Schools are starting everywhere for children of all ages, and the sales are never ending! 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…I went ahead and combined all three posts into one – so this may be a lengthy matchup for you!! The best deals are ones that are FREE, so I am going to bold those and make them RED for you to easily see.
To save you time and money, here are this week’s best Back 2 School coupons (listed in alphabetical order):
Avery Products
Bic Stationary Products $1/2 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Crayola
Crayola Dry Erase Crayons $0.50/1 Facebook (exp 8/31/2011)
Crayola Dry Erase Board Set w/Crayons $0.75/1 Facebook (exp 8/31/2011)
$0.50/1 – Crayola Item, 50ct, SuperTips Markers or Colored Pencils, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Duck Products
$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)
Krazy Glue $0.50/1 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
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
Scotch Products
Scotch Magic Tape Rolls $1/3 SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 12/31/2011)
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
Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups at Target, Walmart, Kmart, Dollar General, Family Dollar, & Toys R Us for the week of 8/28 – 9/3.
Target (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
$0.75/1 – Five Star Moveable Tabbed Dividers Notebook, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.50/1 – Mead Cloth Binder, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Crayola Dry Erase Crayons, Markers or Board, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.50/1 – Crayola Item, 50ct, SuperTips Markers or Colored Pencils, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Expo Item, 2ct or Larger Dry Erase Markers or Cleaner, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.50/1 – Elmer’s School Glue Sticks, 12ct, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$1.00/1 – Papermate Writing Utensil Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.75/1 – Post-it Flags or Tabs, 3pk to 5pk, Target Coupon – (target.com)
$0.50/1 – Scotch Magic Tape Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Avery 1 inch Heavy Duty Binder $5.00
Use $1.00/1 Avery Heavy Duty Binder from SS 8/7
Final Price: $4.00
Magnetic Dry Erase Board, 8.5 x 11 $4.67
SRX Medium Point Dry Erase Markers, 10 ct. $5.00
PaperMate Erasable Pens, 4 ct $1.50
Use $1.00/1 – Papermate Writing Utensil Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Final Price: $0.50
PaperMate Flair Pens, 5 ct $4.00
Use $1.00/1 – Papermate Writing Utensil Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Final Price: $3.00
PaperMate Mechanical Pencils, 7 ct $2.99
Use $1.00/1 – Papermate Writing Utensil Item, Target Coupon – (target.com)
Final Price: $1.99
Sharpie Accent Retractable Highlighters, 4 ct. $3.73
Sharpie Accent Highlighters, 8 ct. $3.64
Sharpie Highlighters, 10ct $4.00
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!
Graph Filler Paper, 80 sheets $1.47
Bic Mechanical Pencils, 10pk $1.47
Use $1/2 Bic Stationary Products SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Final Price: $0.97/each wyb 2
Flexi View Report Cover $1.88
Avery 1? Durable Binder $1.94
Use $1/1 Avery Heavy Duty Binders SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Final Price: $0.94 after coupon
Elmer’s Extreme Glue Stick $1.97
Avery 5-tab Dividers $2.50
Avery 1? Durable Binder With Clear Cover $2.74
Use $1/1 Avery Heavy Duty Binders SS Insert 8/7/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Final Price: $1.74 after coupon!
Georgia Pacific Copy Paper, 500 sheets $2.97
Five Star Reinforced Filler Paper, 100 sheets $2.97
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers, 5pk $2.97
Cra-Z-Art Glitter Glue and Washable Markers $3.47
Project Markers, 4pk $3.88
Uniball Gel Pens, 4pk $4.97
Final Price: $4.47 after coupon!
