BACK TO SCHOOL DEALS THRU JULY 30

How many of you are counting down the days until school starts?? Well, for those of you who like to plan ahead and score the best deals/sales, then be sure to read this week’s Back to School Sales 🙂 The best deals are ones that are FREE, so I am going to bold those and make them RED for you to easily see

Don’t forget to check out Wendy’s post on how she got she got FREE school supplies for 3 Kids….which I would highly recommend reading!

Just a side note…if you are still looking for Post-it notes or products, there are some great coupons available here:

$0.75/1 – Post-it Flags or Tabs, 3pk to 5pk, Target Coupon – (target.com) ~ which you can stack w/manu. coupon!
$2.00/1 – Post it Flags or Tabs $3.00 or More – (3m.com)
$1.00/1 – Post it Label Pads Product – (3m.com)

Check out these great Post-it coupons here  (pdf file) – over 6 different coupons including:

$2.00 off any Post-it Products purchase of $10.00 or more
$1.00 off any Post-it Cube purchase of $2.00 or more
$1.00 off any Wall Mounted Pop-up Dispenser of $2.00 or more
$1.00 off any Post-it Flags or Tabs of $2.00 or more
$1.00 off any Post-it Flag+Highlighter of $2.00 or more
$1.00 off any Post-it Removable Label of $2.00 or more

Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups for the week of July 24 – July 30, 2011.

Target (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)

There are several coupons for Back to School Deals at Target right now. Be sure to print yours off while they are still available!

$0.50/1 –Scotch Magic Tape Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Papermate Writing Utensil Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Crayola Dry Erase Crayons, Markers or Board, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.50/1 – Mead Cloth Binder, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.75/1 – Post-it Flags or Tabs, 3pk to 5pk, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Sharpie Permanent Marker Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)

Sterilite Pencil Box (in assorted colors) $0.50

Licensed folder (in assorted styles) $0.80

** 99 cent Deals** 

USA Gold Pencils, 12 ct

USA Gold 2-hole Pencil Sharpener

Mead Notebooks, Folders and Composition Notebooks

Crayola Colored Pencils, 12ct

** More Target Ad Deals** 

Crayola Watercolors, 8 ct $1.50

Licensed 1-Subject Notebook or Composition Notebook $2.00

Dry-erase supplies, Mead double-sided board or 6-ct Board Dudes magnetic markers $2.50

Crayola Silly Scents Super Tip Markers or Colored Pencils, 50 ct $5.00

Yak Pak planner $7.00

Mead Zipper Binder $8.00
Use $1.50/1 – Mead Cloth Binder, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Final Price:  $6.50

8-pc Locker Kit (includes shelf, mirror, pencil cup & more) $8.00

Licensed dual-compartment lunch kits (select styles) $8.00

Embark Basic Backpack or Lunch Kit $9.00

Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS calculator (available in 5 colors) $9.00

Embark fashion insulated lunch kit (comes w/12 oz water bottle) $12.00

Walmart (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
Just a side note…you can buy bundle deals on Walmart.com for school supplies, including clothing!

** UNDER 40 cent Deals** 

Two-Pocket Folders .15 each

One-Subject Notebook .20 each

Cra-Z-Art Crayons 24 ct .25 each

** 40 cent Deals** 

Composition Book

Crayola Crayons 24 ct

Elmers Glue Sticks 2 ct

Elmers School Glue

Dixon No. 2 Pencils 10 ct ($0.47 each)

** 74 cent Deals** 

Cra-Z-Art Washable Markers 10 ct

Cra-Z-Art Colored Pencils 12 ct

School Works Kids’ Scissors

Wide or College Rule Filler Paper 150 ct ($0.75 each)

** 97 cent Deals** 

Dixon No. 2 Pencils 24 ct

Crayola Colored Pencils  12 ct

Crayola Markers 10 ct

Pencil-Top Erasers 40 ct

PaperMate Pens 12 ct

Bic Cristal Pens  10 ct 

** More Walmart Deals** 

Pencil Box .50 each

1? Poly Binder .60 each

4?x6? Ruled Index Cards .84 each

1? Economy Binder .92 each 

Super Sticky Post-Its $1 each (use Post-Its coupon here)

