The Children’s Place – Free Shipping, Extra 15% Off plus 2.5% Cashback

The Children’s Place has a Back to School sale that is definitely worth checking out. You can get free shipping on all orders today automatically, and save an additional 15% by using coupon code X3E2011. Don’t forget to click through Ebates and you can get an extra 2.5% back too.

Check out their Stock Up Sale here.

Lands’ End – Free Shipping No Minimum Coupon

Here’s a Lands’ End coupon that can help with your Back to School shopping. Enter Promo Code SUNSHINE and PIN 7280 and checkout and you can score free shipping with no minimum requirement. If you’re shopping for school uniforms, you can also add your school logo (if currently on file) for only a penny through today too.

Head over to Lands’ End here.

Crocs’ Back to School Shoes and a Freebie

Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own.

If you’ve been paying attention around here for the past few weeks, you might have noticed… I love back-to-school shopping. The excitement of starting a new year with a clean slate and fresh new supplies, not to mention scoring some HOT deals, I just love this time of year. (If only it were just a few degrees cooler…)

Even though my little one doesn’t need any “supplies” per say, she does need to look her best (so says mom) for preschool. Oh, and I am not going to pay an arm and a leg for her to do so because she loves to participate in every classroom class. BTW – I don’t know what standards go into labeling paint as “washable,” but it never seems to wash out of her little duds especially when it is my “favorite” t-shirt. So starting at the beginning of July, I am on a mission — to find the cutest clothes for my girl at the lowest prices. Oh, and to add to my challenge, it won’t be cool until Novemberish… so forget all the cute sweaters and pants, I am looking for fall-themed shorts and tees.

After purchasing a few “key” pieces for back to school (some plaid and jewel tones), I’ll mix in the rest of her summer wardrobe and wait to buy the few long sleeved, warm clothes she will need for cooler weather. After all, I really just like to shop so I don’t want to get it all at once.

Almost more importantly than clothes, what K needs most at the start of the school year is new shoes. Having lived in flip-flops and jelly shoes over the summer, I am always amazed to realized that once again the tennis shoes that fit fine at the end of school are now too snug to wear. (Do feet grow extra fast in the summer uninhibited by sandals and bare feel?)

This year there’s a new option for back-to-school footwear — Crocs! That’s right. The summer-time shoe has grown up, and is now represented by school-approved close-toed shoes for girls and boys K – 8.

Since my daughter only wants to wear pink, pink pink — I LOVE these metalic pink sneakers.

To learn more about the new school-line of Crocs, check out this video. In addition to being able to click on any of the shoes in the video to learn more about them. There is a hidden “Easter Egg” in the video. Search for this hidden gem to score a freebie from Crocs, through August 10. Here’s a picture hint to help you find the hidden Easter Egg .

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Project Back to School ~ $10 Challenge

At dinner with friends the other night, I was given $10 to purchase supplies for our back-to-school drive. Of course, the challenge was to make the most of the $10 in one day. I happily excepted the challenge, and here are the results.

• 8 Composition Books
• 6 Packs of Filler Paper
• 7 Rulers
• 9 Tubes of Glue
• 5 Packs of Crayola Crayons
• 3 Packs of Erasers (3 count each)
• 2 Packs of Black Pens (10 count each)
• 1 Pack Blue Pens (10 count )
• 1 Pair of Scissors
• 1 Pack of Mechanical Pencils (10 count)

My grand total for everything, $9.93. I am sure my friend will let me use the extra $0.07 toward supplies I purchased myself.

Want the break down on how I did it? Here you go.

Project Back to School – Round Up Week 5 (8/7)

Project Back to School has been very successful over the last month, but my shopping is nearly done as it is now time to turn in all of my supplies for donation so they can be distributed to the kids in time for the first day of school later this month. (Don’t worry, for those of you who go back to school later I will still post deals for the next several weeks – just no more shopping for me.) Be sure to watch out for my re-cap picture next week, it will be impressive

I also had a special $10 challenge this weekend that I will post later today (after I finish my runs). So if you want to see how to max out $10 on supplies this week, stay tuned!

As always, the hottest deals are in red.

Staples

Easy Rebate Deals

• Zebra Cadoozles 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils 10/pack  $5 – $5 Easy Rebate = FREE (Limit 1)
• Hammermill 8.5×11 CopyPlus Copy Paper 500 Sheets $4.99 – $4.49 Easy Rebate = $0.50 (Limit 2)
• Staples Photo Plus 4×6 Paper 60/pack $9.99 – $8.99 Easy Rebate = $1 (Limit 2)