School Supplies 2013 about $25!

The picture above contains everything I purchased during the various Back-to-School sales that started in July and ran through September. After everything was purchased, coupons were used, and rebates received I only spent $25.03 out of pocket (including tax)!

Here is the breakdown of everything in the picture:
1 Pentel RSVP Pen, 5-pack
1 Pilot Pen, 5-pack
2 BIC Dry Erase Market, 4-packs
8 pocket folders
14 pocket folders with fasteners
4 Avery Tab Dividers
2 white glue
2 notepads
10 packs filler paper
12 spiral 1-subject notebooks
9 Crayola Crayons, 24-packs
8 Crayola Markers, 10-packs
3 Crayola Colored Pencils
1 ream copy paper
2 Kids Westcott Scissors
4 Adult Westcott Scissors
1 pack Wet Wipes
6 packs pocket tissues
4 sliding pencil boxes
4 cap eraser packs
4 BIC Mechanical Pencil, 5-packs
2 Paper-Mate Mechanical Pencil, 5-packs
2 BIC White-Out, 2-packs
1 Staples Mechanical Pencils, 12-pack
2 Staples 12-pack #2 Pencils
4 BIC Velocity Pens, 2-packs
1 Elmer's Glue Stick, 6-pack
3 composition notebooks
4 index cards, 100-packs
2 Sharpie highlighter, 5-packs
4 Sharpie Marker, 2-packs
1 box of 12 BIC Pen Sticks

Staples Week of 8/19/29 - 89¢ After Rebate!

OOP: $5.88 ($4.99 Rebate)

Hammermill Copy Paper $6.99
BIC Velocity Pen 2-Pack 2 @ 50¢= $1.00
Staples 1-Subject Notebooks 6 @ 1¢ = 6¢
Staples School Glue 2 @ 25¢ = 50
- $2 Staples Coupon for Hammermill Paper (via email)
- $1.00/2 BIC Pens (printable)

= 5.55 + .33 tax = $5.88

- $4.99 Staples Easy Rebate

= $.89

Staples Week of 8/6

OOP: $7.26

I'm not feeling as good with Staples this year as I have in the past. However, I'm still grateful to stock up on some inexpensive school supplies to hold on to for the future. This is what I did last week:


PaperMate Sharpwriter Mechanical Pencils 2 @ 50¢ = $1.00
Sharper Permanent Marker 5-pack 1 @ $1.00
Staples Filler Paper 5 @ 1¢ = 5¢
BIC White Out 2-pack 2 @ 50¢ = $1.00
BIC Velocity Gel Pens 2-pack 2 @ 25¢ = 50¢
Pentel Polymer White Erasers 2 @ 25¢ = 50¢
Staples Mini Composition Notebook 2 @ 25¢ = 50¢
BIG White Board Markers 4-pack 1 @ $1.00
Crayola 10-count Markers 2 @ 65¢ = $1.30
Kids Scissors 2-pack @ $1.00

- $1.00/2 BIC Velocity Pens (printable)

= $6.85 + 41¢ tax = $7.26

Staples Week of 7/29 - $6.44 for 32 School Supplies!

OOP: $6.44

Staples Paper Clips 2 @ 1¢ = 2¢ (Extreme Deal)
2-Pocket Folders 10@ 1¢ = 20¢ (Extreme Deal)
Pocket Tissues 6 @ 1¢ = 6¢ (Extreme Deal)
BIC Mechanical Pencils 4 @ 24¢ = $1.00
Crayola Colored Pencils 1 @ $1.00
Dry Erase Marker 1 @ $1.00
Prang Chalk 4 @ 25¢ = $1.00
Staples Filler Paper 2 @ 75¢ ea = $1.50
2-Pocket Folders 2 @ 40¢ = 40¢
= $6.08 + .36 tax = $6.44

This particular transaction was a little bit difficult to get to the $5 minimum purchase (getting items that interested me) because of the limits per customer. But WOW what a bang for my buck!

Staples Week of 7/23 - $.46 School Supplies after Rebate (.42 is tax!)

OOP: $7.46 ($7.00 in rebates)

Cap Erasers 2 @ 1¢ = 2¢ (Extreme Deal)
Index Cards 2 ¢ 1¢ = 2¢ (Extreme Deal)
Pentel RSVP Pens 1 @ $3.00
Zebra Mechanical Pencils 1 @ $4.00
= $7.04 + .42 tax = $7.46

- $3.00 Staples Easy Rebate
- $4.00 Staples Easy Rebate

= .46

Staples Week of 7/8 - $2.85 School Supplies after Rebate

BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON! I have some time before my son is in school, but I already have a whole bunch of great back to school items stockpiled for him. Most of them are basics and then I can add on to it when the time comes.

