Across the United States, schools have started and back to school sales are slowly ending with BIG clearance sales!! Be sure to use those leftover (unexpired) coupons and get some great deals!! If you come across any great deals or finds, we would love to hear about them – share them with us on Facebook, Twitter, or here as a comment on this post 😀
Have you had your TAX FREE Holiday weekend yet? This means all clothing, computers, school supplies and more, can be purchased without paying taxes online and in stores. To learn more about Tax Free Holidays, you can read my post here. 
ALSO, be sure to check out Wendy’s post on how she got she got FREE school supplies for 3 Kids….which I would highly recommend reading!
Now for this week’s deals…there really are not a whole lot of matchups – mostly just coupons and clearance sales for you to check out!
To save you time and money, here are this week’s best Back 2 School coupons (listed in alphabetical order):
Avery Products
Duck Products
Duck Brand Packaging Tape $0.50/1 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Duck Brand Packaging Tape $0.50/1 Duck Brand 8/17/2011 Rolling
$1.00/1 – Expo Item, 2ct or Larger Dry Erase Markers or Cleaner, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Mead Five Star Binder $2/1 RP Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
$1.50/1 – Mead Cloth Binder, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.75/1 – Five Star Moveable Tabbed Dividers Notebook, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Kleenex Facial Tissue Item TARGET coupon $1/1 Target.com 8/29/2011 (exp 10/4/2011)
Kleenex Facial Tissues $0.50/3 SS Insert 8/14/2011 (exp 9/25/2011)
Kleenex Bundle Pack (IE) $0.50/1 Bricks 8/3/2011 Rolling Printable (FF)
Post-it Products
$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
Purel Products
Purell Products $1/1 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 10/31/2011)
Purell Products $1/3 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 10/31/2011)
Scotch Products
Scotch Packaging Tape Roll $1/2 3M 7/4/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Scotch Magic Tape Rolls $1/3 SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 12/31/2011)
Scotch Pop-Up Tape Products $1/2 SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 12/31/2011)
Scotch Magic Green Tape Products $1/2 SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 11/18/2011)
Scotch Restickable Shapes, Strips or Tabs $1/1 3M 7/29/2011 (exp 12/31/2011)
You can also visit Scotch’s website here and find some great coupons
$1.00 off wyb Scotch Pop Up Tape
$0.50 off wyb Scotch Poster Tape
$1.00 off wyb 2 Rolls of Scotch Packaging Tape
$1.00 off wyb Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches (50 pk)
$2.00 off wyb Scotch Easy Grip Packaging Tape Dispenser
Target (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
When my family and I took our weekly visit to Target this week, I noticed that almost all of local Target’s school supplies, backpacks, and more…were 30 – 50% off!!
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!
Again, on my weekly trip to Walmart…I noticed that our local Walmart were making room on the shelves for Halloween items (as it will be here before we know it!) and moving all of their school supplies – including backpacks, pencils, pens, markers, planners, etc. in the Clearance sections. Be sure to check yours out this week, and get a great deal! You can always stock up for later this year, or next year!
As far as Kmart, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Toys R Us go…I am not sure how many are having BIG clearance sales.
Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups at Office Depot, Office Max and Staples for the week of September 4 – September 10, 2011.
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.
In their ad this week…
– they are having a sale when you “buy more, you save more” on 3M Brands.
– 30% off Sharpie Permanent Markers & Highlighters 5 pks
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!
The front page of the Office Max 8/21/11 ad is regional, and the rest are national deals.
** $0.25 Deals **
Sharpie Singles (limit 3)
OfficeMax Clear Zippered Binder Pocker (limit 3)
Just Basics Pink Erasers, 5 pk (limit 3)
Schoolio Colored Pencils, 12 pk (limit 3)
** Buy 2, Get 1 Free Deals **
ALL Sharpie Markers, Pens and Accent Highlighters
Use $2/2 Expo Markers (IE) Printable (FF)
All Mead, Five Star Binders, Notebooks, Paper, Pouches and Folders
All OfficeMax Inkjet or Laser Paper Reams
All Scotch Tape and Dispensers
All OfficeMax Filler Paper
All OfficeMax Notebooks
All Post-it Notes and Dispensers
All Avery or OfficeMax Glue Sticks
All BIC Pens, Pencils, Markers, Highlighters and Wite Out
Buy 1, Get 1 50% off!
