Gutzy Gear Back to School Event #PayingitforwardisGutzy

I was lucky enough to participate in the Paying it Forward is Gutzy Event sponsored by Gutzy Gear and powered by Madame Deals Media!

I was given $25 to buy a backpack and fill it with school supplies. I have been posting many deals on school supplies lately and was really excited to see how far my $25 would go. Last week there were some awesome sales so I made out like a bandit!

Office Depot

• Pencil Sharpener – .25
• 3 packs of Filler Paper – .25 each
• 2 bottles of glue – .01 each

Staples

• BIC Dry Erase Markers, 4 pack – $1 – regular price $4.29
• Sharpie Marker, 5 pack – $1 – regular price – $4.79
• Crayola Markers, 10 pack – .75 – regular price $1.05
• Staples Pocket Tissues – .10
• Pencil Case – .50 – regular price .54

Target

• Backpack – $9.99 – I didn’t see too many backpack deals and wanted to get something of a little better quality than the cheapest ones)
• Earbuds – $6.99 – FREE with Mountain Dew purchase (something I would have bought anyway and yes the earbuds are actually on our school’s list for some grades)
• RoseArt Markers, 10 pack – .49
• RoseArt Crayons, 24 pack – .20 FREE with purchase of markers

Walgreens

• Papermate Write Bros Mechanical Pencils, 10 pack – .49
• Wexford No 2 Yellow Pencils, 20 ct – .79
• 2 BIC Briteliner Grip Highlighters – .79 each – $1 coupon = .29 each
• Wexford 5″ Scissors – $1.49

Walmart

• Black and Red BIC Cristal Pens, 10 pack – .49 each (price matched to Walgreens since they were out) – FREE after coupon
• Crayola Colored Pencils, 24 pack – $2.97 – $2 coupon (got from Crayola!) = .97
• Big Pink Erasers, 2 pack – .50
• 5 Notebooks – .17 each = .85
• 4 Five Star Folders – .50 each (price matched to Target) – FREE after coupon
• Calculator – $1
• 2 Glue Sticks, 2 pack – .50 each = $1
• 2 CraZArt Crayons, 25 pack – .25 each = .50

$2.01 was tax

Total Spent – exactly $25

Retail Price – $68.59

Saved $43.59 or 63.5%

As you can see, the best prices are spread out at different stores so my 2 year old and I shopped them all. We had lots of fun. She took particular interest in the backpack and the calculator. I had to hide the backpack because she was so sad yesterday when I put the school supplies in it and it was too heavy for her to lift.

Gutzy Gear is also providing gutzies for the backpack. As soon as I receive them, I will be giving the backpack to one of the elementary school teachers to take to the school for a student who needs it.

I have to say a big thank you to Gutzy Gear and Madame Deals Media for this event.

How will you pay it forward?