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‘I’m thankful for the dollar store’: Parents are stressed out shopping for clothes during back-to-school season, and struggle with record-high inflation
India Wayman, 40, a stay-at-home mom in North Syracuse, N.Y. says she’s never felt this much stress buying back-to-school clothes for her daughter. “I have to go through too many avenues to find affordable clothes, way too many avenues,” she said. In prior years, Wayman shopped off-season and in the clearance section. But this year, she said, even the clearance section was out of reach. One pair of jeans cost $40, Wayman said. “My daughter is 11, and she’s rapidly growing. She kind of skipped over the junior phase.” Children will be headed back to school in a matter of weeks in some places, and many parents say they’re stressed…