Living on the Cheap

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Back to School Bargains: Free Shipping at Oriental Trading

Oriental Trading is best known for cheap party supplies, but they are also a goldmine for cheap back to school supplies, including crayons, pencils, markets, child-safe scissors, and more.  There’s even a special website page for teachers.  And through Friday, August 31, Oriental Trading is offering $5 to $10 off orders, or free shipping [...]

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30% Off at Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Help Feeding America

It’s called Give and Get.  You get 30% off purchases at Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic, and Feeding America gets five percent of what you spend.  You’ll need the special Give and Get coupon, which is not available in the stores.  Be sure to print it out and bring it with you.  The [...]

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30% Off at Levis Stores in Manhattan

This discount deal is for the four Levis branded stores in Manhattan — 30% off for men, women and children, August 12, 2010 through August 15, 2010.  The 30% off sale is just in time to stock up for the kids for back to school.

The Levis stores are at 536 Broadway in Soho, [...]

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Free and Cheap School Supplies at Staples

There are great deals on school supplies this week at Staples.  First, a one cent deal that’s good only through Wednesday, August 11th – 120-sheet packages of filler paper, what used to be called looseleaf paper, either college ruled or wide ruled.  That deal is with a $5 purchase, which might be difficult to add [...]

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