DH and I have not children but love these sales. We go to them to get all the stuff and then donate it to a local charity for kids who cannot afford anything for back to school.
For many of these kids it is the only way they will ever get a new item for school.
We can run to
WalMart when we are out and get the 5 cent notebooks, but their mom's have not way to get there and they cannot afford the ones in their area (usually way over priced).
So if anybody has extras or can afford to buy a few extras, please consider giving your surplus to a local charity (mission, salvation army, inner city school etc.) so that others can have the same happy feelings that your kids will have when they use those new Crayola crayons!