I love back to school sales!
 

At Walmart today for prescriptions, so had some time for shopping. The "Back to School" displays are out already, so I found CraZart washable markers 10 for $.50 (bought 2 packs)....Elmers washable glue sticks 2-pack for $.50 (bought 2 packs)....found 1 yard of black and yellow zebra print clearance fabric $2.00....and then 3 zippers....spent less than $10! I love shopping at Walmart.

I do too. My downfall is shopping there on line. They carry so much more sewing stuff on line than they do in the stores. Pellon products by the bolt are a fantastic deal on line. Quilt batting, garment and embroidery stabilizers, etc.. all for quite a bit less than even using coupons at JoAnns.

Cari

I buy the large plastic school project boxes. 12 squares fit in them with room to spare. I think the name brand is Optical. There is never very many on the shelf so they sell out fast. I don't think they are bought for children. LOL

What size are the boxes?

I get the 12"x12" scrapbook project boxes when they're on sale at Michael's (3/$10.00). I have 9 so far. I like the clear ones best. I can see what's in them at a quick glance!

They work great as a light box also. I was wrong the actual size is 14 1/2"x 14 1/2".

oops it's Options Craft box. It is 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 square and about 4 inches deep. Last year they were $3.98 each. Larger sizes were in the craft dept. but not considered school supplies.

Since my daughter is a teacher of 5th grade, she does the Back to School specials and I go with her. She buys the composition books, the spiral note books, erasers, pens, pencils, high lighters, white board markers, crayons, regular markers, and glue for all her students. Then asks for a $7.00 per student donation. The parents love it - most say they easily spend 2 to 3 times that when they but them - this way all the students start out with everything they need. The school does supply the lined paper - but little else. I go along because I have always loved back to school shopping - I even miss the back to school clothes shopping.

I love shopping the B-T-S section too!

Sandy

last year I got Fiskers scissors for 3.95. they are the best fabric scissors I've had lately. looking for some now that the BTS stuff is being put out.some great sewing stuff out there for pennies now.

I bought some of this brand ad size at Costco the other day, I think they were 5 for 20.00, they are nice quality.

I use the plastic pencil boxes for my machine accessories and bobbin storage. Love those.

I tired shopping for fabric online and found just a few fabrics available online.

All the quilting items and fabric online at Walmart is in Party and Occasions dept. I found over fifty pages of fabrics and kits. The same fabric as in the store for the most part. The search feature isn't all that great so it's hard to find anything.

My daughter & I went thru the fabric department at our local Walmart - as we walked out both of us thought that had to be the ugliest collection of fabric ever. Not sure who their buyer is, but the buyer should be fired. I wasn't concerned about quality - none of it looked good, and usually there is something in the kids section that will catch my eye. But there was nothing! Oh well, I don't need any fabric right now anyway.

I like to get their glue right now also. I did find their Fine Line Crayola Washable Markers, in Classic and Tropical Colors. A ten pack is under $2.00, so I was happy.

I use them too. the clear ones, easy to store your projects that you are working on.

Time to start talking to the manager. The more people that express their desires, the more likely they are to re-invent the department.

Office Depot has a bunch of stuff this week for 25cents. They change it each week. Staples usually does something like that too.

25cents? I thought those days were long gone!

I love back to school shopping, I buy lots of extras for the kids that can't afford supplies

Yep gotta love the back to school sales, so many different things one can get for the sewing room at a very reduced price.
My kids are all grown and I used to buy for the Granddaughters now all they want is something Oma has sewn them. So that is cool, I enjoy making garments for them (as long as they will wear them!LOL).

My quilt guild puts together backpacks filled with supplies for children whose parents can't afford the supplies. I took a trip to Walmart yesterday and bought a number of things. The prices were very good. I even bought myself the washable Crayola markers.

I can hardly believe we are halfway through July and already talking about BTS sales. Definitely means Halloween will start in Aug!

I am a retired teacher and school counselor. I miss the B_T_S so I try to buy to supply items for needy kids. I simply love new crayons!

What's not to love about new crayons?? I buy the crayons still for my kids - all of whom are in their 20s. Coloring is till done at my house on occasion by all but DH.
I love the BTS sales for the pens & pen sets one can buy. I admit I hoard pens, in colors, just like I hoard fabric.

I always shop at Walmart for just about everything. Here as soon as 4th of July is over the school supplies come out. Most of our schools in the suburbs start in less than a month. I guess it is time to put them out for school.
I will be looking them over this Friday.
Our Walmart sells fabrics, just hard to find someone to cut it.

The schools in Chula Vista start on 7/22. There are other schools in the county that are still on the traditional schedule, so the stores in those areas hold their sales next month.

Yep and I got bottles of washable school glue at Staples for 10cents each. It's Staples brand so I hope it works as well.

Great buys...

I am used to shopping for bargains for my classroom all summer long. Luckily, my school district gave us a good budget so I was able to get everything I wanted for kid supplies and pay for them out of school supplies. I just loved hunting for those black and white composition books and crayons and... I just retired in June so I won't be on the hunt. Hard habit to break in a way! I do think I'll get some new crayons, the big box for a project I'd like to start. I found some cute snowman fabric, just blue and white, mostly outlines. I thought I could color in some of the objects and make some little somethings out of it.

I love them too! Always used to love having all new notebooks, colors, pens, pencils, just all of it! Our walmart had the large washable glue sticks for 25c, picked up a bunch of those, and also some bottles of washable school glue.