As I mentioned last week, I am trying to get all of the items for my son’s first grade school supply list under $15. Until school starts, I will be updating weekly on my success.
His school is very specific about the brand of some items on his school supply list. Here is the exact list:
Quantity - Description
1 Large Backpack
1 Crayola brand crayons – 24 count (No larger amounts please!)
6 7 oz glue sticks (Large glue sticks or twice as many small ones)
*8 #2 pencils
1 Pink eraser
1 Box markers – Mr. Sketch or Crayola Classic brand (Broad Tip)
1 Box Addition and Subtraction flash cards for use at home
1 Fiskars brand scissors
*2 Rolls of paper towels
1 Jumbo box of tissue
*1 Container of wetHAND WIPES-Not Lysol or Bleach… used for cleaning hands
*1 Gallon size box of Zip Lock bags
1 Plastic pencil box
1 Wallet size photo of student
1 Ream of copy paper – white
*1 Package of either 7 oz cups, 5 oz cups or paper napkins
This past Sunday I bought the following at Office Max:
1 ream of paper (free after Max Perks rebate)
In the previous two weeks we bought:
Meijer—24 ct. box of Crayola Crayons .25, 3 glue sticks .75
CVS—large box of tissue—$0.06
Walgreens—Fiskars scissors--$0.99
Office Depot—Mr. Sketch Markers--$0.00 (cost 7.99 but will mail in for a 7.99 rebate)
Target—6 glue sticks--$1.20 (I will still need to buy more because I am 18 oz. short of what is requiredTotal--$3.25
Our total cost thus far--$3.25
*Items denoted are what we still need to buy.
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