits if needed or they use the same one from the previous year
First time being this early, it’s kinda exciting lol. Your store walk throughs are some of my all time favs ❤ thanks for always giving amazing content 🎧
Feel better soon, Mary! 😘🤒🤧I believe that you can find Avery products at like Office Depot/Max as well as Staples. Not sure which office supply stores there are in NC. Thanks so much for helping out the kiddos in your area. Have a great rest of the week (hope Hurricane Debby doesn’t affect y’all in Greensboro too much 🥺)! xoxo Christine in soon-to-be stormy CO ♥️
Mary why are u going viral on tiktok rn🤣 feel like I just randomly saw a video of my mom on tiktok or something. They love you over there just as much as we love you here tho😘
16:58 i was going crazy trying to look for the 3rd pack lol. I think you had the nonwashable sets in mind which were 3 😁 22:38 cool pencils hehe Its so cool that you get to do this❤😊i also didn't know you had a job! For some reason i thought you just did TH-cam. You're a super mom with all the work you must put into your family and then TH-cam!
Mary!! I’ve been a viewer and fan of your channel for years, and you have remained one of my absolute most favorite creators since I found you. I know you probably already know this, but you’re getting a lot of traction on TikTok right now, with people reposting your (credited) content. I’m 18, and people in my age range are really eating up your content lol. I just thought you would like to know that the youngins fuck with you a lot. We all think you are awesome. Thanks for being there for me and bringing me comfort and relaxation every time I needed it, and I’m so happy that your videos and channel are getting more attention from the general youth population. I’ve been waiting for them to get with the program!!
just a questions as a British person, 104 pencils are a lot so are these dispersed betwen all children in school or betwen children whose parents or themselves couldnt buy their own or are they for the teachers? i do not mean this in a condescending way i just am curcious !! Also, if you chose to follow the list and buy everything do you have to hand them into the school or could you buy personalised things for your children to make sure they get their own stuff?
Mary🫶I found you!!!! I love your channel and you are so sweet. So I subscribed to all your channels. Warmest regards, Esme’🌸💛 and thank you for your help.😊when I listen to you it reminds of the movie… “There’s Something About Mary”🌼🌼🌼
hey I just want to say it is supper cool that you do this and I love these videos I also would like to help out like this when I am older ( I am 18 and plan to become a teacher) and financially able too. however in Canada at least in the areas I have lived schools do not ask parents to buy supplies for all children they just give you a supply list of recommended stuff for whatever grade your child is in at the time. so yeah you just have to buy for your child/children.
The S-Gel pens are my favorite. I will say I recently switched over to 1.0 and they are just better than the .7. Unfortunately because I enjoy .5 but for these pens I don’t find them being good in anything other than 1.0
As a scottish teenager who’s still in high school just out of curiosity why do schools in america require so much stationary ? , i only need black pens , a ruler eraser, sharpener , calculator,highlighters and pencils lol
This is more for elementary students, where they do a lot of coloring, glueing, etc. Most schools after that really only require notebooks, pencils, pens, a calculator and a computer.
USA School Supplies FAQs (Please read this before you go down below to say anything):
1. Yes, the schools in the USA really do ask parents to buy things.
2. Yeah, wow, that’s crazy.
3. No, we don’t like it, either, but that’s life.
4. A great deal of the money allocated to “education” in the USA never makes it to the teachers, students, and schools for basic supplies. That is not a subject for this channel. We’re here to relax, not debate stuff. You can do that elsewhere. Anyone doing it here will be banned, and your comment will be deleted. I hate to be so harsh, but this is a real problem every year, and I mean to put a stop to it.
5. No matter what country you live in, you have to pay for dumb things, too.
6. No, parents are not punished if they either can’t or won't bring in these supplies. No consequences await those who don’t contribute. However, the teachers and other school staff members often pay for supplies out of their own pocket when no one provides them, and that can cost hundreds/thousands of dollars a year. Hopefully, by donating these things, we can help prevent at least a little bit of that.
7. No, nobody cares to hear how awesome your country is. This is not a contest. No matter where you live in the world, you'll find people who are struggling. Maybe you can take that all-caps energy and help someone in your area. A little kindness goes a long way.
8. The Ziploc bags are used for a variety of things in the classroom. It may seem like a strange request, but they come in handy to store little bits of stuff, fragile projects, and dirty clothes, among other things.
9. I will continue to do these back-to-school shopping trips to help out my community every year, as long as I am financially able to do so. In a perfect world, it wouldn’t be necessary to buy any of these things, but we don’t live in a perfect world. I want to help as many people as I can, for as long as I can.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s relax and enjoy some school supplies. 😊
I think it is sosososo lovely that you donate supplies like this!
