Aug12

Back To School – Week 6

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Things are winding down with the sales. There will probably be some sales next week, as our friends up North don’t go back until after Labor Day, but that’s about it.

Also, a reminder that there’s a contest for goody bags filled with school supplies at the end of the post.

The sales listed below are for SUNDAY AUGUST 12 – SATURDAY AUGUST 18. Happy Shopping :-)

Big Lots

$0.39

Index cards – 100 ct.

Pencils – 8 ct.

Rulers

$0.49

Stretch  book cover

1″ poly binder

2 pocket poly portfolio

$1.00

Fashion portfolio

Glitter ruler

$2.00

Hi-Liter – 4 pk.

Black gel pens – 2 pk.

Fashion spiral notebook

$3.00

Copy paper – 400 ct.

Student planer

Post-It note cube

Gel pens – 6 ct.

$5.00

Ear buds

$6.88

SanDisk 8GB flash drive

Index cards – 100 ct.

CVS

For anything that says “with card”, you need a CVS Extra Care Card. It’s free and you get rewards while shopping with it. You can get one in the store, at the register. You’ll get “money” back to spend at CVS. You can also get coupons by scanning your card at the red kiosk in the store.

One strategy I use with this is to do two transactions. Do one with anything that will get you ExtraBucks back. Then use those on the next transaction. That way, you don’t forget about them.

The deals are so-so this week

$1.00 – WITH CARD

Elmer’s glue

Select Caliber stationary items.

$2.99 – WITH CARD

Bic Velocity bold

SoftFreel pens – 4-5 ct.

Mechanical pencils – 10 ct.

Pilot B2P or G2 pens – 2 pk.

$3.99 – WITH CARD

Caliber 100% tree-free multipurpose paper – 400 ct.

$4.99 – WITH CARD

Any Avery or Wilson Jones binder

Spend $15, get $3 in ExtraBucks Rewards – Limit 5

Spend $15 on ANY Crayola (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards. (These are Buy One Get One 50% Off)

Spend $15 on Five Star 1, 2, 3 or 5 subject notebooks (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards. (These are Buy One Get One 50% Off)

Spend $15 on ANY Paper Mate Ink Joy or Expo items (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards. (These $1.99)

Spend $15 on Sharpie markers 8 ct. and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards. (These are $5.99)

Spend $15 on Expo dry erase kit and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

$14.99 – WITH CARD

Laptop desk or wooden storage organizer

$15.99 – WITH CARD

HP black ink #21, 60, 74, 92 or 901

Buy One, Get One 50% Off

All Post-It items

All Scotch tape items

Office Depot

Office Depot will also price match, but only name brand items and usually not the “extreme deals” such as the penny sales. But, it never hurts to ask!

Teachers, make sure you use your Star Teacher Card for purchases. Our limit this year is 30!!! Office Depot wins the award for best deals for teachers this school supply “season”.

$0.01 each

Office Depot Brand vinyl storage pouch – limit 3

Office Depot Brand acryllic 12″ ruler – limit 3

Office Depot Brand 1 subject spiral notebooks – limit 3

$0.50 each

Personal Care soft and silky pocketpaks – 3 pk.

Office Depot Brand low-odor dry erase markers– 2 pk – limit 3

Office Depot Brand beveled erasers – 3 pk. – limit 3

Scholastic glue sticks – 0.32 oz  – 4 pk. – limit 3

Foray rollerball and porous point single pens – limit 3

$1.00 each

Office Depot Brand mechanical pencils with comfort grip – 12 pk.

1″ vinyl binders

Post-It 3″ x 3″ super sticky die cut notes

Assorted manual sharpeners

Color rubber bands

Mini metal storage bin

Fiskars 5″ scissors, blunt or pointed tip – 2 pk

Office Depot Brand reinforcement labels – 200 pk.

Foray liquid highlighters – 5 pk.

Paper Mate pink pearl erasers – 3 pk.

Kleenex splash n go moist wipes

Liquid Ppaer smooth-coverage correction fluid

$2.00 each

Office Depot Brand jumbo correction tape – 2 pk.

Office Depot Brand paper clips – 5 pk.

Office Depot Brand stainless steel 12″ ruler

Fiskars 7″ student scissors

Pentel RSVP ballpoint pens – 5 pk.

Post-It super sticky removable label pads

Paper Mate profile retractable ballpoint pens – 4 pk.

3M Command damage free wire hooks – 3 pk.

Paper Mate ballpoint stick pens – 36 pk.

Scotch magic tape with donut dispenser

$3.00 each

Pilot B2P retractable ballpoint pens – 5 pk

Crayola crayons – 64 ct.

Office Depot Brand stand up full-strip stapler

Post-It fashion labels

Binder Atlas

Post-It flag plus highlighters – 2 pk.

Sharpie permanent fine point markers – 5 pk.

Paper Mate clearpoint mechanical pencil starter set – 2 pk.

Office Depot Brand school copy paper – white, blue or green – 400 ct.

Five Star XL reinforced filer paper

PaperPro nano mini stapler

$4.00 each

uni-Ball 207 retractable gel pens – 4 pk.

Paper Mate flair pens – 4 pk.

Office Depot Brand heavyweight sheet protectors – 25 pk.

Office Depot Brand double pocket dividers with insertable tabs

Scotch double-stick tape – 2 pk.

Energizer basic charger

Office Depot Brand self-stick pop-up notes – 12 pk.

Art Street construction paper – 300 pk.

$4.99 each

Emtect 8GB USB drives

$5.00 each

PaperPro compact desktop stapler

Post-It apple pop-up note dispenser

Foray battery operated pencil sharpener

World Wall stickers – 2 pk.

Office Depot Brand perforated writing pads – 12 pk.

Expo vis-a-vis markers – 8 pk.

Mr. sketch Markers – 12 pk (SMELLY MARKERS ARE ON SALE!!!!)

$7.99 each

Emtect 16GB USB drives

Altiva 4GB fashion USB drives

Emtect 4GB animal flash drives

Lexar 4GB SB drives – 2 pk.

$9.99 each

SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB USB flash drive

$14.99 each

Emtect 32GB USB drives

Buy One, Get One Free

Paper Mate InkJoy Pens

25% off

Select backpacks – excludes computer backpacks

Purell hand sanitizer – 8 oz + 4 oz bonus pump bottle

Kleenex tissues – 2 pk.

Lysol sanitizing wipes

All Swingline trimmers

Office Depot Brand self-inking teacher stamp kit

GBC creative laminator

ALL Caron-Dellosa

Office Max

Limits for teachers are double the limits stated.

20% off

There’s a bag in the newspaper. Whatever you fit in the bag is 20% off. In addition, all case paper, printer accessories, storage, furniture, chairs and select OfficeMax ImPress print services.

If you don’t need to shop, fill the bag with stuff to shred and get 20% off shredding services.

Don’t need that either? The bag is great for collecting recycling around the house :-)

Buy One Get One Free – PLUS 20% off!

All Paper Mate InkJoy pens

Scotch magic tape in dispenser

Post-It 2×2 note cubes

Staples

Just a reminder about their teacher program this year (and I’m sighing loudly as I type this). You can purchase 2 for $0.01 and 23 at regular price. You will get the purchase price of the 23 regularly priced items back in the form of Staples Rewards, that are only good to buy things at Staples. I would STRONGLY encourage you to e-mail Staples and voice your concerns about the program this year.

On a side note, all the limits that have been 4 all “season” are now 2. Ugh! A reminder that Walmart, Target and Office Depot all price match for anything that’s not Staples brand name.

Free – After Rebate – limit 1

Zebra z-grip retractable ballpoint pens, med, black – 5 pk.

$1.00 – After Rebate

HammerMill 8.5″ x 11″ multipurpose paper – 500 sheets – limit 2

HP photo plus 4″ x 6″ paper – gloss – 60 sheets

$0.10 – limit 2

Staples composition books – 100 sheets

$0.25 – limit 2

Staples pencils – 8 pk.

$0.50 – limit 2

Staples slider pencil case – assorted colors

Staples dual-size pencil sharpener

Lucky 2 oz. hand sanitizer – 2 pk.

$1.00 – limit 2

Staples retractable ballpoint pens, med. black – 4 pk

Paper clip ball – 175 ct.

RoseArt colored pencils – 15 ct.

Staedtler compass

Staedtler protractor

Scotch magic tape in gem dispenser

Staples fat book 5.5″ x 4.25″notebook  – 140 sheets

Writing pad 5′ x 8″

Mini writing pads – 3.5″ x 5.25″ – 3 pk

Pilot FriXion highlighters – 3 pk

$2.00 – limit 2

Expo dry-erase markers – 4 pk.

Ticonderoga value pack – 15 pk.

Staples 5″ scissors

Staples 3″ x 5″ memo books – 75 sheets – 5 k.

Scotch shipping tape with dispenser

Staples mini hole punch

Oops retractable correction tape – 2 pk.

Energize-X mechanical pencils – 3 pk.

Purell original – 8 oz.

All Crayola washable art supplies

$3.00

Crayola dry erase markers or crayons

Pilot B2P retractable ballpoint pens – med. – 5 pk.

