More than half of Georgia consumers did not plan on buying back-to-school products even during the state government's tax-free holiday held on July 30 and 31, according to Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, a subsidiary of the Georgia Credit Union League in Duluth.

According to the online survey of more than 1,200 Georgia consumers, 57% said they don't schedule their shopping based on the tax-free holiday.

Nearly 60% of consumers who answered the non-scientific survey said they tend to buy school supplies as needed. Thirty-eight percent of consumers said they stock up on supplies year-round whenever they find good deals, Georgia Credit Union Affiliates reported in its newsletter, Consider This.

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