Especially at a time like this where so many people, especially parents are struggling, and when it’s even harder for teachers to use their own money to fill in the gaps.
An absolutely beautiful thing to do! You are helping make teachers’ lives easier and you are helping ensure a bunch of kids are able to have what they need to get their educations when they may have not had the materials otherwise 💞💞💞
I absolutely love this! I wish i could do this for my community too. Anything to help the kids of our future and set them up for success as well as those who we rely on to educate them.❤ Bless your heart and your family, Mary!☺️☺️
Hi Mary
I'm from South Africa and our schools are exactly the same! I'm surprised that people are shocked by it. You have no idea how many people need help with buying stationery. You are a blessing to these people ❤
Yes, to everything said, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 #7.
I notice a trend of people (*cough cough* Western europeans) smugly pointing out the fact that their country has better things compared to the U.S.
Like, the vast majority of U.S.Americans (except for a few delusional, extreme, patriots) 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸 that a lot of things in our country are poorly designed & nonsensical compared to Western European countries.
Like, gee, thanks for rubbing it in that you have the privilege of free healthcare.
I didn’t know that in other parts of the world the schools supplied the materials! In Portugal parents are also given a list with the supplies they have to buy (pens, pencils, erasers, etc). Only nursery and pre-k children (2-5yo) are not required to buy their own materials. I honestly thought that was the same everywhere😅
I came across some videos of yours on tiktok today. people love them over there❤ hope you get some new followers. love you, Mary!
Every single comment on the tiktoks is how awesome Mary is 🎉❤
I came from TikTok too!
also saw her on tiktok today. she isn't my little secret anymore unfortunately and fortunately
Same! Miss Mary if you do not have a tiktok where you post clips you should!
@@seeseemboyess, I saw a video with like 400k likes
as an elementary school teacher, it truly warms my heart to see you going out of your way and spending your own hard-earned money to help your local schools even when you no longer have kids who go there. not all heroes wear capes - thank you, Mary!!!
Hi Mary - I don't usually leave comments on TH-cam videos, but I just wanna say - a lot of people talk the talk about helping their neighbors. You walk the walk. In case no one tells you today, THANK YOU! Between the school supply donations and the Angel Tree (and I'm sure many more things you don't record), you put out so much good into the world.
Thank you so much! 😊
Mary you are going wild on TikTok!!! As a long time viewer I love to see it so much!! ❤️❤️
I just looked!! She is!! ❤❤❤❤
❤😊
I didn’t know Mary was on TikTok
I can’t even find her on TikTok 😢
@@beckylea4888she doesn’t have an account someone posted a clip of hers with her channel name and it got a lot of views
School was so dreadful growing up but going school supply shopping was always the plus side and my favorite. As an adult, I have a bit of an obsession with supplies and quite the collection of stationary. Just one of those ‘little things’ in life for me I suppose. Really relaxing video, thank you :)
aweeee i haven’t had to do classic back to school shopping with a list in so long, so this felt so nostalgic 😌🤍 thanks mary!
Lovely ASMR Triggers
8:03 OMG YES!! I AGREE!!!! I’ve been on several rants about how Ticonderoga’s are genuinely some of the best pencils. I prefer wooden pencils over mechanical and they just write well, they’re smooth, they last, they sharpen well, good eraser… 10/10 pencil lol!
You are a true blessing to these kids! ❤❤
i like the voiceovers wayyy better than the real sound from the store. ur voice > every other sound
I don't.
@@eily_bok?
Sometimes I prefer hearing the miscellaneous store sounds over voiceovers and sometimes it's the other way around
@@eily_balright watch a different video
This was the first video where I noticed and was like wait is this a voice over? Are they all like that? Then I saw your comment and wd like ok not just me hearing it 😂
Omg thank you SO MUCH for doing this school supply video as a voiceover! I never ever get to enjoy a Target experience! (Even with my Bose headphones sometimes)
just in time for bed! i love whispered voiceovers, they are so calming and put me to sleep. Get better soon Mary🌷
The S Gel pens are wonderful! I am left handed and the problem I find with a lot of pens is that when I write my hand smears the ink. The S Gel pens don’t do that, and they don’t bleed through the paper which is also wonderful!
So sweet, wish my school had someone as nice and generous as you when I was still going through public school 💙
I absolutely love it when you whisper it makes me melt 🫠 with tingles 😊
Feel better soon Mary and I pray our Lord bless you one-hundred fold for your generosity for school children ❤
You are awesome Mary helping teachers and kids with supplies.
