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Don’t forget about Dollar General when you are out and about and trying to save some money! They have a ton of back to school deals right now that are definitely worth stopping by to grab.
While you are there, you will also want to grab this Suave Deal. Now through August 17th, you will get $2 off Automatically with any $6 Suave Purchase. PLUS, you can play a little game to get a $1.00 off printable coupon for Suave! (You should be able to print it twice too.) That means $6 of Suave Products for only $2!!
Dollar General and Suave have also given me a $50 Gift Card to give away to one of you to spend at Dollar General.
TO ENTER: All you have to do is play the game to get the $1.00 off coupon. Then, come back to this post and leave a comment with what your score was on the game AND share your best Back-to-School Money Saving Tip!! Simple, right?
Giveaway Winners will be announced Friday, August 8th at 11:00am MST. (The entry form will close at 9:00am so I can draw winners.) Winners will be posted on Freebies2Deals.com, the F2D Facebook Page, linked on Twitter and sent out in the F2D Email Updates.
**No email entries for entries. Only one entry per person. All Duplicate entries will be deleted. All entries will be verified before the winner is chosen. This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram or Twitter. Open to U.S. Residents Only
Special thanks to Lunchbox and Dollar General for providing the products for this giveaway. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by Lunchbox or Dollar General in any way.
Jamie
My score was 1100! And my best tip is stock up when things are on clearance at the end of the season, and to keep a small stockpile of things that get used the most during the year.
stacey abraham
I got a score of 300! My money saving tip is buy the year before on clearance! I try to buy the basic stuff I know the kids will need (and some extras for donating) after the school year starts and the stores put the school supplies on clearance.
Laurie
my score was 1100. I price match at Walmart.
maria b. Johnson
I got 100. Get things when they are on sale.
Jeralyn
My score was 1200. I like the end-of-summer clothes clearances to get cheap clothes for back to school. Worked well last year at Fred Meyer where we got lots of nice kids shirts for $2-3.
rfguina
Score 300 on mobile. School shopping tip: Shop at Dollar general, it’s a one stop shop and can get some good things when on sale.
Charity
300 I’m too slow lol. But I got the q. My best tip
Is to ad match and use a q at target!!
Jackilyn
300, follow Melea’s freebies to deals blog
Penny
My score was 1200. I shop sales with coupons and get so many school supplies really cheap or free! The ones my kids don’t use or need I donate to their school!
Chelsea
1200 score and I like to price match office max and staples deals at walmart to save on school supplies. I also shop clearance in larger sizes to prepare for growth spurts!
Heather W
I scored a 1200 and save by price matching.
Ruth D
My score was 1200. I stock up on school supplies all year long and buy clothes for next year a size or 2 bigger when they go on sale at the end of the season. I sew so I can alter them when the time comes.
Ashley B
I got 1200. I stressed over it, though! 🙂 I always stock up when a good price/coupon is available. I may not need everything now but they will be there waiting when needed.
Tiffany
I got 1100. I try to shop throughout the summer so it isn’t such a blow to my budget!
colleen
I got 300. I price match at walmart so I don’t have to drine everywhere. I also follow FB2D so i know where all the good deals are!
Heidi J
i got 1100. I get alot of school supplies free at target when they have coupons and cartwheel.
Cheryl Abdelnour
I wasn’t sure what to do. I got 800. My tip is to shop sales, use coupons, and shop through Ebates.
Sara
Got 300
Melanie
I got 300 on my phone. My tip is to plan ahead before you go. Shop around and know which stores have the best deal.
Mi Webber
My score was 1200. Save money by shopping year round and recycling last year’s little used items.
Bridget Heiple Reich
I got 1000!! 🙂 My best back to school money saving tip is to buy this year for the next year when items start to go on clearance and try to use coupons as well! 🙂
victoria
1100!!! i buy school supplies on clearance at the end of season
Heather Trovinger
I got 300
e michelle
i got a 700!
