Toys R Us: Free Lunch Kit with Backpack Purchase, Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off Thermos Funtainers + More

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Yay! Here’s a great Back to School deal for you! Through July 20th, Toys R Us is offering up a FREE Lunch Kit with any backpack purchase of $12.99 or more in-store and online. Check out all of the available backpacks here. Even sweeter, many of these backpacks and lunch kits qualify for FREE 2-day shipping through ShopRunner (remember, you can cancel ShopRunner at anytime during the 30 day trial with no penalty or charges to your credit card!).

If you’re a fan of the adorable Skip Hop Zoo line, check out this deal scenario…

Buy 1 Skip Hop Zoo Pack Little Kids Backpack $19.99
Buy 1 Skip Hop Zoo Lunchie $12.99 (free after promo)
Get FREE 2-Day Shipping w/ ShopRunner
Final Cost $19.99 for both items!


You can also snag Buy 1 Get 1 50% off on all Thermos Funtainers. Note that none of these containers appear to qualify for FREE Shipping through ShopRunner; however, you can snag Free Standard Shipping at ToysRUs.com on any purchase of $79 or more. Or, head to your local Toys R Us store instead to find this same sale. With Thermos Funtainers starting in price at $12.99, you can snag 2 for as low as $19.49 after the sale – just $9.74 each!

Check out the email that Hip2Save reader, Brooke, sent over…

[h2s_box] I am sure you have seen this going on at ToysRUs, but I’m very excited about my purchases this morning.  I just got 6 Thermos stainless steel character cups at B1G1 50% off.  Also, when you buy a backpack totaling more than $12.99 you get a free lunch kit.  I bought a My Little Pony backpack for my daughter and got a Princess Celestia lunch box (valued at $9.99) for free.  I have been trying to make the switch from plastic cups over to stainless steel and it is so expensive.  I am very excited they are on sale this week!!!  My order qualified for free shipping (over $79). [/h2s_box]

Come back and let us know what great deals you find!

(Thanks, Brooke!)

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Comments 25

  1. brooke

    I hope they offer what they did last year. If you trade in your old backpack and lunch box you got additional 20% off!

    • robyn

      that’s what i am holding out for too!

    • Lisa

      I’d never heard about that. I know they do the baby deals, trade in old carseat and get like 25% off a new one, occassionally.

    • rosana

      I should ask my sister that works at BRU. She usually knows.

    • candy

      do you think that the free lunchkits will still be available by that time? dunno if i should buy now

  2. loretta

    Just ordered the backpack I have been holding off on. Love the bonus lunch sack!

  3. Jackie

    of course the transformers backpack doesnt qualify for shoprunner. might have to goto the store & see if they have it

    • K Crew

      That’s the one my son wants too. What’s the deal only 1 Transformers pack!? It is in stock in my store, but not the lunch kit.

  4. LO

    Ugh stinks they don’t offer shop runner on the thermos…it makes them full price when applying shipping :/ not a great deal unless you spend $75

    • Erin

      I have yet to use Shoprunner on something I need, though I think I used it on one or two fun “extras” at Drugstore.com. I don’t see how they will be able to stay in business. I was *shocked* that the Skip Hop backpack/lunch bag combo was eligible, but I got better a better deal on them elsewhere anyway.

    • Erin

      Oh, and you may want to check Goodwill for stainless Thermoses. I saw a like new Hello Kitty one for $1.25. . . . Which my husband thought was too expensive. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • Caitlin

      I really want the skip hop zoo dog backpack which is not eligible for shop runner or the free lunch box ๐Ÿ™

      • Ketsy

        Double check it shows eligible for me ๐Ÿ˜€

  5. Carrie

    Not sure if it’s worth it since what I picked doesn’t qualify for free shipping through shoprunner. The shipping is $8.99, so basically I get $1 off lunch tote…but still buy one half of Thermos worth it then??

    • Ketsy

      Depends on how many you are buying! I bought the Skip Hop items on Amazon both for $23 and they range up to like $29 depending on the style you pick. You can consider that also. It was a great deal for me since I also had a gift card.

  6. Liz

    I am adding my Skip Owls backpack and lunch bag and the lunch bag is not coming out free. Help?!?! Can someone please try it? I think they might have removed this brand from the deal.

    • Ketsy

      Hi hun. There are two of these for some reason : one priced at 24.99 and one at 19.99. Did you pick the correct one that says the free line on the bottom. Type in search skip hop owl and then its on the second page. hth

    • Ketsy

      Same for lunch, you must pick the 12.99 one not the 14.99. (I dont know why the site has the item twice.)

      • Liz

        Thanks that worked!! Thanks for your time and help!

        • Ketsy

          ๐Ÿ˜€

  7. Amy

    Great price on these thermos cups. A favorite in our house!

  8. Celia Riley Thorn

    yay i’m so excited. i actually drove to TRU this morning to get the pictured backpack & lunch box (skip hop monkey) but my store didn’t carry any skip hop lunch boxes in the store. the manager even looked on their store site. ๐Ÿ™ i found it on my phone on their global website but he told me since it was $12.99 and over the $9.99 price limit it wouldn’t qualify.

    needless to say, i’m so happy i found this post! just ordered it and signed my hubby up for a free year membership with ShopRunner using our AMEX!!!

  9. angelahoang12

    I am lucky my kids really wanted Skylanders and their backpacks are on clearance for $9.98 with free lunch bag. Went to purchase in store, found what we wanted, didn’t come up for a free lunch bag, argued my way with online pricing’s help… got what we wanted. Yay!

  10. Priya

    Thank you so much Collin! I went into Toys R Us today to look at both these deals and they didn’t have a lot of thermos/food containers left. They also didn’t carry the Skip Hop backpacks and lunch bags. Although I couldn’t get the thermos deal online, I’m glad I was able to get the backpack/lunch bag. Thanks again! God bless!

  11. sylersmomma

    If you bought the funtainers check inside. I got a few coupons one being a free pack of Kings Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Mini Sub Rolls up to $4.00. I got one in each funtainer so 2 free packs of rolls. The coupon doesn’t expire till 2014 too. I feel that this makes the deal even sweeter. I almost couldn’t justify paying $16.99 for the thermos.

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