2014 Back to School Thread

[freesia39]

It's back! YES!  

 

A week late!  Sorry!

 

It's my favorite time of year, back to school sales time!  I know your kids must hate me, but I love buying new supplies (for myself...) 

 

I will post the sales I see at the major office stores each week, along with Target and Walgreens.  I do not post Wal-Mart as I can't really get their weekly ad but I'll post it if I can find it.  

Please note Office Depot and Office Max are now merging, so we are now less one store.

 

EDIT:  PLEASE NOTE:
Prices may vary across the country. Always double check with your local store for price variations and varying limits.

[freesia39]

Staples Week of 7/6-7/12:  (Still have time to shop this week?)

 

1¢ after easy rebate and with clip coupon

$7.79 - $3.80 easy rebate - $3.98 clip coupon = 1¢

Staples® 8.5" x 11" multipurpose 20/96 paper, 500 sheets/ream

 

15 cents:

2-pocket paper folder, assorted

 

50 cents:

Staples® composition book, 9.75" x 7.5", 100 sheets

 

82 cents:

Staples® filler paper, 8" x 10.5", 120 sheets

 

96 cents:

Staples® pink erasers

 

97 cents:

Crayola® classic markers, assorted, 10/pack

 

1.00:

Pentel R.S.V.P.® ballpoint pens, fine, assorted, 5/pack

 

1.25:

Staples® glue sticks, .26 oz., 4/pack - Clear

 

2.00:

Staples Stickies® ½" tape flags, bright colors, 125/pack

Staples Accel® 1-subject notebook, wide or college ruled, 100 sheets, assorted colors

BIC® Cristal® stick ballpoint pens, bold, assorted, 24/pack

Paper Mate® Erasermate® ballpoint pens, medium, 5/pack

Sharpie® Accent® gel highlighters, 3/pack

 

3.00:

Expo® dry-erase markers, fine tip, assorted, 4/pack

Staples® #2 presharpened wood pencils, 48/pack

 

5.00:

Paper Mate® Profile® Elite retractable ballpoint pens, extra bold, assorted, 8/pack

Sharpie® permanent markers, 12/pack

Paper Mate® Profile® retractable ballpoint pens, bold, assorted, 12/pack

[freesia39]

Staples Week of 7/13-7/19:

 

FREE after easy rebate: (1.99)

Sharpie® permanent markers, fine, black, 2/pack

 

25% off all your school supplies - When you buy a backpack

 

17 cents:

Staples® 1-subject notebook, 8" x 10.5", 70 sheets

 

25 cents:

Staples® 12" beveled wood ruler

 

39 cents:

Staples® school glue, 4 oz

 

50 cents:

Crayola® standard crayons, 24/pack

 

75 cents:

Slider pencil case, assorted colors

 

97 cents:

Crayola® assorted colored pencils, 12/pack

 

1 dollar:

• BIC® mechanical pencils, 0.7 mm, 5/pack
• BIC® Cristal ball pens, black, 10/pack
• Paper Mate® magic rub erasers, 3/pack

 

1.76:

Staples® filler paper, graph rule, 8" x 10.5", 80 sheets

 

2.00:

• Paper Mate® Mates 1.3 mm assorted mechanical pencils, 5/pack
• BIC Wite-Out® correction fluid, extra coverage, 2/pack
• Staples® Remarx™ dry-erase markers, chisel tip, 6/pack
• Crayola® washable markers, fine, assorted, 20/pack
• Crayola® washable watercolor set, 8/pack
• Crayola® washable crayons, 24/pack
• Crayola® large washable crayons, 8/pack
• Crayola® Broad Line washable markers, bold tip, assorted, 8/pack
• Crayola® washable markers, assorted, 8/pack
• Staples® graph-ruled notebook, 8" x 10.5", 70 sheets
• Staples Accel® 1-subject notebook, wide or college ruled, 100 sheets, assorted colors

 

3.00

Staples® #2 Pre- Sharpened Wood Pencils, 48/pack

 

5.00:

• BIC® BU3 retractable ballpoint pens, medium, 18/pack
• uni-ball® 207™ retractable gel pens, medium, 4/pack
• Omnitech™ battery-operated pencil sharpener, assorted
• Omnitech™ battery-operated pencil sharpener, assorted

[freesia39]

Office Depot/Office Max Week of 7/13:

 

25 cents: (limit 3)

• Scholastic & OfficeMax® Glue Sticks, 4-PK
• 5" Scissors
• ALL Sharpie® Single Permanent Markers
• Scholastic Crayons, 24-PK

 

1.00:

