Best Tools for Schools

Let Best Tools Handle the Back-to-School Headache for You

Most parents dread the inevitable back to school rush. The whining, crying, temper tantrums and uncontrollable fits of rage. And that's just the adults, heaven forbid you have to bring your children with you.

You know the scene, the one in which you and your child argue over the well-made item that will last the year, over the celebrity endorsed brand which will fall apart somewhere around September 10th. Then there's the quest for the very specific items teachers ask for. It very often requires several trips to complete a list. Its enough to drive a parent crazy.

I am one of those parents. Standing in a big box store last August agonizing over whether or not a black duo-tang could be bleached grey, an idea was born. What if there was a kinder, gentler way to do back to school shopping? What if someone could put all this together so she never had to seek out school supplies again?

Enter Laurie, a self-proclaimed lover of all things back-to-school. Laurie loves the back-to-school season, the smell of new paper, the new packages and fresh start that it all brings. A partnership between us was born and now you can bask in the glow of those last days of summer while Best Tools for Schools takes care of everything for you.


From the beginning, Laurie and I have had two guiding principles.  Our business must make parents' lives easier and it must help the school.  That's why we created an incredibly simple website to use and why $4 from the sale of each kit goes to your school.  Priced competitively and offering unparalled service, Best Tools for Schools is here to change the way parents do their school supply shopping forever. 

Candace and Laurie would be happy to come to your school (anywhere in Ontario) to give you a kit and let you know how their program works.  Contact information can be found on their website www.toolsforschools.ca.

Candace Sampson is a mother, volunteer, entrepreneur and recovering housewife who believes popcorn is not a snack, it’s an entrée, clean clothes are a privilege, not a necessity and Martha Stewart will be dropping by at any moment to slap a condemned sign on her house.

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