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Note: I was given a gift card to do my shopping and one for a giveaway, in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.Staples

 


This year I decided I was going to go to Staples to do all my back to school shopping. I didn’t want to run around to a million places to “get the best deal.” Staples had some pretty good deals the week I went, so I decided that I’d just do one stop shopping and get it done. Staples does a new deal every week on school supplies, featuring items for .01 and up. When we went we got our rulers for .50 each, 2 pocket folders with prongs for .01 each, 3-pack of erasers for .50 each and a pencil case for .50. Overall I got some really good deals. I ended up spending $49.38 on all school supplies for two kids.

First Grade School Supplies from Staples

For first grade I needed:

1 Dozen #2 Pencils , 2 Large Pink Erasers, 1 Scissors (5” rounded tip), 8 Glue Sticks, 4 Boxes Crayola Crayons (24 count), 1 Box Markers (washable), 8 Two Pocket Folders with prongs (red, blue, green & yellow), 2 Boxes Facial Tissue, 2 Rolls Paper Towels, 1 Container Disinfectant Wipes, 1 Box Ziptop Bags – Quart size (girls only), 1 Ruler (with inches & centimeters), 1 Supply Box (5”x8”), 4 Dry Erase Markers (any color).

I got everything at Staples except for the facial tissue, paper towels, and ziptop bags for her.

3rd Grade School Supplies from Staples

For third grade I needed:

3 Dozen #2 Pencils ,1 Large Pink Eraser, 1 Scissors (pointed tip), 1 Box Crayola Crayons (24 count), 1 Box Markers (classic 8 washable), 2 Glue Sticks, 8 Two Pocket Folders with prongs (red, blue, green & yellow), 2 Boxes Facial Tissue, 1 Container Disinfectant Wipes, 4 Spiral Notebooks (wide ruled) (red, blue, green & yellow), 1 Box Ziptop Bags – Gallon size (boys only), 2 Packages Notebook Paper (wide ruled), 1 Ruler (with inches & centimeters), 1 Supply Box (5”x8”), 4 Dry Erase Markers (black and blue), 1 Dry Erase Eraser or Sock, 2 Highlighters (yellow).

Those are a LOT of supplies. Once again, for Buddy I didn’t get any facial tissue, disinfectant wipes or ziptop bags for him at Staples. I also didn’t get a new supply box or dry erase eraser since he already had those from last year.

Staples has some really cool deals for your back to school shopping as well. There is a back to school savings pass that you can buy for $10 and it will give you 15% off of all your school supplies. They also have a binder recycle program where you can bring in any old binder, no matter the condition, and they will give you a $2 coupon off your next binder. There is also an Reward A Classroom program where the teacher can sign up the class to get:

  • 2% back in rewards on everything, excluding postage, phone/gift cards and savings passes
  • 5% back in rewards on every Copy & Print purchase

Teachers can earn up to $50 from as many as 40 parents each year. That’s as much as $2,000 back in rewards every year.

How would you like a $25 gift card to shop at Staples for your back to school needs? Just fill out the rafflecopter below.
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  5. I would love to surprise my friend with this gift card, as this is her first time being a teacher.

  8. 7th grade – time to start shopping for more expensive sports and musical instruments! :-/

  9. I have 9 grandchildren ranging from kindergarten to 6th grade. Two already started back on August 5. My son just got 3 of his children that the mother sent to him so he has nothing yet. My daughter is working on her 3 and has quite a bot purchased so far

  18. My girls have graduated, but we still need office/school supplies. My youngest loves to write snailmail letters and uses markers, pens, etc. to decorate them.

  21. Preschool so we don’t need much but always stocking up for rainy/cold days when we’re stuck inside!

  27. My son is going into 6th grade. He needs folders, pens, pencils, book covers and notebooks.

  29. My daughter is 3 and she is homeschooled. We need to buy more workbooks and flashcards.

  31. MY CHILD IS GOING IN TO 8TH GRADE SO NOW JUST NEEDS THE BASICS LIKE PENS, PENCILS AND PAPER.

  32. I have 3 boys all starting school this year. One in preK, kindergarten and the last one is in 8th

  36. My daughter will be a sophomore at college! She’s doing all her own shopping (love it!)

  39. I have one in second grade, a high school junior, and a college junior. We needed lots of paper, binders, pens, and pencils.

  40. My son is going into preschool, so we only need a backpack for him this year. We use a lot of supplies as a family, though.

    Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  50. I need to shop for my 14 and 15 year old boys who are freshmen. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  57. My kids are in eighth and eleventh grades and a college sophomore. What am I shopping for? Some of EVERYTHING! Plus, I pick up every one cent and free after rewards or rebate item available to donate to school. I’m also going to sign up for their new classroom rewards program so one of their teachers can get 2% of my purchases. As my boys would say,” W00t!”

  59. I have my daughter emma who is starting first my son deacon second and my son dominic who is in fith 🙂

  61. We have one going into 3rd grade, one going into 9th grade and one who just started college. We don’t get the lists ahead of time so I would love to win this to offset the small fortune I spend once school starts!

  65. I teach Preschool and would love to win this so I could buy extra supplies for my classroom as well as all of the fun “teacher’ extras that we need!

  67. My dd just started 1st grade! This was the first time we needed to do supply shopping in any quantity, but it wasn’t that bad – the teacher sent us a list a few weeks before school started and it didn’t take me too long to get what I needed. I suspect it’ll get worse when our ds starts Kindergarten NEXT year! 😉

  82. I have children in Kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th and a senior.
    We still need to pick up more notebooks.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  85. My cousins little one started kindergarten this year! We bought some new colored pencils for her!

  94. I have been shopping for my kids who recently started 5th, 7th, 10th, and 11th. The 11th grader has required the most supplies.