I went Back to School shopping last night for those last few supplies before the kids start school this week. It was madness in many of the stores! My suggestion: go early or late, but skip lunchhour or right after work. Also, if you find one of the hot sale items out of stock in the special bin, look on the shelves. If the shelves are bare too, ask a sales clerk. In many cases I found the stores are keeping a supply of the most popular items up by the registers. 

Here's a roundup of this week's best Back to School deals:

Paper, Folders, Notebooks and Binders

 Staples: top & side opening expandable file - 3.00

 Staples: Backpack folders, 3 pk - 1.00

 Staples: fat memo book, 200 sheets - 1.00

 Staples: Hammermill copy paper, 500 sheets - .50 after easy rebate 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: spiral memo book, 140 sheets - .50 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: Epson heavyweight 8.5 - .50 after easy rebate 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: Filler paper 120 sheets - .01 
Valid Sunday through Wednesday only

 Target: iCarly, Dora or SpongeBob backpack - 12.00

 Office Depot: Paper Pocket Folders - .01 
Limit 10

 Office Depot: Copy paper, ream - .01 after rebate

 Office Depot: Composition books - .25 
Limit 5

 

Pens, Pencils, Crayons, Markers and Highlighters

 Crayola large washable crayons and markers, 8 pk - 2.00 
Made in the USA!

 Rose Art washable markers, 10 pk - 1.00

 Staples: BIC Student Choice mechanical pencils, 5 pk - 1.00

 Staples: Stretch pencil box - 1.00

 Staples: Pilot FriXion yellow highlighters, 3 pk - 4.99 
Free after $4.99 in Staples Rewards!

 Staples: BIC pens, pencils, markers, highlighers and correction - Buy 2 Get 1 Free

 Staples: BIC Clic Stic retractable ballpoint pens, black 5 pack - .50
Limit 2 per customer

 Office Depot: Pencils, 12 pack - .25 
Limit 5

 Office Depot: Scholastic Standard Crayons - .25 
Limit 5

 

Glue, Tape, Scissors and Other Basics

 Staples: Locker Planet magnetic accessories - 3.99 - 12.99

 Clorox wipes, 35 ct - 2.00

$0.75/1 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, 35 ct+, TARGET coupon Target.com

Final Price 1.25 after Target coupon

 Staples: Expo double sided writing practice and plain dry erase board - 2.00

 Staples: pushpins, binder clips and paper clips - 1.00

 Staples: Stickies tape flags - .50 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: Slider pencil case - .50 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: Avery glue sticks, 3 pack - .50 
Limit 2 per customer

 Staples: Scotch Magic Tape with dispenser - .50 
Limit 2 per customer

$0.75/1 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, 35 ct+, TARGET coupon Target.com

Final Price .27 after coupon

 Office Depot: plastic ruler - .01 
Limit 5

 Office Depot: bookcovers - .25 
Limit 5

 Office Depot: Compass - .25 
Limit 5

 Office Depot: 5" kids scissors - .25 
Limit 5

 

Computers, Calculators and Technology

 Staples: Microsoft 800 wireless keyboard/mouse combo - 29.99

 Staples: Targus laptop Chill Mat - 19.99

 Staples: Logitech M305 wireless optical mouse - 14.99

 Staples: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2TB hard drive - 89.99

 Staples: Texas Instruments TI-30Xa scientific calculator - 9.99

 Staples: Casio FX300MS scientific calculator - 9.49

 Staples: Casio FX-260slrs scientific calculator - 9.49

 Staples: Western Digital My Passport Essential 1 TB drive - 89.99

 Staples: SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB flash drive - 9.99

 Staples: Toshiba 15.6" laptop - 429.99

 Office Depot: Toshiba 15" laptop - 329.99

 Office Depot: HP laptop bundle--laptop, printer, wireless mouse and backpack - 479.98

 

Furniture, Dorm Room and Organization

 Target: Butterfly Chair - 18

 Target: Emerson 2.8 cu ft refrigerator - 79.00

 Target: Room Essentials Fast Dry bath towel - 3.50

 Target: Room Essentials jersey sheet set (any size) - 17.00

 Target: Sunbeam microwave - 44.00

 Target: Chefmate coffeemaker - 8.00

 Target: Room Essentials lap desk - 8.00

 Target: Room Essentials task chair - 17.00

 Target: storage ottoman - 14.00

 Office Depot: Fabric storage bin - 5.00