This time of year is one of my favorites to stock up during. Many of the goodies on sale make great gifts in the form of craft/art baskets. In addition gifts if you have a school aged child their teacher is likely to need more supplies about half way through the year when they are full price so having a few extras never hurts and there is an ever growing need for supplies because so many aren't savvy shoppers like us and can't afford the lists. So whenever there are really cheap items I get the max and find a school supply drive, in fact the farmers market I attend at Cagan Crossings is hosting a supply drive on Sept. 6th

So here are some cant miss supply sales I saw in the paper today.

Walgreens is one of my favorite spots for sales on the small stuff.
Backpacks. 3.99. These aren't top quality but are great containers for artsy gifts
Folders and Memo books. 6/$1
Papermate pens or pencils .29 in my experience one can never have too many of either of these and with my sons supply list asking for 6 dozen I guess they are a hot commodity at school too.
You'll need your card and the coupon in the paper for these deals
Wexford erasers (cap and pink) 4/$1 both types are always on the list here
Wexford dry erase markers .99 this is a good price if you need

Staples my favorite place for cheap deals
Filler paper .01 this requires a $5 purchase but that's easy enough to get to
Hammermill copy paper $1 after rebate
4pk dry erase markers $1
Pentel RSVP pens. Free after rebate

Target
Crayola 10pk markers $1
Index cards 3x5 .50
Colored pencils .50
Pencil Box .50

Walmart
Notebooks .17
10pk pens .97
Composition books .50

ToysRUs is still running its free lunchbox (up to $9.99) with the purchase of a backpack priced $12.99 or higher. This is one of my favorite deals and I recommend doing it twice per child we usually do one with characters and one plain that way when he rips his backpack apart due to dragging around school and the bus for 5 months and lunchbox is abused beyond belief I've got replacements that didnt cost me an arm and a leg.

There are lots of other good deals in the ads, but these are the ones that jumped out at me based on the needs of a third grader. Please leave me a comment with any great deals you've found this week.

I always have high hopes for blogging in the summer and always fall short and this year was possibly the worst yet. But have no fear, I've managed to make posting on here a bit easier and hopefully it'll fit into my constantly on the go life. Lol.

I'll be making a big push to start up saving again. The fall is always hard on my family with birthdays and school expenses so I'm going to get on the horse and start squirreling away that money now.

I'll also be looking to maximize my ways to earn some extra cash and of course I'll be sharing my ideas here with you guys. So hang in there I'll be back at it soon.

Totino's pizza rolls has always been a quick, easy treat in my house.  Growing up they were a treat and now for my son they are a treat.  I was happy to see that there are new flavors out and was quick to grab them up!  The new flavors are Chicken Parmesan, Meatball Marinara, and Cheesy Garlic which sounded to me like grown up flavors of my childhood treat and I was right.  These are yummy!!

Our family favorite is the Meatball Marinara which is nice and full and has decent sized meatballs in it.  We are a meatball kind of household I guess LOL!!

Now on to the giveaway Totinos and MyBlogSpark have been kind enough to provide me with an adorable tile tray and matching salt and pepper shakers and of course coupons to try out these great rolls and they are going to give one of you a set as well!


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I'd like to congratulate

38 Sandy Klocinski

And

70 Teresa Dye Dale

You will each receive a coupon for a FREE bottle of Purex with Crystals! Please send your mailing info to belle Mitchell 702 @ gmail.com. (Without all the spaces)

Thank you all so much for entering. I've got a few more giveaways coming up this week.

I'd like to congratulate

2 Sarah Diehl
And
21 Goldie Gsgs

You will each be receiving a coupon for a free bottle of Dial Kids hair and body wash

Please send me your mailing info at bellemitchell 702 @ gmail.com.

I'd like to congratulate


Joanne Cunha Willey
And
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For each winning a coupon for a free bottle if Purex Natural Tropical Splash

Please email me at bellemitchell702 @ gmail.com with your mailing address and I'll send your coupon out.

Purex has done it again, they've released another fantastic detergent!!  The new Purex with Crystals Fragrance contains the fabric softener crystals you've come to love with the Purex you've always loved in their most popular fragrance.

All of Purex's detergents now have the DirtLife Action power which works deep into clothes to get out the dirt.  Having an 8 yr old who loves to get dirty all the time the dirtlift action really helps keep his clothes clean or get them clean.  Purex with Crystals is a great time saver, it's affordable, removes stains and is available at your local Walmart, Target and other major retailers.

And now for the giveaway, Purex has given me a couple coupons to give to you guys for Free detergent.  Just fill out the super easy rafflecopter entry form below and be sure to come back when the giveaway is over to see if you've won.

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