Walmart: Back To School Supplies As Low As 5¢
Calling all Walmart shoppers! Back to school shopping season is here and the deals are heating up! Walmart has already started dropping prices on select school supplies throughout the store.
Check out the deals I spotted at my local Boise, Idaho store:
Cra-Z-Art 8 Water Colors 97¢
Cra-Z-Art 16 Water Colors $1.64
Crayola 16 Water Colors $3.44
Elmer’s School Glue Sticks 4/$1
Cra-Z-Art 2-Count Glue Sticks 10/$1 (only 5¢ per stick!)
Cra-Z-Art Crayons 26 Count 25¢
Crayola Colored Pencils 12 Count 97¢
Crayola Mini Twistables Crayons 8 Count 25¢
Crayola Classic Markets 10 Count 97¢
Cra-Z-Art Classic Markets 12 Count 50¢
Crayola 24 Count Crayons 50¢
Casemate Pencil Top Erasers 25 Count 57¢
Paper Mate Ball Point Pens 11 Count 97¢
Scotch Transparent Tape 2 Count $1
Play Day School Glue 10¢
3×5 Ruled Index Cards 100 Count 48¢
Jumbo Neon Erasers 20¢
I just bought 3 boxes of eggo waffles ($2 each) When you buy 3 they send you a $5 coupon for crayola products!
Oh wow! Great find! 🙂
At what store?
https://rewards.tpgrewards.com/eggobts/
It’s a Kellogs Rewards thing. I got the info in my email.
10 for $1 is 10 cents each, not 5!
It’s a two pack…so each glue stick is 5 cents.
No need to get huffy and use strong punctuation. lol I think she posted that there were two in a pack. A dime a pack, a nickel for a glue stick within the pack.
There are 2 glue sticks per pack is how they are calculating the price….10 cents per pkg….5 cents per glue stick.
Noooooo, not back to school already 😫
I feel the same way.😭😭😭😭
Haha! You must be a teacher. 🙂
Ugh – as a teacher, I would prefer not to think about this till August. Lol – I love my job and I love my summer too!
Off subject, does anyone know when old Navy will have they’re back to school sale. Tia.
I just received an email the other day from Old Navy about the uniform sale. Apparently it is going on now.
I dont have any
little ones in school but i try and stock up on back to school sales for shoe box ministry.
Kimberly, thanks for mentioning this! I will definitely do that, too!
I just bought some stuff to donate and didn’t pay attention…. Was overcharged for the erasers and crayons.
Serious question. Why do students need to bring stuff to school. Why don’t the schools buy in bulk to save and then charge the students a slightly higher school fee? I can get a 8 pack of Ticonderoga pencils for $5.00 or a 100 pack for $15.00 just an example from last year. Think of the tissues, school paper notebooks, dry erase markers etc… Why do parents need to waste their time driving around town looking at several stores to get what the students need because half of the stores are out of stock. It’s all around wasteful.
Because schools usually have to purchase from specific suppliers, so the costs aren’t usually comparable to store prices. Most schools give each teacher a very limited amount that they are allowed to purchase for their own classrooms. For example, as a high school teacher, I think I was given $11 this year to order for next year. So most teachers are spending their own money on supplies, so whatever can be provided by parents is definitely needed and appreciated (especially at the elementary level I am sure!). While I’m sure some parents would be happy to pay some higher fees to avoid the hassle of buying school supplies, the reality is not all families are able to afford higher fees and would rather buy supplies for very cheap each year because I’m certain the fees would be higher than what it costs for most supply lists.
Also, parents are used to free stuff paid by taxpayers.they don’t pay.
Ummmm I’m a parent and I’m not used to getting free stuff paid by taxpayers…..I’m a parent who pays my fair share AND pays my taxes. Judgy??
Great point! I bet a private school would be very receptive to managing this. Not sure if a public school would want to manage it, but maybe a public school would let a group of parents organize their own bulk purchase to “count” for a group of students. You got me thinking, thanks!
P.S. On a somewhat related note, I know someone who said she got the PTA to permit students to opt out of fundraisers by contributing a set dollar amount at the beginning of the school year instead. She said about half the parents paid the contribution and opted out (mostly because the family did not have time to manage the fundraising tasks), and the other half opted in (whether for financial reasons or because they liked their children having a fundraising experience), and everyone was happy.
I wonder if fundraisers could cover a bulk purchase of school supplies for the whole class/school…?
