Many of us are in full swing Back to School Savings! Here are a few tips to help you through the Back to School Season and beyond!
1. Start Early and take advantage of the rock bottom deals. You can find these easily on the Back to School Price Comparison Spreadsheet. On the spreadsheet you will also see the best price of the season from 2013 – so expect those prices to be available during the back to school shopping season.
2. If you’re not shopping early you can also save by price matching the weeks best deals at Target or Walmart and by making your larger purchases on Tax Free Weekend – August 1st – 3rd
Missouri’s Tax Free Weekend applies to the following items:
-Clothing under $100
-School supplies under $50
-Computer software under $350
-Computers/computer equipment under $3,500
If you live outside of Missouri check out the State Schedule.
3. Use coupons and online coupon codes for your purchases in store and online. New this year are many new savings apps to help you save more in the store.
Printable coupons:
–Savings Coupons – Crayola Coupons currently available
–Coupons.com
–SmartSource
–RedPlum
–Hopster
Apps:
–Checkout 51– Offers rebates you can redeem as soon as you purchase select items.
–ibotta– Offers rebates you can redeem as soon as you purchase select items.
–Shopkicks– Offers coupons for many stores even at the mall. Get points for just walking into a store.
–Target Cartwheel– Offers Target store discounts which can be combined with a manufacturer coupon & a Target Store Coupon.
-Target Mobile Coupons- Text “Offers” to 827438.
4. If you don’t want to shop around you can still find good deals by shopping for Discounted School Supply Bundles.
5. When it comes to clothing and shoes you will find a ton of great deals online with coupon codes and many free shipping offers.
Some of my favorite places to shop are:
Amazon
Aeropostale
Crazy 8
The Children’s Place
Old Navy
Kohl’s
JcPenney
Macys
Target
Walmart
Famous Footwear
Finish Line
Joe’s New Balance Outlet
Reebok Outlet
Payless
Keep an eye on the STL Mommy Retail Page everyday for big bargains.
Here are just a few of the great deals you can grab this week:
-$2.99 Backpacks at Walgreens
-$0.10 Composition Notebooks at Office Depot/Office Max
-Cra-Z-Art Crayons $0.25 and Crayola Crayons $0.50 at Walmart *Plus teachers get an additional 10% off of Back to School Supplies through August 31st.
-5 Pack 1 Subject Wide Ruled Notebooks, $0.97 or $0.19 Each at Walmart
Don’t forget to visit the Back to School Deals Page for updated deals everyday!
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