Post-It flags or filing tabs

Studio C by Carolina pad 1 subject notebook or composition book

Staples CD/DVD envelops – white – 50 pk

$5.00

Staples 2013 academic monthly desk pad

Bic BU3 retractable ballpoint pens – 18 pk

$6.00

Bounty Basic paper towels – 8 pk.

Staples letter/legal file box with hinged lid

Sharpie permanent markers – 12 pk.

Sharpie stained fabric markers – 8 pk.

30% off

All Pilot G2 writing instruments

Buy One Get One Free

all Trend, Spectrum and Carson-Dellosa educational products

Target

Target will also price match ads. You need to bring the ad and the purchase up to customer service to pay and the item has to exactly match the picture. If you have a Red Card, you get 5% off your purchase. You can get one that’s a debit card – acts exactly the same way your debit card does.

$0.50

Mead 4-pocket portfolio

$2.00

1″ Avery clear-cover 3 ring binder

Elmer’s glue sticks – 3 pk.

$2.50

Expo dry-erase markers – 4 ct.

Scotch magic tape with free double sided tape – 3 pk.

$3.00

Pilot G2 – 3 pk.

Mead primary composition books

Two-sided dry erase boards

$3.50

Sharpie felt tip pens – 3 ct.

$4.00

Mead Five Star expanding backpack file with 5 removable pockets.

Mead Five Star 1-subjecct Advance notebook

Mead Five Star 6-pocket expanding file

Post-it note cube

$4.99

Crayola supertips markers – 50 ct.

Crayola colored pencils – 50 ct.

$7.00

Mead 12 month planner

$6.00

Lexar 8GB USB drive

$12.00

Licensed lunch gear

$34.99

Shaun White backpack

Walgreens

$0.09

Wexford 2 pocket folder

$0.19 – with coupon – limit 6

Wexford hghlighter

$0.39 – with coupon – limit 3

Wexford pencil sharpener

$0.39

Wexford pencils – 8 pk.

$0.49 – with coupon – limit 3

Wexford glue sticks – 3 pk.

$0.79 – with coupon – limit 3

Paper Mate profile retractable pen – 12 pk.

$0.69

Plastic supplies box

Penway colored pencils – 12 pk.

$0.99

Wexford 5 tab dividers with pockets

Liquid paper correction fluid or pen

Crayola crayons – 24 ct.

Crayola markers – 10 pk.

Wexford 3-subject notebook

Kleenex tissues 24, 70 or 100 sheets

$1.99

Crayola colored pencils – 24 pk.

2 for $4.00

Book covers

$2.99

Wexford 12 pocket expandable file

Planahead planner

Sheet protectors – 50 pk.

By subject 7 pocket expandable file

Buy One Get One Free

Notebooks, portfolios and binders – selected varieties

Mead portfolio or notebook

High Trails, Global Design or Trailmaker backpacks or book totes

Walmart

$0.17

1-subject notebooks – 70 sheets

$0.82

Filler Ppaer – 150 sheets

$0.94

Paper Mate ballpoint pens – 10 pk.

$1.00

Post-It super sticky notes 3″ x 3″

Scotch transparent tape – 2 pk.

$1.67

Cra-Z-Art crayons – 64 ct.

$1.94

Avery 1″ durable binder

$2.47

Avery 1″ durable binder with clear cover

$2.88

B2P Gel Rollers – 2 pk.

 

CONTEST

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Aug7

School Supplies And You….

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Hear ye, hear ye! Let the meeting of the How To Annoy The Parents In Our Classroom Society begin! Today’s topic is school supplies. We need to come up with creative ways to annoy parents and alienate them. Any suggestions from the floor?

Yeah, this never happened. But from reading posts all over Facebook, I think some of you might think that it does. And I have to admit I am a bit shocked at some of the things I’m seeing. As a parent, I think I would lose my mind if the teacher asked me to write my child’s name on 24 crayons, 10 markers, 48 pencils and a variety of other items. However, there might be a reason behind it….

Method Behind The Madness….

For me, a classroom is a work in progress. There are certain things I always do and others I have to add as the year goes on. For instance, I used to let kids sharpen pencils. Then the sharpener was going all day and annoying the bejesus out of me. So then I instituted the trade in policy. The kids would simply trade in their pencils, unless it was special and then I would sharpen it. Then the kids were just grabbing and not trading because they were breaking the pencils into pieces (don’t ask), so now the pencils are on the far side of my desk and the kids have to ask. This is just the policy for every year now. So maybe the teacher asking for the labels had issues with stealing and kids melting down because of it. You would not believe the war that could ensue over a blue crayon. It’s not something I personally would do in my room, but maybe the teacher figures that this short time investment from a parent would alleviate meltdowns in class.

eBay, Here I Come…..

Another complaint I’m hearing is teachers NOT wanting names on things. I’m one of these. In the past I’ve run my supplies communally. This has been done in a few different ways, but I ALWAYS give the children the option. Some of them are very attached to their new crayons and markers, which is fine. The main reason I don’t want names on things is the folders and notebooks. No, I’m not selling them on eBay, but I do have procedures for where things go, including names.

Picture this: you are very well meaning and, using your new sharpie, you put your child’s name in the middle of every folder, in big letters. The next parent puts it in small letters in the upper right hand corner. The next parent puts it in the bottom left hand corner. Now I go to collect the folders and have to look everywhere to find the name. Much easier if every kid has it in the same place. In addition, I might want them to decorate the folder in a specific way (something sciencey for science, numbers and symbols for math). This might be difficult if there are names on it already.

I also collect things like pencils and post-it notes and pass them out when we need them. Otherwise, they use them to make cartoons (one small character on each page and flip) or to pass notes or to create origami or to….well, you get the idea.

Place Of No Return….

At the end of the year, I”m still not selling your supplies on eBay. I ask kids to donate markers and crayons they don’t want anymore to the class. The keyword here is ASK. If they want them, they go home, as do white boards, clipboards, etc. If supplies don’t come home with your child – ask the teacher where they are.

Donations….

Giving is always a nice thing. With budget cuts being what they are, there are things lacking in the classroom that we used to have. Teachers spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars out of their own pockets for things in the classroom. If there is a wish list, no one is expecting you to donate anything. If you can, great. If not, then don’t. I will say this though – when you clean out book cases and games, you might want to ask your child’s teacher if they could use them before you garage sale them or donate them somewhere. Toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, plastic containers, etc are always welcome too.

Dirty Little Secret….

Those lists you get – they are SUGGESTED supplies, at least in Broward. We will still teach your child, even if you send them in with no supplies. It will make it harder and probably mean that the teacher has to supply them, but we won’t kick them out of class or think they are less because they didn’t bring in supplies. If you can’t send something in, just communicate that with the teacher. Open communication is so very important that I can’t say it enough.

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear….

A friend of mine told me she donated paper towels to her daughter’s class. They were sent home and the child told my friend the teacher said, “I didn’t ask for these. Tell your Mom I need napkins and tissues.” While I’m 100% sure that was the message, there’s a difference between that and the teacher saying, “Please tell your Mom I really appreciate her donation, but we have plenty of paper towels right now. Can you please ask her to pick up some tissues? Thanks”. I don’t know what was said. I do know things are lost in translation from teacher to child to parent. If you have an issue with something you think happened in your child’s classroom, ASK US! I would much prefer you coming to me and asking about something that happened in class and clearing the air, than having you upset all year and not knowing why.

In closing, we know this is a stressful time for students and parents alike. New teacher, new rules, new schedule, etc. But it’s just as stressful for teachers. We ALL need to remember this and treat each other with kindness and the way that we would want to be treated.

Aug6

Back To School Shopping – Week Five

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Well, my plan was to have the blog up and running for you on Sunday for the last day of the Tax-Free holiday. But, I took my son’s lovely PC with me on this trip. Apparently, Windows Vista is no longer supported and I couldn’t update anything. So, no internet for me other than the phone and iPad, which are impossible to blog on for me. The best laid plans….So, here are the deals for the week, a day or two late, but better than never….

Also, a reminder that there’s a contest for goody bags filled with school supplies at the end of the post.

The sales listed below are for SUNDAY AUGUST 5 – SATURDAY AUGUST 11. Happy Shopping :-)

CVS

For anything that says “with card”, you need a CVS Extra Care Card. It’s free and you get rewards while shopping with it. You can get one in the store, at the register. You’ll get “money” back to spend at CVS. You can also get coupons by scanning your card at the red kiosk in the store.

One strategy I use with this is to do two transactions. Do one with anything that will get you ExtraBucks back. Then use those on the next transaction. That way, you don’t forget about them.

The deals are so-so this week

$1.00 – WITH CARD

Select Caliber stationary items.