Leigh
I scored 700 points. My tip is to stock up on back to school items when the prices are incredible. It’s saved me lots of time (money & running around) in the years to follow.
callie b.
my score was 1200! wahoo! i am all about stocking up when the prices are unbeatable! my little one isn’t in school yet, but i already have a little stockpile for him!
wendyof
My score was 1200. My money saving tip is to price match and coupon stack when possible.
Sydney
900 and I stock up when things are on sale!
christina h
My score was 1200. I like to shop the clearance sections at stores to find the best deals.
Nicci
I got 300!! I so could use a gift card…birthday party and start of school in the same week!
Yuri
My score was 1100 buy on sale plus coupons.
Emiline
My score was 1200. My tip on saving money is to buy supplies at the end of the season when everything is on sale/clearance!
Jennifer Houseman
My score was 1200 – TIP: Buy over what you need but wait and stock up because school supplies get marked down after the big rush for supplies.
Carey Miller
My score was 800. I watch sales and coupon.
Celeste Hallman
I got 300…I love to follow your Freebies emails and find the awesome deals there!
Laura Ferguson
My score was 300 and my tip is to shop clearance for the next years supplies.
Deanna
My score was 300. My saving tip, never pay for shipping. Either purchase enough to get free shipping or wait until store offers the free shipping. I also buy my sons clothes on clearance for the next year, so much cheaper than full price just as cute!!
David Moser
I scored 300 points
Shauna Larsen
My score was 1000. It was fun to play. My back to school bargain tip is to save coupons and use them! Then keep some of the “deals” for Christmas or birthday gifts. Freebies2deals helps for all of these, especially on a grandmas budget! (21 grandchildren!)
Holly Smith
I scored 900. always always check the clearance bins and the dollar spots, you never know what you’ll find.
Wendi
My score was 1200! I check the ads as they come out each week, and watch F2D for the best prices!
Sandy
700, use coupons, shop the deals.
Shanna Jensen
300. I just watch for sales, especially for backpacks!
Lyndie
700. buy the stuff surplus so you can have it all year round. also put an abundance in a plastic shoe box, makes a great wedding shower gift-especially remember scissors, stapler, staples, pencil sharpener and pencils. Very handy for newlyweds.
Kristen Johnson
300…I just check your site and follow your advice on where to get my supplies!
Marla
My score was 1200. I like to price match at walmart and shop clearance.
Gina Larsen
I never buy out of desperation.mi always check with freebies to deals to find the best deals, then go from there.
Gina Larsen
Oh, and I got 300.
caryn
My score was 1200 – I don’t have much of a tip, but in Virginia we have a tax free day to buy school supplies, so I get the best deals then and save an ext a %’s on the tax free day!
Kimberly Hofmann
I got a score of 300. My best money saving tip is to stock up on school supplies while they are cheap, like paper, pencils, binders, etc so when your child needs more in January you have them saved up and you don’t have to pay full price.
Betsy
Shop early, way before school starts! And shop the sales. (300)
Martha
200 points. I shop the ads and goodwill and whatever
Kristina Ferrin
I got 100-my phone screen is not working well. My best tip is to make a list and stick to it. You will save money by not buying impulse purchases!
Melissa hamblin
300! Buy crayons and things now while they are super cheap and tuck them away for stocking stuffers!
Julie Barker
My score was 800. I’m still pregnant with my first baby, so I don’t have any back to school deal advice for young kids. HOWEVER, I do have advice for college students! If you buy the International edition of the books you need for your class, it’s the exact same book, just a different cover and half the cost. You can find international editions on eBay and Amazon. Then, when the school is over, find out how much the school is willing to buy your book for and then post that book on KSL for a few bucks cheaper then what everyone else is selling their books for, but more than what the school is willing to buy it back for. You’ll for sure get a quick sale and more money than the school was willing to pay you to buy back your books.
Laurie Caldwell
I got 300, save money by shopping the sales and using coupons.
