Crowds chase back-to-school tax-free bargains at stores

By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on August 8, 2010 1:50 AM
Last update on: August 9, 2010 8:40 AM

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Staples employee Will Daniel, right, discusses information with James Blackman, son Noah, and parents Robert and Brenda as they buy a new computer for Noah and his brother during the tax holiday Saturday.

Noah Blackman of Grantham was beaming Saturday morning at Staples as he watched his grandparents and father James pay for the computer he would soon share with his 15-year-old brother. "We're helping -- 50/50 -- it's a gift to him,"...