The way Staples' Back to School sales work usually, is they have a "Extreme Deals" offered for a fantastic low price, limited to usually 2 per customer, with a $5 minimum purchase (not including the extreme deal costs). What is most useful in doing this is to purchase items that are free after Staples Easy Rebate. The checks take a few weeks to get back to you, but it's like paying next to nothing for your purchases!

OOP: $9.59 ($6.74 in rebates)

Rose Art Crayons 2 @ 1¢ = 2¢ (Extreme Deal)
Staples School Glue 2 @ 1¢ = 2¢ (Extreme Deal)
BIC Roundstick Pens 2 @ 1¢ (Extreme Deal)
Sharpwriter Menchanical Pencils 4 @ 25¢ = $1.00
Staples Paper Ream 1 @ $6.99
Children's Scissors 1 (2-pack) @ $1.00
= $9.05 + .54 tax = $9.59

- $6.74 Staples Easy Rebate

= $2.85

FREE Paper at Staples

OOP: $8.03

Staples 2-Day President's Day Sale (Sunday & Monday)! A bunch of items were free after Easy Rebates, but I got there a little late and missed most of them. Managed to get 2 free packs of paper!

Staples Copy Paper $3.79
Staples Copy Paper $3.79
= $7.58 + .45 tax = $8.03

- $7.58 Staples Easy Rebate (4-6 Weeks)
= FREE (just tax)

Staples Week of 7/6 - 63¢ School Supplies after Rebate (49¢ is tax!)

OOP: $8.59 ($7.96 in Rebates)

All of this basically cost 12¢!! Out of my final cost 49¢ is tax.

Hammermill Paper $4.99
Sparkle Gel Pens $2.99
Staples Cap Erasers 2 @ 1¢ = 2¢
Staples School Glue 2 @ 5¢ = 10¢
= $8.10 + .49 tax = $8.59

- $2.98 Staples Easy Rebate (4-6 Weeks)
- $4.98 Staples Easy Rebate (4-6 Weeks)
= 63¢

Staples Week of 8/28 - $1.24 School Supplies after Rebate

OOP: $6.73 ($5.49 Rebate)

BIC Mark-It Permanent Markers $3.00
Pentel WOW Sparkle Gel Pens $2.99
(2) Staples 1-Subject Poly Cover Notebook @ 9¢ ea = 18¢
(2) Staples 8-Pack #2 Pencils @ 9¢ ea = 18¢
= $6.35 + .38 tax = $6.73

- $2.75 Easy Rebate check (4-6 weeks)
- $2.74 Easy Rebate check (4-6 weeks)
= $1.24

Staples Week of 8/14 - $1.63 School Supplies after Rebate

OOP: $5.62 ($3.99 Rebate)

Z-Grips Pencils $3.99
Sharpie Markers 25¢
Pencil Sharpeners 50¢ ea = $1.00
1-Subject Notebooks 1¢ ea = 6¢
= $5.30 + .32 tax = $5.62

- $3.99 Easy Rebate check (4-6 weeks)
= $1.63

Staples Week of 8/8 - $2.21 School Supplies after Rebate

OOP: $7.21 ($5.00 Rebate)

Staples Composition Notebooks @ 10¢ ea = 30¢

Staples 'Better Dividers' @ 10¢ ea = 50¢

Wescott Rules @ 25¢ ea = 50¢

Wescott Scissors @ 50¢

Zebra Cadoozles Pencils $5.00

= $6.80 + .41 tax = $7.21

- $5 Easy Rebate check (4-6 weeks)

= $2.21

Staples Week of 8/1 - $2.89 School Supplies after Rebate

OOP: $6.89 ($4.00 Rebate)

1-Subject Notebooks @ .20 ea = $1.00
2-Pocket Folders @ .05 ea = 50¢
Cap Eraser Packs @ .25 ea = 50¢
White-Out 50¢
Zebra Z-Grips Pens $4.00
= $6.50 + .39 tax = $6.89

- $4.00 Easy Rebate Check (4-6 weeks)
= $2.89

Staples - $1.73 School Supplies after Rebate!

OOP: $7.47 ($5.74 Rebate)

Back to school sales have started! Even though Aiden is not yet in school, it never hurts to start stockpiling early. For the next several weeks, there will be lots of great deals for back to school supplies. My staples trip today:

Staples Multipurpose Paper $5.99
BIC Roundstic Pens 1¢ ea = 2¢
Staples Stickies Tabs 25¢ ea = 50¢
BIC Mechanical Pencils 25¢ ea = 50¢
Staples Cap Erasers 1¢ ea = 2¢
Staples White School Glue 1¢ ea = 2¢
= $7.05 + .42 tax = $7.47 total OOP

I will then get $5.74 back in a Staples Easy Rebate check in about 4-6 weeks. That money can go directly back into my checking account!

1¢ and 25¢ sale items are limit 2 per customer and on sale until WEDNESDAY only. 1¢ deals are available only with a $5 purchase (reason why I got the paper).