• Post-it® Super Sticky Die-Cut Notes
• Notebook 3-Hole Punch
• Office Depot® Brand & OfficeMax® Brand Poly Cover 1 Subject Notebooks
• Office Depot® Brand Eraser Caps 12-PK & OfficeMax® Eraser Caps 25-PK
• Office Depot® Brand & OfficeMax® Wood Pencils, 12-PK

 

50% off:

• ALL Bic® Velocity Ballpoint and Gel Pens, 4-PK

• ALL Bic® Brite Liner Retractable Highlighters, 5-PK

• ALL BicMatic Mechanical Pencils, 6-PK

• Expo® Low Odor Dry Erase Starter Kit, 4-PK

• ALL Zebra Z-Grip Pens and Mechanical Pencils, 7-PK

• ALL Papermate Profile Ballpoint Pens, 4-PK

• ALL Pentel RSVP Ballpoint Pens, 5-PK

 

6.00:

• Office Depot® Brand, 12-PK & OfficeMax® Brand, 24-PK Mechanical Pencils

[jesusluvu]

Yes!!!!!!!! I was hoping for this thread again this year. It really took the stress out of finding the best deal out there.

[freesia39]

You're welcome!

 

Also,  I take requests.  One year someone asked for the weekly deals on graphing calculators.  If there is anything you are looking for please, let me know.

 

Don't have kids or your little ones are past the age of constant school supplies shopping?  Consider dropping by your local office store and pick up a supplies list for a local school and take advantage of the deals to help a child this school year.

[dtwdmaty]

Thanks for this! I need printer paper so keep adding those. Also, I love the calculator idea so please include if you can.

[goldie]

Thanks!  I'm looking for TI-89.

[tavera]

FYI. The staples sales for next week are already active in the stores. I went in Monday and got the sale price on crayons glue markers and rulers

[freesia39]

Walgreens week of 7/13-7/19:

 

BOGO Free:

-Backpacks or Tote Bags buy 1 get 1 free* with card

Reg. $10.99 and higher

Backpacks or Tote Bags

- Mead Five Star Notebooks, Composition Books or Portfolios

 

49 cents with card:

• Penway® Kids Crayons, 24 pk.

• Select Wexford® Index Tab Dividers, 1-Subject Notebooks, No. 2 Pencils or Scissors

 

79 cents with card:

• Wexford® Filler Paper, 130 sheets or Composition Book, 100 sheets

• Penway® Kids Colored Pencils, 12 pk.

 

7 for $1 with coupon:

Wexford® Highlighter or 2-Pocket Folder

 

2/$1 or 59¢ ea. with card

• Wexford® School Glue, 4 oz.

• Posterboard, 22x28 in.

[AndreaInNC]

I'd love to know when ruled, colored note cards are on sale. DD23 swears by them ... She can go thru hundreds in a semester. Plain white ones aren't as effective she claims. Thanks Freesia!

[freesia39]

Target Week of 7/13-7/19:

 

50 cents:

up & up 2-pocket poly portfolio

 

1.00:

4-Ct. Bic Briteliner Highlighters

 

1.25:

up & up 8-ct. washable markers

 

1.99:

Mead 1-subject Wide or College Ruled Notebook 10.5"x8" 90-ct. - Assorted Colors

 

2.99:

Mead Five Star College-Ruled Reinforced Filler Paper 100-ct.

Scotch 3pk Magic Tape - 3/4"x350"

Ticonderoga 24-ct. yellow No. 2 wooden pencils

Elmer’s 12-ct. Disappearing Purple glue sticks

 

6.00:

10CT SHARPIE FINE TIP PERM ASST 

 

6.99:

Mead Memo Planner

 

7.00:

The Board Dudes Magnetic Dry-Erase Calendar 14"x14"

Kids’ Circo® and licensed insulated lunch kits

 

13.00:

Kids’ Circo® and licensed backpacks

 

25.00:

Backpack with matching studio-grade headphones

 

35.00:

Backpack featuring comfort-padded straps and back, and padded laptop sleeve.

 

SPECIAL BUY:

Embark Lunch Satchel - Blue for 12.00, get a 3pk Blue Ice for 1.00 (I use these blue ices, it really does keep a lunch cold in the insulated bags.)

[maryfyeager]

There is a Target Up & Up school supply coupon. Buy 3 save $1.50. I used it today to get 3 free folders.

[supermom4]

Yay! So glad this thread is up again!

The 25 cent Sharpie marker deal was IMO the best deal this week. My Office Max included ALL the Sharpies, so I got several Paint pen versions, as well as the two ended (the ones with fine & medium tipped ends) for 25 cents each! There is a 10 per household limit, but still, an AWESOME deal!