Some schools offer a supply box that parents can buy which is basically just that: a company buys in uber-bulk and packages that particular school/grade supply list (crayons, tissues, the whole bit) into boxes that parents pick up and take to the teacher’s classroom at Back to School night.
It definitely saves time, it may save money: depends on if you do or don’t buy anything on the list in bulk or on sale already. I would suspect it is kind of nice for teachers to get so many uniform-brand/type supplies (it’s not cheap generic brands – I believe the larger corporations cut them a deal). I’ve also noticed some families don’t bring supplies and the teacher will tell them not to worry about it: I usually bring an extra box of tissues, and anything I was able to get super cheap like Ticonderoga pencils, erasers, or gluesticks (but not crayons or markers because they usually want the specific colors that come in those packs for assignments). Because I can. And because if having a box of Frozen or Minions tissues to pull out instead of a bland off-brand box brightens someone’s day it’s worth it.
Where are the pencils 100 for $15. I love that brand?
At office depot the 24 ct is $3. Plus check for 20% off online purchase in email.
Schools are not allowed to spend money out of their budget. They would need to have a fundraiser to do so. Before I retired, business in the community would provide some supplies but not enough for everyone. Ever parent cannot afford to spend $50 to $100 for supplies.
Schools are supported by the government and are given a budget for teacher supplies each year. Some places get $100 a teacher, some get nothing. Teachers are responsible to fund their needs with that, which is obviously nothing enough. That is why teachers spend thousands of their own menial salary every school year so they have what they need. Private schools do not receive ANY government funding. Bottom line, government funding.
They more then likely wouldn’t use the money on the supplies they would use it on teacher retirement. No one pays my retirement. why can’t they be responsible and save up their own money for retirement. That is why so many school districts are in trouble. the money they dish out for retirement. it’s crazy.
Seriously? First of all , not all states pay for retirement. Secondly, in my state teachers do A LOT to educate and care for our children and get paid peanuts. They DESERVE a good retirement package as well benefits to make up for the low pay!!
Why don’t you pay for your own retirement like every other non-state employee? I volunteer at the local school and am appalled by how lazy many teachers have become. The teachers at my school spend 2 hours with the students. The kids are there at the school for 6.5 hours. one hour for special ( gym, art, music, library) one hour for lunch. 30 min for first recess, one hour morning work on ipad. 30 min afternoon work on ipad. 30 min on after lunch computer, not to mention time taken out for morning and afternoon announcements. When does the teacher teach the students? the class time is mostly spent on computers. the computer is babysitting the kids. where is the one on one with the students? I can’t believe that I should pay for their retirements. What if they all live to 95? the next generation has to foot the bill. How is that fair? Teachers get the summer off, 4 days in October, 5 days in November, 2 weeks in December, a week for Easter, and other various days. they put in 7 hour days, the class size is max 20 students. every teacher has an assistant. the average pay in my school district is $77,300, plus benefits? including retirement. you explain to me how this is fair?
It’s not the same everywhere. My class sizes are 30+ and I teach 6 periods a day with no plan period. I work with students before school, during my lunch and after school as well as buy many of my own supplies. Those days off you mention – this summer I have already spent two weeks at conferences paid for partially out of my own pocket because I believed them so beneficially to my teaching. During the year my days off are spent lesson planning, catching up on grading or reflecting on where my students are at – I am always in teacher mode.
First of all I’m not a teacher. Thanks for the assumption though.
You sound like you are in one of the northern, richer states. I’m in the south so we are not comparing apples to apples here.
My state is one of the lowest for pay so I advocate for a good retirement and health benefit
Package for the teachers. It balances it out more. My children are my world and I want the best education possible. Our state has a huge problem with teacher recruitment and retention and it needs to change.
According to NC state’s treasury website the majority of the pension here is funded by THE EMPLOYEES THEMSELVES (and the gains made in investments with THEIR money). So it’s laughable you’re patting yourself on the back for funding teacher pensions.
As for your negative comments on teachers, maybe you should become one if it’s so easy?! I don’t know what goes on in Your district but our teachers work our tails off here. Common core= a bunch of paperwork that usually has to be done during lunch or at home.
George, I’m not sure where you are, but if you visit schools in middle Georgia, you will not find this happening! We might be paid for a 7 hour work day, but I can promise you we put in much more than that on a daily basis. The only time I’m not teaching my students is the 1 hour they are at rotation (they are still being taught by someone), the 25 minutes we have for lunch, and the 15 minute recess. I prepare for them before they arrive and after they leave. I complete paperwork and lesson plans, prepare materials for future lessons, etc., at home- during the week and on weekends. I am not an exception; it’s just what we do. Effective teachers do not go into the profession because it’s monetarily lucrative or because we are looking for an easy job. There is absolutely no time for laziness.
