Tax-free weekend in Tennessee for everyone
Today is the final day of Tennessee’s Tax-Free Holiday, and I hope readers, as savvy consumers, have taken advantage of the last two days to save tons of money.
Even if no schoolage children reside in our households, we still can save a mint in our checkbooks or on credit cards with this weekend’s prices, less our almost-10 percent sales taxes on many purchases.
Here is an extensive list of Tennessee items to pop in your shopping buggy if you’ve not done so already.
Aerobic clothing
Antique clothing (For wear)
Aprons/clothing shields Athletic socks Bandanas Bathing suits Belts Blouses Boots, general purpose (winter, dress, cowboy, hiking)
Bow ties Bowling shirts Bras Bridal gowns and bridal veils Camp clothing Caps
Chef uniforms Choir and altar slothing
Clerical vestments Coats Corsets and corset laces
Costumes, including novelty
Children’s costumes Coveralls Cowboy boots Dress gloves and shoes Dresses
Ear muffs Formal clothing Galoshes Garters/carter belts Gloves
Golf clothing (caps, dresses, shirts, skirts, pants)
Graduation caps and gowns
Gym suits and uniforms
Hats, general purpose: cowboy, baseball, knit Hiking boots Hooded shirts and sweatshirts Hosiery Jackets Jeans Jerseys, sports Jogging apparel Jogging bras Knitted caps and hats
Lab coats Leather clothing
Leg warmers Leotards Lingerie Mittens Neckties Neckwear, including ties and scarves
Nightgowns and night shirts Overalls Overshoes and rubber shoes Pajamas Pants Ponchos Prom dresses Protractors Raincoats, rain hats, and ponchos
Religious clothing Robes Rubber thongs, flip-flops
Running shoes, without cleats Sandals Scarves School uniforms
Scout uniforms Shawls and wraps
Shirts Shoe inserts Shoe laces Shoes Shorts
Ski masks
Ski suits Slacks Sleepwear, nightgowns, pajamas Slippers Slips Sneakers Socks (including athletic) Stockings
Suits, slacks, jackets, and sport coats Support hose Suspenders Sweat suits Sweaters Sweatshirts Swimsuits Tennis skirts, dresses, shoes Thongs Ties/neckwear Tights Trousers T-shirts Tuxedos purchased
Undergarments, including long johns Underwear Uniforms, athletic and non-athletic Veils Vests, except hunting and water Walking shoes Wedding gowns Windbreakers Infant exempt if $100 or less per item.
Baby clothes Baby diapers Baby receiving blankets
Bibs Diapers (adult, baby, disposable)
School Supplies (exempt if $100 or less per item)
Backpacks/ book bags Binders Blackboard chalk Calculators Cellophane tape
Chalk
Clay Compasses Crayons Erasers Folders – expandable, pocket, plastic and manila
Glue, paste and paste sticks Highlighters Index card boxes
Index cards Legal pads Lunch boxes Markers Pads, sketch and drawing
School art supplies
Paintbrushes (for artwork)
Paints, acrylic, tempora, and oil
Paper — loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper
Pencil boxes Pencil sharpeners Pencils Pens Poster board Rulers
School art supplies — clay and glazes, paints (acrylic, tempura, and oil), paintbrushes for artwork, sketch and drawing pads and watercolors
School supply boxes Scissors Textbooks Watercolors Technology (exempt if $1500 or less. Includes CPU and other bundled components such as speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables and basic software) Computers Notebooks Laptops Tablets