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Tax-free weekend days away in South Carolina: What shoppers need to know to save
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Americans could spend record dollars on back-to-school shopping this year.
South Carolinians can save some money on their purchases soon with the state’s tax-free weekend coming up.
It runs from Friday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 6, and during that time, certain items are exempt from the state’s 6% sales tax and local sales taxes.
To make the most of it, experts say it pays to do your homework on back-to-school shopping.
“That’s a significant discount, and it can add up to a sizable savings, depending on what consumers are looking for,” University of South Carolina Research Economist Joey Von Nessen said.
Last year, shoppers bought more than $26 million in tax-exempt items during the state’s tax-free weekend, according to the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
In general, tax-exempt items are those like supplies used for school assignments, electronics, clothing and shoes, and bed and bath items, all new or used.
Items that are not exempt include rented clothing and shoes, items used in a business or trade, and items placed on layaway or deferred payment plans.
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“If you can, only purchase what you need specifically for that moment because there’s a real possibility that if you don’t need it specifically for back-to-school, it’s going to be on sale again for Thanksgiving, Black Friday,” Michael Watson, who teaches in the University of South Carolina’s College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, said.
Experts also caution buyers beware.
Some stores will raise their prices during this period to make up for discounts.
“Don’t get caught up in the, ‘I’m going to save money and buy a bunch of impulse items,’” Watson said. “Don’t do that, because you’ve just erased a bunch of your savings.”
The cost of school supplies has gone up nearly 25% in the last two years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.
The outlook is mixed on how this could affect Americans’ spending this year.
“Inflation has had a significant effect over the last two years, and it has eroded purchasing power by raising prices, and consumers are feeling that when they go to the store,” Von Nessen said.
The National Retail Federation projects Americans will spend a record $41.5 billion on back-to-school shopping this year, averaging nearly $900 per household, while a survey from Deloitte predicts this spending could decrease for the first time in nearly a decade.
“I think it’s likely we’ll see more spending this year just because prices have gone up, so everything’s more expensive, and that’s going to lead to higher total sales volume,” Von Nessen said. “But at the same time, because things are more expensive, consumers are really going to be looking for a bargain in a way that they haven’t over the last two years.”
For South Carolinians who would rather avoid the crowds in stores and shop online, eligible items are still tax-free if purchased online as well.
The Department of Revenue has more information on tax-free weekend on its website.
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How to watch South Carolina vs Iowa State women’s basketball: Time, channel, live streams
The 4th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team next ships off to the Sunshine State for a matchup with No. 15 Iowa State at the Fort Myers Tip-off. The game is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on FOX and streaming on-demand.
- How to watch: Live streams of the South Carolina vs. Iowa State game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).
- For a limited time, FuboTV is offering $30 off the first month after the free trial period. With the $30 offer, plans start at $49.99.
#4 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-1) vs. #15 Iowa State Cyclones (5-1)
NCAA women’s basketball matchup at a glance
When: Thursday, Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET
Where: Suncoast Credit Union Arena, Fort Myers, Fla.
TV channel: FOX
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)
Both South Carolina and Iowa State lost their first games of the 2024-’25 season within the past eight days, with the Gamecocks falling on the road to No. 5 UCLA (77-62) on Sunday and the Cyclones to Northern Iowa (87-75) last Wednesday in Cedar Falls. South Carolina is now 5-1 in its defense of the 2024 NCAA women’s championship with a top-10 win over NC State highlighting the team’s early-season résumé. The Gamecocks will be Iowa State’s first ranked opponent after falling to No. 2 seed Stanford in overtime (87-81) in the second round of last season’s NCAA Tournament
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Iowa State Cyclones: Know your live streaming options
- FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $59.99 after current $20 discount offer.
- SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
- DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the standard 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.
South Carolina and Iowa State are set for a 1:30 p.m. ET start on FOX. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
The 2024 South Carolina high school football season is in high gear and SBLive Sports is the place to follow of the live scoring updates and finals.
Follow the action get the most to date scores by tracking the SBLive South Carolina High School Football Scoreboard. We will have in-game score updates and all of the final scores from every corner of the state. You can also search for full schedules and complete scores from all of your very favorite teams.
Here’s a guide to following all of the South Carolina high school football this week.
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Can’t make it to your favorite team’s game but still want to watch them live? You can watch dozens of South Carolina high school football games live on the NFHS Network:
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We also invite you to visit the brand new South Carolina homepage on High School on SI, powered by SBLive Sports, for the latest news, highlights, analysis, scores, photos and information on South Carolina high school sports. Follow our live game coverage and read our feature stories, breaking news, the latest recruiting news, rankings and much more.
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ESPN's College Football Playoff Predictor has updated again. Here's where South Carolina stands
ESPN.com’s College Football Playoff predictor isn’t perfect because it applies analytics to a situation that ultimately will be decided by a committee of humans. But it does provide a nice guide and discussion piece about which teams have the best chance to make this year’s College Football Playoff.
Because of that human element, the predictor has been updating twice each week, once on Sunday to account for Saturday’s games and again after the latest CFP rankings are released.
[More for subscribers: What latest rankings mean for South Carolina’s College Football Playoff chances]
While the Gamecocks won their game on Saturday and got a lot of help from the teams around them last week, the logjam of SEC teams ahead of them in Tuesday’s rankings is still limiting their upside at this time.
With the committee putting South Carolina behind fellow three-loss SEC teams Alabama and Ole Miss, the predictor currently gives South Carolina a 20 percent chance of making the 12-team field, which is three percentage points lower than its chances in Sunday’s update.
The Gamecocks do, of course, have one more huge opportunity to pad their resume when they travel to Clemson this weekend to renew the annual rivalry in what may be the biggest game in the matchup’s history.
Beat the Tigers, who are currently No. 12 in the CFP Top 25, and South Carolina’s chances of making the playoff jump to 46 percent, according to the predictor.
While that’s just under a coin flip, it’s also 12 percentage points lower than it was in Sunday’s update.
South Carolina is still very much in the hunt but is going to need to win and play very well against Clemson and get more help around it.
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As a reminder, the CFP committee’s top 12 teams won’t correlate exactly with the 12-team field.
The CFP will consist of the top five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked at-large schools. The top four conference champions will receive the top four seeds and a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion will be seeded by its CFP ranking. If that ranking is outside of the top 12 it will be seeded 12th as the final team in the field.
The teams seeded 5 through 12 will fight it out in the first round with the winners advancing to the quarterfinal round to face the top four seeds.
The Gamecocks and Tigers are set for a noon showdown Saturday in Clemson.
ESPN Analytics uses FPI to simulate the entire college football season 200,000 times. A committee model is applied to mimic College Football Playoff selections and seeding in order to generate a 12-team bracket for each simulation. The most likely CFP teams are provided for user selections. After user inputs, a likely bracket is generated and randomly simulated using FPI.
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