Walmart-back 2 school

[dpratt68]

Has anyone seen the .05 notebooks at Walmart yet? I bought some @.15 but I need about 100. I teach in a low income community.

 

[ajk912]

They are 15 cents here, too. Even last year the regular BTS price was 10 cents, and they didn't go cheaper till they were clearancing out that area to get ready for Halloween. So I imagine whenever they start getting ready for Halloween, we will start seeing the BTS prices even cheaper. So that would be early September or so? Maybe? Assuming they even last that long this year.

 

[lorisnuts]

I have seen them. But only at one store in Ohio.

Walmart is really making me mad this year. I ordered 800 crayons, glue sticks, glue bottles, and 1600 notebooks in june. The prices have now dropped so i called to pick up my order. The prices are .30 cents for the crayons and glue and .15 cents for the notebooks.

the walmart in the next town over is selling their crayons for .15 cents, glue sticks .25 cents, glue bottles .15 cents and notebooks for .05 cents.

They know we are a non profit community based backpack giveaway program. We are giving away 850 backpacks filled with school supplies this year. I asked them to price match the other walmart store. they said they can't because they are in another district.

Guess I won't order my supplies from this store again.

 

[hockeyprincess]

Or don't pick them up from that store, tell them to send 'em back and drive to the next town and get what you need! I think it's great that people are helping out like this.

I know that Office Depot usually has great sales closer to August but if I remember correctly they have a limit on their stuff?

 

[delmar411]

Meijer's notebooks (70pg spiral) are .05 each and crayons are .19 each.

This is through Sept 19th.

HTH!

DH got 50 notebooks last night and 30 per transaction is the limit on the .05 price so heads up on that. The crayons were all out since they were free with some grocery items this week.

 

[rainydayplay]

I'm in the same situation. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the .05 notebooks, but I've already bought 160 at .15. The first day of school, each of my students will recieve one notebook, two pencils (this year, a plain yellow one and one a little more expensive that says "welcome to our school" since these are 7th graders moving up to the high school from the elementary school), a pen (I buy misprinted click pens from forteachersonly.com...100 pens for 5.99 -- I also buy boxes of misprinted golf pencils from them to use as loaner pencils.), and a wedgecap eraser.

I tell my students "You may think I'm being generous, but really I'm being really selfish. I don't want to hear anyone try to use the excuse 'I can't do your assignment because my mom hasn't been to the store yet'." And I do it again in January when I get a brand new set of students.

Amazingly for them to be so low-income, they will buy stuff if it's available. I have to stock up on mechanical pencils (sell those for a quarter and am only getting enough money from them to pay back what I pulled out of pocket to buy them). I'll also buy extra notebooks to sell for a quarter (which, to me, means I'm just putting a few pennies back towards what I spent to give all the supplies away.) I've learned (the hard way) that if I give too much away for free, they will take advantage of it, but if I sell them the items at a reasonable price, they will take better care of their items. And they all get the supply gift at the beginning so no one can accuse me of not being fair.

It would be lovely if they would reduce the rate back down to .05 for the notebooks. I still need to buy some more (or would like to), and I have to buy crayons and markers, rulers, color pencils, glue, highlighters, and whatever else I can get my hands on, plus finish getting the ridiculous list of things for my DD's kindergarten. (Disposable cameras??)

 

[kydisneyfans]

Walmart came out with an ad for the .15 notebooks and a few other things. Meijer came out with an ad showing a big X over the Wal Mart ad with lower prices on everything, and a statement on top that says "This store receives a failing grade when it comes to low prices".

If you have a Meijer, the notebooks are a nickel. If you have a Wal Mart near a Meijer, then they likely have price matched. That is the reason for the Wal Mart price variance by area.

I have never seen school supplies as cheap as this year.

 

[Disneycrazymom]

Is there any way I can get all one color (red) for my first day giveaway from the teacher site? I have never heard of that before but am going to take a look. I start my kids out with a red notebook and 2 pencils. (math teacher) I like them to have all the same color so I can watch as they walk into my room to be sure they have the notebook they need. I have been buying them in the packs and my own kids just never have red! (unless a teacher asks for red of course )

 

[brandip22]

Just thought I'd add that my WM has the Crayola 24 packs for .25 today. They were just starting to put their stuff out. I am a new Kindergarten teacher this year and don't even know what is on my school's list for my students as they haven't posted it! These are also very low income kids, so I know I'll buy some stuff. I didn't see the notebooks at .15 or .05, but I'll check next time. Wow- I sure hope things are cheap this year since I'll have to stock my room before I get paid!

 

[4Pirates&APrincess]

If you have a Target near you the ones by me have 10 packs of spiral notebooks for
1.00. It saves you .05 per notebook if you are paying .15.
Just a thought.

 

[ajk912]

If you have a Target near you the ones by me have 10 packs of spiral notebooks for
1.00. It saves you .05 per notebook if you are paying .15.
Just a thought.

The notebook packs in my store are 5 packs this year. Same price, so they are 20 cents each. I want the 10 packs!

 

[kymmyk13]

Does anyone know where you can buy the fat pencils?

 

[Disneycrazymom]

Brandip22 - If you can afford to buy double the packs of crayons now while they are cheep. Then use them as a mid year (Christmas if allowed) gift. You have a useful and inexpensive gift for your class.

Most likely your school supply list is posted on line already. Whomever left the position would probably turned one in. Best wishes for your first year!

 

[PinkRhombus]

My sister is with her school's PTO and they ordered from their Walmart where another parent works. Said their order was in but to not pick it up until around the end of the month when the prices will dip so when they checkout they'll get the lesser price.