Sharpie Permanent Markers 3 ct $1.47 each

Sharpie Highlighters 4 ct $1.47 each

Bic Mechanical Pencils 10 ct $1.47 each

Crayola Washable Markers 8 ct  $1.97 each

Construction Paper 99 ct, $1.97 each

Kmart (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)   

RoseArt 24ct Crayons .25 each

Basic 70ct Notebooks or Selected Fashion Folders .33 each

** $1.00 Deals** 

Selected Bic Wite-Out

10pkCristal Pens

 1? Binders

RoseArt 12ct Colored Pencils

** $2.00 Deals** 

Microban Comfort 5? Pointed Scissors

Crayola Washable 8ct Markers

Expo 2pk Markers

Avery 2pk Hi-Liters

FREE Razor Pocket Pro scooter or RipStik (a $5.99 value) with any backpack purchase
            PLUS Kmart still has 15% off Fashion Backpacks, and members can get an additional 10% off (while quantities last)

Lunch Kits (Disney Princess or Cars) $9.99

Office Depot

Office Depot has a WorkLife Rewards program that gives you money back on qualifying purchases. You can receive 10% rewards on items inlcuding: ink, toner, ream and case paper, copy and print products, and services at their instore Copy & Print Depot. These rewards are calculated quarterly and received electronically. Every month the rewards are issued when the value of the rewards has reached at least $10. They roll month to month if the balance has not reached $10, but they expire if that amount has not been reached in a quarter. These can be redeemd through their online store, phone orders and any Office Depot store.

Click here to print a coupon for $10 off a qualifying purchase of $50 or more.  See coupon for exclusions.  Redeem through August 11th.

This week’s deals:

Tug 2-Hole Manual Pencil Sharpener only $0.01 (Limit 3)

** 25 cent Deals** 

Foray Write-Off  Low Odor Dry-Erase Markers, 2 pk (Limit 3)

Office Depot 2-Pocket Poly Folders (Limit 10)

** More Great Deals** 

FREE Five Star Composition Notebook with Purchase of any 2 Five Star Notebooks (priced at $2.99 – $7.99)

Scholastic Glue Sticks, 4 pk $0.50

Fiskars 5? Scissors $1.00

** $2.00 Deals **

Westcott 12? Aluminum Ruler

Elmer’s X-Treme Glue Stick

Fiskars 7? Scissors

Office Depot Invisible Tape, 4 pk

** $4.00 Deals **

Office Depot Stand Up Stapler

Office Depot 2? Binder Clips, 12pk

Office Depot Paper Clips, 1,000 ct

Post-it Note 3?x3? Cubes

** 40% Off Sale **

Crayola and Scholastic Crayons and Colored Pencils, Select

Markers and Highlighters, Select

Pens and Pencils, Select

** 25% Off Deals **

All Mead Five Star Zipper Binders, $9.99 – $22.99

Top Brand Backpacks

** Other Office Depot Deals **

99 cent Fashion Notebooks, Water Bottles, Pencil Pouches and more!

$3.00 Dry Erase Boards (8.5” x 11”)

BOGO FREE on All HP Photo & Business Comm. Paper

B2 same HP Toners, G2 FREE Reams of HP LaserJet Paper

Office Depot Multi-purpose Paper 500ct $6.49 each
– (minus) $5.49 Mail In Rebate Savings Visa Prepaid Card
Final Price: $1 each after MIR!

 

Office Max

OfficeMax has some AMAZING Freebies (or almost free at 1¢ which are all highlighted in RED) this week!!! Don’t forget to take advantage of their MaxPerks Rewards Program where you can get 100% Reward Offers!

