The best in Back to School buys for 7/26 – 8/2

The best in Back to School buys for 7/26 – 8/2

Each week throughout the back-to-school “shopping season” – SavingsAngel will bring some of the best deals and steals to your attention. We believe in “shop early, shop often” to snag the lowest prices and take the pinch out of back-to-school spending.

When stores have the same items on sale, we’ll mark some of them with asterisks (***) to help you know who has the lowest price that week.

It’s by no means an exhaustive list, so please add to the savings and discussion by commenting with other sales and deals!

List for Week of 7/26 – 8/2 (2015)….

Meijer this week:

Backpacks, licensed characters – 2 for $25

Lunch bag, licensed – $8.99

Thermos, licensed Funtainer bottles – 20% off

Buy Two, Get One Free (of equal or lesser value) offer – Note: You cannot mix or match brands listed – it appears you get the same or a similar product free. Specific selections come from brands including some Five Star products, Post-it products, Quartet products, Sharpie products, and Avery products. See ad for details.

*** Crayons, Crayola 24 count – 50 cents (limit 10)

Erasers, fashion variety, assorted styles – 2/$1 (50 cents)

*** Filler (loose leaf) paper, Meijer 150 count, excludes reinforced variety – 82 cents (limit 20)

Folders, fashion variety, assorted styles – 2/$1 (50 cents)

Notebooks, fashion variety, assorted styles – 2/$3 ($1.50)

Notebooks, mini, assorted colors/styles, select variety – $1

Pencils, fashion variety, assorted, 8 count – $1

*** Pencils, Meijer 7 count, yellow No. 2 – 44 cents (limit 10)

Pencil pouches, assorted varieties – 20% off

Pencil sharpeners, assorted varieties, twin hole – 20% off

Scissors, children’s 5”, Fiskars, blunt or pointed – $1.49

Office Depot / Office Max this Week:

ONLINE offer: 20% off any regularly priced item (exclusions apply), limit 1 per customer, use coupon code 54045238; expires 07/25/2015.

*** 16GB Flash drive, SanDisk Cruzer USB 2.0 – $5.99

*** Backpacks, Ogio, Puma and Skullcandy brands – 50% off

Backpacks, OfficeDepot/Office Max brands – 30% off

*** Binder clips, Office Depot/Office Max, medium size, 1-1/4”, 24 count – $2

Binder pages, trading card style, Office Depot 10 pack – $2

Bookcovers, jumbo stretch, assorted colors and varieties – $2 each

*** Compass, Office Depot – 25 cents (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

Composition books, Primary school style, Office Depot – $1

Dry Erase boards, Foray 8-1/2” x 11” – $4

File totes, Office Depot – $7

Five Star brand Binders, Zipper binders, and Portfolios – 25% off

*** Glue sticks, Elmer’s 6 pack + 2 bonus sticks (8 pack total) – $2

*** Graph paper composition books, Office Depot – $1

Graph filler paper, Office Depot 80 count – $2

*** Highlighters, Sharpie Accent, tank style 4 pack – $2

Labels, Avery Kids’ Permanent Waterproof, 35 pack – $2

Lunch totes and Accessories, all varieties – 30% off

*** Marker, Sharpie, Single permanent, assorted colors – 25 cents (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Mechanical Pencils, Office Depot 6 count – 25 cents (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Notebooks, 1-subject, Office Depot, poly cover – 25 cents (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Pencils, colored, Scholastic 12 count – $1

*** Pencils, Office Depot 12 count – 1 cent (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Pencils, Ticonderoga brand 12 count – $1

*** Protractors, Office Depot, plastic, 6” – 1 cent (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Rulers, Office Depot, plastic, 12” – 1 cent (with $5 minimum purchase, before taxes – limit 3)

*** Sheet protectors, heavyweight, top-loading, Office Depot/Office Max, 50 count pack – $5

Staples this Week – prices are with a $25 total purchase:

*** 16 GB Flash drive, Staples, USB – $6.49

*** Composition books – Staples, poly covered – 50 cents (limit 5)

Crayola products up to 50% off – see ad

*** Erasers, cap style, Staples 12 pack – 25 cents (limit 5)

Glue, Elmer’s products – Buy 2, get 1 free

*** Graph paper composition book, Staples – $1

Graph paper, filler paper, Staples 80 count – $2

Graph paper, notebook, Staples – $2

*** Index cards on a ring, 3”x5”, Staples – $1

Markers, Sharpie fine tip, 12 pack assorted colors – $6

Markers, Expo dry erase fine tip, 4 pack assorted colors – $3

Markers, Expo dry erase low odor chisel tip, 12 pack assorted colors – $10

Notebooks, Five Star – Buy 3, get 1 free

*** Pencil sharpener – Staples, 25 cents (limit 5)

*** Pencil box – Staples, translucent, assorted colors – 50 cents (limit 5)

*** Pens, Pentel R.S.V.P. 5 pack – $1

Staples’ ongoing 110% Lowest Price Guarantee

Bring proof into the store (or save the URL and item number online) of a competitor’s lower price for a back to school item, and Staples will not only match the price, but beat it by an additional 10%. Valid until 9/19/2015.

Staples’ ongoing backpack offer – ONLINE and In-store

Get 25% off school supplies when you buy a backpack. When online at Staples.com, use coupon code 80545. Now through 8/1/2015.

Staples ONLINE and In-Store“Less List”:

The following items are available ONLINE and in-store – with a $25 minimum purchase, until September 19, 2015…

Mechanical pencils, BIC 5 pack – $1

Pencils, yellow Staples, one dozen – 68 cents

Pens, ball point, BIC Round Stic, black 10 pack – $1

Ruler, Westcott 12”, wood with beveled edge – 35 cents

Scissors, Westcott blunt tip, 5” kid’s – $1

Index cards, Staples, ruled 3” x 5”, 100 pack – 48 cents

Hand sanitizer – Staples, 8 ounces, with or without aloe – $1.69

Disinfecting wipes – Clorox, 140 count – $5.99

Filler (loose leaf) paper – Staples, college-ruled or wide-ruled 120 pack – 75 cents

Composition notebooks – Staples, college-ruled or wide-ruled, assorted colors – 50 cents

Glue, Staples school glue, 4 ounces with stick glue – 50 cents

Facial tissues, Kleenex 2-ply, 4 boxes per pack – $3.99

Folders, 2 pocket, with or without fasteners – 15 cents

Walgreens this Week:

Backpacks – Buy 1, get 1 free (regularly $10.99 or higher)

*** Binder – 1 inch, Wexford – 99 cents (limit 6)

*** Compass, Wexford plastic – 39 cents (limit 4)

Crayola art supplies – Buy 1, get 1 50% off

*** Filler (loose leaf) paper, Wexford 130 sheets – 79 cents (limit 4)

*** Glue, Wexford, 4 ounces – 39 cents (limit 4)

Glue stick, Wexford – 39 cents (limit 4)

*** Highlighter, Wexford – 6/$1 (limit 6)

*** Index tab dividers, Wexford 5 pack – 49 cents (limit 4)

Locker supplies, magnetic, Inkology mirror, utility bin, clips, dry erase – Buy 1, get 1 free

Marker, Expo dry erase 4 pack, assorted colors and styles – $2.99 (limit 4)

Markers, Sharpie, single or 2 pack – 99 cents

Mead brand notebooks, portfolios, planners, pencil pouches, composition books – Buy 1, get 1 50% off

*** Mechanical pencils, Paper Mate 5 pack – 99 cents

*** Mechanical pencils, Wexford 3 pack – 49 cents (limit 4)

*** Notebooks, Wexford 1 subject, 70 sheets – 39 cents (limit 6)

Pencil, fashion, single – 6/$1 (limit 6)

*** Pencils, Wexford No. 2, 8 pack – 39 cents (limit 6)

*** Pens, Wexford retractable gel, 4 pack – 79 cents (limit 4)

Pens, Uni-ball Gel 2 pack – 99 cents

Pens, Paper Mate Flair 2 pack – 99 cents

Pens, Inkjoy 8 pack – 99 cents

*** Scissors, Wexford 5” – 39 cents (limit 4)

*** Sheet protectors, Wexford 50 pack – 99 cents (limit 6)

Sticky notes, 180 or 280 sheets – 6/$1 (limit 6)

*** Tape, Scotch 2 pack .75×200 inches (each) – 69 cents (limit 4)

*** Tape, Scotch single, with colored dispenser, .75×250 inches – 69 cents (limit 4)