Cheap Deals on Essential Back to School Items

While a lot of the focus is upon deals for clothes, gadgets and textbooks you need for back to school deals on essential items such as paper, notebook spirals, pens, folders, glue and pencils tend to get overlooked.  That’s too bad, there’s a lot of opportunity to save money on the smaller but necessary items as well.  Below are some examples of the current savings you can get at major retailers such as Walgreens, Big Lots, Office Max, Target, and Wal Mart.

Walgreens essential school supply bargains

Walgreens has several Buy 1 get 2 Free deal items, you can see the latest Walgreens flyer by visiting their site: http://www.walgreens.com/store/sundayad/default.jsp

Some example deals at Walgreens are as follows:

• 3 for .59 cent
  • 2 Pocket Folder with Prongs
• 3 for .99 cent
  • 1 Subject Notebook
  • 5 pack Insertable Tab Dividers
  • 10 pack Sheet Protectors
• 3 for $1.00
  • Penway 2 Pocket Poly Folder – Limit 6
• 3 for $1.59
  • Filler Paper
• 3 for $1.99
  • Composition Book
  • Academic Scissors, 5 in.
  • 2 pack Sharpie Markers
  • 24 pack Crayola Crayons
  • Splash Poly Portfolio
  • 3 pack Mechanical Pencils
  • 12 pack Colored Pencils
  • 3 pack Glue Stick
  • Notebook Pencil Holder
• .99 cent Items
  • Paper Mate Pen
  • 2 pack Profile
  • 4 pack Eraser-Mate
• .39 cent items
  • Penway School Supplies
  • Pencil or Pencil/Crayon Sharpener
  • Note book Pencil holder
  • Index Card Case
    

Big Lots

Big Lots has an amazing deal on a Mead spiral notebook for only 10 cents!  There are many other great deals going on at Big Lots too, to see the stores weekly flyer visit the following url: http://www.biglots.com/Specials/WeeklyAdLaunch.aspx. Some of the hottest deals at Big Lots are highlighted below:

• .10 cent items
  • 1 Subject Mead Spiral Notebooks
• .75 cent items
  • Sterillite pencil box
  • Fabric book covers
• 3 for $1.00 items
  • 8 pk of #2 pencils
• $1.00 items
  • 10 pk Portfolio
  • Pencil Holders
• 2 for $8.00 items
  • Folding Storage Bins two for $8.00
• $8.00 items
  • Hanging Organizers (Great for sorting the children essentials for the 5 day school week)

Office Max

Office Max has the best deal going on, for those who thought that .01 cent couldn’t possibly buy you anything these days, you’re wrong because it can buy a 24pk of crayons at Office Max while supplies last!  To see the Office Max weekly flyer visit this url http://officemax.shoplocal.com/officemax/ and delow is the .01 cent deal and others at Office Max:

• .01 cent SCHOOLIO VON HOOLIO Crayons, 24-Pk  (limit of 3)
• .20 cent WESTCOTT® Junior 5″ Scissors Blunt or Pointed (limit of 3)
• .25cent items (limit 3)
  • Assorted Erasers and Grips
  • SCHOOLIO VON HOOLIO 2 or 4-Pocket Poly Folders with or without Prongs
• 3 for $1.99 items
  • OFFICEMAX® Insertable or Write-on, 5-Tab Index Dividers, 3-Pack $1.99
• 1.99 items
  • [IN]PLACE™ Binder Pockets, 5-Pack – $1.99 (decent deal)
  • OFFICEMAX® #2 Pencils, 72-Pack – $1.99 (good deal)
    

Target

Along with trendy dorm furniture and decor, Target also has some great deals on essential supplies:

• . 50 Cent items:
  • 10 pk Paper Mate Pens (Eagles)
  • Book covers
  • Pencil Box
  • Notebook Pencil holder
    

Walmart

Attention Walmart shoppers, while you’re picking up the Chips Ahoy in the cookie aisle, don’t forget to snag these essential back to school item deals:

• .15 Cent Items
  • Spiral Notebooks – (same ones that are 10 cents at Big Lots)
  • 2-Pocket Folder (with or without prongs)
• .25 Cent Items
  • Elmer’s 2-Pack Washable Glue Sticks
  • Elmer’s 4-Ounce Washable Glue
  • Crayola 24-Pack Crayons
• .50 cent
  • Trapper Folder (notebook 2 pocket folder)
  • Trapper Spiral notebook
• $1.50 Bic 10-Pack 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils
• $2.00 Avery 1″ Durable Standard Binder