Other Deals:
Norcom 1-Subject College-Ruled Notebooks- $5 (online only)
Paper Mate Pink Pearl Medium Eraser, 4-pk.- $4.50
Saunders SlimMate Clipboard, 1? Pink- $7.88 (online only)
BIC Ecolutions Mechanical Pencil, Black, 24-Pack. $7.29
EXPO Washable Dry Erase Maker, Bullet Point, Assorted, 6-pk.- $8.97 (online only)
Carson-Dellosa Brighter Child Flash Cards, Set of 4 – $8.00 (online only)
Kmart (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
Super Mario or SpongeBob with feet lunch kits $7.99
Disney® Princess or Cars lunch kits $8.99
50% off all Backpacks
30% off all lunch kits
Dollar General
** Don’t forget to use the 20% Off Your Back To School Supplies Purchase coupon to take an additional 20% off prices noted below! **
BIC Wite-Out Correction Fluid, Blue or Black Pens (10 pk.), Mechanical Pencils (5 pk.) or Round Stic Pens (6 pk.) – $1.00
Use $1.00/2 Bic Stationery Products, any coupon from the 7/31 SS insert
Final Price: $0.50 each wyb 2
1 Subject Notebook (70 sheets), Filler Paper or Marble Composition Book – $1.00
Econo Binder (1?) – $2.25
Econo Binder (1.5?) – $2.75
Poster Board 22?x28? (single sheet) or 11?x17? (5 pk.) – $0.50-$1.35
Artskills Black Letters, Glitter Shakers, Holographic Letters, Jumbo Letters, Neon Letters, Borders, Shapes, Stencil Kits or Stickers or – $1.50
Elmer’s Glue Sticks (4 pk.) – BOGO FREE, reg price $2.00
Use Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/2 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
or Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/1 Upromise eCoupons 8/1/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Final Price: $1.00 ea. (before coupons) or $0.25 ea (after coupons!)
Mechanical Stick Pencils (5 pk.), Pink Erasers (2 pk.), Cap Erasers, Pencil Pouch, Two Tone Erasers, Kid’s Scissors or School Glue (4 oz.) – $1.00
Crayola Washable Markers (8 ct.) – $4.00 (PLUS Get FREE Crayola Crayons 24 pk. with purchase of markers)
Family Dollar (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** $1.00 Deals **
Disney 5 Marker Gift Sets, Disney Activity Book Sets, Disney Glitter Doodle Posters with Markers, Disney Large Diary with Lock, Disney Note Pad Sets with Pen, Disney Pencil Pouch, Disney Single Subject Notebooks, 2 Hole Pencil Sharpener, Cra*Z*Art Glue Sticks, Filler Paper, Marble Composition Book, No. 2 Pencils, Pencil Box, Poly 2 Pocket Portfolio, Single Subject Notebooks
Disney 2 Pocket Folders, 2 for $1.00
** $2.00 Deals **
Cra*Z*Art Glitter Glue Sticks, Daisies Retractable Ball Point Pen, Inc. LightUps Highlighters,
Pencil Case Clutch, Printed Composition Book, Printed Journal, Printed One Subject Notebook, Sentry Jumbo Pocket Calculator, SideCliques Retractable Pencils, Unison Poly Binder, Unison Presentation Binder, Z-Grip Stick Pens
** Other Deals **
Unison 2 Pocket Report Folders $0.25 each
Combination Lock $2.50 each
ALL Backpacks, $5.00 each
Toys R US
You can click here, to see all their back to school sales.
Crayola Crayons, $0.25 each
Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups at Office Depot, Office Max and Staples for the week of August 28 – September 3, 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.
** 1 cent deals **
Office Depot Slider Pencil Box
** $1.00 deals **
Fiskars 7? Scissors
Papermate Sharpwriter Mechanical Pencils, 12pk
Office Depot Multipurpose Paper $6.49
Submit for $5.49 Visa Prepaid Card, Limit 2
Final Price: $1.00
** B2G0 FREE deals **
Scotch Craft Glue Sticks, 2pk
Scotch Reusable Adhesive Shapes
Use Scotch coupons listed at the top of this post!
Office Depot Clipboard
Westcott 12? Aluminum Ruler
Office Depot Mini Stapler Set
3M Laser Labels
Office Depot Single Hole Punch
Post-it 3×3 Note Cube
Use Post it Coupons listed at the top of this post!
