Happy Friday: $2,800 Worth of School Supplies For Under $300
Sent from reader, Jamie:
It is that time of year again!! Last year, I was a bit frustrated in not keeping track of how much I actually saved. So this year I kept good records!
The total retail value of all of this stuff pictured came in at $2,854.82. This does not include the backpacks as I mostly look for clearance deals on those throughout the year. The sale price (including all deals, coupons, rebates, rewards, etc.) came in at $268.73. I also had 10 family kids that were fully supplied with their supply list this year that are not pictured. These supplies are the success of hitting the sales all summer long that started the first week of July.
For less than $300, I was able to give my tiny school a great start to the school year and some breathing room for our hard working teachers to not have to worry about school supplies this year.
As always, thanks again for all that you do! Those weekly lists help me out so much in planning out my trips, one site and I can get all the info I need at Hip2Save.com.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
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WOW! Nice job, Jamie. My son also went to a very small elementary school, and here in California we are 48th funded out of 50 states. I can only imagine how many teachers and children you are blessing. THANK YOU for thinking of so many others! 👏🏼
Good job!!
Wow! Great job! You are so generous to donate all of this. I’m sure it’s much appreciated — as is the thoughtfulness and kindness behind the gesture. Way to go!
Awesome! So many teachers and kids will be blessed!
Awesome!!!
AWESOME!!!! Love gift giving!!!
awesome giving! your teachers and kids are lucky to have you!
Amazing!!!! Great job!!
Amazing job!!! May you blessed as well for such a kind heart 🙂
This so great!!!
Amazing and thank you! My mom teaches and she spends money out her own pocket for her students too. Your generosity is appreciated by teachers everywhere!
That’s awesome!
As a school counselor, I cannot tell you how much this kind of thing is appreciated by students, teachers, and parents. Thank you.
What an amazing thing to do!
Inspiring!
Love it! This year I was on top of the sales n my kiddo was set n ready to go before school started. Because of the great deals that were shared (awesome penny deals) I was able to donate the xtras.
God bless you Jamie!
Awesome! So many thoughtful people on this site. Love it and congratulations!
You’re so inspiring! I just started couponing thru this site & saving a lot & already starting my box for donations. Congratulations!
Wow, impressive. Really nice of you to do this for a school.
Jamie.. this is wonderful..!!May GOD Bless you !!
Jamie, thank you so very much for your incredibly generous donation to support those in need. May God continue to richly bless you and your family.
Wow, way to go! What a thoughtful thing to do for your local school.
Why isn’t there a LIKE button on hip2save??? Lol. I hope to be able to do this once my kids are in school!!!
You can still donate to local schools or teachers in need without having kids in a particular school if that’s something you want to do.
As an educator whose families rarely bring in supplies, thank you! I wish more people were as kind and thoughtful as you.
Jamie, that’s really impressive. You’ve really helped out some families immensely.
You should be proud.
Wow! I usually have a paper box full of supplies to give to my sons teacher but this is impressive! Kudos to you!
I love this story! Made my heart smile to know people like you exist. May God bless your home and family, Jamie. 🙂
This made my morning to see. I can tell you, teachers really do appreciate this and all kids deserve new supplies to start the year.
Your so thoughtful!! Thank you for all your contributions to our hard working educators!! I have friends/teachers in the public schools and I know they would be truly grateful… You’ve inspired me to do the same!!
I love back to school shopping! It makes keeping my classroom stocked with supplies a little easier, especially with the penny and quarter deals.
This is AMAZING, Jamie!! Your school is lucky to have you! God will bless your generosity! 🙂
Awesome!!!!!
Kudos to you Jamie! You are a very caring thoughtful inividual and I am sure the recipients will be grateful. 🙂
What type of supplies do teachers buy themselves for students? I would be interested in doing this next summer.