So yesterday I mentioned on my Facebook page how I went out to shop for school supplies – getting about $56 worth for the cheap, cheap total of just over $3!
Unfortunately, I’m not a deal blogger who will list out all of the prices and the exact scenario of the sale. But, I can encourage you to try out Office Max’s reward program. There wasn’t a request or any payment offered, I just really like Office Max – it’s where I shop for practical homeschool supplies, mainly because of the rewards program.
Since back to school is right around the corner, just wanted to give a heads up!
Here’s what I purchased:
- 8 glue sticks
- 3 sets of 5 dividers
- 3 rolls of masking tape
- 5 sets of 100 lined 3×5 cards (at 1 cent each!)
- 1 mailing tape w/dispenser
- 6 rolls of invisible tape, store brand
- 1 set of 4 erasers w/grips
- 4 packs of 300 sheets of college ruled paper
- 4 two-pocket folders w/brads
- 5 spiral notebooks, 70 sheets each
- package of 25 cap erasers for pencils
- 1 small scissors
- 1 large scissors
The 3 types of tape were our priciest items – my kids love tape!
Office Max has a teacher’s reward program (any homeschool parent can sign up!); my perks rewards accrue quarterly.
To snag my deal above, I used a $15 off $55 or more store coupon, plus $40 in rewards I had earned last quarter from returning empty printer cartridges and other purchases (I had to pay tax which brought it to a little over $3).
And yes, I try to purchase items with my reward money which offer perks — so it’s been a great cycle of paying little to nothing for my purchases, and earning MORE reward dollars all at the same time.
By the way, I do this at CVS too :)!
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{Nothing to do with office supplies, but altogether important for Mom – I’m over at The Marathon Mom today sharing 5 Natural Ways to Get Better Sleep…stop on by!}
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