[freesia39]

Staples Week of 7/20-7/26:

 

Buy a backpack, get 25% off all school supplies.

 

Paper promotion:

• Staples® 8.5" x 11" multipurpose 20/96 paper, 500 sheets/ream

  $2after easy rebate and with clip coupon

  $7.79 - $3.80 easy rebate - $1.99 coupon = $2

Lexar® TwistTurn USB flash drive 2.0

• 6.00 for 8GB
• 8.00 for 16GB

50% off with coupon:

• One Crayola® Washable item

15 cents:

• 2-pocket paper folders, assorted

17 cents:

• Staples® 1 Subject Notebook, 8" x 10-1/2"

25 cents:

• Staples® 12" beveled wood ruler

39 cents:

• Staples® School Glue, 4 oz

48 cents:

• Staples® Ruled 3" x 5" White Index Cards, 100/Pack

50 cents:

• Staples® poly 1-subject notebook, 8" x 10.5", 70 sheets
• Staples® composition book, 100 sheets
• Crayola® standard crayons, 24/pack

68 cents:

• Staples® #2 pencils, 12/pack
• Staples® dual dome pencil sharpener, blue

75 cents:

• Staples® Slider Pencil Cases, Assorted

82 cents:

• Staples® filler paper, 8" x 10.5", 120 sheets

96 cents:

• Staples® pink handheld erasers, 3/pack
• Staples® pink cap erasers, 12/pack

97 cents:

• Crayola® classic markers, assorted, 10/pack

1.00:

• BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point 1.0mm, Black Ink, 10/Pack
• BIC® Mechanical Pencils, 0.7mm, 5/Pack

1.25:

• Staples® glue sticks, .26 oz., 4/pack

1.76:

• Staples® filler paper, graph rule, 8" x 10.5", 80 sheets

2.00:

• Staples Accel® 1-subject notebook, wide or college ruled, 100 sheets, assorted colors
• Staples Stickies® ½ " tape flags, bright colors, 125/pack
• Sharpie® Accent® gel highlighters, 3/pack
• Sharpie® permanent markers, 5/pack
• BIC Wite-Out® correction pen or tape, 2/pack

2.75:

• Post-it® Notes, 3" x 3" , Canary Yellow, 4/Pack

3.00:

• Fiskars 5" soft grip scissors
• Staedtler® Mars® Plastic Erasers, 4/Pack (BEST ERASERS EVER.)
• Staedtler® 2-Hole Pencil Sharpener

4.00:

• Paper Mate® InkJoy®

[freesia39]

Office Depot Week of 7/20-7/26:

 

$119 with free case:

• Texas Instruments® TI-84 Silver Edition Color Graphing Calculator

Lexar™ JumpDrive® S50 USB 2.0 Flash Drive

• 6.99 for 8GB
• 9.99 for 16GB
• 17.99 for 32GB

Buy 2, Get 1 free:

• ALL Crayola® Washable Products

Buy one, get one free:

• ALL Paper Mate® InkJoy Pen Multi-Packs

50% off:

• Yak Pak, FUL & High Sierra Back Packs

25% off:

• ALL Five Star® 1, 3 & 5 Subject Notebooks

25 cents: (limit 3)

• Scholastic & OfficeMax® Brand Pourable Glue, 4oz.
• 2-Hole Manual Pencil Sharpeners
• Office Depot® Brand, 3-PK & OfficeMax® Brand, 5-PK Beveled Erasers
• Poly Snap Envelopes

 

1.00 after 6.29 mail in rebate:

• Office Depot® Brand & OfficeMax® Brand Multipurpose Paper Ream

1.00 (limit 3)

• Post-it® 3" x 3" Super Sticky Notes, 45 Sheets Per Pad, 3-PK

1.00 (no limits)

• Permanent Self-Adhesive Reinforcement Labels, 200-PK
• Office Depot® Brand or OfficeMax® Brand Poly Index Card Box with 100 Cards
• Pencil Pouch with Mesh or Clear Window
• Scotch® Glue

2.00:

• Sharpie® Retractable Permanent Markers, 3-PK
• Paper Mate® EraserMate® Pens, 5-PK
• Pentel® R.S.V.P.® Ballpoint Pens 5-PK
• Sharpie® Blade Highlighters, 4-PK
• Paper Mate® Profile™ Retractable Ballpoint Pens, 4-PK
• Crayola® Construction Paper, 9" x 12", Pack of 96 Sheets
• Norcom Reinforced Filler Paper
• Office Depot® Brand or OfficeMax® Brand 8" Scissors
• Office Depot® Brand & OfficeMax® Brand Paper Clips, non-skid, #1, 100 per Box, 10-PK