Buy one, get one 50% off – WITH CARD

SanDisk 4GB movile microSDHC card with adapter or 4GB SDHC memory card

Spend $15, get $3 in ExtraBucks Rewards – Limit 5

Spend $15 on ANY Crayola (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

Spend $15 on Five Star 1, 2, 3 or 5 subject notebooks (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

Spend $15 on ANY Paper Mate Ink Joy or Expo items (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

$20.99 – WITH CARD

HP ink #02, 22, 27, 60 or 75

Buy One, Get One 50% Off

Pilot G2 pens – 2 or 5 pk

Post-It flags or note pads

Scotch lint roller, mailing/packing tape or supplies, excluding banner

Command products

Elmer’s glue sticks

All Caliber locks

All Philips small electronic products

Office Depot

Office Depot will also price match, but only name brand items and usually not the “extreme deals” such as the penny sales. But, it never hurts to ask!

Teachers, make sure you use your Star Teacher Card for purchases. Our limit this year is 30!!! Office Depot wins the award for best deals for teachers this school supply “season”.

$0.01 each

Office Depot Brand school glue – 4 oz. – limit 3

$0.25 each

Office Depot Brand filer paper – 150 pk – limit 3

Office Depot Brand beveled erasers – 3 pk. – limit 3

tug 2-hole manual pencil sharpeners – limit 3

Office Depot Brand book covers 616-545, 503-905 – limit 3

$1.00 each

Office Depot Brand flexible rulers (please keep these home – they are fun but not great for measuring :-)

Food storage bags

Innovative storage designs plastic card files

Mini metal storage bin

Fiskars 5″ scissors, blunt or pointed tip – 2 pk

Office Depot Brand fashion composition books

Sharpie accent highlighters – 2 pk

Mini metal storage bins

Office Depot Brand staple remover

Office Depot Brand correction tape – 2 pk.

$2.00 each

Office Depot Brand book covers – 616-580

Really Useful boxes 0.55L

Elmer’s X-Treme glue stick

Pencil pouch

Paper Mate Sharpwriter pencils – 12 pk.

Command damage free picture hanging strips – 6 pk.

Paper Mate ballpoint stick pens – 36 pk.

Scotch moving and shipping tape

$3.00 each

Scotch magic tape in dispensers – 2 pk

Expo  dry-erase markers – 4 pk.

Office Depot Brand stand up full-strip stapler

Post-It flags – 5 pk.

Scotch duct tape

Locker Culture wire locker mirror

Personal Care baby wipe

Office Depot Brand colored edge sheet protectors – 25 pk.

Foray mechanical pencils – 20 pk

Made In The USA pencils – 24 pk

$4.00 each

TOPS docket perf-top junior writing pads – 3 pk

Swingline SmartCut personal trimmer

Sharpie gel highlighters – 4 pk.

Foray sharpeners

Quartet slimline dry erase board – magnetic

$5.00 each

Magnetic fashion dry-erase board

Post-It super sticky notes – 5 pk.

Foray liquid ink highlighters – 12 ok.

Mesh storage bin

Foray gel ink retractable roller pens – 20 pk.

$7.99 each

Lexar 8GB S73 USB drives

$9.99 each

SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB USB flash drive

Buy One, Get One 50% off

Office Depot  Brand stackable totes and 10-pack banker boxes

25% off

All backpacks – excludes computer backpacks

Select Vaultz, plastic and storage

50% off

Crayola dry erase products

Buy One Get One Free

ALL Sharpie permanent markers multi packs

Office Max

Limits for teachers are double the limits stated.

FREE – limit5 of each with a $5 min. purchase

Composition books

$0.05

OfficeMax ball bearing compass- limit 3

6″ plastic protractor – limit 3

All Schoolio 2-pocket folders – with or without prongs – limit 10

$0.25

Just Basics pink erasers – 5 pk – limit 2

All Schoolio washable and classic markers – 8 & 10 pk – limit 2

$0.75 each

Paper Mate Write Bros. 0.7 mm or 0.9 mm mechanical pencils – 10 pk – limit 3

$1.00 each

Schoolio 3″ x 5″ ruled or blank index cards – 100 pk

OfficeMax 2-pocket with fasteners or 4 pocket laminate folders

OfficeMax poly notebooks – 70 sheets

Bounty Basic single-roll paper towels – 52 sheets

$2.00 each

Schoolio clip tub with 250 paper clips, 150 pushpins, 25 binder clips

Westcott 5″ pointed or blunt scissors

Scotch 2 oz. removable adhesive putty

OfficeMax 3-subject college or wide rule notebook – 120 sheets

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ dry erase board

Two for $3.00

OfficeMax 1-subject college or wide rule notebook – 100 sheets

OfficeMax clear plastic pencil boxes

$3.00 each

Crystal Geyser 16.9 natural alpine spring water – 24 pk.

Kleenex tissues – 2 pk

Purell 12 oz.

$4.00 each

Select Command hooks and hanging strips

$5.00 each

Schoolio 13-pocket expanding file

Buy 2, Get 1 Free

All Avery mailing or shipping labels and small-business marketing labels

All regularly priced Post-It flags, notes, tabs and dispensers

All locker accessories

All Crayola markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint and dry erase supplies

Select Elmers and Avery glue sticks

All Bankers Box, Iris or Really Useful Storage boxes

All (In)Place Heavy-Duty binders

Buy 2, Get 2 Free

All Uni-Ball and Bic writing supplies

All Sharpie pens, markers and highlighters

OfficeMax blue or black dry erase markers – 12 pk.

OfficeMax dry erase eraser

OfficeMax dry erase organizer kit

Buy 3, Get 1 Free

All OfficeMax durable binders

These prices are only good with the coupon in the ad. Bring the ad from your newspaper – most of the ads in the store don’t have the coupons

$0.50 each

Paper Mate black pearl erasers – 2 pk. – limit 3

Paper Mate white pearl erasers – 3 pk. – limit 3

$1.00 each

Avery 5-tab ready index reference dividers – limit 3

Quartet EnduraGlide black or assorted dry erase markers – 4 pk – limit 3

Sharpie Accent assorted liquid pen-style highlighters – 5 pk – limit 1

$2.00 each

Just Basics yellow #2 pencils – 72 pk. – limit 2

OfficeMax 1 subject poly notebook – limit 2

SAVE $3.00

Select OfficeMax color, inkjet and laser paper reams – limit 2

$6.00 each

Swingline 545 stapler value pack – limit 2

Staples

Just a reminder about their teacher program this year (and I’m sighing loudly as I type this). You can purchase 2 for $0.01 and 23 at regular price. You will get the purchase price of the 23 regularly priced items back in the form of Staples Rewards, that are only good to buy things at Staples. I would STRONGLY encourage you to e-mail Staples and voice your concerns about the program this year.

On a side note, all the limits that have been 4 all “season” are now 2. Ugh! A reminder that Walmart, Target and Office Depot all price match for anything that’s not Staples brand name.

Free – After Rebate – limit 1

Post-It 2″ x 3″ multi use labels, assorted colors

$1.00 – After Rebate

HammerMill 8.5″ x 11″ multipurpose paper – 500 sheets – limit 2

Staples photo plus 4″ x 6″ paper – gloss – 60 sheets

$0.01 – limit 2

Staples filer paper – 120 pk

$0.25 – limit 2

Bic Velocity retractable gel pens, black – 4 pk.

Pentel Hi-Polymer white block erasers – 3 pk (these are the BEST erasers!)

Staples mini composition books – 2 pk

$0.50 – limit 2

Staples translucent pencil box – assorted colors

Bic wite-out correction fluid

$1.00 – limit 2

Bic great erase dry-erase markers

Sharpie permanent markers – fine

Staples glue stucks – 4 pk

Staples notebook with elastic closure 3″ x 5″ – 80 sheets

Westcott 5″ scissors – 2 pk

Softsoap handsoap with aloe – 7.5 oz

Staples 3.25″ x 4.25″notebook  – 140 sheets

Staples 3.5″ x 5.25″ index card case, solid colors and designs

Staples 3-hole binder punch

Staples mini stapler

Pilot FriXion highlighters – 3 pk

$2.00 – limit 2

Staples Postscript mechanical pencils – 12 pk

Staedtler xcellence math set – 10 pieces

Staples side-bound journal with pen, 4″ x 6″ – 80 sheets

Staedtler mars plastic erasers – 4 pk.

Staples binder clips – assorted colors – 30 pk

$3.00

MasterLock padlock

Zebra Z-Mulsion EX retractable pens – 4 pk

Expo 8.9″ x 11.8″  dry-erase learning board with marker, plain and ruled sides

Kleenex facial tissues – 2 pk.

Pentel Finito! extra-fine porous point pens

$5.00

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ magnetic dry-erase board with marker and eraser

Locker Planet mesh box

Swingline compact stand-up stapler, assorted colors

Staples standard-weight top-loading clear sheet protectors

Expo neon dry-erase markers, bullet tip

Bic Clic Stic retractable ballpoint pens – 12 pack plus 12 free

Zebra Cadoozles mechanical pencils 0.7mm

Pentel EnerGel deluxe retractable gel pens, med.

Staples 7-pocket expanding poly file, letter size

Eraser and grip value tub

Quartet 12″ x 12″ cork tiles

Crayola washable markers and colored pencils

Really Useful products 9-L storage box

Compact stand up stapler

Signa premium writing pad – 6 pk

Staples stickies 3″ x 3″ – 12 pk

Staples #10 envelopes, pull and seal, white, security – 100 pk.