Select Writing Instruments including Sharpie and Expo
Use Expo Coupons listed at the top of this post!
Swingline Smart-touch Compact Stapler
** Other deals **
Quad Composition Book $1.99
Filler Paper $1.99
Fashion Notebooks $2.99
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.
** $0.01 Deals **
All Schoolio 2-Pocket Folders
12″ Ring Binder Ruler
Metal Compass or 6″ Plastic Protractor
OfficeMax 8.5×11 Multipurpose Paper 500 sheet Ream, $6.99
Use $6.98 Max Perks Bonus Rewards (Limit 2)
Final Price: $0.01 after rebate!
** $1.00 or less Deals **
10-pack Schoolio Classic Markers (Fineline or Broadline tip), 15¢ (limit 3)
Schoolio 1″ or 1.5″ Poly Binder, 30¢ (limit 5)
2-Pack Westcott 5″ Scissors, 50¢ (limit 3)
Scotch Magic Tape in Designer Dispenser or OfficeMax 2×2 Self-Stick Note Cube
Use Scotch coupons listed at the top of this post!
OfficeMax Premium Laminated Folder, 2 for $1.00
Really Useful 0.14 Liter Mini Storage Box, 2 for $1.00
** 2 for $3.00 Deals **
All Westcott 5″ Scissors
Schoolio Crayons, 64 pack or washable paints
OfficeMax 3 or 5 Subject Notebook
** Buy 2, Get 1 Free Deals **
ALL Sharpie and Expo Pens and Markers
Use $2/2 Expo Markers (IE) Printable (FF)
All Fashion Binders, Folders and Notebooks
All Crayola Markers, Colored Pencils and Construction Paper
Fellowes, Iris and really Useful Storage
All OfficeMax Clips and Fasteners
All Avery and Elmer’s Glue Sticks (mix and match)
Use Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/2 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/1 Upromise eCoupons 8/1/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s CraftBond Glues (IE) $1/2 Bricks 9/18/2010 Rolling Printable (FF)
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!
This week all Bic Products are Buy 2 Get 1 Free!
Be sure to use your coupon $1/2 from 7/31 SS
** $1.00 Deals ** (the only deals I am listing this week!)
Gold Fibre Memo Book, 5×3, 90 sheets (limit 2)
3×3 Hard Cover Sticky Notes (limit 2)
Staples #10 Envelopes 25 pk. (limit 2)
Staples Translucent Pencil Box
Zebra Sarasa Gel Pens, 5 pk. (limit 2)
BIC Matic Grip Mechanical Pencils, 5 pk (limit 2)
Use Bic Stationary Products $1/2 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Index Cards on a ring w/poly cover (limit 2)
Staedtler 180 degree protractor (limit 2)
Rose Art Colored Pencils, 15 pk (limit 2)
Staples Pushpins, Binder Clips, or Paper Clips
Writing pad, letter size, assorted designs
Staples 5 x 8.25 graph ruled notebook, 90 sheets
Staples graph ruled notebook, 8×10.5, 70 sheets
Rachael Hale top-spiral memo book 3×4, 60 sheets
Staples 4.5×6.5 scallop edge memo book
TOPS steno book, 6×9
Staples mini writing pads 3 pk
Letter size expanding envelope w/elastic closure
Staples pushpins, paper clips and binder clips, asst. clolors and sizes
Staples Dry Erase Board Eraser
Staples 3-Hole Binder Punch
HP everyday 8.5 x 11 photo paper w/$8.99 easy rebate (limit 2)
Here are this week’s Back to School deals and matchups at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens for the week of August 28 – September 3, 2011.
CVS (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** BOGO FREE Deals **
Fashion Notebooks or Portfolios
BeGreen Pens, 2 pk
Pilot Easy Touch Pens, 2-5 pk
Pilot Frixion Pens, 2 pk
Pilot Precise V5 or V7 Pens, 2-3 pk
** BOGO 50% off Deals **
Select Bic Pens, Pencils and Wite-Out
Use Bic Stationary Products $1/2 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Post-it Notes, Tabs, Flags or Page Markers
Use Post it Coupons listed at the top of this post!
