“It is what it is.”

That was the response of shoppers as they commented on the prices of goods as they looked for back-to-school supplies, from text books and stationary to uniforms and underclothes, in Port of Spain on September 6.

Shoppers ran the gamut of preparedness with some looking for a few last-minute items while others needed everything for the start of school year on September 8. They all braved the crowds of people and the intermittent rain to get what they needed for their children.