George, what do you mean it’s not fair?! You know all the benefits so what’s stopping you from going to school and earning a degree in education. Get your teaching degree and reap all the benefits you speak of.
11% of my husband’s paycheck goes directly to retirement(it is required- we never see it) and hopefully the funds will be there when he retires assuming the state doesn’t raid the teacher retirement fund like some places have done to public employees.
Why shouldn’t teachers be paid for retirement? Many private companies have good retirement plans for their employees, so why not teachers? I appreciate all the hard work teachers put in and their retirement pensions are well deserved.
And what about the free education public schools have to offer? Aren’t we all lucky to send our kids to school for free? Its shameful how some people can complain.
Please name 5 private companies that have pensions.
General Electric (GE)
Exxon Mobil
AT&T
Verizon
Ford
UPS
Johnson & Johnson
Proctor & Gamble
Hewlett-Packard
Bank of America
Who sends their kids to school for free? I pay $10,000 a year in property taxes. not to mention my kids school requires $300 student fee, plus I buy all their school supplies.
Try being a teacher, or a child of a teacher (as I am), before you comment. You have no idea. Once you do this, then you can comment on retirement, the time it takes to grade papers, plan lessons, and teach the children WHILE dealing with idiot parents afterwards. Until then, and for those who aren’t in it, zip your lip and enjoy your time “on the other side of the fence.” …You know, where your grass and ideas are greener.
In the state of IL 10% is taken out of your paycheck for your pension even as a substitute teacher. So the teachers are intact putting money into their pensions. You can add General Mills and John Deere as a companies with pensions.
Make sure that you watch when things are ringing up. Everything at my store was ringing up wrong. Gunna give it a few days and go back.
I agree Cari! Not to mention how much teachers have to spend out of there own pocket every year for school supply’s for their classroom and do not get reimbursed. Some parents can’t afford school supplies for the children and teachers end up picking up the tab. Teachers do get paid peanuts and shouldn’t have to pay for all of the extra expenses in my opinion. They MOST CERTAINLY deserve the little bit of retirement that they may get.
I’m sorry my local district pays its teachers an average of $66,000. is that peanuts?
Notice I said MY state. Teachers here start off making 33K and the payscales have been frozen so they don’t even ‘move up’ on that scale like it is listed. They also eliminated masters pay, so you only get paid at a bachelor’s level.
And to all of you saying teachers complain…I am NOT a teacher. If you think it’s so great, go ahead and become one then. Maybe we wouldn’t have the severe shortages we do each and every year.
My wife, sister, Mom, mother in law and three cousins are all teachers they all make over 70,000. They often say they are glad they have an EASY job that is fun. I work in a machine shop doing lengthy calculations, using chemicals, heavy lifting and I make less then they do. so don’t tell me that teachers have it rough.
Maybe you sure try the job of a teacher then, make your judgement.
What district do they work for?!! I’d love to apply because where I teach I’m lucky if I will top out at 70k when I reach retirement – that is if I spend Big $ on getting my masters. Maybe if I got paid 70k I would say my job is easy too because I would be compensated appropriately for my level of education and effort I am required to put it.
When the retirement that my district pays out is causing housing prices to drop because property taxes are too high That hurts everyone. How is asking teachers to save for their own retirement like any other worker unfair?
Sounds like where I grew up. Willing to bet your children got/are getting excellent educations as a result. You should be very thankful.
The quality of education is dropping. taxes are too high to pay, people are moving out. housing prices are dropping. no one wants to live in an area that is so much more expensive. so how is that a good thing? If the teachers would pay something for their own retirement more would go to the students. teacher salary is public record. Many of them are making over 90,000. so why can’t they pay their own retirement? How is that wrong?
Holy smokes where in the world is this place where teachers are making $90,000?
They DO pay something on their own in my state. The new teachers contributions (and the investments) pay the majority for the older teachers drawing from the pension.
My parents paid tons for in taxes for blue ribbon schools. The amount per pupil spending was super high as well as teacher salaries. It was an excellent education and well worth it. Some kids I went to school with went to Harvard!
