Best School Supply Deals for Week of July 31st

Like last year, I will be writing a once-weekly post with all of the best school school deals at each of the stores.

It’s my hope that this format will help to consolidate your shopping – and make it even easier for you to score the very best deals on all your back to school necessities.

Don’t forget to check my 2016 Back to School Price List – so you know what you should be paying for all your supplies.

School supply sales tend to be regional, so confirm these prices with your ads before heading out to the store.

Top School Supply Deals for Week of July 31st

Best School Supply Deals at Office Depot/Office Max

Penny Deals with Minimum $5 Purchase (Limit 3, While Supplies Last, No Rain Checks)

• Elmers Liquid School Glue, 4 oz – 1¢ each
• Office Depot Brand Composition Book, 1-Subject – 1¢ each
• Office Depot Brand Erasers, 3 pk – 1¢ each

Quarter Deals with Minimum $5 Purchase (Limit 3, While Supplies Last, No Rain Checks)

• BIC Round Stic Grip Ballpoint Pens, 12 pk – 25¢
• Crayola Brand Line Markers, 10 ct – 25¢

Dollar Deals with Minimum $5 Purchase (Limit 3, While Supplies Last, No Rain Checks)

• Ticonderoga Pencils, 12 pk – $1
• Office Depot Brand Reinforced Notebook Filler Paper, 100 ct – $1

Other Great Deals This Week

• Poly Envelopes – 25¢. Limit 3.
• Office Depot Brand Heavy-Duty 1″ Poly Binder – $1. Limit 3.

Office Depot/OfficeMax will price match its competitor’s sale prices, so you can bring in the sales circulars from the newspaper and cut your stops down to just one store. However, you can not price match on store brands – nor on Store Rewards deals.

Best School Supply Deals at Staples

• Staples Cap Erasers, Pink, Dozen – 25¢, Limit 5
• Staples® Dual Dome Pencil Sharpener, Each – 25¢, Limit 5
• BIC® Soft Feel® Retractable Ball Pen, 1.0 mm, Black – 50¢, Limit 5
• Paper Mate® Sharpwriter® Mechanical Pencils, 0.7mm, Yellow Barrel, 5/pk – 50¢, Limit 5
• Staples 2-Pocket Folder with Fasteners – 17¢
• Staples® Ruled 3″ x 5″ White Index Cards, 100/Pack – 48¢
• Staples Composition Notebook, College Ruled, Various Colors, Each  – 50¢
• Staples® Liquid School Glue – 50 ¢
• Staples Yellow Pencils, #2, Dozen – 75¢
• Crayola® Colored Pencils, 12/Box – 97¢
• Crayola® Classic Markers, Fine Line, 10/Box – 97¢

In addition to these deals, Staples has a 110% price matching guarantee with its competitor’s sale prices, so you can bring in the sales circulars from the newspaper and cut your stops down to just one store. However, you can not price match on store brands – nor on Store Rewards deals.

Best School Supply Deals at Walgreens

• Paper Mate Pens (10 pk) – $0.49
  Use $0.55/1 coupon from the 7/31 SmartSource insert
  Free plus $0.06 moneymaker after coupon
• Sharpies (4 pk) – $1
  Use $1/1 coupon from the 7/31 SmartSource insert (regional)
  = Free after coupon
• Erasers ( 2 – 15 ct) – $0.25
• Index Cards -$0.33
• School Glue (4 oz) – $0.33
• Dividers (5 pk) – $0.50
• Sharpies Colored (8 pk) – $4

Thanks to Passionate Penny Pincher and Money Saving Mom for their help these deals!