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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

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Posted - Jul 03 2012 :  1:47:17 PM  Show Profile
If you see any wonderfully low prices for school supplies, could you please post where, when and what?

Last year I was able to buy spiral notebooks for $.20/each. The year prior to that they sold for $.10/each. Any deals on paper supplies, glue, glue sticks etc. would be helpful.

I know we don't all have the same stores, but thought a thread would be helpful for pinching pennies. Last year, school fees alone for my kids, were around $300.00 (not including supplies).

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darlenelovesart
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darlene
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USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2012 :  2:36:18 PM  Show Profile
If you have a Staples Store you might check there. They usually are pretty good this time of year.

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JerseyGirl
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Michele
Southern NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2012 :  05:00:29 AM  Show Profile
Between Staples and Walmart, you can't find better deals anywhere. I will let you know if I see any deals while I'm out! this will be our first year buying college books! ACK!
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FieldsofThyme
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Posted - Jul 04 2012 :  05:14:12 AM  Show Profile
Thanks! I have found good prices at Staples and Wal-mart in the past.

As for college books, I found good prices (for myself) at textbooks.com and also craigslist.

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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW Washington State
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2012 :  03:59:45 AM  Show Profile
Kristina, my daughter used to get great deals on her textbooks at a website named something like "half.com" You can also sell any textbooks you were unable to sell back to your bookstore. Good luck, it is quite an expense when you add it all up.
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FieldsofThyme
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USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2012 :  12:53:03 PM  Show Profile
Thanks everyone. I see that Wal-mart is starting to get supplies out for sale now. I'm watching the Staple's flyer too.

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Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2012 :  1:04:53 PM  Show Profile
Walgreens and Target are great places for school supplies.
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ceejay48
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CeeJay (CJ)
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USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2012 :  2:44:21 PM  Show Profile  Send ceejay48 a Yahoo! Message
All we have is Walmart and I was just there today and they have school supplies GALORE . . with good prices!
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Sheila
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Posted - Jul 12 2012 :  7:31:49 PM  Show Profile
We were at Staples today and got black Sharpies -- a pack of 5 for $1.00 (and you could get up to 4 packs!!) Who doesn't need black sharpies?! :) Great for writing on canning lids!! :)

They also had dry-erase markers I think 4 for $1.00 and then glue bottle for 1 cent and some others like that.

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MrsRooster
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Amy
Seabrook TX
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 :  3:49:09 PM  Show Profile  Send MrsRooster a Yahoo! Message
Got great deals at Staples today. Roseart crayons for a penny per box for the first two boxes. Markers for 2.00. Glue sticks 4 pack I think they were 1.00. They had tons of stuff.

Got the huge box of Crayola for 3.00. I give the Roseart crayons for coloring everyday stuff and I save the Crayola for projects and stuff.

I spent a whopping 20.00. Got regular glue also.

I do homeschool, so I didn't have a big list of stuff to buy. But I stock up when the deals start.


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darlenelovesart
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darlene
Loleta California
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 :  9:05:54 PM  Show Profile
That is really great. I used to go to Staples when I worked the Charter School, they have such good deals even if you just use it for your self.
have a great night.
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FieldsofThyme
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Posted - Jul 15 2012 :  08:40:17 AM  Show Profile
I am needing good prices on lined loose leaf paper, index cards and composition notebooks.

The lowest I have found lined paper is $.75 at our K-mart. I have seen index cards at $.65/each at Family Dollar. I found 1 inch binders at K-mart for $1.25 each also. I think Staples put these lower last year too.

Wal-mart has their composition notebooks for $.94, so I am looking for lower prices on that too. I'll keep an eye on the flyers and keep checking on-line too.

Thanks! Together we can save money this school year.

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MrsRooster
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Amy
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Posted - Jul 15 2012 :  2:24:18 PM  Show Profile  Send MrsRooster a Yahoo! Message
If you have a Big Lots around, they are sometimes a few cents cheaper. I think the comp books were a dollar each. I got loose leaf paper for 74 cents a pack for 150 sheets. But they are strange because they don't have the three holes in them???? What's up with that?

Got plastic rulers for 49 cents each at Big Lots.

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FieldsofThyme
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 :  4:48:19 PM  Show Profile
That's strange! No holes? Hmm.

That's for the tip on Big Lots. I have one about 25 minutes away.

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Alee
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Alee
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 :  6:08:29 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
If you have a flyer for another store with you- Walmart will ad match. That way you can save yourself an extra trip

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smiley
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lea
pea ridge arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2012 :  04:58:54 AM  Show Profile
I have to find my daughter a ti84 graphing calculator. I am looking and walmart is cheapest so far.$100 for a calculator! In my day calculators were considered cheating!
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darlenelovesart
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darlene
Loleta California
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2012 :  9:43:45 PM  Show Profile
I think for the younger kids they shouldn't have a calculator but maybe the graphing makes it easier for them. Is she in junior high? I know I had a hard time with graphs when I was in school but for me math was not my best subject. Maybe if I had one when I had those kind of classes I might of done better with math.
darlene

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smiley
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lea
pea ridge arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 :  05:07:48 AM  Show Profile
She is in 11th grade. I guess they can use this same one in college so it can be an investment now and be used later also which helps.
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FieldsofThyme
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 :  05:14:37 AM  Show Profile
We too, had to buy that type of calculator. Today's schools are nothing like when I was a kid.

Yesterday, on a long hot shopping day, I found these deals:

Staples: buy $5 worth of products and you can buy 2 sets of tab dividers for $.01 each, and 2 - 1 inch binders for $1.00. They also had loose leaf paper at $.75 and composition notebooks for $.50

Wal-mart: 24 box of crayons for $.25, large markers $.50, Composition notebooks for $.50/each. I can't remember the price, but they also had index cards for under $.50. They had 1-inch binders (black or blue) for $1.00 each also.

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mickib
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Michele
Coeur d'Alene Idaho
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 :  4:32:40 PM  Show Profile
Lea, if you're looking for a lower price, you might try Amazon or ebay. I saw that on Amazon you can get a refurbished calculator for quite a bit less. Good luck. I remember feeling like crying when my daughter needed one 10 years ago and I saw the cost!
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momshopsalotta
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Connie
Hertford NC
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 :  4:44:49 PM  Show Profile
My daughter is taking two classes in college this semester. The books for the two classes are $365. Plus they are written specifically for these classes andare only available by the school so they cannot be bought cheaper on line. These classes are remedial math and freshman english, not astrophysics and enginering. What a rip!
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl

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lea
pea ridge arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 :  04:53:50 AM  Show Profile
I wonder if her books could be found used from someone who took the course already?
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Montrose Girl
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Laurie
Montrose CO
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 :  08:16:41 AM  Show Profile
Walmart had spiral notebooks for 17 cents and composition books for 50 cents. That was on Wednesday.

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FieldsofThyme
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USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 :  08:49:45 AM  Show Profile
Laurie, I saw those too and forgot to post. Definitely a good deal.

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City Chick
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Deb
Chattanooga TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 :  09:27:02 AM  Show Profile
Menards has a back to school sale: notebooks, twin pocket folders, 3x5 index cards, generic crayons, 4 oz glue, rulers - .19 cents each.

Lot's more: http://menards.inserts2online.com/customer_Frame.jsp?drpStoreID=3206&event=Menards%20Back%20To%20School%20Sale&pageNumber=2 That ad is for my area - just plug in your zip code and it will give you the specials for your area.

I'm going over there today to stock up!

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Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 :  09:38:49 AM  Show Profile
If you have a Walgreens, they sometimes have good back to school sales as well

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