$6.00

55 – 62 quart buckle-up storage box

$10.00

Ticonderoga yellow pencils – 72 pk

Binder Recycling

If you have any old binders, bring them in. You’ll get $2.00 off the purchase of a new one for every old binder you bring in.

2 for $12.00

Avery 1″ binders

2 for $13.00

Staples Better binders 1″ binders

2 for $14.00

Avery 1.5″ binders

2 for $15.00

Staples Better binders 1.5″ binders

2 for $16.00

Avery 2″ binders

2 for $17.00

Staples Better binders 2″ binders

$17.99

1″ binders – Simply economy binders – 12 pk

50% off

All Uniball writing instruments

Target

Target will also price match ads. You need to bring the ad and the purchase up to customer service to pay and the item has to exactly match the picture. If you have a Red Card, you get 5% off your purchase. You can get one that’s a debit card – acts exactly the same way your debit card does.

$0.49

Paper Mate Eagle ballpoint pens – 10 ct.

RoseArt markers – 10 ct – FREE RoseArt crayons – 24 ct. – with purchase of markers

RoseArt colored pencils – 12 ct. – FREE RoseArt crayons – 24 ct. – with purchase of colored pencils

Standard-size fabric book cover

up & up index cards – 100 ct. ruled

2 pocket poly folder – with or without prongs

up & up ruler

Mead 70 sheet notebook

Scotch magic tape

Sterilite pencil case

$1.00

Post-it notes 3″ x 3″ – 90 ct

Five Star 1-subject notebook

Sharpie fine-tip markers – 2 -ct

Sharpie highlighters – 3 ct

up & up vinyl binder

up & up safety compass

up & up 9″ x 12″ art paper – 40 ct.

up & up sheet protectors – 20 pk

up & up 5-tab index dividers

$3.00

8″ locker shelf

up & up multi-purpose copy paper – 400 ct.

Ticonderoga yellow pencils – 24 ct.

Paper Mate Ink Joy 300RT ballpoint pens – 8 ct.

$6.00

Lexar 8GB USB drive

$8.00

Planners in assorted styles

8 piece locker kit in assorted styles

Combination dry erase/cork board

Case-It 2 zippered fabric binders

$12.00

Licensed lunch gear

$37.00

Assorted backpacks

$24.99

Trans by Jansport SuperMax backpack

Walgreens

$0.19 – with coupon – limit 3

Wooden ruler

8 for $1.00- with coupon – limit 16

Designer pencils

$0.29 – with coupon – limit 6

Wexford cap erasers – 15 pk

Wexford pink erasers – 2 pk.

$0.39 – with coupon

Wexford 5 tab dividers – limit 6

Wexford glue – school glue – 4 oz. or glue stick – 2 oz. – limit 3

Wexford sheet protectors – 10 pk. – limit 6

Scotch transparent tape – limit 4

Acco paper clips – 100 ct. – limit 4

$0.49 – with coupon – limit 3

Bic Cristal bold pens – 10 pk.

$0.79 – with coupon

Sharpie markers – 2 pk. – limit 3

Wexford binder – limit 1

$0.99 – with coupon

Wexford twistable highlighters – 3 pk – limit 3

Wexford retractable gel pens – 4 pk. – limit 3

Wexford mechanical pencils with refills – limit 3

It’s Academic stretch bookcover – limit 6

Wexford correction fluid – 2 pk. – limit 3

Wexford carry-all pouch – limit 3

2 for $3.00 – with coupon – limit 4

Paper Mate erasermate pens – 4 pk

$4.99 – with coupon – limit 2

Expo dry erase markers – 8 pk.

$0.12

Wexford or Oxford 2 pocket folders with or without prongs

$0.39

Paper Mate Write Bros. pens – 10 pk.

$0.49

Penway crayons – 24 ct.

Elmer’s school glue

All purpose glue sticks – 2 ct.

Paper Mate mechanical pencils – 10 pk

$0.69

Wexford or Penway filler paper – 130 sheets

$0.79

Bid brite liner fluorescent highlighters

Penway or Wexford 3-subject notebook – 120 sheets

6 for $1.00

Wexford or Penway mini memo or composition book

$0.99

Wexford color 1″ binder

Expo markers – 2 pk

Penway markers – 10 pk

Crayola colored pencils – 12 pk.

Wexford retractable gel pens – 4 pk.

$1.49

Wexford or Penway supplies

5 subject notebook – 180 sheets

3 subject composition book – 120 sheets

Graph planning pad – 2 ct.  – 50 sheets each

$1.99

Crayola washable markers classic – 8 pk

Crayola washable markers super tips – 20 pk

$4.99

Sharpie fine point permanent markers

Buy One Get One Free

Wexford or Penway 1, 3, or 5 subject notebooks

Backpacks or tote bags

Walmart

$0.25

Cra-Z-Art crayons or glue sticks

Fiskars 12″ wood ruler

$0.50

Elmer’s school glue sticks – 2 pk.

Erasers – 2 pk.

Composition books

$0.88

2 hole pencil sharpener

$0.97

Finger grip or flexi ruler

Bic Cristal pens – 10 pk.

Crayola markers – 10 ct.

Crayola colored pencils – 12 ct.

$1.47

Fiskars 5″ blunt or pointed scissors with sheath

$1.88

Five Star advance folder

$1.97

Character  notebook – 80 sheets

$2.00

8.5″ x 11″ dry erase board

$2.47

Avery 1″ durable binder with clear cover

Designer 1-subject notebook – 90 sheets

$2.50

Expo low odor dry erase markers – 4 ct.

$2.97

Omni 1 subject notebook – 100 sheets

$3.27

Five Star fashion 1-subject notebook – 100 sheets

$3.47

1″ cat or dog binders

$3.97

1″ glitter binder

$4.47

Pilot G2 Gel Pens – 4 pk.

$4.97

Character pencil pouch

Sharpie highlighters – 12 pk.

CONTEST

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Jul28

Back To School Shopping – Week Four

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I hope everyone had a successful week of Back To School shopping. Once again, a slow week for me due to this horrendous cold I’ve been fighting. On the bright side, I can sing like Phoebe….My stinky shoes….

This week, I will be doing most of my shopping on Friday. From August 3 – August 5, there is a tax holiday. School supplies under $15 each and clothes and shoes under $75 each are tax exempt. For a complete list, click here TaxExemptList. Office Depot will be my exception, as the sales run out quick and I need composition books and folders :-)

A reminder that there’s a contest for goody bags filled with school supplies at the end of the post.

The sales listed below are for SUNDAY JULY 29 – SATURDAY AUGUST 4. Happy Shopping :-)

CVS

For anything that says “with card”, you need a CVS Extra Care Card. It’s free and you get rewards while shopping with it. You can get one in the store, at the register. You’ll get “money” back to spend at CVS. You can also get coupons by scanning your card at the red kiosk in the store.

One strategy I use with this is to do two transactions. Do one with anything that will get you ExtraBucks back. Then use those on the next transaction. That way, you don’t forget about them.

$1.00 – WITH CARD

Select Caliber stationary items.

$9.99 – WITH CARD

SanDisk 4GB movile microSDHC card with adapter or 4GB SDHC memory card

Spend $15, get $3 in ExtraBucks Rewards – Limit 5

Spend $15 on ANY Crayola (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

Spend $15 on Five Star 1, 2, 3 or 5 subject notebooks (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

Spend $15 on ANY Paper Mate Ink Joy or Expo items (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards.

$20.99 – WITH CARD

HP ink #02, 22, 27, 60 or 75

Buy One, Get One 50% Off

Select Caliber stationary

All Bic pens, pencils, markers and wite-out

Georgia-Pacific copy and print paper – 500 sheets

Maxell CD-R 30-50 ct, DVD-R or DVD+R 15 ct

All Post-It or Scotch Tape items

All G2 of B2P pens

Office Depot

Office Depot will also price match, but only name brand items and usually not the “extreme deals” such as the penny sales. But, it never hurts to ask!

Teachers, make sure you use your Star Teacher Card for purchases. Also, ask at the store about limits. I had one manager tell me that teachers had triple the limit at his store because he felt so bad for us.