ONLINE ONLY PURCHASES
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!
** $1 Items **
Staples Translucent Pencil Box
Staples Assorted Pushpins, Binder Clips, & Paper Clips
Staples Mini Stapler
5.5?x8.5? Dry-Erase Board with Marker
Staples Fashion Notebooks or Composition Books
Staples Hype Yellow Grip Highlighters (6 ct.)
Slider Pencil Case
Staples Glue Sticks (4 ct.)
** $2 Items **
Expo 8.9?x11.8? Double Sided Writing Practice Dry-Erase Board
Staples 13-Pocket Coupon File
Really Useful 1.6L Box
Webster’s Pocket Reference Books
Staples Faux Leather Memo Books
Gold Fibre Topwire Writing Memo Pads
Clorox Disinfectant Wipes
Softsoap Hand Soap
Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ball Point Pens (5 ct.)
Mars Plastic Erasers (4 ct.)
Germ-X Hand Sanitizer
Staples Memo Pad
** $3 Items **
Staples Remarx Dry-Erase Markers (6 ct.)
Crayola Crayons (64 ct.)
Staples Construction Paper (40 ct.)
Pilot B2P Retractable Gel Pens (3 ct.)
Kleenex Facial Tissue (2 ct.)
Staples Poster Board (10 ct.)
Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens for the week of September 4 – 10, 2011.
CVS (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** BOGO FREE Deals **
Pilot G2 Pens, 2 – 5 pk
Sharpie Permanent Markers 2 ct or twin tip 1 ct
Paper Mate Grip pens 8 ct, mechanical pencils 5 or 30 ct
** Other Deals **
Caliber 1-subject notebook, 70 – 80 sheets, 3 for $1.00
Rite Aid (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
Mead Single Subject Notebooks, 2/$1
**Qualifies for $2 SCR #3 wyb $10 Mead Products or $5 SCR wyb $20 (Limit 1)
Mead Composition Books, RA Filler Paper, and Ballpoint Pens (10+2 ct.), $0.99
**Qualifies for $2 SCR #3 wyb $10 Mead Products or $5 SCR wyb $20 (Limit 1)
Select Back to School Stationery Products, B1G1 50% off
–Bic, Sanford, Pentel, or Pilot Writing Instruments
Use $1/2 BIC Stationery Product, exp. 9/30/11 (SS 07/31/11)
–Mead Five Star
–Trapper Keeper
–Cambridge
–Flex Brand
Final price: varies!
**Qualifies for $2 SCR #3 wyb $10 Mead Products or $5 SCR wyb $20 (Limit 1)
Select School Supplies, B1G1 50% off
–Elmer’s or Krazy Glue Adhesives
Use Krazy Glue $0.50/1 SavingStar 9/2/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
–Royal Posterboard
–Board Dudes Learning Aids
–Art Skills
–Crayola
–Darice
–Mega Brands
–Giddy Up
–Crazy Art Arts and Crafts
Final price: varies!
**Qualifies for $1 SCR #49 wyb 3 select Elmer’s products (Limit 2)
**Qualifies for $2 SCR #45 wyb $15 Crayola products (Limit 2)
Select School Pack Items, 50% off
–Assorted Backpacks
–Lunch Kits
–Lunch Totes
Final price varies!
Walgreens (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** BOGO 50% off Deals **
Book Totes, Backpacks or Messenger Bags
Mead Five Star Notebooks
** 99 cent and under Deals **
Its Academic Stretchable Book Cover
Post published by Melissa Roach, our Product Review & Giveaway Specialist.
Melissa is a Full Time Mom & Blogger HERE (please check out her blog!)
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