Did you catch our Savings Segment this morning on Fox? We are honored to be a featured on Good Day Tampa Bay each Sunday to share our knowledge about coupons and how to get the most for your money! This week’s topic was all about back-to-school supply shopping! As Back to School approaches, what should you be paying for all those necessary school supplies? How do you know when the sale is really a good price, or just a marketing ploy? 
Here is a little more information for you:
- What’s Just A Buck? Markers, Colored Pencils, Scissors, Binders & Dividers – Colored pencils just $1, markers less than a $1 (unless they are washable, then $1.50) Scissors are a good deal at $1 or less EACH, adult or kids. Binders normally cost around $4, so to get them for just $1 is stock up time! (flimsy binders are only 50¢)
- Only 50¢: Just two Quarters will get you 10 Packs of Pens, Pencils, Page Protectors! – 10 Count of Normal Pens & Pencils are less than $0.50. Now you won’t need to be frustrated when someone fails to give you back your pen…they can keep it! Note: Mechanical pencils cost a little more at around $1.50.
- Under a Quarter: There are nine items that cost just one Quarter! (Sometimes they require a $5 minimum purchase), they include: white school glue, crayons, folders, spiral notebooks, composition notebooks, 2-pk of glue sticks, pencil sharpeners, erasers and rulers.
- Most Expensive School Supplies? Sharpies and Dry Erase Markers cost around $2 for a 4 pack.
- Backpacks: just hold off (for right now). If you don’t find an inexpensive one during the Tax Free holiday, then hold off for a few weeks and wait until they are on clearance or offer rewards to buy them. You can pay up to 80% less by waiting!
- Coincide your shopping with the Sales Tax Holiday starting this Friday Aug 1 through Sunday Aug 3 so you can save even more! And remember, school supplies make great stocking stuffers at Christmas time too…just when they have lost or broken most items, you can replenish their supply!
Basically, there is a huge potential to save so much money on School Supplies simply by knowing how much to spend at the right time! This is my personal favorite time of year…buying office supplies. And right now is when we need to stock up…for the entire school year! These items will dip in and out of the BEST sale prices over the next month at the office supply stores, pharmacies and super centers. Knowing what you should pay before you go in, will save you a TON of money!
~Happy School Supply Shopping!
