Texas Tax Free Weekend Aug 19-21!! How to Make it Work For You!

Texas' Tax Free Weekend is coming up August 19-21, 2011 and applies to the following items:

Clothing and footwear under $100
School supplies under $100
Backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary students
Includes layaway items

During Tax Free Weekend, shoppers will save approximately $8 for every $100 spent.

These are qualifying school supplies :

Binders
Book bags
Calculators
Cellophane tape
Blackboard chalk
Compasses
Composition books
Crayons
Erasers
Folders; expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
Glue, paste and paste sticks
Highlighters
Index cards
Index card boxes
Legal pads
Lunch boxes
Markers
Notebooks
Paper; loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper
Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
Pencil sharpeners
Pencils
Pens
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Writing tablets

TAX-FREE

Baby clothes
Backpacks for use by elementary and secondary students
Belts with attached buckles
Boots - cowboy, hiking
Caps/hats - baseball, fishing, golf, knitted
Coats and wraps
Diapers - adult and baby
Dresses
Gloves (generally)
Gym suits and uniforms
Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
Hosiery
Jackets
Jeans
Jerseys - baseball and football
Jogging apparel
Neckwear and ties
Pajamas
Pants and trousers
Raincoats and ponchos
Robes
Shirts
Shoes - sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis, walking
Socks (including athletic)
Shorts
Suits, slacks, and jackets
Sweatshirts
Sweat suits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Underclothes
Work clothes and uniforms

TAXED

Accessories (generally) - barrettes, elastic ponytail holders, wallets, watches
Backpacks - unless for use by elementary and secondary students
Baseball cleats and pants
Belt buckles (without belt)
Boots - climbing, fishing, rubber work boots, ski, waders
Buttons and zippers
Cloth and lace, knitting yarns, and other fabrics
Dry cleaning services
Football pants
Golf gloves
Handbags and purses
Handkerchiefs
Hard hats
Helmets - bike, baseball, football, hockey, motorcycle, sports
Ice skates
Jewelry
Laundering services
Leather goods - except belts with buckles and wearing apparel
Pads - football, hockey, soccer, elbow, knee, shoulder
Personal flotation devices
Rented clothing (including uniforms, formal wear, and costumes)
Roller blades and skates
Safety clothing, glasses
Shoes - bicycle (cleated

Here's how to make this work for you:

Compare prices at different stores AND use coupons - in addition to the tax free savings - whenever possible.

There are several stores offering extra incentives during tax free weekend too!  Here are just a few:

The Shops at Willow Bend will The Medical Center of Plano’s Spirit Camp for young girls and their moms the week of August 15 – 19. Check www.shopwillowbend/events for more details.

Town East Mall to open earlier, close later on Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20 of Tax-Free Weekend
Shopping hours for Tax-Free Weekend: Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 12 to 6 p.m.

Friday, August 19: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Saturday, August 20: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and
Sunday, August 21: 12 to 6 p.m.

Thanks My Dallas Mommy