I know we don’t cover Staples but I thought with everyone getting ready to start school shopping again you guys could benefit from this. This week Staples started it’s Back to School savings promotion where they offer certain items for $.01 with a $5 purchase. To help out with the $5 minimum I found a coupon in the labels/dividers section for $2 off any Martha Stewart/Avery product. There were several choices of Martha Stewart labels that were on sale for $2.00 making them FREE. Here is how my trip went…

TWO BIC ROUNDSTICK PENS – on sale $.01 (regular price $1.99)
ONE SHARPIE MARKER 5PK – on sale $1.00 (regular price $4.79)
TWO ROSEART 24CT CRAYONS – on sale $.01 (regular price $1.00)
TWO SHARPWRITER MECHANICAL PENCILS – on sale $.25 (regular price $3.49)
TWO STAPLES SCHOOL GLUE – on sale $.01 (regular price $.75)
ONE MARTHA STEWART/AVERY LABELS – on sale $2.00 (regular price ??)
ONE STAPLES PINK ERASER – on sale $.50 (regular price $2.00)
ONE BIC DRY ERASER MARKERS – on sale $.50 (regular price $4.29)
ONE $1 DONATION TO STAPLES FOR STUDENTS – $1.00
used one $2/1 Martha Stewart/Avery product

TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF ALL MERCHANDISE: $27.54
NET PRICE PAID FOR EVERYTHING: $3.56
SAVINGS RATE: 87%