Office Max Multi-purpose Paper 500ct $6.99 each
-$6.98 Max Perks Bonus Rewards (limit 2)
Final Price = $0.01 each after Max Perks Rewards

FREE Schoolio 1 Subject Notebook 70 ct wyb 2 Twin Tip Sharpie Marker Singles

FREE Schoolio Crayons 64 ct wyb Crayola Washable Marker 8 pk

FREE Zebra .7mm Cadoozles Mechanical Pencils 28ct wyb Zebra Retractable Ball Point Pens 24pk

Select Backpacks, Totes and Messengers
-100% Maxperks Bonus Rewards (limit 2)
Final Price = FREE after Maxperks Bonus Rewards

** BOGO FREE Deals **

Pentel EngerGel-X or EnerGel Deluxe Retractable Med. Point Pens, 3 pk

All OfficeMax Filler Paper (avail. in college or wide rule)

Schoolio Crayons 8 pk, or Washable Paints

Pentel WOW! Blue or Black Ballpoint Pens, 12 pk

Schoolio Washable Braodline or Fineline Markers 8 pk

** B2G2 FREE Deals **

EXPO or SHARPIE Markers and Highlighters

All[In]Place Heavy-Duty View Binders

All OfficeMax Insertable and Write-on Dividers

25% off select Lunchbags or Schoolio Pencil Pouches

 ** 2 for $3.00 Deals **

OfficeMax 3-Subject Notebook (avail. in wide or college ruled)

Avery or Elmer’s Glue Sticks, 3 pack

Use 75 cents off wyb 2 elmers glue coupon (SavingStar eCoupon – exp. 7/31/11) 
$1.00 off Elmers glue coupon (coupons.com) (not sure if this one is still avail or not)
Final Price: Varies depending on if you have  your coupons listed above

SHARPIE Blue or Black Pens, 2 pk

** 2 for $5.00 Deals **

Ticonderoga #2 Pencils 24 pk

Scoth Magic Tape 3 pk

OfficeMax 5-Subject Notebook

** 2 for $7.00 Deals **

Book Sox Stretchable Book Covers

BIC 0.7 mm Metacllic Mechanical Pencils, 24 pk

Pentel RSVP Fine or Med. Point Ballpoint Pens 5 pk (my favorite!)

FREE Tote Bag w/purchase of any 2 Post-it or Scotch products w/in-store coupon
   ** Be sure to use your Post-it coupons here! ** (all listed at the top of this post) **

FREE $10 OfficeMax GC wyb purchase $39 in national brand ink or HP ink

ONLINE ONLY PURCHASES (updated July 24th)
And don’t forget to use their MaxPerks Rewards Program to get 100% Reward Offers on certain purchases.

Wendy started utilizing the OfficeMax Reward Program to recycle ink cartridges and got a $3 credit for each, which adds up so you can get Free Ink ! Then to make their program even sweeter they have a 100% Back in Rewards offer on Printer Paper! Now you can do both! You get paid back what you spend, so it’s like getting a refund, but getting to keep the products for Free!

CLICK HERE to see this weeks ONLINE ONLY 100% Back Reward Deals!

Sweeten the deals by going through EBATES and get an additional 3% CASH BACK ! You’ll also get a Free $5 Bonus if you are new to Ebates!

Staples has a Reward Program that gives you money back on the items most people use frequently.Staples rewards you 10% of your purchase on ink, toner, paper and copy and print items. You can earn an unlimited 10% back on qualifying purchases when you earn at least $10 in rewards for a calendar quarter. Every month the rewards are issued when the value of the rewards has reached at least $10. They roll month to month if the balance has not reached $10, but they expire if that amount has not been reached in a quarter. These can be redeemed through their online store, phone orders and any Staples store.They are also offering a “Back to School Pass” for the season. You can buy a pass for $10 and receive 15% off on school items including backpacks, binders, writing material and ream paper. This cannot be combined with other coupons. Staples also have COUPONS on their Facebook page every week too! Be sure to check back every week to see what great coupon they are promoting!

If you plan on buying your school supplies at Staples, then you should definitely get this Printable Coupon from Recyclebank for $10 off $50 (for only 75 Recyclebank points)PLUS, there is a coupon on the front of their ad stating…$5 off a purchase of $25 or more!

