Steve Says

I buy school supplies for my kids at walmart every year...this year they seemed cheaper than they have in previous years. I was surprised as i didn't think anything went down in price. Between clothes and supplies for 2 kids i spend a little under a thousand dollars at the beginning of the school year so i'm grateful walmart brought supply costs down this year

For serious bargain shoppers, school supply sales start right around the 4th of July.

I have to seriously laugh at Kroger's "no extra charge" comment. Their supply packs are easily double what I paid for school supplies for my 2nd grader. If you want convenience and a good price, head to Walmart. Just know that their price-match is on identical items (must be the same brand) and you have to have the ad with you.

For office supply stores, Office Max has the worst prices and deals. Office Depot and Staples have had some great penny deals - with nothing extra to buy to get the penny items.

My son's school sells a package deal on school supplies for $45. So just for grins, I budgeted $45 for school supplies to see how much that would get me if I kept my eyes open for the deals. His supplies cost about $23 and would have cost less if I had waited for the deals on a couple of items. Here's what I got:

Pencils 60 ct
Handwriting Tablet
Pencil Sharpener x2
Pink eraser 2pack x5
Wide Rule Filler Paper x5
Plastic 2pocket portfolio x10
White posterboard x5
Mechanical Pencils 5-pk
Crayola Marker 20ct fine point
Pilot G2 Pen
Pencil box x2
9x12 Manila paper
2 pocket folders with prongs x40
protractors x5
rulers x10
12-pack pencil eraser caps x5
12x18 Manila paper
single subject spirals x26
5" scissors x3
Dry erase markers 8ct
Puffs tissues x3
1" Poly Binders x8
8-pk pencils x4
pkg disinfectant wipes
Gallon size 24 ct ziplocs x2
pkg 12x18 construction paper
pkg 9x18 construction paper
plastic portfolio with pockets and prongs
composition

the cheapest deal in town....
dallas mayor school school supplies drive gives out free supplies...
don't work, be on welfare, get more free stuff for being here illegally...ya know, teach your kids where all the handouts are.
isn't that truly the best deal in town?
i don't give to charities anymore with the exception of a very few. i'm tired of my hard earned money going to those who can work, but don't, or those who are here illegally!
sad isn't it?

What about Staples? Look at their ad for 1 cent items this week! Target wasn't too far off walmart pricing overall, either - in some cases, better (in an atmosphere most mom's prefer to walmart).