OH MY! August starts this week!!! That means my daughter goes back to school in two weeks!!! I can’t believe how fast this summer has flown by. She will be starting VPK this year, which means only one more year until my baby hops on that school bus for the first time and heads to (gasp) kindergarten!!! Back to school is in full swing now, and I hope you are grabbing up some of the hottest cheap and free items that you might not need to donate to someone who does – I know I am!

The hottest deals are in red! Happy shopping.

Staples

Extreme Deals (Require a $5 minimum purchase & are limited to 2 per person)

• Staples Standard Paper Clips 100-pk – $0.01 with $5 minimum purchase
• 2-Pocket Paper Folder, assorted colors – fasteners – $0.01 with $5 minimum purchase
• Home Select Pocket Tissues – $0.01 with $5 minimum purchase
• 1″ Avery Durable Binder $1 – $1 with $5 minimum purchase

Easy Rebate Deals

• Staples 8.5″ x 11″ multipurpose paper, 500 sheets $6.99 – $5.99 easy rebate = Final cost $1
• Staples Photo Supreme 8.5″ x 11″ Paper, Double-Sided Matte $14.99 – $13.99 easy rebate =$1

25¢ Deals

• BIC mechanical pencils, 0.7 mm
• Prang Chalk, 12 ct. assorted colors

50¢ Deals

• Staples Poly-Cover Composition Book or 1-Subject 8″ x 10.5″ Notebook, 70 sheets
• RoseArt 24 ct. Crayons 2/$1 (Buy 4 and use the $1/3 RoseArt coupon found in the 7/29 RP = $0.25 each)

$1 Deals

• Staedtler Compass or Protractor
• Staples Assorted Patterns Composition Book
• Staples Dry-Erase Board Eraser
• RoseArt Colored Pencils, 15 ct. (Buy 3 and use the $1/3 RoseArt coupon found in the 7/29 RP = $0.67 each)
• Staples 3″ x 4.25″ Memo Book with Magnetic Closure, 60 sheets
• Staples Mini Poly Snap Envelope, 4″ x 6″, assorted colors and designs
• Staples #10 Envelopes, Tamper Evident, White
• 6″ x 9″ Top-Wire Writing Pads, Colors or Prints

$2 Deals

• Staples Jumbo Glue Sticks
• Staples Pushpins in a Jar
• Lysol Sanitizing Wipes, 35 ct.
• Pilot FriXion Ball Gel Pens, fine
• Crayola Washable Markers or Crayons
• 1.6L Really Useful storage box, assorted colors

$3 Deals

• Quartet 8.5″ x 11″ Magnetic Dry-Erase Board with Marker and Eraser
• Ticonderoga Black #2 Pencils
• Pentel 24/7 :Liquid Highlighters, assorted colors
• Scotch Dual-lock Fasteners

$5 Deals

• Staples Standard Weight Top-loading Clear Sheet Protectors
• Expo Neon Dry-Erase Markers, Bullet Tip 5-pk
• BIC Velocity Retractable Ballpoint Pens, bold
• Zebra Z-Grip Mechanical Pencils, 0.7 mm, 24 ct.
• Pentel EnerGel Deluxe retractable gel pens, medium

Also worth noting, when I was in Staples I noticed a sign for Staples new binder recycling program. When you bring in a n old binder to be recycled, you will save $2 on the purchase of a new one. You get rewarded for being green and recycling. I LOVE it!

Office Max

HOT Deals:

• FREE Paint, Erasers, and Glue! Get up to 2 of each item FREE with a $5 minimum purchase!
• Office Max Disappearing White or Purple Small Glue Sticks, 4 ct. $0.50

$1 Deals:

• Office Max 2×2 Neon Self-Stick Note Cube
• Schoolio 1″ or 1.5″ Poly Binder
• Just Basics 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils, 12 ct.
• Schoolio 3×5 Rules or Blank Index Cards, 100 ct.
• Paper Lunch Bags, 50 ct.
• Avery 5-Tab Ready Index Reference Dividers (with in-ad coupon)
• Paper Mate Profile Assorted Retractable Ballpoint Pens 4-pk (with in-ad coupon)

$2 Deals:

• Quartet 8.5×11 Dry Erase Board
• Office Max 1-Hole Punch with Grip or 3-Hole Notebook Punch
• Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, 35 ct.

