Start Preparing for Back to School 2023
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School requirements can be costly, at a time of year that already requires substantial financial resources. Besides the purchase of school stationery and textbooks, there may be additional costs for uniforms, tablets, admin/registration fees... (the list is almost endless) and its the festive season!
Simply Everything aims to make life a little easier by offering parents a way to spread the cost of purchasing textbooks, stationery and other requirements at this time of year. We do this by providing the option to purchase S-Bucks on a monthly basis. These S-Bucks, once paid, are accumulated on the purchaser's profile for use at a later date. Remember that even a monthly purchase of R100 over 5 months is R500 less that has to be raised at the end of the year.
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READY TO START PREPARING FOR 2023? (Click here to get started, or continue reading)
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Closing date for back to school packs is 25th November 2022. We will still accept orders after the 25th November, but some of the items from packs/orders may be delivered late if we do not have stock. One click shopping for packs will also be unavailable. After this date, items will need to be ordered individually so that the stock of each individual product can be viewed in the cart.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DECEMBER AND JANUARY ORDERS USUALLY END IN DISAPPOINTMENT (for you and therefore for us). If orders are placed after the 25th November 2022 - we suggest checking which items are in stock, and placing an order only for these. If orders are placed in December or January, with the expectation to receive the order before school begins, or shortly afterwards, it might be better to source these out of stock items elsewhere. If any of these items cannot be found elsewhere, an order can be placed that will remain on backorder until our stock arrives.
Our suppliers close for the festive season and during this time, we are unable to replenish our stocks. A product is IN STOCK if it says IN STOCK inside a green box under the product. If a product shows USUALLY SHIPS IN XX DAYS in an orange block, this means that we are waiting for stock from the supplier and we are usually able to supply this item within the days stated. PLEASE NOTE: USUALLY SHIPS IN XX DAYS does not apply when ordering in December and January, as our suppliers are closed and we are unable to replenish our stocks until they reopen in January. The risk of our suppliers running out of stock is also very high in December and January, as they do not order stock from before the time they close until after they open in January - then they still have to wait for their stock to come in before they can fulfil our orders.
Remember that it does not serve us to have unhappy customers - we'd rather have happy customers that return year after year to purchase their requirements from us. We do understand the urgency of school orders, but since we do not print books, or manufacture stationery, we have to rely on stock supply from our suppliers. If you place your order with us in December or January, for out of stock items, we promise that we will complete your order as soon as we can - we however, cannot guarantee a completion date. In December and January, the 4 weeks lead time shown on packs may be much longer. (Why is there no stock when its back to school?)
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READY TO START PREPARING FOR 2023? (Click here to get started, or continue reading)
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How to pay your school pack off in more than one month*:
Before you begin - please note that we do not give refunds on S-Bucks. S-Bucks are added to your profile and stay valid for 3 years (36 months) from date of purchase. You can use your S-Bucks for any purchase on our website, not only stationery and textbooks.
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- Determine/Estimate the value of your textbooks and stationery requirements, as well as any other requirements – school bag, lunch boxes, coolers, water bottles, etc. (Use last year's spend as a guide). During 'Back to School' season, if you cannot see your school list under the ‘Back to School’ menu, send it to us at schools@simplyeverything.co.za and we’ll load it for you and send you a link to access it.
- Click here to start preparing for Back to School 2023
NOTE: There is no shipping cost for the order if it only consists of S-Bucks. There is however, a delivery charge for any physical items included when you place your order for the stationery packs (or any other products), and use your S-Bucks to pay. Standard delivery charges apply to any orders placed and paid for with S-Bucks. S-Bucks cannot be applied to delivery charges.
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CLICK HERE TO BUY S-BUCKS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL 2023
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What next?
Your S-Bucks will be loaded to your profile within 24 hours of your purchase. If you do not receive an email confirmation in this time, please contact us. (Also see How do I use my S-Bucks?)
*REMEMBER: Simply Everything does not release any orders for delivery without full payment (we do not offer credit, but offer payment by credit card through Payfast or finance through Mobicred, subject to Mobicred approval). If you choose to pay for your packs in more than one month, please ensure that you are able to complete your order by the 25th November (with payment in full) for timeous delivery. Ordering processing begins once payment is received in full. (see above and also ‘Related questions’ below)
You can prepare for Back to School 2022, by purchasing S-Bucks from the end of December or January – eg. You can purchase a R100 S-Bucks per month to have R1000 of school packs paid for by the end of October. No delays, no stress. Prepaying makes life much less stressful.
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Related questions:
Why is there no stock when its Back to School season?
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If you struggle with any of the steps above, or have any additional questions not covered by our FAQs, please contact us:
Email: info@simplyeverything.co.za
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