3.00:

• Sharpie® Clearview Highlighter, 3-PK
• Pilot® “Bottle to Pen” B2P 86% Recycled Gel Retractable Pens, 5-PK
• Paper Mate® Sharpwriter Mechanical Pencils, 0.7mm, 12-PK
• Sharpie Pens, 4-PK
• Scotch® & Duck® Brand Duct Tape
• BIC® 4-Color™ Retractable Ballpoint Pens, 3-PK
• Master Lock® Combination Locks
• Post-it® Page Markers, 10-PK
• Post-It® Super Sticky Full Adhesive Notes

4.00:

• Pilot® G2 Pens, 4-PK
• Pilot® FriXion Clicker Erasable Gel Pens, 3-PK
• Pentel® WOW!™ Retractable Ballpoint Pens, 12-PK
• Paper Mate® Clearpoint™ Mechanical Pencil Starter Set, 2-PK

5.00:

• Paper Mate® Flair® Pens, 12-PK
• Paper Mate® Flair® Pens, 12-PK
• Pilot® Precise™ V5 or V7 Liquid Ink Rollerball Pens, 5-PK
• uni-ball® 207™ Retractable Gel Pens, 4-PK
• Office Depot® Brand or Just Basics Wood Pencils, 72-PK
• FORAY® 12-PK & TUL 10-PK Liquid Ink Highlighters
• Post-it® 3" x 3" Multi-Color Super Sticky Notes, 90 Sheets Per Pad, 5-PK
• Scotch® Tape and Post-it® Note Cat Dispensers (omg i want the cat post-it dispenser...)
• Post-it® 1/2" Study Flags, 8-PK + 2 FREE Arrow Flag Pads
• Post-it® Super Sticky Pop-up Notes, 3" x 3", 6-PK

10.00:

• Brother® P-Touch® Handheld Label Maker (This is 24.99 off the regular price! Consider it if you need a label maker!!)
• Sharpie® Permanent Markers, Assorted Colors, 24-PK
• Paper Mate® Flair® Pens, 12-PK
• Pilot® G-2™ Retractable Gel Pens, 12-PK
• Sharpie® Accent® Highlighters 20-PK

CRAFTERS: ALERT ON WASHI TAPE:

• Scotch® Expressions Washi Tape - 3 for $6.00

[AndreaInNC]

here's a 20% off Staples coupon which expires on Sunday.  Check to see what you can't use it on in the fine print.

http://easy.staples.com/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGk7zgI7CzduH754sJa986cAUAnYCcGsySjBtsVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGkBzaOIv79zfezd8zfXzezcU4RuSUinBc33gw7zcMs&_ei_=El4n_8ZoU3XjdfLiyhzOuqiyf3UFu9JudBOYCxjqJmFTxboXgoG8mb8N3Hf6lQYyFRin9DhO8oHb086fPjupx7meQ_RaGz4rednCXwQbxP3sY3sHnsu-xOGGzthuH5cBSkLcfLxPSsakqAHkjxn-Ic4B11BucBHeF-BonFOly6lMQt1GLw7FFqoJDNzgjUiGD6LX.

[freesia39]

Walgreens Week of 7/20:

 

Buy 1 get 1 free* with card

• Crayola Crayons, Markers and Colored Pencils
• Wexford® 1, 3 or 5-Subject Notebooks
• Wexford® Binders 1-3 inches
• Select Composition Books, Notebooks, Binders, Portfolios or Planners.

Buy 1 get 1 50% off:

• Scotch Novelty Tape Dispensers or Reclosable Fasteners

• All Post-It Notes or Flags

• Wexford® Tape

 

6 for $1.00 or 19 cents each:

• 2-Pocket Folder with Prongs

• Mini Memo or Composition Books, 50 or 80 sheets

 

29 cents:

• Flexible Protractor

• 3x5 Index Cards, 100 pk

 

49 cents:

• Elmers Glue School, 4 oz.

• Elmers Glue Stick, 2 pk.

 

69 cents:

• Plastic Supplies Box

• Select Single Sharpie Marker

• Wexford®: No. 2 Pencils, 20 pk.

• Composition Book, 80 sheets

• Binder, 1 in.

 

2 for 1.00:

• Wexford Index Tab Dividers, 5 pk.

• Wexford Sheet Protectors, 10 pk.

 

4 for 1.00:

• Wexford Mini Highlighter Erasers: Pink, 2 pk.

• Wexford Cap, 15 pk.

