School Supply Round-up

It's the middle of July, and that not only means soaring temperatures and days spent by the pool (for the lucky ones!), it also means the back-to-school deals are beginning. This is a great time to start stocking up on school supplies. You'll be able to find FREE and super cheap (like 10 cents...) items at places like Walgreens, CVS and OfficeMax in the coming weeks. I'll do my best to keep you up-to-date of the best deals to be had, but be sure to check those store flyers each week.

And for those of you without kids, this is also a great way to inexpensively gather a bunch of things to donate. In the Austin area, the Capital Area Food Bank will accept school supply donations and distribute them to partner agencies. Watch for school supply collection drives and bins at places like car dealerships and grocery stores. And THANKS for helping your community!

Walgreens: OFFERS EXPIRE TOMORROW, 7/18

- $.99: Crayola markers, 10-pack

- 3 for $1 notebooks, 60-70 pages (with in-store coupon)

- 2 for $1 filler paper, 120 or 130 sheets (with in-store coupon)

- $.19 mini-highlighters (with in-store coupon)

- 8 for $1 two-pocket folders (with in-store coupon)

- 2 for $1 Sharpies (with in-store coupon)

- $.29 Penway pencil sharpener or 2-pack erasers

- $.39: mechanical pencils, 10-pack; index cards; sheet protectors, 10-pack; tab dividers, 5-pack

- $.59: Elmer's glue or 2-pack glue stick; colored pencils, 12-pack

- $.79: Fiskars scissors; #2 pencils, 24-pack; 80-sheet composition notebook

(And Puff's tissues -- a must for most classrooms -- are 3 boxes for $5 with in-store coupon)

CVS:

Okay, I'm lame and didn't post this in time. The back-to-school deals were a 3-day-sale promotion (Sun. - Tues.), but I'm sure they'll have more this week. Check that circular in the Sunday paper! Many of this week's items were FREE after Extra Care Bucks, which you can use to purchase more supplies in the coming weeks!

OfficeMax:

- Buy 1 Get 1 for $.01: Uni-Ball gel pens, OfficeMax ball point pens, POST-IT super sticky 4x6 notes

- $.49: filler paper, pencils, index cards

- $.99: erasers, glue sticks, scissors

- Teacher Appreciation Day, July 19: A FREE shopping bag for all you wonderful teachers and everything you can fit inside it for 15% off!