$0.01 each

Office Depot Brand 2-pocket folders assorted colors 681-080, 681-681 – limit 10

$0.25 each

Office Depot Brand marble composition books – limit 3

Personal Care hand sanitizer with clip – limit 3

Scholastic standard crayons – 24 pack – limit 3

Office Depot brand ballpoint pens – 10 pk – limit 3

$0.50 each

Office Depot brand 12″ acrylic ruler

$0.99 each

tug 2 hold manual pencil sharpener

Office Depot brand wooden pencils – 12 pk

Office Depot brand eraser caps – 12 pk

Office Depot brand filler paper

Space saver pencil box

$1.00 each

Paper Mate erasermate pens – 5 pk

Really Useful Boxes – 0.07 – 0.14 liter

Personal Care antibacterial liquid soap

SchoolWorks 5″ scissors – 2 pk

Office Depot brand poly index card box

Scholastic glue sticks – 2-pk

Mini metal storage bins

Office Depot brand scissors

Foray erasable highlighters – 3 pk

Scholastic bookcover

Paper Mate pink pear erasers

Office Depot brand stainless steel rulers

PowerHouse antibacterial wipes

$2.00 each

Office Depot brand name badges

Office Depot brand reinforcement labels 200-pk

Perk kitchen roll towels – 2 pk

Mead Scholastic notebook

Select Post-It super sticky die cut notes

Liquid Paper micro correction tape

Made in the USA wood pencils – 12 pk

Prang watercolor set

PaperPro nano mini stapler

$2.50 each

Wilson Jones 1″ lite-touch no-gap locking round-ring view binders

$3.00 each

Office Depot brand invisible tape in dispensers – 4 pk

Foray magnetic dry-erase board

Office Depot brand clipboard

Zebra Z-Grips, ball point pens, and mechanical pencils – 7 pk

Bic mini mechanical pencils – 28 pk

Energizer Max AA/AAA alkaline batteries – 4 pk

Post-It flags – 10 pk. pades

Five Star XL reinforced filer paper

Sharpie permanent fine-point markers – 5 pk

$4.00 each

Office Depot brand perf-top junior writing pads – 12 pk

Art Street construction paper – 300 pk

Office Depot brand premium multipurpose paper bonus ream (free 125 sheets)

Office Depot brand low-odor dry erase markers – 12 pk

Life+Gear glowsticks (not sure how this is a school supply…..)

Five Star stand n store pencil holders

Office Depot brand 3-hole punch

Post-It 3″ x  3″ note cubes

PaperPro evo compact stapler

Kleenez boutique facial tissues

Really Useful boxes plastic 3L storage box

$6.99 each

Sandisk 8 GB neon mini usb drivers

$7.99 each

Ativa 4GB fashion USB drives

$8.99 each

Lexar TwistTurn USB flash drive

$10.00 each

SwissGreat Backpack

20% off Locker Accessories

Locker Culture locker kit or 3 piece locker set

Office Max

Limits for teachers are double the limits stated.

FREE – limit 2 of each with a $5 min. purchase

Crayons, rules, sharpener

$0.10

Dixon #2 pencils – 10-pk – limit 2

Paper Mate Write Bros blue or black pens – 10 pk – limit 3

$0.50 each

OfficeMax disappearing purple or white small glue sticks – 4 pk – limit 3

OfficeMax poly 3-fastner folder – limit 5

OfficeMax college or wide rule filler paper – 100 sheets – limit 3

OfficeMax clear zipper binder pocket – limit 5

$1.00 each

Schoolio 3″ x 5″ ruled or blank index cards – 100 pk

OfficeMax 2-pocket with fasteners or 4 pocket laminate folders

Paper lunch bags – 50 ct.

Resealable gallon bags – 12 ct

Resealable sandwich bags – 35 ct

Bounty Basic single roll paper towels – 52 ct

$2.00 each

OfficeMax 1-hole punch with grip or 3-hole notebook punch

Clorox fresh scent disinfecting wipes – 35 ct

OfficeMax 3-subject college or wide rule notebook – 120 sheets

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ dry erase board

$3.00 each – when you buy 3 or more

OfficeMax 1″ durable view binders

$5.00 each – when you buy 3 or more

OfficeMax 1.5″ durable view binders

$6.99 each

Verbatim store n’ go 8GB USB 2.0 drive

Buy One Get One 50% off

All Bic writing and wite-out supplies

Buy 2, Get 1 Free

All Mead Five Star folders, binders, pencil pouches, notebooks and reinforced filler paper

All regularly priced Post-It and OfficeMax flags, notes, tabs and dispensers

All regularly priced Scotch and OfficeMax tape, adhesives and dispensers

All Crayola markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint and dry erase supplies

All Iris plastic storage

Buy 2, Get 2 Free

All EXPO markers, All Paper Mate InkJoy pens

These prices are only good with the coupon in the ad. Bring the ad from your newspaper – most of the ads in the store don’t have the coupons

$1.00 each

Avery 5-tab ready index reference dividers

Paper Mate profile assorted retractable ballpoint pens – 4 pk

SAVE $3.00

Select OfficeMax color, inkjet and laser paper reams

$5.00 each

Zebra Z-Grip black or assorted  ballpoint pens or 0.7 mm mechanical pencils – 24 pk

PaperPro compact stapler

Post-It 3″ x 3″ super sticky notes – 5 pk

$10.00 each

Sharpie ultra-fine assorted permanent markers – 24 pk

Save 50%

on a Scotch fashion tape dispenser with purchase of a Scotch magic tape refill 6 or 10 pk

Staples

Just a reminder about their teacher program this year (and I’m sighing loudly as I type this). You can purchase 2 for $0.01 and 23 at regular price. You will get the purchase price of the 23 regularly priced items back in the form of Staples Rewards, that are only good to buy things at Staples. I would STRONGLY encourage you to e-mail Staples and voice your concerns about the program this year.

There is a $5.00 off $50 coupon on the front of the ad. Bring the one from your paper, they don’t usually have coupons on the ad in the store.

$0.01 – limit 2

Staples standard paper clips – 100 pk

$0.01 – limit 6

Home Select pocket tissues

$0.01 – limit 10

2-pocket paper golder, assorted colors, with and without fasteners

$0.25 – limit 4

Bic mechanical pencils

Prang chalk, assorted colors

$0.50 – limit 4

Staples poly-cover composition book or 1 subject notebook

2 for $1.00 – limit 4

RoseArt crayons – 24 pk

$1.00 – limit 2

1″ Avery durable binder

$1.00 – After Rebate

Staples 8.5″ x 11″ multipurpose paper – 500 sheets – limit 2

Staples photo supreme 8.5″ x 11″ paper, double-sided matte – 50 pk – limit 4

$1.00 – limit 4

Staples 3″ x 4.25″ memo book with magnetic closure – 60 sheets

Staples mini poly snap envelope 4″ x 6″

Staples #10 envelopes tamper evident – 20 pk

Staedtier compass or protractor

Staples assorted patterns composition books

Staples dry-erase board eraser

6″ x 9″ top-wire writing pads, colors or prints

Softsoap aloe

RoseArt colored pencils – 15 pk

$2.00 – limit 4

Staples jumbo glue sticks

Staples pushpins in jar – 125 pk

Pilot FriXion ball gel pens – fine – 3 pk

Crayola washable markers or crayons

Lysol sanitizing wipes, spring scent

Really Useful storage box 1.6L

$2.99

Purell instant hand sanitizer

WetOnes citrus disinfecting wipes

2 for $3.00

Scotch expressions tape

$3.00

Scotch dual-lock fasteners

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ magnetic dry-erase board with marker and eraser

Ticonderoga black pencils – 24 pk

Pentel 24/7 liquid highlighters, assorted colors

Crayola crayons – 64 pk

$5.00

Swingline compact stand-up stapler, assorted colors

Staples standard-weight top-loading clear sheet protectors

Expo neon dry-erase markers, bullet tip

Bic Velocity retractable ballpoint pens, bold, assorted colors

Zebra Z-Grip mechanical pencils 0.7mm

Pentel EnerGel deluxe retractable gel pens, med.

All Paper Mate Ink Joy retractable pens

Bienfang 8.5″ x 11″ sketch pad

Binder Recycling

If you have any old binders, bring them in. You’ll get $2.00 off the purchase of a new one for every old binder you bring in.

2 for $7.00

Avery 0.5″ or 1″ binders

2 for $9.00

Avery Mini 5″ x 8″ binders

2 for $10.00

Avery 1.5″ binders

2 for $14.00

Avery 2″ binders

Target

Target will also price match ads. You need to bring the ad and the purchase up to customer service to pay and the item has to exactly match the picture. If you have a Red Card, you get 5% off your purchase. You can get one that’s a debit card – acts exactly the same way your debit card does.

$0.94

Paper Mate Eagle ballpoint pens – 10 ct.

$1.00

RoseArt watercolors – 16 ct

USA Gold wood pencils – 10 or 12 ct

Maped pencil sharpener

RoseArt markers – 8 ct

Paper Mate pink pearl erasers – 3 ct

$2.00

up and up 1″ clear-cover ring binder

Fashion notebooks, licensed notebooks and composition books

Fashion pencil cases and pouches

Crayola crayons – 48 ct

$3.00

Pentel colored pencils – 12 ct

Mead 3-subject notebooks

Elmer’s glue sticks – 12 ct.

