It’s that time again: Back-to-School sales have begun! About this time every year, the office, drug and big box stores offer great deals on all the supplies your kids will need for the next school year! This year, they are actually starting about 2 weeks before they started last year, which is great news for all the people who started back to school this week.

I’ll have a consolidated list for you each week until the great deals subside in about 8 weeks.

Some stores offer excellent deals but require a minimum purchase like $5. Some stores offer great deals after rebates. Most will only let you get a certain number of each good deal.

Teacher Discounts: Some stores will allow teachers with ID to get larger quantities, so ask if that is an option, if you are a teacher (including homeschoolers).

Please post if you find any other deals!

Staples through 7/14

Rose Art Crayons, 1 cent with $5 minimum purchase, limit 2

Staples school glue, 1 cent with $5 minimum purchase, limit 2

BIC Round Stic ballpoint pens, black, 8 pack, 1 cent with $5 minimum purchase

Scotch super glue, 4-pack, FREE after $1.30 instant savings and $2.99 Easy Rebate

Really Useful boxes, assorted, .25

Paper Mate mechanical pencils, 5 pack, .25

Staples multipurpose paper, 500 sheets, .25 after $6.74 Easy Rebate

HP Everyday photo paper, 8.5” x 11”, .50 after .50 instant savings and $8.99 Easy Rebate

Staples pink block erasers, 3 pack, .50

BIC Great Erase dry erase markers, 4 pack, .50

Slider pencil case, .50

Sharpie permanent markers, 5 pack, $1

Staples glue sticks, 4 pack, $1

Westcott scissors, 5 “, 2 pack, $1.00

Limit 4 while supplies last, unless otherwise noted in the ad.

Savings Pass: Staples is offering a Back to School Savings Pass that costs $10 and then you get 15% off binders, notebooks, backpacks and more through 9/15/12.

Office Max through 7/14

Up to 10 free folders with $5 minimum purchase (see ad for details)

Officemax glue sticks, 4 pack, .25, limit 3 at sale price

Composition books, 100 sheets, .50, limit 5

Binders, 1”, $1, limit 2

Boise multiuse paper , 500 sheets, 1 cent after $6.28 MaxPerks Bonus Rewards

Coupon in ad for $5 off a $25 supply purchase of $25

Battery deal (not really a school supply item – but a great buy!): Duracell Coppertop AA or AAA Batteries, 20 pack, $16.99 - $16.98 MaxPerks Bonus Rewards = 1 cent, limit 2

Office Depot through 7/14

There is a half a page in the Office Depot ad this week for school and office supplies that you get 100% back in Rewards on including stapler, markers, Post it note dispenser, Post it notes, pens, address labels, Dividers with tabs, filing labels, and more! If you didn’t get the ad in your paper (I didn’t), you can see it online at www.OfficeDepot.com

Kmart

2-Pocket, 3 pring folders, .20 each

Stretchable book covers, .50

Notebooks, 70-count, .50

Ruled filler paper, 150 count, .75

Shatterproof ruler, .75

7-Piece Eraser set, .75

10-count #2 Pencils, .75

Target

2-Pocket poly portfolios, .50

1-Subject notebooks, .75

Crayola 10 count markers or 12 count colored pencils, .99

Kroger deals through 7/14

Top Flight spiral notebook, .19 each, limit 10

Crayola Crayons, 24 count, .29 each, limit 4

Office Works glue sticks, 2 – 4 count, .99

Walgreens deals through 7/14

2-pocket folders, 8 for $1 with in-ad coupon, limit 16

Penway crayons, 24 pack ,39 with in-ad coupon, limit 3

Filler paper, 130 sheets, .79 with in-ad coupon, limit 3

Fiskars scissors, 20 pack of pencils, .99

Walmart

There was not a local ad in my Sunday paper and there is not one available online so I don't have advertised school supply deals for you. I imagine they have also kicked in their school supply deals so if you happen to find any good ones, please post them here!