Mallory
I got 100 elk not good. I save by shopping sales and coupons through out the year since for clothes and other essentials. Because for actual supplies like pencils etc we have to buy them through the school.
Amanda Montana
I scored 1100! By best back to school money saving tip is to stock up on school supplies when it goes on sale from the previous year. You can score supplies for up to 75% off.
Kevin
1200. Check out the ads.
yulia
I scored 800 ;0 coupons and price match….
Jacinta
300 and I like to shop sales. I buy a bunch so I don’t need to shop after sales end.
Melanie B
My score was 1200, and my savings tip is to send my kids through the checkout lines when there are limits on the number of items you can purchase, and then I donate the extra items to my children’s school for kids that cannot afford to purchase their supplies.
Kayla Smith
my score was 1200. and my tip is to stock up on discounted items from the previous year, shop sales, and use coupons!
Jennifer Clark
I got a 300. I love using target coupons to get free stuff and buying stuff after it goes on clearance for the next year.
Shay
My score was 1200 and my best tip is to buy from the dollar store (;
Faith Perry
I got 100. I love to shop Kohl’s clearance & quad stack Kohl’s codes plus get Kohl’s cash back. I have gotten awesome deals. $39.00 girls pants for $4.00….cool, is only one example.
Jackie brown
Score was 300 on my phone. Tip: but things when they are on sale to stock up for the year
tasha walmer
300 staples has the best deals
Merideth
I scored 300. My back to school money saving tip is to follow your site! Don’t buy what you don’t need either.
Jackie
My score was 1100. I buy school supplies when I think they are at rock bottom prices. I buy a lot and donate to my hometown elementary school. Your site has saved me a ton of money and I thank you for that.
Heidi
My score was 300 on my tablet. I like to buy in September and save it for they next year. Wal-Mart and other stores discount their school supplies so low it makes more sense to buy it and save it for the next year. Then I also have plenty to get through the school year and start of school the next year.
DeeAnn
I got 300 pts. I wait until the teachers tell them what they need, then I buy it. Sometimes you buy unnecessary things If you do it before.
BrieAnn
score:1200, price match at stores, so that you can save gas and only go to one store.
Elisha Barrows
My score was 1200!
Emilee
1100. Follow Freebies2Deals!
joey bulloch
Score 300. Watch ads and use coupons.
Melissa Bounds
My score was 300. My money saving tip is to shop the super cheap deals that the office stores give during the summer. It’s worth making multiple trips if they are out of something. Our Office Depot even substituted name brands like Elmer’s and Crayola for the generic items that they were out of. And if your a teacher you can get 3x the limit that other customers get. You just have to sign up for teacher rewards which is free!
Stacie Gardner
My show was 900 and I but next few sizers of clients when the season ends. Like fall clothes for the next fall as winter clothes are coming out.
Amber G
My score was 300. Honestly I look on your site for the deals, make a list, then stick to it. Go for function vs cute
Liz C
I got 300. And my little one isn’t in school yet, but for my classes, I buy more than I need during the fall sales so I don’t pay full price throughout the year as I use things up.
Becca
Score 300 Start back to school shopping early so I can get all the best deals as they come up.
Sheree
I got 200. I shop clearance clothes all year long.
AnnMarie Besko
I got 300. I sale shop all year long. I take advantage of clearance prices with coupons and free shipping. All which I get mainly from Freebies2deals.
Laurie
600 Shop clearance with coupons.
Shelia G
Score was 1100. Start shopping early and year around finding school supplies on sale. Getting clearance items a year ahead and size ahead is a great bargain as well. I have also found brand new clothing items on Craigslist for nearly nothing.
lenae trent
My score was 600. Frustrated,need to play again haha
Lisa
I scored 1100. I stack store coupons with manufacturers coupons to save on school supplies and never pay full price, only sales!
Nicole Ricks
I got 1200. I wait to buy some of our back to school supplies until after school has started and they go on clearance. Then I stock up!!