I love when teachers say they get paid nothing. Im sorry but having 3 teachers in my family, they make more than anyone else in my family, sure they work really hard, but i went to college for something i love to do and i will be lucky to find a job where i make over $15 an hour starting off… They get all kinds of holidays off and all summer. I know they put lots of extra work in and buy things out of pocket, and I’m sure they’re super grateful for websites like this, I donate a lot of school supplies to them every year bc of how cheap I find things and this site really helps!
Ginger…really? As a teacher, my retirement isn’t paid for by the state…I am REQUIRED to contribute a percentage of each paycheck to MY retirement that the state is in charge of…THEY invest MY money. I also have my own Roth IRA that I choose to contribute to because the state is mishandling MY money that I am REQUIRED to put in and I have NO say over it. So, before you speak, maybe you should be educated on the subject.
Yeah, a percentage, and they invest it and give you back much more than you contributed. I and my husband won’t be given any help with retirement at all. I have several public and private school teachers in my family and in my husband’s family, and there is a big difference. I don’t blame teachers at all, but I do blame unions which have way too much influence in many, many states.
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Why exactly are people bashing teachers in this post? If you’re so bitter about what teachers get for retirement or how much they get paid in your states, go ahead, and be a teacher then. It is certainly not the same in every state. This is ridiculous. How about we go back to enjoying the deals here?
I don’t think people are bashing teachers just the amt they get for retirement, and the 180 full days of work they do. most people work 250 days a year. and get fewer benefits and work “harder” jobs. meaning labor intensive, firefighters, police, road crews, construction workers etc… lets all amit teachers have a relatively easy job. name a teacher that has true hazards at the work place. college professors make 100,000 plus. please inform me why they need to earn that kind of cash and they work very little compared to an elementary, or highschool teacher.
Every state is different. Teachers may work 180 days out of the school year, but they have to save their money to get through the summer to pay their bills. Most work two jobs all year long. Pension money and social security is taken out of their pay so when they retire they have that money. I am sure they would be happy to invest their own money if the powers that be would let them. Police and fireman also work 180 days out of the year but they work 2 days on 2days off. They get paid vacation time that teachers don’t get. Teachers work long ours, feed your children, clothe your children,are psychologists ans listen to your childrens problems, take time out to show up at your childrens extra curricular activities, and look for these crazy deals and spend money on your children when they should be spending money on their own children. Please if your family members seem lazy, then they are just that, lazy and milking the system. They would do that if they were teachers, working in a factory or wherever. Stop being jealous and misinformed. A teacher got you where you are today and if you did not study and put your best effort into your studies then you are where you are today because you chose that path. Stop bashing teachers for your inadequacies.
And here you are, bashing what teachers do. “lets all amit teachers have a relatively easy job.” Are you a teacher? If teachers have it so easy for “so much money,” why aren’t you doing it? I hate the judgmental uninformed people here. For all of you who don’t know because apparently a lot of people do not, teachers also only get paid for 9 or 10 months for the year. That’s their contract. So it’s not like they are working 180 days and getting paid for 365. Some districts, like my current one, allow that money to be spread out over a 12 month period by withholding an amount to be paid out over the summer. Other districts do not (like a previous district I worked for) and so teachers have to save the money on their own or work another job in the summer. If you’re in a district or state where teachers are making over 60k, I am certain that is after many years of teaching. I am in my 12th year of teaching and make about 50k, which is okay by me, but starting salary in the district is around 35k. Considering I have a master’s degree, 50k is not really very much when you look at many other careers who also have master’s degrees. For most districts, teachers get a tiny little raise with each year of service and with more education, and for districts like mine, if you don’t do continuing education, then your salary eventually gets frozen in place where you don’t earn more each year. We don’t need to compare different “harder” jobs. I didn’t want a labor intensive job and wanted to be a teacher, but my job can certainly be a different type of intensive and one that not everyone is cut out to do. And I would never try to understand what other people do in their jobs. Just because you have sat in a classroom as a student, does not make anyone an expert on teaching. So please all you people who are bashing what teachers do, until you have actually done the job yourself and have studied teacher contracts, please stop talking about things you don’t understand.
Name a teacher that has true hazards at the work place?? Have you ever watched the news and seen a school shooting?? Have YOU ever had to sit through an active shooter training and wondered how you would react with a room full of children? And teachers work 190 days per school year or more. Students attend for 180 days, but how do you think that lessons happen, that papers get graded, the copies get made? Some teachers can teacher up to 175 children per day with one 45 minute planning period. Oh, and did I mention that they might be preparing for multiple classes each day – meaning multiple preps? Do you have a job that comes to screeching halt if you are not there? If you think that teaching is a relatively easy job then I suggest you become one.
