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Top 5 Back-To-School deas for August 5, 2012

Shared on August 4, 2012
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Here are the top 5 school supply deals (or a bit more :)) at your local stores for the week of August 5, 2012. Please refer to the store ads for additional offers. Note that the Oregonian did not get the $1/2 Bic coupon from the 7/29 SS insert. I’m not sure about other Northwest papers.

Big Lots

Bic Cristal Pens (8 ct) on sale $.49

Spiral Notebooks (single subject) on sale $.17

Filler Paper (150 sheets) on sale $.74

*Teachers with valid school ID get 10% off a $50+ purchase on August 11.

Fred Meyer

Spiral Notebooks (single subject) on sale $.20 — limit 10

Folders (2-pocket) on sale $.15

Crayola Broad or Fine Line Markers (10 pk) on sale $.99

Bic Cristal Pens (10 pk) on sale $.89
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
$.39 each after coupon

Composition Books on sale $.50 — limit 4

Find the full list of Fred Meyer back-to-school deals here.

Kmart

Bic Round Stic Pens (10 pk) on sale $.75
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
$.25 each after coupon

Paper Mate White or Pink Pearl Erasers (3 pk) on sale $.75

Crayola Crayons (64 ct) on sale $3

Office Depot

Scholastic School Glue (4 oz) on sale $.01 — limit 3

Filler Paper (150 sheets) on sale $.25 — limit 3

Office Depot Pink Erasers (3 pk) on sale $.25 — limit 3

Manual Pencil Sharpener (2-hole) on sale $.25 — limit 3

Book Covers on sale $.25 — limit 3

OfficeMax

NOTE: My store did not have these deals tagged (tags were still at regular price), which made it very difficult to find what I was looking for. I suggest you immediately find an employee and have them help you find the items on your list.

Composition Books on sale for FREE with $5 minimum purchase — limit 5

Binder Rulers (12 in) on sale $.05 — limit 3

OfficeMax White Glue (4 oz) on sale $.25 — limit 2

Schoolio Poly 3-ring Binders (1 or 1.5 in) on sale $.25 — limit 3

Spiral Notebooks (single subject) on sale $.25 — limit 3

Wescott Scissors (5 in) on sale $.50 — limit 3

Paper Mate Pink Pearl Erasers (3 pk) on sale $.75 — limit 2

Paper Mate Black Pearl Erasers (2 pk) on sale $.50 with weekly ad coupon — limit 3

Paper Mate White Pearl Erasers (3 pk) on sale $.50 with weekly ad coupon — limit 3

Sharpie Accent Liquid Pen-Style Highlighters (5 pk) on sale $1 with weekly ad coupon — limit 1

Quartet Black or Assorted Dry Erase Markers (4 pk) on sale $1 with weekly ad coupon — limit 2

Just Basics Yellow #2 Pencils (72 pk) on sale $2 with weekly ad coupon — limit 2

*Note that you need to bring the actual ad from the newspaper if you want to use the weekly ad coupons. The ads in the store do not have the coupons.

Rite Aid

Mead Composition Books or Notebooks (70 ct) on sale $.66
Buy 3, Get $1 +UP Reward – limit 4
Buy 3
Pay $1.98, Get $1 +UP
$.33 each after reward

Bic Round Stic Pens on sale $.99
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
$.49 each after coupon

Assorted Backpacks, Lunch Kits or Lunch Totes on sale BOGO

Find the full list of Rite Aid back-to-school deals here.

Staples

Staples Filler Paper on sale $.01 with $5 minimum purchase — limit 5

Bic Wite-Out Correction Fluid (2 pk) on sale $.50 — limit 2
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
FREE after coupon

Bic Velocity Retractable Gel Pens (2 pk) on sale $.25 — limit 2
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
FREE after coupon

Pentel Hi-Polymer White Block Erasers (3 pk) on sale $.25 — limit 2

Paper Mate Sharpwriter Mechanical Pencils (5 pk) on sale $.50 — limit 2

Crayola Markers (10 pk) on sale $.75 — limit 2

Bic Great Erase Dry Erase Markers (4 pk) on sale $1 — limit 2
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert
$.50 each after coupon