I really enjoyed watching this video and you inspired me to donate school supplies to my old elementary school for this upcoming year. I printed out the list and it wasn’t much listed but I plan to buy everything listed plus some extras. Thank you
The clicky sounds are actually lovely 🥰
Ticonderoga is the greatest, has always been. 🙌🏻 I also used those big pencils all the way through high school because the “normal size” ones would sometimes cause my hand to cramp if I was writing a lot.
each year i feel comforted when these videos appear on your channel, it grounds me in a strange way. thank you for making videos
I came for the whispers and left feeling the tug at my heartstrings to grab some supplies tomorrow!
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Feel better soon, Mary. Icky stuff is going around. Thank you for putting out content even when you’re under the weather!
You make this world a better place, thanks! ❤ sending hugs to everyone
I wait for these videos every year. 🤍🙏🏼 As always Mary, thank you for being the kind and genuine soul you are! 🙂
These videos I never use for sleep they help with my anxiety and nerves ❤ thank you
This kind of shopping videos really relax me but I would also like to tell you something. I am from Chile, and the truth is that in my years as a student I was always struck by the list of school supplies that they asked for every year, I always found that it was something exaggerated until I became an adult and I realized that the government aid was not enough for anything, and now I am even more surprised that it is something common in other countries, I feel sorry for our teachers that if it were not for these lists of school supplies it would be very difficult for them to do their job.
thank you so much for this video Mary! I had surgery today and am on bed rest for a while, your videos are always such a comfort and I know I'm going to come back to your channel a lot over the next few days/weeks. I hope you are the cats are well, feel better soon ❤
Just wanted to say i love your back to school videos especially the asmr one! Keep it uppp we love youu
Yessss I live your school supplies videos they always make me feel so nostalgic 😍❤️ thanks for doing these for us every year Mary! ❤️
Sleeping good tonight! Your whispered voiceovers are my absolute favorite, I’ve been going through them all the last few days ❤️
I love looking through school supplies!
Bless you!! I used to watch your videos awhile back and came across your videos again on TikTok 😊
Target so messy! I hope you’re feeling better Mary ❤thanks as always for your video. We all love ya muah
I always look forward to these, the only good thing about back-to-school season
Wonderful video Mary, and you are so kind and gracious to be supplying all those goods- thank you from a former school counselor ❤
I've been waiting for the target school supplies because pencils, crayons, and markers are my favorite supplies!
Mary thank you for continuing with your videos, look after yourself. From the north West of England.
I love the whispered voiceovers!!!
Thank you! 😊
That time of year again already? My favourite videos ❤️Thank you for these and I hope you feel better soon and best of luck to all who start school again soon!
Thanks, Mary. Been a long time follower. You never miss. Much love 🙌🏽
In italy we have to buy stuff for school too! :)
Btw i just found your channel thanks to tiktok. Your videos are so calming, so relaxing.
Greetings from Florence ✨❤️😴
I watched the Walmart video last night and I was waiting for this one!! So excited to watch it! ❤️
please do more whispering asmr it is so good😭🙏
You have a very soothing voice and I think I actually prefer the voice over!
Your videos are amazing. I use them every night! 😊
Mary I would love to see you do more dollar tree shelf organizing videos!
You remind me a lot of my grandma she passed from cancer in 2018 I used to go to her house every Saturday we were really close when she got diagnosed she was given 6 months to live she ended up living 2 more years very tough woman she went to college for a long time too she had a couple degrees any way that’s why I continue to watch your videos and I hope you continue them
In the Uk/England, our back to school list is just for our own kids, so they a new pencil case, bits if needed or they use the same one from the previous year
same in brazil😊
She’s so queen for this I love her
I love you eye glasses they look really great in you please feel better ❤️😊
Well every time I try to watch this video I fall asleep within 30 seconds. Thanks for the relaxation, Mary ❤
I'm so glad!
Whispered voiceover is the bestttttt
Next time looking for Avery glue try the craft section. It’s a long shot but I wonder if it could be hiding that way :) love your vids Mary!! ❤
Happy Mary's Day
First time being this early, it’s kinda exciting lol. Your store walk throughs are some of my all time favs ❤ thanks for always giving amazing content 🎧
Feel better soon, Mary! 😘🤒🤧I believe that you can find Avery products at like Office Depot/Max as well as Staples. Not sure which office supply stores there are in NC. Thanks so much for helping out the kiddos in your area. Have a great rest of the week (hope Hurricane Debby doesn’t affect y’all in Greensboro too much 🥺)! xoxo Christine in soon-to-be stormy CO ♥️
Good evening. Love the back to school video!