$8.00

Planners in assorted styles

8 piece locker kit in assorted styles

Combination dry erase/cork board

Case-It 2 zippered fabric binders

$12.00

Licensed lunch gear

$37.00

Assorted backpacks

$45.00

Grip and SwissGear backpacks

Walgreens

$0.15 – with coupon – limit 6

Wexford mini highlighers

100 pack of index cards

$0.39 – with coupon – limit 4

Wexford pencil or index card case

100 pack of index cards

$0.49 – with coupon – limit 2

Hard handle scissors

3 for $1.00 – with coupon – limit 6

Wexford  pocket portfolio or portfolio with prongs

$0.49

Wexford glue sticks – 3 pk

$0.69

Penway colored pencils – 12 pk

$0.99

Wexford construction paper

Dixon variety pack – 25 pk

Bic Crystal pens – 4 pk

Keychain calculator

Lockermate clip on sharpener/eraser

Wexford index dividers

Walmart

$0.25

Cra-Z-Art crayons or glue sticks

Fiskars 12″ wood ruler

$0.50

Cra-Z-Art classic or bold washable markers – 10 ct

Cra-Z-Art colored pencils – 12 ct

$0.82

Filler paper – 150 sheets

$0.97

Nylon zipper binder pouch or Sterilite pencil box

5 tab erasable dividers

$1.47

Fiskars 5″ scissors with sheath

$1.54

Sharpie fine point markers – black – 3 markers for the price of 2

$1.74

Bic brite liner highlighters

$1.84

Inc pink erasers

$1.94

Mead learn to letter or learn to write tablet

$2.24

1″ D-ring binder with clear cover

$2.44

Mead primary journal early creative story tablet

$2.50

Bic Atlantis epns – 4 pk

$3.37

Sharpie pens – blue or black – 2 pk

$3.77

USA Gold pencils – 24 ct.

$3.97

Mead 2-sided dry erase board

Sharpie fine point markers – 8 ct

CONTEST

Just a reminder to click the link to enter my raffle. You could win a goody bag of school supplies. Just click the link below to enter. Good Luck!

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Jul21

Back To School Shopping – Week Three – July 22 – July 28

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I hope everyone had a successful week of Back To School shopping. Personally, this was a crazy week and I missed a sale or two – sigh. Oh well, this week is looking good to make up for it.

A reminder that there’s a contest for goody bags filled with school supplies at the end of the post. This is round two for the contest. Congratulations to the first round of winners, Denise L. and Marjorie S.!!

The sales listed below are for SUNDAY JULY 22 – SATURDAY JULY 28. Happy Shopping :-)

Big Lots

Entering for the first time this school supply season is Big Lots. Some GREAT deals here!!!

$0.39 – Lowest price on everything but the pencils this season.

Index cards – 100 ct.

Rulers

Pencils – 8 ct.

Composition books

$0.49

2 pocket poly portfolio folders – no prongs are listed

$1.00

Mechanical pencils – 6 ct.

Zipper pencil pouch

Fashion portfolio

Erasers – 3 pk.

$2.00

Compass set

Fashion notebook

1″ binder

Smooth ball pens – 24 ct.

Hi-Liter – 4 pk.

$3.00

Copy paper – 400 count

Student planner

$5.00

Thermos lunch kits

$6.00

Travel mouse or travel cooling fan

$8.00

8 GB SDHC flash drive or memory card

$9.00

Multi-Compartment backpacks – licenses and styles vary

Student lap desk – colors vary

$10.00

iHome 2.4 GHz mouse

iHome Full Size cooking fan

$15.00

Angry Birds student lap desk

CVS

For anything that says “with card”, you need a CVS Extra Care Card. It’s free and you get rewards while shopping with it. You can get one in the store, at the register. You’ll get “money” back to spend at CVS. You can also get coupons by scanning your card at the red kiosk in the store.

One strategy I use with this is to do two transactions. Do one with anything that will get you ExtraBucks back. Then use those on the next transaction. That way, you don’t forget about them.

$0.88

Kleenex tissues for 100 count regular or 70 count with lotion – limit 7. At this price, even if it’s not on the list, please donate a box or two to your child’s classroom. The classrooms no longer have tissues supplied by the school.

Buy One, Get One 50% Off – WITH CARD

Sharpie fine point markers – 8 ct.

All Bic pens, pencils, markers or wite-out

Scotch packaging tape or stationery masking tape

Crayola markers – 10 ct. colored pencils – 12 ct., or sidewalk chalk – 15 ct.

Select Caliber stationery items (excludes notebooks and pads)

Caliber 100% tree-free multi-purpose paper – 400 ct.

Backpacks and lunch carriers

$3.00 ExtraBucks Rewards with $15 purchase

Spend $15 on ANY Sharpie, Paper Mate Ink Joy or Expo items (excluding clearance items) and you’ll get $3.00 in ExtraBucks Rewards. You can combine this with the buy one get one 50% off sale on the Sharpies.

Mechanical pencils – 6 ct.

Office Depot

Office Depot is in on the act this week. They will also price match, but only name brand items and usually not the “extreme deals” such as the penny sales. But, it never hurts to ask!

Teachers, make sure you use your Star Teacher Card for purchases. Also, ask at the store about limits. I had one manager tell me that teachers had triple the limit at his store because he felt so bad for us.

$0.10 each

Office Depot Brand acrylic ruler – limit 3

Office Depot brand protractor – limit 3

$0.50

Wilson Jones 1″ Poly Binder – limit 3

Scholastic Glue Sticks – 4 pk. – limit 3

Bic Wite-Out correction tape – limit 3

$1.00

Office Depot brand hole punch

Elmer’s washable school glue

Office Depot brand 12″ wooden ruler with metal edge

Really Useful boxes

$3.00

Fiskars 7″ student scissors

Scotch reusable adhesive shapes – 18 ct.

Scotch magic tape in dispensers  – 2 pk

Fashion clipboard

3M Duct Tape

$4.00

Locker Culture Locker Accessories

Magnetic pencil pouch

Wire mesh box

Double storage cup

Dry erase board

Office Depot brand school copy paper – white, green and blue only

$5.00

Swingline SmartCut personal trimmer. This is regular priced  $18.99. It’s handy to have around the house for that price and a great donation to a classroom for the teacher.

Scotch stiletto tape dispenser with magic tape

Post-It pop-up not dispenser – heart

Swingline 545 desk stapler combination pack with staplesa nd remover

Metal/Mesh storage bins

$9.00

Office Depot brand colorful file totes

25% off Backpacks

The ad just says regular priced $12.99 – $92.99, but nothing more specific

40% off select writing and coloring

Ad only says Pens, Markers, Highlighters, Pencils and Crayons regular priced $4.19 – $19.99

It does picture a variety of items, but I don’t know if those are the items, or the only items, or what the story is. I would suggest asking when you get to the store.

Office Max

Limits for teachers are double the limits stated.

FREE

#2 pencils – up to 20 free after $5 minimum purchase, before taxes, per household. These are in a bin and sold individually.

$0.01 – After $11.98 Rebate of MAXPERKS BONUS REWARDS – You can only spend this rebate in the store. – Limit 2

Avery 8160 White inkjet address labels

$1.00 – After $6.29 Rebate of MAXPERKS BONUS REWARDS – You can only spend this rebate in the store. – Limit 2

OfficeMax bright multiuse copy paper – 500 sheets

$1.00

Schoolio 3×5 ruled or blank index cards – 100 pack

Sliding pencil box

Westcott 5″ junior blunt or pointed scissors

Really useful boxes

Laminate folders – 2 pocket with prongs – 4 pockets no prongs

OfficeMax poly notebooks – 70 ct.

Resealable sandwich bags – 35 ct, resealable gallon bags – 12 ct., paper lunch bags – 50 ct.

$2.00

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ dry erase boards

Elmers or Avery glue sticks – 3 pk. (terrible price on these)

Westcott KleenCut 8″ scissors

Select Scotch magic tape dispensers

$3.00

Swingline tot stapler

Clorox Fresh Scent disinfecting wipes – 35 ct

Kleenex tissues – 2 pk

OfficeMax 5-subject notebook – 180 sheets

Avery 5724 white reinforcement labels – 160 ct. (didn’t know anyone used these anymore – interesting)

Two for $5.00

Ticonderoga pencils – 24 pack

All Prang art supplies

$5.00

Schoolio 13 pocket expanding file

Two for $8.00

Select Post-It flags or Command hooks and hanging strips

$7.99

Sandisk Cruzer 8GB Flash drive

Buy 2, Get 1 Free

All (In)Place heavy-duty view binders and binder accessories

All Sharpie and Expo markers and highlighters

All Crayola markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint and dry erase supplies

All Iris plastic storage

$5.00 off $25.00 Supply Purchase Coupon

This coupon is in the ad, on the front cover. You can also print the coupon on-line. Just go to the link above, click on the tab for the ad, click on the coupon and it will download to your desktop.

Staples

Just a reminder about their teacher program this year (and I’m sighing loudly as I type this). You can purchase 2 for $0.01 and 23 at regular price. You will get the purchase price of the 23 regularly priced items back in the form of Staples Rewards, that are only good to buy things at Staples. I would STRONGLY encourage you to e-mail Staples and voice your concerns about the program this year.