Jennifer Lodge
My score was 1200 ~ My savings tip…don’t wait until the last minute. Give yourself plenty of time to shop ads and stock up when items go on clearance. And, Don’t Stress!! 🙂
Kristen
300! And buy early!
Breanna S
Scored 300. My best tip would be to buy for the next year after this years season. I do this for all my Christmas and bday shopping!
Jamie m
Score 300. Best tip is remember your coupons when shopping! Plus I think going online to find the best deal before heading to the store saves time and money.
Carol
I got 300 and I stock up on supplies when they are a great price! 🙂
Lois
1200. Buy things when on clearance for next year. Follow freebies2deals for the best deals!
Melanie S
300.For back to school (or anytime really) I like to shop at Target with price matching, coupons, cartwheel and my red card. 😉
Vanessa
My score was 300. To save money on school supplies I buy them with coupons when they are on sale to get them really cheap or free!
Sky
300!
Have a Yardsale with outgrown clothes, unused toys etc to help with back to school clothes shopping!
Kaley
My score was 1100. My best back to school tip for shopping is to make sure you get most of your school supplies before you get your school supply list and always stock up. Make sure for your grades 3 and up to get your subject dividers when they first put out school supplies. Those go pretty fast.
Laura J
I got 300 on the game. On of my favorite back to school money saving tips is online coupons! Coupons.com is great since we don’t get the paper. And freebies2deals.com is very helpful!
Sam J
Score: 300. I stock up on good deals at Market Square! Great store!
Alicia S
My score was 1100. I generally wait until things are on clearance. If I can get something for free using coupons I definitely stock up right then. Target has been great combining mobile Qs, manufacturer’s Qs, and Cartwheel. Also price matching at Walmart.
maren watkins
I got 600! Best tip: follow deal sites and don’t overpay!
Joshua S
My biggest back to school money saving tip is to let my wife do the shopping. 😉 or to follow the list she gives me with her plethora of coupons. My score on the game was 300.
Laura Finlay Adkins
My score was 1100. My best tip is to get all the stuff you really want during the back to school sales. But extra paper, pencils, pens, etc….wait for the clearance sales. You can always stock up for a lower price just a couple of weeks after school starts.
SwsGrl97
My score was 1200. I don’t buy everything all at once, I keep the list with me every where I go. Throughout the summer, I pick up things when I see they are on sale, or if I have a coupon!
Joy
My score was 300. I always save scissors and reuse them every year.
Kendra Seeley
My score was 1200. I stalk your site and others to find the best deals!
Becky
My score was 300. I always ask the store manager what the limit for teachers is on limited items to stock up and supply my classroom for the year.
Kristen
300. Buy extra supplies now, while things are sale, to last the rest of the year.
T Manahan
A disappointing 800, my Kindle was set on an enlarged screen, so I couldn’t look at both photos at the same time. Time had started counting down, so I did my best under less than ideal circumstances. My tip is to limit shopping trips by price matching.
Angela
My score was 1100. Ta free weekend helps to save.
Jill
My score was 1100, and I reuse what I can from the previous year and search for sales for the rest.
Nicole Westmoreland
Mine was 1100 and my saving tip is to watch the sales at Office Max/Staples. They have the best back to school deals, with office/school supplies! All the necessities for way cheap!!!
Alissa
I got a 1100. My first saving tip is not to take your kids with you! They will more than likely want the cooler more expensive item (I always did when I was little!) Also, reuse any school supplies that didn’t get used the year before and buy whatever else you need on clearance at the end of the season the year before or on sale.
Etta
My score was 1200. Stock up for the next year when supplies start going on clearance.
Jess Ortiz
My score is 1200 and always check clearance racks, local mom swaps and Facebook buy sell trade sites
Ruth
My score was 1100. My best tip is to use the Never Pay More Than listed here on Freebies2Deals and for other school needs, whether clothing or otherwise, start at Thrift Stores.
