Back to School Deals: Weekly Price Comparison

It is time once again for a price comparison of Back to School deals for July 24-30. For any office supply deals (Office Max, Staples or Office Depot) please be sure to double check your local ad as there is significant variation from region to region.

If you would like to print this list, just click on print friendly at the bottom of the page and delete the items you do not want.

You can try price matching at Target or Walmart or Staples for one stop shopping!  See the Target price matching policy here and learn about Walmart price matching here.

Backpacks

• Office Max – Free After Max Perks Rewards
• Target – Embark $9
• Walgreens – $9.99 + Free Lunch Kit
• Big Lots – $9.99
• Toys R Us – $12.99 + Free Lunch Kit
• Staples– 50% Back in Rewards
• K-Mart – 15% off

Lunch Kits

• Walgreens – Free with $9.99 Backpack
• Toys R Us – Free with $12.99 Backpack
• Big Lots – $6 
  
• K-Mart – Disney products $9.99
• Target – Embark $8 – $9 (NOTE: I saw plain Embark lunch bags for $2.84 at my store this week!)
• Office Max – 25% off 
  

Sharpies 

• Sharpies 2 ct 25¢ – Staples
• Sharpies 39¢ – Walgreens
• Sharpies 2 ct $1.50 – CVS

Glue Sticks

• Scholastic 4 pk 50¢ – Office Depot

Pens

• Zebra 7 pk Free after Rebate – Staples
• PaperMate 2 pk 69¢ – Walgreens
• Pilot Easy Touch 2-3 pk 99¢ – Walgreens
• Bic 10 pk $1 – K-Mart
• Pentel Wow 12 pk BOGO Free – Office Max

Folders 

• K-Mart – 33¢
• Target – 99¢
• Staples – 2 pocket 1¢ through Wednesday with $5 minimum purchase

Scissors 

• Fiskars 5″ $1 – Office Depot

Erasers

• Staples Brand 12 pk 10¢ – Staples

Pencils

• Penway #2 24 pk 99¢ – Walgreens
• USA Gold 12 pk 99¢ – Target
• Ticonderoga 12 pk $2 – Staples
• Ticonderoga 24 pk $4 – K-Mart

Mechanical Pencils

• Corner Office / Wexford 3 pk 99¢ – Walgreens
• Bic 10 ct BOGO Free – CVS
• Velocity 4 ct BOGO Free – CVS
• Bic 24 ct Shimmer $4 – K-Mart

Pencil Box

• Sterlite 50¢ – Target
• Big Lots – 50¢

Pencil Sharpeners

• Tug 1¢ – Office Depot
• Penway / Wexford 39¢ – Walgreens
• Igloo 99¢ – Target

Water Colors

• Schoolio 8 pk BOGO Free – Office Max
• Crayola 8 pk $1.50 – Target

Crayons

• RoseArt 24 ct 25¢ – K-Mart
• Crayola 24 ct BOGO Free – CVS
• All Crayola BOGO Free – Toys R Us
• Schoolio 8 pk BOGO Free – Office Max
• Crayola 64 ct $2.50 – K-Mart

Markers 

• Expo 4 ct BOGO Free – CVS
• All Crayola BOGO Free – Toys R Us

Washable Markers

• RoseArt 8-10 ct $1 – Staples
• Schoolio 8 ct BOGO Free – Office Max
• All Crayola BOGO Free – Toys R Us

Colored Pencils

• Crayola 12 ct 99¢ – Walgreens
• Crayola 12 ct 99¢ – Target
• RoseArt 12 ct $1 – K-Mart
• All Crayola BOGO Free – Toys R Us

Wite-Out

• Bic $1 – K-Mart
• Bic 2 pk 50¢ – Staples

Highlighters

• Sharpie 2 pk 69¢ – Walgreens
• Bic Brite Liner 5 pk $2 –Staples
• Expo/Sharpie B2G1 Free – Office Max

Composition Books

• Penway / Wexford 50-80 sheets 19¢ – Walgreens
• Target – 99¢

Notebooks

• K-Mart – 70 sheets 33¢
• Target – 99¢

Binders

• 1 ” $1 – K-Mart
• 1″ $2 – Big Lots

• Office Depot – $10 off $50 Exp 7/25
• Staples $5 off $25 Exp 7/31
• $1 off any Scotch Pop Up Tape Dispenser Exp 9/30
• $1 off any Scotch Poster Tape Exp 9/30
• $1 off any Scotch Packaging Tape Exp 9/30
• $1 off any Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches Exp 9/30
• $2 off any Scotch Easy-Grip Packaging Tape Dispenser Exp 9/30
• Target 75¢ off Post-It Flags or Tabs
• Target 50¢ off Scotch Magic Tape
• Target $1 off Papermate Writing Utensil item
• Target $1 off Sharpie item
• Target $1.50 off Mead Cloth Binder
• Target $1 off select Crayola Dry Erase items
• $1 off Sharpie Pens, 2 pack or Markers, 3 pack – Walgreens July 2011 Savings Book
• $3 off Expo Washable Dry Erase Markers, 6 pack – Walgreens July 2011 Savings Book
• Pilot Pens $1 off
• $1 off Avery NoteTabs Or Avery PocketTabs Products Exp 7/31
• $1 off Paper Mate Silhouette Elite