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Shoppers fill up carts for savings during tax-free holiday
Crowds hit stores for school supplies during tax exempt weekend
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The Soto family checks out with Target cashier Beverly Shores during the state’s tax-free holiday. The family was stocking up on various school supplies. - photo by AUDREY WILLIAMS
Tax-free weekend is here and parents looking to save money on electronics, clothes and school supplies are hitting stores to get their kids ready for school. Target on Shallowford Road saw its first wave of shoppers Friday looking to avoid paying the state sales tax on back-to-school items. “People have been buying multiples of notebooks, pencils, pens, paper,” Target employee Erica Leikvoll said.