Jessica Arroyo
My score was 1200. I always look to Freebies 2 Deals for some advice on sales for back to school shopping, and I tend to wait for those last minute deals.
chrystal
my score was 1000
i dont have any kids in school yet, my oldest is only 4 years old. but i do love to buy crayons, markers, notebooks, and colored pencils to last me through the year!
Julia M.
Score: 1200; Tip: Buy only what is essential and write grants for the rest.
Shayna
My score was 300!!!! I use this site and scour the paper ads in my area to get the best deals!!!!
Ger
My score was 400. Buy on sale and buy early!
amanda012
score 1200
tip: stock up during back to school sales for the rest of the school year
Paol Trenny
My score was 300. Check out the weekly circulars advertising back to school sales and then make a list of items needed for purchase. After the back to school sales season is over then buy in bulk for next season.
Gina M
I scored 1200 points! My best tip is to start shopping all of the awesome clearance and sales year round to stock up at rock bottom prices.
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Rebecca Marion
I got a 900. I always buy extra during this time of year because either the classroom or my kid is going to need something later, usually in February with no sales to be found
JenniferS
Score of 1200 and my best tip is to only buy what is absolutely necessary for now and wait until the back to school items go on clearance and stockpile for the remainder of the year and for next season
Brittany
I got 11oo! Not sure how good that is 🙂 I buy all the supplies I need when they are on sale and buy enough to last multiple school seasons/years!
Kristi
1100 was my score. I watch for local sales, even at my small town local stores. Oh, and I STOCK up if its a steal of a deal!!
Dee
Nice Work!
Score: 800
Tip from me – is clearance isle at 70% at target and stock pile for the year
tiffini
My score was 1200! woohoo! 🙂
My tip is to buy what you need that will get you through the first few months or so and then stock up on other items when you find them on sale! 🙂
Tricia
My score was 1100. And my tip is don’t forget to check out the dollar stores at back to school time. They have a lot of supplies for just $1!
Amanda
My score was 1200. And my money saving tip is to reuse as many items from the year before instead of buying new.
Don
Nice Work!
Score: 1100
Lisa O.
1200 – I always shopped at Kohls for my boys clothing. I love, love, love the clearance section, sales and Kohls Cash! School supplies were usually purchased by my husband at his job with his employee discount. Our boys are now 24 and 22 so we pick up school supplies each year to donate to our local news / radio stations back to school drives.
Marlin Alvarez
1200! My best advice would be between stocking up on the clearance for next year or following freebies2deals especially if it is your first year…..its not about being cheap its about being smart and having your dollar go the extra mile for bigger and better things!
Nancy
My score was 1200! I’m new at savings and deals so my only tip is to check freebies 2 deals every morning and through the day 🙂
JaneeaLowder
300 score. Definitely walmart price matching. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Amber Sampson
1200 and stock up on sale or clearance items!
brandy
My score was 1,100. Got to check all my blogs and daily deal sites so that I can find the best deals possible.
Jennifer
My score was 1100! I get things on sale and check out deal sites to find the best prices.
Angie C.
I got 700. My money saving tip for back to school is to buy backpacks and lunch boxes every other year.
crystal Christensen
I got 400. Price matching at WalMart and having my sister use her discount card.
Lindsey M
I price match at wal-mart, use coupons available, and only buy things on sale
Erin
My score was 1100. I keep the current and next year’s school supply list and get the cheap and free items for next year if we don’t need them this year.
Ashley Alder
My score was 1100. I like to price match at Wal-Mart and stock up when the prices are right all year long.
Allison
I got 1200. My best tip is to compare prices first then use coupons at target.
kaijsa
My score was 300 on a Mobil I sure could use school stuff for children
Bethany
I got 1200. I like to buy cold weather clothes that are on clearance in the spring for the following fall and winter.
Laura
I got an 1100. I love to stock up on school essentials, such as crayons, folders, papers, etc, when they are at the lowest prices. That way I can have enough for the next year as well.