![At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping2-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping1-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping3-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At Target, stock up on fancy calculators, flash drives and markers. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping4-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping5-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping6-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
Gibson's Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game -- quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping9-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping8-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping7-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don't want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![Need school supplies on the cheap? Try Dollar General. At the Loudon Road location, we found combination locks for lockers and see-through pencil cases in assorted colors, among other things. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping10-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
Need school supplies on the cheap? Try Dollar General. At the Loudon Road location, we found combination locks for lockers and see-through pencil cases in assorted colors, among other things. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![Need school supplies on the cheap? Try Dollar General. At the Loudon Road location, we found combination locks for lockers and see-through pencil cases in assorted colors, among other things. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping11-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
Need school supplies on the cheap? Try Dollar General. At the Loudon Road location, we found combination locks for lockers and see-through pencil cases in assorted colors, among other things. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping12-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping14-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping13-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
You can get everything at Walmart, including school supplies. Some of the highlights include Chromebook computers for doing online assignments, lunchboxes featuring all kinds of characters and plenty of Celtics folders. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping17-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff
![This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping16-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff
![This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping15-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
This is a very busy time of year for Staples, and we found more three-ring binders than we'd ever seen in one place before, staples (of course) and lots of classy and stylish phone cases -- you don't want to be seen around the halls rocking last year's case, do you? JON BODELL / Insider staff
![](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping20-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
The L.L. Bean outlet is nice resource to have right here in Concord. We found the classic lettered backpacks everyone knows and loves, the classic "duck boots" everyone knows and loves and classic Nalgene water bottles everyone knows and loves. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping18-ci-082217-576x1024.jpg)
The L.L. Bean outlet is nice resource to have right here in Concord. We found the classic lettered backpacks everyone knows and loves, the classic "duck boots" everyone knows and loves and classic Nalgene water bottles everyone knows and loves. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping19-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
The L.L. Bean outlet is nice resource to have right here in Concord. We found the classic lettered backpacks everyone knows and loves, the classic "duck boots" everyone knows and loves and classic Nalgene water bottles everyone knows and loves. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping22-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping23-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff
![At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shopping21-ci-082217-1024x576.jpg)
At BAM! (Books-A-Million), you can get your funky school accessories like headphones (a must-have for anyone who takes the bus or walks to and from school), pens that look like odd things and instructional books for the younger learners. JON BODELL / Insider staff