The best in Back to School buys for 8/30 – 9/05
Each week throughout the back-to-school “shopping season” – SavingsAngel has been bringing some of the best deals and steals to your attention.
We’ve marked several of them with asterisks (***) to help you not miss great offers.
It’s by no means an exhaustive list, so be sure to check out your local ads, too, and snag the lowest prices to take the pinch out of back-to-school spending.
List for Week of 8/30 – 9/05 (2015)….
Meijer this week:
Buy three writing instruments, get 1 of equal or lesser value free – regular prices of 79 cents to $24.99
Backpacks, selection varies – 25% off
Binder, Meijer 1 inch economy view – $1.99
Binder, Avery Heavy Duty 1” – $3.99
Chalks, Staedtler soft pastel 24 count – $5
Colored pencils, Crayola 12 count – $1
Composition book, Meijer poly cover 70 sheets – 75 cents (limit 20)
Composition books, Meijer fashion, select varieties – 2/$3
Erasers, select fashion – 2/$1
Expanding files, selection varies – $5
*** Folder, Meijer paper, 2-pocket, with or without prongs – 15 cents
*** Folder, Meijer poly, 2-pocket, with or without prongs – 50 cents
Folders, Meijer fashion, select varieties – 2/$1
Graph and layout paper, Canson 40 sheets – $5
Legal pads, Tops 5 pack, 50 sheets each, junior – $1.49
*** Notebooks, Meijer 70 sheets – 17 cents
Notebooks, Meijer 1-subject poly cover – 59 cents (limit 20)
Notebooks, fashion 1-subject – 2/$3
Padfolio, Mead Microfiber professional junior – $1.49.
Pencil sharpener – 20% off
*** Ruler, Meijer wooden 12” – 25 cents
Scissors, Fiskars 5” children’s, blunt or pointed – $1.49
Sketch and drawing set, Pro Art 18 piece – $5
Stapler, Swingline Tot or desk value pack – $2
Tabs, inserts, dividers, Avery – 20% off
Zipper binders – $5 off
Office Depot / Office Max this Week:
Arrow flags, Post-It, 8 pack – $5
*** Backpacks – 50% off
Batteries, Duracell, all selections – Buy 2, get 1 free
*** Binders, Office Depot premium poly – $1 cents (limit 3)
Crayola, washable varieties – Buy 2, get 1 free
Desk accessories, Jane Work, Buy 2, get 1 free
Dry Erase board, Foray, magnetic 5” x 7” – $2
Dry Erase products, Expo – Buy 2, Get 1 free
*** Envelopes, poly, various selections – 50 cents (limit 10)
Erasers, Paper Mate Pink Pearl, 3 pack – $1
Folders, premium – $1.49
Highlighters, Sharpie Accent Tank-Style, 4 pack – $2
Highlighters, Sharpie Clear View, 3 pack – $3
Label Maker, DYMO LM160 – $18.99
*** Markers, Sharpie permanent singles – 50 cents (limit 3)
*** Markers, Paper Mate Flair Porous-Point, 12 pack – $10
*** Markers, Sharpie Electro Pop permanent, 24 pack – $10
Mechanical pencils, Disney Mates – 25% off
*** Mechanical pencils, Paper Mate Sharpwriter 0.7mm, 5 pack – $1 (limit 5)
Padlocks, Master Lock combination – Buy 2, get 1 free
Paper, Office Depot, reinforced – $2
Pens, Paper Mate Profile retractable ballpoint, 4 pack – $2
Pens, Paper Mate EraserMate pens, 5 pack – $2
Pens, Sharpie Fine-point pens, 2 pack – $2
Pens, Uni-Ball varieties – Buy 2, Get 1 free
*** Scissors, Office Depot, blunt or pointed tip – 50 cents (limit 3)
Sticky Notes, Post-It 3”x3”, super sticky notes, Electric Glow and Jewel Pop, 15 pack – $10
Storage boxes, Office Depot, clear plastic 6.5 quarts – $2
*** Storage pouches, Office Depot, vinyl, assorted colors – 50 cents (limit 3)
Tape, Scotch Sure Start shipping tape – $2
Tape, Scotch Heavy-Duty shipping tape, 3 pack – $10
Wireless mouse, Logitech M325 – $14.99
Staples this Week:
Colored pencils, Crayola Twistables 18 pack – $3
Colored pencils, Crayola 24 pack – $3
Colored pencils, Crayola erasable 20 pack – $4
Compass, Staedtler – $1
Crayons, Crayola washable 24 pack – $2
*** Erasers, Staples 3 pack – 25 cents (limit 5)
*** Glue, Staples school glue 4 ounces, washable – 25 cents (limit 5)
Glue, Elmer’s school glue 4 ounces – $1
Glue, Elmer sticks 6 + 2 free pack – $4
Graph ruled composition books, Staples – $1
Graph filler paper, Staples – $2
*** Highlighter, Sharpie Major Accent 12 pack – $5
Markers, Crayola washable 8 pack – $2
Markers, Crayola washable 10 pack – $3
Markers, Sharpie fine neon 5 pack – $5
Markers, Sharpie Extreme 4 pack – $4
Markers, Expo dry erase, low-odor 8 pack – $5
*** Markers, Paper Mate Flair 12 pack – $8
Notebooks, Staples – 17 cents (limit 30)
Notebook, Accel, assorted – $2
Notebooks and composition books, Staples assorted designs – $2
Paints, Crayola watercolors 8 pack – $2
Pencil box, Staples translucent – $1
Protractor, Staedtler Mars – $1
Rubber cement, Elmer’s 4.1 ounce – $2
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 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, deals with card:
Binders, Wexford 1 to 3 inch, select varieties – Buy 1, get 1 free
Composition book, Wexford 80 sheets – 99 cents
Composition or memo book, Wexford mini 50 or 80 sheets – 6/$1 (limit 6)
Filler paper (loose leaf), 130 sheets – 99 cents
*** Folder, Wexford 2-pocket – 6/$1 (limit 6)
Highlighters, Paper Mate 6 pack – 99 cents
Index cards, Wexford 3”x5” inch, 100 count – 49 cents
Marker, Sharpie fine, single – 49 cents
Markers, dry erase, Wexford – 99 cents
Markers, dry erase, Expo 8 pack or Set – $5
Mechanical pencil, Paper Mate single or 2 pack – $3.99
Pencils, Ticonderoga 24 pack – 2/$5
Pencil sharpener, Wexford – 49 cents
Pens, Pilot G2 or B2P, 2 or 4 pack – 2/$5