Staples

If you aren't aware of it, Staples has been having some free or nearly free school supplies each week for the last, oh, month or so. This week the freebies are 8 packs of Dixon #2 pencils and plastic rulers (limit 2 free per customer). There's also an electric pencil sharpener that's free after rebate (I want to say it was $25 oop, but we did not purchase that as we have one).

They have some other really good deals that aren't free, but close. Some plastic 3-prong report covers for $.20, plastic 1/2" or 1" binders for $.25, plastic school boxes (like pencil boxes) for $.50. We bought 8 of the 1/2" binders to be used for our weekly "hymnals" here. There was a limit of 8 at $.25 - $.99 a piece after that, so I assume there was a limit for the other items as well.

Geof ended up going back to Staples for another purchase after some local comparison shopping, so he got a set of the free pencils and rulers as well.

My bargains -
8, 1/2" binders - $2.00
2, 8 pack pencils - FREE
2 rulers - FREE

Geof's bargains -
2, 8 pack pencils - FREE
2 rulers - FREE