$0.01 – limit 2

Staples pink cap erasers

Staples ruled 3″ x 5″ white index cards – 100 pack

FREE after rebate

Zebra #2 0.7MM mechanical pencils – 10 pack – limit 1

Pentel RSVP ballpoint pens – fine – black – 5 pack – limit 1

$0.25 – limit 4

Staples stickies 1.2″ tape flags

$0.50 – limit 4

Sharpie accent tank highlighters – 5 pack

$1.00 – limit 4

Post-It die-cut notes – 2 pack

Avery glue sticks – 3 pack

Rose Art markers or paints

At-A-Glance dry erase calendar and note decal

Staples poly zipper envelope check size

Staples clipboard – 5.5″ x 9″

$1.00 after rebate – limit 2

Staples 8.5″ x 11″ multipurpose paper

$1.00 after rebate – limit 4

HP everyday 8.5″ x 11″ photo paper

$2.00

Staples memo pad

Staples graph-ruled notebook

Westcott 7″ soft-handle scissors

Clorox disinfectant wipes – 35 ct.

Pentel finto! porous point extra fine pens

Staples filer paper – 100 sheets – limit 2

Staples Accel 1 subject poly cover notebook – 100 sheets

$3.00

Expo dry-erase markers – fine tip – 4 pk

Sharpie twin tip permanent markers – ultra-fine/fine tips

Staples construction paper – 200 sheets

MasterLock padlock

Color coded filler paper – 100 sheets – limit 2

$4.00

Ticonderoga #2 pre-sharpened pencils – 18 pack

Bic mechanical pencils

$5.00

Staples letter/legal size SureFIT blue storage boxes

Omnitech battery operated pencil sharpeners (I bought one of these last year and it worked for 5 minutes, if it was that long)

Zebra Z-Grip retractable ballpoint pens, medium, black and assorted – 24 pack

Target

Target will also price match ads. You need to bring the ad and the purchase up to customer service to pay. If you have a Red Card, you get 5% off your purchase. You can get one that’s a debit card – acts exactly the same way your debit card does.

$0.49

Pencil case or pouch

Ruled index cards – 100 ct

1 hole pencil sharpener

Pink erasers – 2 ct

$0.99

Elmer’s school glue sticks – 6 ct

Bic mechanical pencils – 8 ct

Selected Mead folders, notebooks and composition books

Crayola colored pencils – 12 ct

$1.00

Pencils – 24 ct

Drawing pad – 40 sheets

Construction paper – 96 sheets

Kid scissors – 2 pack

$1.50

Reinforced filler paper – 100 ct

$2.00

Up and Up sticky notes – 400 ct

Up and Up tape – 3 pk

$3.00

Printer paper – 400 sheets

Notebook – 3 count

1.5″ binder with dividers, tabs and ruler

$22.00

Embark jartop backpack with free lunch kit

Walgreens

$0.19 – with coupon in ad

Wexford highlighters – limit 6

$0.29 – with coupon in ad

Wexford or Penway erasers – 15 pack cap erasers, 2 pack pink erasers – limit 3

$0.39

Sharpie marker

Wexford or Corner Office

5 tab divider

Sheet protectors – 10 ct

Wexford

Sticky notes – 280 count

2 pocket portfolio

School glue – 4 oz

Jumbo glue stick (AMAZING deal!!!)

$0.69 – with coupon in ad

School supplies box – limit 3

Five for $1.00 – with coupon in ad

Wexford or Penway mini memo or composition book – 50 – 80 sheets – limit 10

$0.99

Fiskars kid scissors – blunt or pointed

$1.49

Wexford or Penway school supplies

5-subject notebooks

Graph planning pad – 2 pack

3-subject composition book

$1.99

Paper Mate pens – 4 pack profile

Paper Mate pens – 8 pack 300RT

$2.99

Wexford pens or pencils

Retractable gel pens – 10 pk

Mechanical pencils – 30 pk

Buy One Get One Free

Avery, Oxford, Wexford or Acco binders

Urban Sport, Tech Gear, Anchorage or Licensed Backpacks

CONTEST

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Jul14

Week Two – Back To School Supplies – July 15 – July 21

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I hope everyone had a successful week of Back To School shopping. I hit the ground running last week and am gearing up for this week.

A reminder that there’s a contest for goody bags filled with school supplies at the end of the post.

The sales listed below are for SUNDAY JULY 15 – SATURDAY JULY 21. Happy Shopping :-)

CVS

For anything that says “with card”, you need a CVS Extra Care Card. It’s free and you get rewards while shopping with it. You can get one in the store, at the register. You’ll get “money” back to spend at CVS. You can also get coupons by scanning your card at the red kiosk in the store.

One strategy I use with this is to do two transactions. Do one with anything that will get you ExtraBucks back. Then use those on the next transaction. That way, you don’t forget about them.

And, Sunday – Wednesday, scan your card at the kiosk and get $4.00 off a $20.00 purchase! That $20.00 is BEFORE coupons. There are lots of good deals on soap, snacks, sunscreen, etc in the ad worth checking out.

$0.88

CVS tissues for 75-90 count upright or 184 family size – limit 10. At this price, even if it’s not on the list, please donate a box or two to your child’s classroom. The classrooms no longer have tissues supplied by the school.

10 for $1.00 – With Card

Caliber 2Pocket folders (it doesn’t say with prongs)

3 for $1.00 – With Card

Caliber 1-subject notebooks

$1.00 – With Card

Mead index cards or envelopes

Caliber pencils – 10 count

multi-size sharpener

$3.99 – With Card

Expo dry erase markers – 4 count

Caliber 100% Tree-Free multipurpose paper

Buy One, Get One 50% off – With Card

All Scotch mailing tape

Paper Mate mechanical pencils

Philips headphones or chargers

Spend $15, get $3 in Extrabucks Rewards – With Card

Spend $25 on any Crayola products (excluding iMarker and clearance items) get $3 in Extrabucks to spend.

Office Depot

Office Depot is in on the act this week. They will also price match, but only name brand items and usually not the “extreme deals” such as the penny sales. But, it never hurts to ask!

Teachers, make sure you use your Star Teacher Card for purchases. Also, ask at the store about limits. I had one manager tell me that teachers had triple the limit at his store because he felt so bad for us.

$0.10 each

Office Depot Brand 2-pocket folders with and without prongs. – 3imit 10

tug pencil sharpener – limit 3

$0.50 each

Office Depot flexible ruler – limit 3 (Side Note – Please keep these as a ruler for home. They end up getting played with in class. Your teacher will thank you :-)

Crayola crayons – 24 pack – limit 3

Foray rollerball and porous point single pens – limit 10

$2.00

Purell hand sanitizer – 8 oz pump – There might be a coupon here, but it’s not accessible for Macs. You can also try here for a $1.00 coupon. Once you print it, hit the back button on your browser and it will print again. These coupons will print twice on each computer you have in the house.

Fiskars 5″ scissors blunt and pointed tip

Elmers X-Treme glue stick (these are the big ones)

2.2 qt sparkle boxes – blue and purple

3M Command damage free wire hooks – 3 pack

Office Depot tissues – 80 count per box – 3 pack

$3.99

1″ fashion binders

$4.00

Post-It flags – 5 pack – 100 flags per pad

Office Depot brand clipboard – 9 x 12

Scotch double-sided tape – 2 pack

Office Depot School Copy Paper – white, green and blue (another great donation and classrooms don’t have access to colored paper)

Office Depot 3-Hole punch

$6.00

Office Depot binder clips – small – 12 pack

Swingline SmartTouch staplers

Office Depot filing/stacking crates

Post-It 3×3 super sticky notes – 3 pack

$7.99

Altiva 4GB Fashion USB drive (these are super cute!)

$10.00

Office Depot colorful file totes

$17.00

Office Depot folding mobile cart – perfect for schlepling piles of work home from school.

Texas Instruments Calculators

$84.99 – TI-83 plus graphing – Price is after $5 instant and $10 mail in savings Visa PrePaid card – In-store price – $94.99

$99.99 – TI-84 plus graphing – Price is after $10 instant and $10 mail in savings Visa PrePaid card – In-store price – $109.99

$119.99 – TI-84 plus  silver addition graphing – Price is after $10 mail in savings Visa PrePaid card – In-store price – $129.99

Buy One Get One Free

Highlighters and Wood Pencils – regular price $0.99 – $14.49. There are some exclusions – 417-008, 890-878, 891-166, 819-204

All 3M labels – regular price $9.99 – $62.99

25% off

backpacks

sheet protectors

dividers

Office Max

Limits for teachers are double the limits stated.

$0.10

Purell 0.5 hand sanitizer – This link has a coupon for $1.00 off 3 or more Purell products. The limit is 6. Not sure if they will give you the $1.00 if you just buy 3 or if you’ll have to buy 6 and then one at $0.49. Even if that’s the case, you’ll get 7 for $0.10!

