Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you'll know that the back to school season is in full swing and it isn't even August yet. This is the time of year to get some amazing deals on back-to-school supplies, but you don't have to be a student to take advantage of the deals. Depending on the item and store, the deals range from FREE to pennies of the original price. The stores lure you in with their loss-leader items, such as all of the FREE after ExtraBucks items that were advertised in the CVS flier yesterday. They hope that you will also buy their other products, but stick to your list and hopefully you won't get sucked in. The stores are also fighting for your dollars, so check all of the flyers to determine what stores have the best price for your needs. Look for great deals in CVS, Rite-Aid, Staples, Office Max, Target, Kmart, Toys-R-Us, to name a few.
My other piece of advice to you is to get to the stores early, because the loss-leader items sell out very quickly. I didn't get to CVS until 6:00 pm yesterday and they were sold out of most of the items.
Other uses for back-to-school supplies:
1. Stock up on supplies for the home office. In yesterday's paper there were great deals on office supplies such as pens, staplers, paper, post-its, calculators, computers, printers, shredders.
2. Stock up for birthday or Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers. I did manage to get Crayola 24 ct. crayons for .27, watercolor paints for .50, and a 6 pack of Elmer's glue sticks for $1.00. My oldest daughter loves to draw and craft. These items will come in handy for her Christmas stocking.
3. Consider donating school supplies to womens' shelters, local schools, children's hospitals, libraries, churches. In this economic crisis, I am sure they would appreciate your generosity.
4. Battle the boredom blues. I have a box of new supplies that I bring out when I hear, "I'm bored". Nothing cures the boredom blues like a new bottle of Elmer's glue and construction paper. My daughter is content for at least 2 hours. CVS had glue for FREE after Extra Bucks a couple of weeks ago, but Target has glue for .27 a bottle this week. Still an awesome deal.
5. Party favors for birthday, Halloween or other holiday parties. I was thinking that the 50 cent pencil box at Target this week stuffed with crayons, glue stick, scissors would make great birthday party favors.
What have been your favorite deals so far this back-to-school season?
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