Adding Target and Walmart Links to Your School Supply List
Not everyone shops on Amazon. ClassGear works with Target, Walmart, Staples, and most major retailers — so you can link where families already shop.
Families shop at different places
Amazon is the most common destination for school shopping, but it's not the only one. Some families prefer Target because of their drive-up pickup. Others use Walmart for price-matching and curbside. Teachers in areas with a strong Staples or Office Depot presence often find those stores easier for local pickup.
ClassGear works with all of them.
How to add a Target link
1. Find the product on Target.com 2. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar 3. Paste it into your ClassGear list
ClassGear fetches the product title, image, and current price from Target and fills in the item card automatically. If Target's OG data is complete, you'll see the product photo and name within a few seconds.
Target is particularly good for back-to-school shopping because of their Circle deals and their Drive Up pickup option, which lets families order online and collect without leaving their car — a significant convenience with young children.
How to add a Walmart link
The process is identical for Walmart. Paste the product page URL into ClassGear and the item fills in.
Walmart tends to have the lowest prices on basic commodity supplies — glue sticks, construction paper, loose-leaf notebook paper. If you're making price accessibility a priority for your class list, Walmart links are worth considering for items where brand doesn't matter.
Mixing retailers on one list
You can mix retailers freely. A single ClassGear list might link to:
- Crayons from Amazon (best reviews)
- Notebooks from Walmart (best price)
- Backpack from Target (better selection)
Parents clicking any buy button land on the exact product page at that retailer. They can use their preferred payment method, loyalty membership, or pickup option.
What about stores ClassGear doesn't recognise?
If you paste a link from a store ClassGear hasn't seen before, it attempts to extract the product information from the page using standard metadata. If it can't pull the details automatically, it falls back to a manual entry form where you can type the title, add notes, and save the URL.
Even without automatic fill, the item appears on your public list with the URL you provided, so parents can still click through to the product.
A note on affiliate links
ClassGear participates in affiliate programmes with Amazon and select other retailers. For participating retailers, your links are tagged so ClassGear earns a small referral commission when parents purchase — at no extra cost to the family. For retailers outside the programme, the link goes directly to the product without a tag. Either way, the buy experience for parents is identical.