$0.25

Just Basics assorted, blue, black or purple ball point pens – 10 pack – limit 3

$0.50

OfficeMax poly 3-fastener folders – limit 5

OffcieMax clear zipper binder pocket – limit 5

Really Useful 0.14 liter storage boxes

$1.00

Schoolio 1″ or 1.5″ poly ring binder – limit 3

Basic paper towel roll

OfficeMax 1 subject notebook – limit 5

OfficeMax glue bottle and glue sticks or glue bottle and 5″ scissors combo – limit 3

Crayola crayons

Paper Mate pink pearl erasers – 3 pack – limit 2

Sharpie highlighters – 4 pack – limit 2

$2.00

Bic round stic grip ballpoint pens – black, green, red or fine-point black – 12 pack

Post-It notes 2×2 cube

OfficeMax mini stapler or 1-hole punch

OfficeMax 3 subject notebook – 120 sheets – limit 5

OfficeMax 0.7mm mechanical pencil starter pack

$3.00

Schoolio 10 pocket organizer

Scotch tape 3 pack

Pilot G2 red rolling ball gel pens – 2 pack

Pilot G2 purple retractable gel ink pens – 2 pack

OfficeMax 5-subject notebook – 180 sheets – limit 5

All Sharpie permanent marker 5 packs – limit 2

All Expo dry erase 4-packs – limit 2

Kleenex facial tissues 2- pack

Clorox fresh scent disinfecting wipes – 35 count

$4.00

Bic wite-out quick dry  2 pack – limit 2

Purell 12 oz. original hand sanitizer

Really Useful 3.0 liter boxes

Avery disappearing purple or white small glue sticks – 6 pack

Schoolio 7 pocket expanding file

All OfficeMax 1″ durable view binders

$6.99

All Schoolio fashion USB hubs

$199.99

Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus SE graphing calculator

25% off

ALl Hydration bottles and High Sierra backpacks

Staples

Just a reminder about their teacher program this year (and I’m sighing loudly as I type this). You can purchase 2 for $0.01 and 23 at regular price. You will get the purchase price of the 23 regularly priced items back in the form of Staples Rewards, that are only good to buy things at Staples. This is a great deal if you’re planning on purchasing a big ticket item like a computer later, since all the supplies you’re buying will basically be free and the money you’re spending will go towards your big ticket item. Otherwise, the deal stinks.

$0.01 – limit 2

Staples 8.5″ x 11″ writing pad

Avery insertable 5-tab dividers

FREE after rebate

Bic matic grip 0.7 mm mechanical pencils – limit 1

$0.25 – limit 4

Bic Velocity retractable ballpoint pens – bold, black – 2 pack

$0.50 – limit 4

Lucky SuperSoft antibacterial wet wipes – 50 pack

Staples single hole manual pencil sharpener

Westcott 12″ finger-grip ruler

Staples translucent pencil box

$1.00 – limit 4

Staples translucent plastic clipboard – memo size

Staedtier compass or protractor

Staples Remarx dry-erase markers – 6 pack

Expo dry-erase board cleaner

Zebra Z-Grip retractable ballpoint pens – medium – 5 pack – Find a coupon here (go to the second page)

$1.00 – after rebate

Staples multipurpose paper – limit 2

Staples photo supreme 8.5″ x 11″ double sided matte – 50 pack – limit 4

$2.00 – limit 4

Purell instant hand sanitizer

Staples 3″ x 5″ memo books – 75 sheets – 5 pack

Staples 3.5″ x 4.5″ notepad with pen

13 pocket poly expanding coupon file

Bic brite liner grip highlighters – 5 pack

Scotch transparent tape – 3 pack

$3.00

Bic wite out – tape, liquid and pens

Staples mesh zip envelops – 2 pack

Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ magnetic dry erase board with marker and eraser

Studio C by Carolina Pad 1 subject notebook or composition book

Assorted Crayola products

$5.00

Scotch moving and storage tape – 3 pack

Locker Planet locker accessories

Zebra Cadoozle 0.7 mm mechanical pencils – 28 pack – Find a coupon here (Go to the second page)

Sharpie permanent markers – 12 count

Westcott 8″ scissors – 3 pack

Binder Recycling

If you have any old binders, bring them in. You’ll get $2.00 off the purchase of a new one for every old binder you bring in.

2 for $7.00

Avery 0.5″ or 1″ binders

2 for $9.00

Avery Mini 5″ x 8″ binders

2 for $10.00

Avery 1.5″ binders

2 for $14.00

Avery 2″ binders

$9.99

Texas Instruments TI-30Xz scientific calculator

$14.99

Texas Instruments TI-30SXIIS scientific calculator

$19.99

Texas Instruments TI-34 multiview scientific calculator

$109.99

Texas Instruments TI-84SE graphing calculator

Buy One Get One Free

All Bic Atlantis pens and pencils

Target

Target will also price match ads. You need to bring the ad and the purchase up to customer service to pay. If you have a Red Card, you get 5% off your purchase. You can get one that’s a debit card – acts exactly the same way your debit card does.

$0.25

RoseArt 4 oz school glue with spreader

RoseArt glue sticks – 2 pack

$0.99

Bic cristal pens – 10 pack

Crayola crayons in Target-exclusive themes – 8 count

$1.00

Trend notebooks and composition books

$1.50

Trend fashion coin purses, pencil cases, erasers and wood pencils

Glam pencil set – 8 count

Glam notebook

Glam scissors

$2.00

Lego or Hello Kitty notebooks

$8.00

Licensed lunch kit

$9.99

Lexar 16GB USB drive

$12.00

Artic Zone neoprene lunch kit

Thermos 10 oz or 12 oz FUNtainer

$13 – $41

Backpacks

Walgreens

$0.39

Wexford or Penway

pencils – 8 pack

pencil sharpeners

pencil case

index cards – 70 or 100 pack

index card case

$0.49

Wexford or Penway 1 subject notebook – 60 sheets

$0.69

Composition books

$0.79 – with coupon in ad – limit 3, but they rarely enforce the limit

Elmer’s glue – jumbo glue stick

Elmer’s glue – liquid glue

6 for $1.00 – with coupon in ad – limit 12, but they rarely enforce the limit

Wexford 2-pocket folder with prongs

$3.99

Adventure Trails backpack

Drawstring – 2 pack

Walmart

$0.10

Elmer’s washable school glue stick – 0.21 oz

$0.15

2 pocket paper folders

2 pocket paper folders with prongs

$0.17

1 subject notebook – 70 sheets

$0.50

Crayola crayons

Elmer’s washable school glue

composition notebook

$0.88

Wilson Jones 5 tab insertable dividers

$0.92

1″ economy binder

$0.97

Crayola colored pencils – 12 pack

Crayola classic markers – 10 pack

Bic cristal pens – 10 pack

1 subject notebook – 90 sheets – poly cover

$1.12

Dixon pencils – 20 pack

$1.27

Fat notebook – 200 sheets

$1.47

Bic mechanical pencils – 10 pack

$1.84

Write Dudes USA gold pencils – 10 pack

$1.88

Crayola large washable crayons – 8 pack

Five Star 7″ x 5″ notebook – 100 sheets – 2 pockets – poly cover

$1.94

Avery 1″ durable binder – 200 sheet capacity

$1.97

Crayola washable crayons – 24 pack

Scribble stuff boys or girls fun pack

Five Star 1 subject notebook – 100 sheets – 2 pockets

$2.27

Ticonderoga pencils – 10 pack

$2.47

PaperMate profile ball point pens – 4 pack

9″ x 6″ fashion notebook – 120 sheets

Avery 1″ durable binder with clear cover – 200 sheet capacity

$2.50

Expo markers – 4 pack

Avery 5-tab style edge dividers

$2.94

Z-Grip Animals ball point pens – 5 pack – Find a coupon here (Go to the second page)

Cadoozies mechanical pencils – 10 pack

$2.97

Omni 1 subject notebook – 100 sheets – 3 pocket poly divider – durable cover

$3.42

Crayola twistable colored pencils – 12 pack

$3.47

Five Star reinforced filler paper

$3.97

Crayola twistables crayons – 24 pack

Bic mechanical pencils – 24 pack

PaperMate mechanical pencil starter kit

$4.47

Pilot G2 gel pens – 4 pack

$4.97

1.5″ poly zipper binder

$9.94

1.5″ or 2″ Pro Platinum zipper binder

$12.97

2″ Five Star Xpanz zipper binder

CONTEST

Just a reminder to click the link to enter my raffle. You could win a goody bag of school supplies. Just click the link below to enter. Good Luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Jul8

UPDATE

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Shopping for Teachers

OfficeMax

OfficeMax this year is doubling their limits for teachers. Not on the items that have rebates, but anything in the store, even items with the coupon. I was doing the happy dance as I was able to get 4 reams for colored paper for $12 and 20 free folders!!!

Staples

So in the past, Staples let teachers buy 25 of the penny items, without a minimum purchase. A few years ago, they changed it that we had a 25 limit with a $5.00 minimum purchase. This year, they pretty much disbanded the program. Teachers can purchase 2 of the item for a penny and the rest at regular price. However, they will reimburse the full price amount in reward dollars. So for the deal this week, we’d have to pay about $64 out of pocket for glue, crayons and pens and get it back in reward dollars. As if any of us have that kind of money for crayons, glue and pens.
I have always praised Staples for their program as a way to give back to the classroom. We’re buying these supplies, out of our own pocket for our classrooms, not to sell on eBay. I will be writing to Staples to express my displeasure with this new policy and encourage other teachers to do the same.