All of the moms in the neighborhood may have finished their back-to-school shopping months ago. Though they have peace of mind, they likely paid far more than necessary simply to “cross it off their lists.” But, by implementing my little secret you can win by being a procrastinator when it comes to school shopping for your children.
This is because most stores have deeply discounted Labor Day sale pricing on their merchandise. But, their back-to-school sales are concurrently active throughout this period. Therefore, if every item in the store has been marked down 25% for a summer-wide back-to-school sale, and their Labor Day sale states that all items are 50%, you can save up to 75% on your back-to-school shopping!
And, this is without shopping for clearance items and combining coupons!
Swagbucks
A few posts ago, I mentioned that you can snag free items for your children using Swagbucks. But more specifically, you can score school supplies for no money at all simply by fulfilling surveys, daily polls and completing free offers, such as downloading a Facebook application.
Currently, you can score the following deals with your Swagbucks.
- Crayola Colored Pencils (12) = 499 Swagbucks (On Sale)
- Mathematics Flashcards = 259 Swagbucks
- Math Tools Set = 399 Swagbucks (On Sale)
- High School Musical Pen Set = 349 Swagbucks
- Composition or College Ruled Notebook = 349 Swagbucks (On Sale)
- Webster’s Dictionary = 349 Swagbucks
- 5 Pack Extendable Erasers = 299 ( On Sale)
- DragonBall Z Ruler = 249 Swagbucks (On Sale)
- 5 Pack Sharpie Highlighter = 209 Swagbucks (On Sale)
- 5 Pack Ball-Point pens = 169 Swagbucks (On Sale)
Depending on which offers you complete, you can usually earn 100-Swagbucks or so per day with very minimal effort (just be sure to delete any downloads that require installing to your computer – and take a screen shot of the application running on your computer, in case Swagbucks encounters an error with awarding your Swagbucks. By earning just 3,000 Swagbucks in one month, you can “purchase” all of the school supply items mentioned above while incurring no out-of-pocket expense.
Kohl’s Alert!
Currently, Kohl’s is hosting a huge clearance sale. Items are up to 80% off. So, get in there while the deals are still smoking hot. In addition to receiving up to 80% off of each item, you can save a few more dollars with the following deals.
Use the coupon code “NEW6361” at checkout to receive an additional 10% off of your entire order. Yowza! This means you’re actually receiving 90% off! You’re guaranteed to receive 99-cent shipping on each item with a total purchase up to $75. And, orders above $75 ship completely free!
Boy’s Deals
- Kohl’s is practically giving away their sportswear, including these boy’s Jumping Beans football tees, selling for $4.80 – original pricing begins at $12.
- Nike’s Oakland Athletics Jerseys are priced at $16 – a $24 savings from the original $40 price tag. You can also snag an identical deal on the Nike Baltimore Orioles Athletic Jerseys. However, other teams seem to be sold out.
- Desirable chinos are going for $8.40 – down $19.60 from its original $28 price tag.
- Teen boy’s Tony Hawk tees are selling for $2.80! This is an incredible deal considering that you’d originally pay $14. After applying an additional 10% savings, you score the name brand tee for just $2.52!
Girl’s Deals
- Capri leggings are going for just $2.80. The original price tag was $12!
- Extended sizes “My World Rocks” tee is priced at $3.60, as opposed to the initial $18 price tag.
- The Emily West Smock Dress was originally $40, but is now selling (on clearance) for just $8. And, if you use the 10% off code, you’ll snag the dress for just $7.20.
- Sonoma Roll-tab shorts are selling for $4.80 ($4.32 if using coupon code). This deal is significantly marked down from the initial $24 price tag.
- Candie’s convertible twill pants are selling for $10.20. The original price was $34. And, you have three colors available to choose from, including black, grey and khaki which makes them perfect for school dress codes.
Yes, your children may be starting school within a few days (if they haven’t already). But, I highly recommend waiting until the last minute to do all of your back-to-school shopping. The items are on sale already due to competitive end of back-to-school sales, but you can also combine them with Labor Day sales, coupons and loyalty cards in order to get bargain basement pricing.