Amen! Who are these crazies saying teachers are living the easy life, rolling in the dough, and getting some kind of amazing retirement that they don’t have to pay for? I’m a public school teacher in Idaho, and tears of laughter are rolling down my face. It’s one of the lowest paying degrees out there! I like to tell my students that one of the most dangerous things in the world is a little bit of knowledge, it allows for an opinion and a whole lot of ignorance.
These teacher bashers are totally ignorant. You don’t pay for a teachers retirement. Teachers are required in most states to put in on average of 10 percent of their salary. In my state they must work over 30 years to get 75 percent of that back. That is not even guaranteed. Sounds like you wish you would have had the brains to get your degree in the education field. Jealousy is all it is. As an educator I’ve heard this argument a ton and it is always from someone who has had a bad experience with a teacher, someone who hated school in general, or are just plain dumb.
I’m a special education teacher. I have 10 kids. I’m expected to educate every single one. Not one of them is on the same level. Let’s not forget the IEP meetings that I have to attend after school. There is no letting an iPad or computer babysit them. I get bit, spit on, punched, pinched and kicked on a daily basis. Guess what? I love my job and the kids I teach. I’m sorry that not everyone can have a job that they love, BUT until you are willing to give my job a try don’t judge me or my profession!
They don’t have any 8 count twistable Crayolas at my local Walmart, but Crayola Mini Twistables Crayons 8 Count for 25 cents would be awesome!
Has anyone else seen this price?
I’ve tried at several Walmarts in my area (Atlanta, GA) and the Crayola Mini Twistable Crayon 8 count are .97 each. 🙁
Wow…I did not expect the bashing that you guys are giving teachers on this site. I totally agree with maggierietz–enjoy this site and help each other the way Colin has intended by making this an uplifting and informative site to
help us all save money.
At my store, they were labeled as previously $0.97 but now for 4/$1 and mine honored that price of $0.25. I’m trying to get all my classroom shopping done, so I might be going back later today to see if they restocked!
Thank you to those who try to keep the comments on this site focused on the DEALS and not extraneous issues. Amazing how anonymity has given so many courage to regurgitate their hate. I’m surprised and dismayed that this wonderful site has given creed to comments like those I’ve just perused. Posts here should have an editor, that way we can just share about the deals and get away, even momentarily, from the hate.
I agree..people make choices..qui, get another job..I worked retail for 45 years..this site is great but this bashing our teachers Is not..if it’s that easy homeschool..
I thought this post was about cheap school supplies, why is everyone so quick to judge teachers and bash them. People are so rude! Grow up!
Thank you for sharing collin
You’re welcome 😉
Just an fyi, if you have multiple children going to school that require reams of copy paper, Walmart sells a case of 10 reams for 28.93, which is slightly cheaper than the $3 one. I do this for 2 of our children in public school and then keep the remaining for our homeschooled kiddo. The item number is 14138977.
You can get reams of copy paper for 1 cent after mail in rebate at Staples and Office Depot during sales through out the year.
Sadly my Walmart In Houston didn’t have this sale going on when I checked this morning… Bummer:(
all this hecause of crayons???
I am really disappointed in the teacher bashing posts that some people have deemed necessary to post in a money saving blog. I am a mother of 3 children and I am thankful for everything their teachers have done for them to help them succeed in the classroom. I am also a full-time student with the intent to be a science teacher in either middle school or high school. I had a behind the scene glimpse at how much time and effort goes into the teaching profession and it was an eye opener. Perhaps you should be grateful to the teachers who spend all day with your children teaching them and in turn caring for them.
Keri I was reading through these posts and thought the same thing! I have three children and I live in the State of WA, we are beyond blessed to be in one of the best school districts (university place) and not one day goes by where I am not thankful for the wonderful AMAZING teachers my children have been blessed to be with. I salute all you teachers who give your days and your time to teach kids!!!!! nobody should ever bash a teacher in my opinion instead THANK THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a teacher and I must tell you the Rose Art and Crazy art are not good quality. Elmer’s glue sticks are a must, and they have good deals on them too.
Thank you! I was wondering about the quality of those glue sticks. I will stick with the Elmer’s.
Hi, just want to know what tondo? I hot cra z art 26 ct crayons. They were supposed to be 25 cents but my receipt shows i am charged 50 cents😌. Should I return?
anyone find the mini twistables for 4/$1 … all my stores have them at $.97