 

99 cents:

• Bic Round Stic Grip, 8 pk.

• Bic Velocity Retractable Gel, 2 pk.

• Fiskars Blunt or Pointed Scissors, 5 in.

• Fiskars Sharpener

• Wexford® Dry Erase Markers, 4 pk.

• Pilot Easytouch Retractable Pens, 2 pk.

 

1.99:

• Wexford Filler Paper, 280 sheets

• Wexford Mechanical Pencils, 30 pk.

 

2.99:

• Backpacks or Bags (retail: 5.00)

[mom2monkiesx3]

Am I missing deals on BIC pencils? I need the largest , mega, jumbo pack of them for the best price and multiple quantities

[freesia39]

Walgreens has been terrible with name brand stuff in recent years. Are you looking for the BIC mechanical pencils with 0.7 mm lead?

[magickallight]

I'd love to know when ruled, colored note cards are on sale. DD23 swears by them ... She can go thru hundreds in a semester. Plain white ones aren't as effective she claims. Thanks Freesia!

 

Your daughter is right... I use the colored ones myself and they are invaluable!

[freesia39]

This week I haven't seen any of the colored ones, just white ones.

[AndreaInNC]

This week I haven't seen any of the colored ones, just white ones.

So far the best price I've seen is on Walmart.com.  Pack of 100 for 1.00.  I think I can do better!  I remember picking them up last year for less than 50 cents a package.  

[freesia39]

Target Week of 7/20:

 

99 cents:

• Elmers 6ct Glue Stick 1.26oz
• up & up® 12-pk. colored pencils
• Mead Wide Ruled Composition Notebook - 70 Sheets 
• Sharpie 2-pk. fine or ultra-fine point markers
• Mead Five Star 4-pocket poly folder
• Mead 70-sheet composition or spiral-bound notebook
• up & up 8-ct. mechanical pencils

1.50:

• up & up 1-subject 100-sheet notebook
• FiveStar 2-Pocket Advance Stayput Portfolio

2.00:

• up & up clear-cover 1-in. deluxe D-ring binder
• up & up® - 24ct Washable Crayons

4.00:

• up&up Multipack of Binder Clips and Pins Red Multi

5.00:

• PILOT G2 5ct Blue Fine tip Gel Ink Pen
• Elmer’s 18-ct. Classroom Pack Disappearing Purple glue sticks
• Scotch Magic Tape 2-pk. .5in x 1296in

7.00:

• Usb Flash Drive LEXAR 16gb

8.00:

• Texas Instruments™ - 30XIIS Calculator
• Thermos Tritan 24-oz. water bottle
• Igloo Stowe lunch sack
• Embark® dual lunch kit.

12.00:

• Licensed backpacks
• Sharpie 15-ct. permanent marker set

20.00:

• iPack or Double Dutch Club backpack

25.00:

• Trans by Jansport backpacks

30.00:

• iPack or Double Dutch Club backpack

[mom2monkiesx3]

For some reason my kids like BIC but will use paper mate too (stocked up on those a few months back with a target 40% off cartwheel) the store brands are are a no go so far with what we have tried.

[freesia39]

Your daughter is right... I use the colored ones myself and they are invaluable!

So I stopped and thought about it, and I think it would work for me too.  I'd totally use color association with what I was trying to memorize.

 

I.e. certain fact I know was on a blue flash card. Ok, blue was for all water related facts.. OH YEAH! got it!

[AndreaInNC]

Am I missing deals on BIC pencils? I need the largest , mega, jumbo pack of them for the best price and multiple quantities seriously, I think my kids eat lead! I usually score at Walgreens but haven't seen anything yet!

Keep an eye on the Staples ad.  I think I remember them having them on sale last year.

[NovemberDiva]

I'd love to know when ruled, colored note cards are on sale. DD23 swears by them ... She can go thru hundreds in a semester. Plain white ones aren't as effective she claims. Thanks Freesia!

They have them on sale this week at Target for .49 as I bought some for my dd.  We both live in NC.

Did Staples do away with their penny sales? I haven't seen any this year...

[freesia39]

They have them on sale this week at Target for .49 as I bought some for my dd.  We both live in NC.

Did Staples do away with their penny sales? I haven't seen any this year...

 

It feels like it. They've had plenty of 12 cents, 15 cents, 17 cents and other random amounts sales though, which drives me nuts typing up the prices.

[AndreaInNC]

thank

 

They have them on sale this week at Target for .49 as I bought some for my dd.  We both live in NC.

Thanks!  I will head over there this week as body pillows are on sale this week too!

 

I think you'll see better back to school deals in August.