School Supplies

Does anyone else LOVE school supplies? Call me crazy but new crayons and markers with all their lids make me so happy. 'Tis the season to stock up. Here are some deals compliments of PYP.

As of 7/21

Smiths Marketplace
spiral notebooks college or wide ruled 10 for $1.00

Target 7/19 - 7/25
HP printer ink 2 pack (choose 21 & 22 or 74 & 75) $31.49
Crayola colored pencils 12 pack .88
Construction paper – 8” x 12” .88
Composition books .50
Elmer’s school glue 2-pack glue sticks .20
2 pack pink erasers .20
12” plastic rulers .20
Plastic pencil sharpener .20
Selected 1-subject spiral notebooks $1.50
Selected pencil pouches $1.50
8 ct pencils $1.50
Papermate 5 count pens $1.50
Master 2 pack locker locks $4.99
4-packs of college or wide ruled 70-sheet spiral bound notebooks for .60

Kmart OFFER VALID 7/12/09 THRU 8/1/09.
get a coupon for 15% off school supplies when you spend $50 on apparel*
KMART coupon link including FREE Scissors wyb $15 worth of school supplies

Through the 25th
BIC 10 ct. stick pens .99 use: $1/1 IP coupon = FREE!
BIC Wite-Out .99 use: .50/1 IP LINK = .49
RoseArt 12 ct. colored pencils .25
School Select brand supplies .50 (erases, pencil sharpener, etc)
School Select brand multipurpose paper 500 ct. $3.49
Marble composition books 100 sheets .50
Fashion Portfolios $1.50
Sharpie Markers 12 ct. $5
Crayola 8 ct. washable markers $2
Expo Markers 4 pk chisel tip or fine point $2.50
Avery 2" ringed binder w/view cover $1 off any
Mead Five Star notebooks
* 1 subject $1.99
* 3 subjects $3.99
* 5 subjects $4.99

Get $1 off Hanes wyb 3 BIC school supplies view Offer details
Offer valid on purchases made 7/5/09–9/12/09. Limit five (5) $1 savings per transaction. See
In-Ad coupon for FREE school scissors when you buy school supplies totaling $15 or more. View Details

Walmart 7/19 - 7/25
No rainchecks, while supplies last
prices may vary depending on location

Trapper Keeper Notebook - college or wide ruled .50
Georgia Pacific copy paper 500 sheet ream $2.50
Crayola 10 ct. Classic Markers $1.00
Crayola 12 ct. Colored Pencils $1.00
Spiral Notebook 70 pages .25 each
Elmer's Glue 4 oz. .25 -.30
Crayola 24 count .25 -.30
2 pack of Elmers Glue Sticks for .25
Theme Ruled Spiral Notebooks .15


ToysRUs 7/2 - 7/26
all Carolina Pads & Paper $1.29 - $3.99
Elmer's Glue .99 - $1.49
all Mead Back-to-School items .79 - $12.99
Fiskars School Supplies $1.99 - $2.99
40% off Imaginarium Arts and Crafts sets
50% off 12" Desk Top Globe now $9.99
all Dr. Seuss books Buy 1 Get 1 half off sale $3.99 - $24.95

Shopko

Back-to-School deals - check the Ad for prices
backpacks, school supplies, paper products

.50 sale reg prices 1.19 - 2.39
10ct BIC classic pens - limit 2
single eraser - no limit
150 ct. filler paper - limit 6
80 ct. wireless notebook - limit 6
composition notebook - limit 6
see-thru pencil box - limit 4

.99 sale reg 1.49 2.49
Scotch brand kids scissors - no limit
Academic brand kids scissors - no limit
8 ct Crayola watercolors - limit 2
10 ct Crayola markers - limit 2
12 ct Crayola colored pencils - limit 2

.20 each reg .99 - 1.49
Elmer's glue 4 oz. - limit 4
Crayola 24 ct. crayons - limit 4


Walgreens 7/19 - 7/25
.09 each (limit 12)
2 Pocket Folder
White Posterboard 22x28
#2 Pencil
Highlighter

.19 (limit 6)
Paper Mate 1.2 Prism Pens 10 pack
Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils 5 pk

Other school supplies
Pilot G2 Gel Pens 2 pk $1.00 - $1.00 Register Reward = FREE
Paper Clips 100 pack .19
Flexable or Wooden Ruler 12 in .19
10 pk Yellow Pencils .29
2 pk Pink or 15 pk cap erasers .29
Poly Binder .39
Glue 4oz .39
24 pack crayons .49
8 pk jumbo crayons .49
Scotch 4x7 to 10.5x15in Mailer .59
7 to 10 pk Clasp Envelopes .59
Crayola Colored Pencils 12 pk .99
Filler Paper 260 - 280 sheets 1.50
3 Subject Notebook 120 sheets .99


Staples in-store deal
HammerMill® Copy Plus Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", Case
10 ream CASE / 5,000 sheets total

Up-Front cost $38.99
$19.99 after easy rebate of $19 ($1.99 per ream!!)

20 lb.
92 US / 104+ Euro Bright
Moisture and curl resistant
Excellent for long-term filing and important papers
Acid free will not yellow or crumble over time
99.99% Jam-Free guarantee

Normal cost by ream is $7.99 online!

Staples 7/19-7/25

Promotions
~ Buy any backpack, get 100% back in Staples Rewards. It's like getting a FREE backpack!
Limit 1 backpack per mailing address.
Purchase price paid for backpack will be credited to customer’s Staples Rewards® account. Must be a member of Staples Rewards®. Valid for purchases 7/19/09–7/25/09.

FREE After Easy Rebate - Limit 1 per household. While Supplies Last.