$3 Deals:

• OfficeMax 1″ Durable View Binders

MaxPerks Bonus Rewards Items:

• All Backpacks/Messenger Bags Only $0.01 after Max Perks Rewards (Originally price varies)
• Avery 5160 White Laser Mailing Labels, 3,000-pk $26.99 – $26.98 back in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = $0.01
• Duracell CopperTop AA or AAA Batteries, 10-pk $9.99 – $9.98 back in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = $0.01
• OfficeMax 8.5×11 Multipurpose Paper, 500 Sheet Ream $6.99 – $5.99 back in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = $1
• Glee II Mid-Back Manager Chair $79.99 = $70 back in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = $9.99
• Boise X-9 8.5×11 Multiuse Paper, 10 Ream Case $43.99 – $34 back in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = $9.99

Other Deals I Like:

• Lexar 8 GB High Capacity SDHC Card $7.99 (Save $12!)
• All Expo Markers Buy 2 Get 2 FREE (Use the $1/1 Expo Markers 8-pk+ low odor original, Expo 4-pk Neon, or Expo 4-pk Washable coupon)
• All Paper Mate InkJoy Pens Buy 2 Get 2 FREE (Possible buy 4 use the $1.50/1 Paper Mate InkJoy 500 RT 8ct. Ballpoint Pens coupon here)

Office Depot

1¢ Deals

• Office Depot Brand Folders (Limit 10)

25¢ Deals

• Personal Care Hand Sanitizer With Clip
• Office Depot Brand Marble Composition Books
• Scholastic Standard Crayons 24-pk
• Office Depot Brand Ballpoint Pens 10-pk

99¢ Deals

• Tug 2-Hole Manual Pencil Sharpener
• Personal Care Soft & Silky Pocketpaks 3-pk
• Office Depot Brand Wood Pencils 12-pk

$1 Deals

• Paper Mate Erasermate Pens, 5-pk
• Personal Care Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
• Mini Metal Storage Bins
• FORAY Erasable Highlighters 3-pk
• Office Depot Brand Scissors
• Scholastic Bookcover
• Paper Mate Pink Pearl Erasers, 3-pk
• Office Depot Brand Stainless Steel Rulers 12
• PowerHouse Antibacterial Wipes
• School Works 5″ Scissors 2-pk
• Scholastic Glue Sticks 2-pk
• Office Depot Brand Poly Index Card Box

$2 Deals

• Made In The USA Wood Pencils 12-pk
• Prang Watercolor Sets
• Select Post-It Super Sticky Die-Cut Notes
• Office Depot Brand Name Badges 100-pk
• Mead Scholastic Notebook
• Liquid Paper Micro Correction Tape 2-pk
• PaperPro Nano Mini Stapler

$3 Deals

• BIC Mini Mechanical Pencils 28-pk
• Energizer Max AA Alkaline Batteries 4-pk
• Five Star XL Reinforced Filler Paper
• Zebra Z-Grips, Ball Point Pens & Mechanical Pencils, 7-pk
• Pilot FriXion Erasable Gel Pens, 3-pk
• Post-it Flags 10-pk Pads
• Sharpie Permanent Fine-Point Markers 5-pk
• Office Depot Brand Clipboard
• Office Depot Brand Invisible Tape In Dispensers 4-pk
• FORAY Magnetic Dry-Erase Board

HOT Deal

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2011/2012 $59.99 – Save $10 Instantly – Submit for a $50 Mfr. Mail-In Rebate = FREE!

Target

Walgreens

• Mead 5 Star Notebooks, Composition Books or Portfolios Buy 1 Get 1 Free
• Hard Handle Scissors, Wexford 5 inch $0.49 with in ad coupon 
• Wexford Pencil or Index Card Case, 100 Pack Index Cards 3×5 inch $0.39 with in ad coupon
• Uniball 207 Gel Pens 2 pack $0.99 – Use the $0.75/1 Uni-ball product coupon =$0.24 for 2 pens
• Wexford Mini Highlighter $0.15 with in ad coupon
• Wexford 2 Pocket Portfolio or Portfolio with Prongs 3/$1 with in ad coupon
• Wexford Glue Sticks 3-pack $0.49 with in ad coupon
• Penway Colored Pencils 12-pack $0.69
• Mead Binders on sale for 33% Off
• Swiss Backpack $19.99 – $5 Mail-in Rebate in August Coupon Booklet = $14.99
• Select Bic Pens (4 packs) $0.99 (Buy Bic Atlantis Retractable Ball Pens (4 pack) $0.99 – Use the $1/2 Bic Stationary product coupon found in the 7/29 SS = $0.49 per 4-pack!

Walmart

Same deals all season – my favorite are the $.10 glue sticks!

Toys R Us has Crayola crayons 4 for $1 – price match these at Walmart!

CVS

ExtraCare Bucks Deals (all ECB deals exclude clearance items):

• Spend $15 on any Crayola products and receive $3 in ExtraCare Bucks at checkout!
• Spend $15 on Expo dry erase sets or any PaperMate InkJoy pens and get $3 in ExtraCare Bucks at checkout. (Use $1.50 off an 8-pack of PaperMate InkJoy pens printable coupon)
• Spend $15 on Five Star 1,2,3 or 5-subject notebooks and get $3 in ExtraCare Bucks at checkout.

$1 Deals (select Caliber stationery items):

Want to know what I am buying? Follow along each week, and I will share my shopping results from the week before. Remember, most of the items I purchase are to be donate locally, so I will stock up on all of the best deals. Here are the Suburban Mom’s Project Back to School Results from week 2. (See week 1 shopping and week 2 shopping)