Sharpie Permanent Markers (5 pk) on sale $1 — limit 2

Post-It 2×3 Multiuse Labels on sale $2.99
Buy 1, Get $2.99 Easy Rebate — limit 1
FREE after rebate

Hammermill Copy Plus Copy Paper (500 sheets) on sale $6.99
Buy 1, Get $5.99 Easy Rebate — limit 2
$1 after rebate

Staples Photo Plus 4×6 Photo Paper on sale $9.99
Buy 1, Get $8.99 Easy Rebate — limit 4
$1 after rebate

Walgreens

Bic Crystal Bold Pens on sale $.49 with weekly ad coupon
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 7/29 SS insert, here or here
FREE after coupons

Crayola Washable Markers (10 ct) on sale $1.99

Wexford Glue on sale $.39 with weekly ad coupon

Wexford Erasers (2-15 pack) on sale $.29 with weekly ad coupon

Wooden Rulers on sale $.19 with weekly ad coupon
*I went in for these rulers and did not buy them. They are super low quality and do not have the metal strip at the top of the ruler. My expectations exceeded the $.19 price tag :).

Scotch Transparent Tape on sale $.39 with weekly ad coupon

Wexford or Penway Mini Composition Notebook on sale 6/$1

Find the full list of Walgreens back-to-school deals here.

Walmart

Elmer’s Disappearing Purple Glue (single) – $.10

Crayola Twistable Crayons (10 ct) — $1.97

Notebooks, Single Subject (70 sheet) – $.17

Composition Notebook — $.50

Swan Hand Sanitizer (8 oz) – $.88

Find the full list of Walmart back-to-school deals here.

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  1. Joy says

    August 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    New at this….so didn’t keep some of the SS coupon or RP coupon books that come in Sunday newspaper….so, is there anywhere I can get those back copies for use now?

    Reply
    • Angela says

      August 8, 2012 at 9:33 pm

      Not really.

      Reply
  2. karrie k says

    August 5, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Staples has tried to limit it to 1 transaction per person. I just take the kids and give them cash.

    Reply
  3. Teri says

    August 5, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    The staples paper.. Is that limit 5 for each 5.00 transaction?

    Reply
    • Howard says

      August 5, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      Yes, you would have to do separate checkouts of at least $5 each to get more than one set of 5. The store might frown on this, but I guess it’s legal. After all, their idea is to get you into the store and take a loss on the paper once, NOT to have you check out multiple times and get paper for a penny each time. Similarly, there’s a limit of 2 on most of the other sale items, but there’s nothing to stop you from buying two at a time, over and over. (I think.) They can limit the number of rebates you submit, but people have their ways of getting around that, too.

      Reply
  4. Jessica says

    August 5, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Just a note. Office Max does not have the coupons in their in-store ads, make sure you take your coupons with you! I now have to make a return trip later this week.

    Reply
  5. Howard says

    August 5, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Some Staples stores, including the Tigard store, have gotten really anal about coupons. My cashier, unfortunately, was a trainee, and did not want to accept the $1 Bic cpns. I’d purchased two Wite-Outs at 50 cts each and 1 dry-erase markers at $1. She tried to tell me that they are already discounted by the store. I explained that they are mfr cpns for which the store should be reimbursed. She called the asst mgr and I had to explain the whole process to him. He finally took off the $2 but they would not let me use the 15% BTS pass in conjunction. Ridiculous.

    Reply
    • Howard says

      August 5, 2012 at 11:18 am

      Also had 2 Bic gel pens @ 25 cts each, so I met the requirement of buying at least 4 items and using two $1/2 cpns.

      Reply
  6. Cindy Gronbach says

    August 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Thanks for posting these deals. I got 120 folders for a group I’m part of for $1.20!! I also got some of the other great deals and am going to donate the product to Backpack Buddies since I don’t have kids. One way I can actually afford to help others on my income!

    Reply
  7. Barbara says

    August 4, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Big Lots doesn’t take coupons.

    Reply

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