Zebra® Cadoozles® 0.7 mm mechanical pencils, 10/pack $2.99-$2.99 easy rebate = FREE after rebate
Zebra® Sarasa® retractable gel pens, medium, black, 5/pack $4.99-$4.99 easy rebate = FREE after rebate
Pentel® Handy Lines™ retractable assorted highlighters, 4/pack $4.99-$4.99 easy rebate = FREE after rebate
Staples® Slim-Line pencil sharpener $15.99 - $5.99 instant savings - $10 easy rebate = FREE after rebate

$1.00 items - Limit 2 per customer
Pentel Pens 5 pack
Expo dry erase markers 4 pack
Pentel Hi-Polymer Erasers 3 pack
3-Hole Punch
Staples® Perforated Mini Legal Pads
Staples® 5½" x 4" Notebook
Staples® photo supreme 8½" x 11" paper, 50/pack $12.98-$11.98 easy rebate = $1.00 after rebate

$2.00 items - Limit 2 per customer
Dry-Erase Board
Pilot Erasable Gel Pens 3-pack
12 Staples mechanical pencils
Staples Stickies adhesive notes
Staples eraser/grip combo pack

Other
Staples better binders - Buy 3, get 1 Free
Staples Graph Ruled notebooks, composition books, filler paper and pads - Buy 1, get 1 Free
Book Sox - Buy any 2 and get a 3-D Box Sox FREE instantly
Lunch Bag - Buy any $9.99 lunch bag and get a food/beverage container 50% off.

Need a Backpack? I recommend...

Walgreens is selling backpacks right now. They are Buy 1 get 1 Free, so you get 2 for $9.99. They are pretty nice backpacks. They are big and durable and there are quite a few styles to choose from. If you need a couple of backpacks I recommend these. This particular sale ends Saturday, if you can't make it this week I'm sure they will feature this item again before school starts.



If you do go this week there is a $5 off $25 purchase coupon that is good today and tomorrow. Here is the link from the PYP blog about it: Walgreens Deals

PYP Contest

I've written before that I'm a Pinching Your Pennies Fan. Seriously, PYP is how I hear about just about everything...coupons, deals, trends, news, you name it. What can I say? I love the community of money saving mommies. They are having a contest right now to win an ipod touch, wish me luck.



Also right now the homepage takes you to their blog. If you prefer blog outlines rather than forums now is the time to check it out.
www.pinchingyourpennies.com

June Totals

I did better this month than last. My total came to $341.94. Plus, today I sent in $100 worth of rebates. Can you say AWESOME?

I got the following FREE or for SMOKING deals in June:
1 box Quaker Granola Bars- FREE
4 bottles V8 Juice- FREE
10 boxes Kashi Frozen Waffles- $.27 each
1 Kraft Mayonnaise- FREE
5 Trial size Banana Boat Sunscreen-FREE
5 Trial size Johnson & Johnson Lotion- FREE
5 Trial size St Ives Lotion-FREE
2 pkgs Kraft shredded cheese-FREE
2 3pks Treetop Apple Juice-FREE
1 Quaker Pancake Mix- FREE
2 Skippy PB- $.30 each
6 Wishbone dressing- FREE
2 All detergent- $.70 each
3 Bertolli Pasta sauce- FREE
1 Breyers ice cream- FREE
1 GM cereal- FREE
1 BC cake mix- FREE
6 pkgs Wacky Mac noodles- $.25 each
4 Kelloggs cereal FREE
1 4 pack DanActiva Yogurt- FREE
1 Digiorno Flatbread Melts- FREE
1 box Expecta Lipil Vitamins- FREE
1 Kraft BBQ Sauce- FREE
5 pkgs Chinet paper plates- $.36 each
10 cups Kraft Easy Mac- FREE (I wouldn't pay for this!)
2 boxes Planters Peanut Bars- FREE
4 bottles Propel drink- FREE
5 12 pks Diet Dr Pepper- $.60 each
3 Snyders Pretzels- FREE
1 pkg Mission Tortilla chips FREE
15 packets of Starkist Tuna fish- $.05 each


Here is my spreadsheet for the month

Mmm...Raspberry Jam

The only thing better than homemade strawberry jam is raspberry jam, of course.


Last week I bought a flat of raspberries from Reams. I love raspberries. Why oh why do they have to be so expensive? Anyway, a flat of twelve 6 oz containers was $9.99. I made two batches of freezer jam and the kids and I ate the rest.

10- 6 oz cartons of raspberries= $8.30
2 pkgs of pectin= $2.90
3 cups of Sugar= $.48
30 minutes of my time that would have been wasted otherwise= $0
Total $11.68 for 9 cups of Jam ($1.30 a cup)

Free Movies at the Spanish Fork Theater

The following shows are FREE:

June 16 - 18 Ice Age
June 23 - 25 Ice Age 2
June 30 - July 2 Bugs Life
July 7 - 9 Ratatouille
July 14 - 16 Lion King
July 21 - 23 Incredibles
July 28 - 30 Toy Story
August 4 - 6 Toy Story 2
August 11 - 13 Monsters Inc.
August 18 - 20 Over the Hedge

The showtimes are 10:30 and 1:30

Buy Low Market

I have been under utilizing this grocery store. It is a little out of the way for me, but I was in Provo for a Dr. appointment and we were in serious need of produce so I carted the kids there. I got a great deal on peaches, red potatoes, carrots, celery, bulk pinto beans, ground beef ($.78 a pound!!) and chicken thighs.

Anyway, if you are in the Provo area go there. Wednesdays they have additional produce sales, and on Friday they have additional meat sales. On-line AD