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Back to School Bargain Thread

It's that expensive time of year again where the kids need kitting out for school please report any bargains you may have seen relating to all back to school items.
I picked up a half price Oxford pocket dictionary (£2.49)and maths set (£1.49) today in WHSmiths, lots of offers on ringbinders too.
Also noticed Debenhams had BOGOHP on their Hello Kitty school bags and lunchboxes.
Lots of uniform offers about at the moment in the supermarkets, particularly like the Tesco £15 bundle.
Am still on the hunt for decent but good value shoe's if anyone can help ?
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  • Pound Stretcher (in-store) had a racing car lunch box for £2.99 and Ben 10 for £4.99. They also has basic plastic drink bottle to fit in the lunch box for 99p
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  • Shoes - I noticed mothercare have girls leather shoes ( not coated leather ) for £14 and Tesco £15. Not found any for boys yet.
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  • loobylou232
    loobylou232 Posts: 1,599 Forumite
    TK Maxx have got school shoes in at the moment, mostly about the £18 mark, leather, some hush puppies etc They won't last for long though. I'm getting mine measured in Clarks tomorrow and then off to buy some if I can.
  • lycam_2
    lycam_2 Posts: 114 Forumite
    I got hush puppies for dd for £16.99 and ds for £19.99 in TK Maxx. Brilliant as I normally go to Barratts and they're £35 a pair. You don't get a box though but that doesn't bother me.
  • In homebargains yesterday and they had ex m&s grey trousers for £1.49p and had labels cut out but hanger and size tag were very similar to M&S and for £1.49 even cheap ones would be worth it and had sizes 3 to 10 years
  • elsie1969
    elsie1969 Posts: 1,927 Forumite
    Sports Direct have a back to school sale on just now.
    http://www.sportsdirect.com/back-to-school?src=back-to-school-main-110805
    As a rule I don't buy from them on line as the quality varies somewhat, but in store the other day I got 2 pairs of Dunlop black trainers for my teenage son, (needs black for high school PE) reduced from £30 to £12 a pair in large size 9 and 10.
    If you have a store it's well worth a look as it looks like they have lots of deals, but I only went in for trainers.
  • chattmum
    chattmum Posts: 1,928 Forumite
    sainsburys have 25% off lunchboxes and bottles and cool packs also their school jumpers are great price at only £2 each for little ones going up to abt £3.50 for bigger sizes (great if you can wait til next 25% off days too). also they had all the school dresses the blue/red/yellow checkered ones n the half price section at my local sains. I am hoping to wait to buy luncch box as my little boy is going to be half days for first 2 weeks as just starting first year of school and last few years they have always slashed prices of school gear esp lunch boxes when the new term starts.
  • Not major buys lol, but it all helps:
    Poundland have stationery sets 2 for £1, inc maths set (from what can remember it was a compass, protractor, and a few rulers) and a pen set (tippex style pen, biro, pencil, rubber, sharpener etc)
    They also have 2 packs of socks (knee high and ankle)
    Primark had thomas, bob the builder, and some girls bags (cant remember what they were tbh) for £3.
    Wilkos had hello kitty sports bottles for £1 each (and boys varietys, think was cars but not sure) and also lunch bags reduced to £3.
    Hope that helps someone!
  • mandycr
    mandycr Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    tesco have lots of discounts on school items i bought 8 pack pencils 21p metal sharpener and rubber 21p maths sets 60p lots and lots of other bargains :)
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  • she73
    she73 Posts: 205 Forumite
    It's that expensive time of year again where the kids need kitting out for school please report any bargains you may have seen relating to all back to school items.
    I picked up a half price Oxford pocket dictionary (£2.49)and maths set (£1.49) today in WHSmiths, lots of offers on ringbinders too.
    Also noticed Debenhams had BOGOHP on their Hello Kitty school bags and lunchboxes.
    Lots of uniform offers about at the moment in the supermarkets, particularly like the Tesco £15 bundle.
    Am still on the hunt for decent but good value shoe's if anyone can help ?
    I bought my kids kickers from javari last week as there was a thread on here.I paid £20 which is very good for kickers as the same ones are on the kickers site for £40.Plus in sainsburys there was a third off lunch bags
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