Get 50% back in Staples Rewards wyb any backpack!  ** Freebie (or almost FREE) Deals **Zebra Z-Grip Ballpoint Pens 7 ct $4 each
Submit for $4 Easy Rebate (Limit 1)
Final Price: FREE after rebate

Staples Pink Cap Erasers 12 ct .10 each

Sharpie Permanent Markers 2 ct .25 each

** 1 cent Deals ** (only the 1 cent deals are valid Sunday, 7/24 – Wednesday, 7/27 only – expired!)

 Sharpie Yellow Accent Highlighter, 2 pk

#2 Yellow Pencils, 8pk

Staples 3?x5? White Index Cards

** 50 cent Deals **

BIC Wite-Out Correction Fluid 2 ct .50 each

Staples Jumbo Paper Clips 50 ct .50 each

Slider Pencil Case .50 each

Staples MultiPurpose Paper 500 ct $5.99 each
Submit for $5.49 Easy Rebate
Final Price = $0.50 each after rebate

** $1.00 Deals **

Staples Stickies Portable Notes

Staples Poly Zip Envelopes

Letter-Size Expandable Envelopes

Staples Pushpins, Binder Clips, & Paper Clips

RoseArt Classic Washable Markers

Staples Fat Memo Book

Staples Mini Legal Pads 3 ct

Kodak Premium 4×6 Photo Paper 100 ct $13.99 each
Submit for $12.99 Easy Rebate
Final Price = $1 each after rebate

** $2.00 Deals **

Staples Accel 1-Subject Poly-Cover Notebook

Ticonderoga No. 2 Pencils 12 ct

Post-It Tape Flags 4 ct

EnduraGlide Dry Erase Markers 4 ct

BIC Brite Liner Highlighters 5 ct

Clorox Disinfectant Wipes

Germ-X Hand Sanitizer

Staedtler 2-Hole Pencil Sharpener

** $3.00 Deals **

Crayola Dry Erase Markers 4 ct

Crayola Washable Dry-Erase Crayons 8 ct

BIC Mark-It Permanent Markers 5 ct

Master Lock Combination Lock

11×14 Double Sided Dry Erase Board

Sharpie Liquid Pencil 2 ct

Stretch Pencil Boxes

United Solutions Storage Crate

Kleenex Facial Tissue 2 pk

** $5.00 Deals **

Westcott 8? Scissors, 3pk

Staedtler 8-Piece Geometry Set

BIC BU3 BallPoint pens (black) 18 ct

8.5″ x 11″ Dry Erase Board w/marker (assorted colors)

SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB Flash Drive $5.99 each

Staples Letter or Legal-Size Totes

Really Useful 9L Clear Box

Staples Letter/Legal File Box with Hinged Lid

** Other Deals **

Buy 2 Get one FREE Staples Better Binder (priced at $7.49 – $11.49)

Buy 2 HP Toners, get FREE HP Paper

Buy 2 of the same HP Toners, get FREE HP mouse

BOGO FREE on all HP photo Paper & Business Comm. Paper

 

Dollar General (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)

Pocket Portfolio .25 each

Pencils or Erasers $1 each

5 Star Poly Portfolio or 4 Pocket Portfolio $1.50 each

Sharpie King Size Marker $1.25 each

Sharpie Accent Highlighters 2pk $1.50 each

3 Ring Binder $3.50 each

1 Subject Notebook $2 each

Composition Noetbook $2 each

Pilot Pens $2.85 each

Small Notebook 5×7 $1 each

Family Dollar (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)

Unison 2 Pocket Folder, Unison Fashion Binder .25 each

Bic Brite Liners 3pk or Bic Clic Stic Pens 5pk $2 each

Bic Mechanical Pencils 4pk or Z Grip Ball Point Pens $2 each

Toys R US
You can click here, to see all their back to school sales. 

BOGO FREE on all Crayola products including: crayons, markers, dry-erase, pencils, containers and more!

Still available from last week…
FREE Lunch Kit wyb Backpack priced $12.99 or more

Jo Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

Use 40% off any one regular priced item coupon in their Sunday ad

25% off Crayola Craft Supplies

** College Students **
Get 15% off your total purchase (includes regular & sale priced items) w/student ID card

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