WH Smiths and Rymans to pick up the last of our school-mandated stationery supplies while they were still on offer. When we finally rounded the corner to that all-important pencil case aisle ...

Ann-Marie Bennett bought two stationery sets as presents for her two children before they went back to school in January. The 35-year-old school office worker paid £5 for both pencil cases ...

Ann-Marie Bennett bought two stationery sets as presents for her two children before they went back to school in January. The school office worker paid £5 for both pencil cases, which contained ...

Ann-Marie Bennett bought two stationery sets as presents for her two children before they went back to school in January. The 35-year-old school office worker paid £5 for both pencil cases ...

But can that possibly compete with the thrill of shopping for stationery ... of equipment in your pencil case. And have you ever thought about the history behind those school essentials?

Trading Standards are investigating Shein after a horrified mum discovered her kids' new pencil case hid a concealed knife - that the brand bragged was 'sharp' and 'ideal for teens'. Ann-Marie Bennett ...