Can you do better on the cost of school supplies at Staples and Office Depot? On some items, absolutely, but you need to wait for the sale and get in the car. For some of you busy Moms & Dads, the trade-off between the time spent loading your kids in the car, going through the store circular, matching it up to your list, cruising up and down the aisles looking for the sale items (and hoping they are still in stock), added to the cost of gas is just not worth it if you can pick up most of what you need sitting in your sweats in front of your laptop in your air-conditioned living room. The advantage of time and convenience over money is completely a personal choice.
I can tell you that the majority of the deals that I have researched here are the very best that Amazon has to offer. There are still some deals that routinely come up every year that haven't reared their heads yet, i.e. the under-$3.00 Crayola items are not out yet.
Many of items listed here are Amazon Add-On items, which means that the item ships free with a $25 minimum order. You can order a bunch of Amazon Add-On items together (or multiples of the same one) to get to your $25 minimum and score that free shipping easily.
I've highlighted the deals I consider exceptional in bright yellow.
PENS, PENCILS & ERASERS
SCISSORS & GLUE
- Westcott Soft-Handle 5" Blunt Scissors for $1.63 with free Prime shipping
- Elmer Washable No-Run School Glue, 7.625 oz., $1.59 (Add-On item)
- Westcott Kids 5" Ergo Jr. Pointed Scissors, $2.72 (Add-On item)
- Elmer's Disappearing Purple School 0.21 oz. Glue Sticks, 12-count, $3.92 with free Prime shipping (33 cents per glue stick)
- Avery Permanent Glue Stick, .26 oz, 6-pack $2.04 (Add-On item)
- Elmer's Washable All-Purpose School 30-count .24 oz. Glue Sticks, $7.88 with free Prime shipping (26 cents per glue stick)
CRAYONS, MARKERS, & COLORED PENCILS
- Sargent Art 30 Count Classic Markers, $3.02 (Add-On item)
- 12-count black fine-point Sharpies, $5.90 (Add-On item) ($0.49 per Sharpie)
- Crayola 12-count Fine Line Washable Dry Erase Markers, $6.76 with free Prime shipping (56 cents per dry erase marker)
- Sargent Art 30-count Washable Markers, $4.05 (Add-On item) (14 cents per marker)
- 10-pack of Elmer's 3D Washable Glitter Pens, $3.87 (Add-On item)
- Sharpie Ultra-Fine Point Permanent Markers with 80s Glam colors, Assorted Colors, 24-count, $11.70 with free Prime shipping ($0.49 per Sharpie)
- Sharpies Ultra-Fine Point with Electro-Pop Colors, Assorted Colors, 24-count, $9.51 with free Prime shipping ($0.40 per Sharpie)
- U.S. Art Supply Artist-Grade 50-count Colored Pencils, $5.96 with free Prime shipping
- Sargent Art 50-Count Assorted Colored Pencils, $8.07 with free Prime shipping
- Set of 50 Lolliz Colored Pencils for $5.95 (Add-On item)
- Sharpie Precision Fine Point Permanent Markers, Assorted Colors, 24-count, $10.50 with free Prime shipping ($0.44 per Sharpie)
- Sharpies Fine-Point, Assorted Colors, 24-count bundle (3 packages of 8 Sharpies), $10.25 with free Prime shipping ($0.43 per Sharpie)
MATH ITEMS
- Mr. Pen 15-Piece Geometry Set, $9.99 with free Prime shipping
- Texas Instruments TI-30Xa Scientific Calculator, $8.94, with free Prime shipping
- Sharp Engineering/Scientific Calculator (#EL501XBWH), $5.80 with free Prime shipping
- Maped Kid'Z Compass with Universal Holder, $1.79 (Add-On item)
- Study 10-Piece Compass and Geometry Kit with Shatterproof Box, $7.37 - $1.00 = $6.37 with free Prime shipping
COMPUTER
- Samsung 11.6" Chromebook with 4GB Ram, $169.00 with free Prime shipping
- Logitech K360 Wireless Keyboard for $15.17 with free Prime shipping
- AmazonBasics 17.3-Inch Laptop Bag, $14.99 with free Prime shipping
- Acer 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor (#S220HQL), $89.99 with free Prime shipping
NOTEBOOKS, PADS & DIVIDERS
- Tops Wide-Rule, 8" x 10.5", 70-page spiral notebook, $1.69 (Add-On item)
- Avery Worksaver 8-Tab Insertable Dividers, $0.98 (Add-On item)
- Tops Legal Pads, 12-pack, $8.37 with free Prime shipping (70 cents per 50-sheet pads)
- Wilson Jones 5-Tab Insertable Dividers, $1.99 (Add-On item)
EVERYTHING ELSE
- Port Authority Men's Port & Company Improved Contrast backpack, $9.26 with free shipping
- Swingline Precision Pro Desktop 2-3 Adjustable 10-Sheet Hole Punch, $7.84 with free Prime shipping
- AmazonBasics Thermal Laminator, $17.88 with free Prime shipping
- Scotch 100-Count Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4-Inches, $11.27 with free Prime shipping
- Avery 440-Count 0.5-Inch DiameterAssorted Foil Star Labels, $0.98 (Add-On item)
- 525-count Avery White Rectangular Removable Labels, 0.5" x 0.75" (6737), $1.68 (Add-On item)
- 72-count Avery White Rectangular Removable Labels, 1" x 3" (6728), $1.12 (Add-On item)
- 128-count Avery White All-Purpose Labels, 1" x 2.75" (6113), $1.73 (Add-On item)
- AmazonBasics 8-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder, $29.99 with free Prime shipping
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