Elmer’s or Krazy Glue
Use Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/2 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/1 Upromise eCoupons 8/1/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s CraftBond Glues (IE) $1/2 Bricks 9/18/2010 Rolling Printable (FF)
** Other Deals **
Avery Durable Binders
Buy Two Get One Free
Caliber 2-pocket Folders $0.20
Papermate Write Bros. Pen, 10pk $0.99
Rite Aid (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** BOGO 50% off Deals **
Mead Five Star Stationary
Sharpie Markers, Highlighters, Pencils or Pens
Post-its
Use Post it Coupons listed at the top of this post!
Crayola Crayon, Markers and Colored Pencils
** Other deals **
Bic Mechanical Pencils and Wite-Out
Buy One Get One Free
Use Bic Stationary Products $1/2 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Papermate Write Bros. Pens, 10pk $0.99
Bic Cristal or Round Stick Pens, 10pk $0.99
Use Bic Stationary Products $1/2 SS Insert 7/31/2011 (exp 9/30/2011)
Elmer’s School Glue $0.99
Use Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/2 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/1 Upromise eCoupons 8/1/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s CraftBond Glues (IE) $1/2 Bricks 9/18/2010 Rolling Printable (FF)
Mead 1-subject Notebook $1.99
Mead 3-subject Notebook $3.99
Mead 5-subject Notebook $5.99
** Single Check Rebates **
Mast Lock Products
Buy 2, Submit for $2.00 Single Check Rebate
Sharpie Products
Spend $10.00, Submit for $2.00 Single Check Rebate
Mead Products
Buy $10.00, Submit for $2.00 Single Check Rebate
Buy $20.00, Submit for $5.00 Single Check Rebate
Walgreens (to see this week’s grocery deals/matchups, click here)
** BOGO FREE Deals **
Penway or Wexford Green Notes Recycled Composition Notebooks, Theme Notbooks and Portfolios
Corner Office, Oxford, Wexford or Acco Binders
Mead Five Star Portfolio
** BOGO 50% off Deals **
Elmer’s Jumbo Glue Stick
Ticonderoga No. 2 Pencils, 10pk
** 99 cent and under Deals **
Penway Highlighter $0.09
Wexford 2-pocket Folder $0.09
Penway or Wexford No. 2 Pencils, 10pk $0.19
Penway Wooden Ruler $0.19
Penway or Wexford 1-subject Notebooks $0.29
Papermate Stick Pens, 10pk $0.29
Papermate Mechanical Pencils, 10pk $0.39
Penway or Wexford Pink Erasers, 2pk $0.39
Penway or Wexford Filler Paper, 130 sheets $0.50
Penway or Wexford Pencil Box $0.59
Crayola Markers, 10pk $0.99
Uniball Gel Pens, 2pk $0.99
** Other Deals **
Pilot B2P Pens, 2pk $1.99
Walgreen’s Hand Sanitizer $1.99
Pilot G2 Pens, 2pk $1.99
Penway or Wexford 5-subject Notebooks $1.99
Penway or Wexford Mechanical Pencils, 30pk $2.99
Ticonderoga No. 2 Pencils, 24pk $2.99
Expo Dry Erase Markers, 8pk $3.99
Use $2/2 Expo Markers (IE) Printable (FF)
** In Ad Coupons **
Wexford 2-pocket Folder With Prongs $0.17 (Limit 12)
Elmer’s Glue Stick or School Glue $0.29 (Limit 3)
Use Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/2 SavingStar 8/2/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks $0.75/1 Upromise eCoupons 8/1/2011 (exp 8/31/2011)
Or Elmer’s CraftBond Glues (IE) $1/2 Bricks 9/18/2010 Rolling Printable (FF)
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