Bulk-add socks, T-shirts, and more for easy shopping.
By
Lauren Ro,
a senior writer at the Strategist covering home and parenting.
She joined the Strategist as a writer in 2018. Previously, she was an associate editor at Curbed.
Back-to-school shopping is a whole lot easier when you have a few reliable staples you can bulk-add to your cart. Here are some of the Strategist parents’ tried-and-true basics we buy in multiples, from organic cotton T-shirts to socks with sewn-in personalization to leggings in a rainbow of colors.
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