$45 worth of product for $3.73

Great score at OfficeMax/Office Depot today. Again, they have a fantastic Back-to-School Ad. There are limits on the penny items, three per household. There's also a $5 price threshold before the discount triggers in the system. It does matter how the cashier rings up the items. How did I get that great price? I handed the clerk my first two items; 1- box of sandwich bags, 50 count 1- box of gallon bags, 15 count The retail cost for both items is $6.00, meeting the $5.00 threshold amount and triggering the register to apply all sale prices to all of the items in the transaction. The other items I handed over willy nilly, safely knowing the sale price was already activated and applied to each item. The only rule I have to stick to is the limit of three per item. What we walked away with (in one transaction): 1 – box of sandwich bags, 50 count 1 – box of gallon bags, 15 count 3 – boxes of pencils, 12 count 3 – plastic rulers 3 – 6" protractors 3 – compasses 3 – sharpie, pine point markers What we paid: $3.73, including Hawaii sales tax Office Max/ Office Depot also has a great deal on a case (10 reams) of store brand printer paper. In-store price: $39.99 Receive $10.00 in Rewards, which can be accessed next month. Like paying: $29.99 /case, which is roughly $2.99 per ream.