Hope you feel better Mary
i love the voice over so relaxing😫
Your voiceover videos are the best!!
Oh thank you!
You just inspired me to start doing this too!
i loveee the voice over ❤
Thank you for helping teachers in need, Mary ❤
It's an underappreciated and underpaid profession.
I love this video! The concept is very interesting 😊🩷 Have a great day.
Hope you feel better soon!
Yay!! School supply time. Next up, Christmas presents!!! You are a wonderful person. ❤
Came from tiktok i’ve never subscribed to a channel so fast 🥰
Mary why are u going viral on tiktok rn🤣 feel like I just randomly saw a video of my mom on tiktok or something. They love you over there just as much as we love you here tho😘
Just came across one of your videos on TikTok, made me so happy to see more people discovering the amazing Mary. Seriously love this channel ❤️❤️❤️
I love your stuff. I can't believe you need to school list these days. I just brought a trapper keeper for fun
I like the soft spoken Get Back to School videos more than the whispered ones. 😉
That’s why she makes both
Lists are the best 😊
Feel better soon
came over from tik tok, i LOVEE your asmr content! 🤍
"I'm a Ticonderoga girl"! And we teachers love parents like you! Lol!! Best pencils!!
16:58 i was going crazy trying to look for the 3rd pack lol. I think you had the nonwashable sets in mind which were 3 😁
22:38 cool pencils hehe
Its so cool that you get to do this❤😊i also didn't know you had a job! For some reason i thought you just did TH-cam. You're a super mom with all the work you must put into your family and then TH-cam!
“Idk what kids do with pencils but I think they eat ‘em or something” LMAAAOOO I’m done 💀😭
I was actually biting my pencils out of boredom, soo she’s not wrong 😅
came here from tiktok! congrats on going viral over there!
Thank youuu😘😘
Please make more shop with me videos🥺♥️
Mary!! I’ve been a viewer and fan of your channel for years, and you have remained one of my absolute most favorite creators since I found you. I know you probably already know this, but you’re getting a lot of traction on TikTok right now, with people reposting your (credited) content. I’m 18, and people in my age range are really eating up your content lol. I just thought you would like to know that the youngins fuck with you a lot. We all think you are awesome. Thanks for being there for me and bringing me comfort and relaxation every time I needed it, and I’m so happy that your videos and channel are getting more attention from the general youth population. I’ve been waiting for them to get with the program!!
this is brilliant! 🥰🥰
haiiiii! thank u for all this amazing content
You’re finally blowing up on tik tok 🥰🥰 you deserve all the attention Ms. Mary!!
just a questions as a British person, 104 pencils are a lot so are these dispersed betwen all children in school or betwen children whose parents or themselves couldnt buy their own or are they for the teachers? i do not mean this in a condescending way i just am curcious !! Also, if you chose to follow the list and buy everything do you have to hand them into the school or could you buy personalised things for your children to make sure they get their own stuff?
low budget
Mary🫶I found you!!!! I love your channel and you are so sweet. So I subscribed to all your channels. Warmest regards, Esme’🌸💛 and thank you for your help.😊when I listen to you it reminds of the movie… “There’s Something About Mary”🌼🌼🌼
hey I just want to say it is supper cool that you do this and I love these videos I also would like to help out like this when I am older ( I am 18 and plan to become a teacher) and financially able too. however in Canada at least in the areas I have lived schools do not ask parents to buy supplies for all children they just give you a supply list of recommended stuff for whatever grade your child is in at the time. so yeah you just have to buy for your child/children.
I love this
I checked the target app and they have the Avery permanent glue sticks for shipping ❤
This is such an adorable account
I know you hate Target so thank you for your sacrifice 🫡
The S-Gel pens are my favorite. I will say I recently switched over to 1.0 and they are just better than the .7. Unfortunately because I enjoy .5 but for these pens I don’t find them being good in anything other than 1.0
Get well soon! Greetings from Austria
Perché cosa ha?
I loveee your content!
That is one cute denim hat
I hate the purple Elmer’s glue sticks I usually get the 3m brand because they stick so much better, but now I want to find some Avery 😂
As a scottish teenager who’s still in high school just out of curiosity why do schools in america require so much stationary ? , i only need black pens , a ruler eraser, sharpener , calculator,highlighters and pencils lol
Because American school systems are a joke… you buy all this stuff and hardly use it
This is more for elementary students, where they do a lot of coloring, glueing, etc. Most schools after that really only require notebooks, pencils, pens, a calculator and a computer.
Amazon has Avery glue and Office Depot or other office supply store
I think you might be an angel
Found you from tik tok!