If you’re looking to find the cheapest place to buy school supplies… we’re talkin’ school supplies under $1… spoiler alert: don’t go to Dollar Tree. With all of the retailers offering sales on school supplies, it gets overwhelming figuring out where to buy them.
Additionally, by using our 2022 Back-to-School Stock-Up Price List, we found all the best places to buy school supplies under $1. And we didn’t just look at one retailer. We have back-to-school supplies deals from Target, Walmart, Office Depot, and Staples.
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Earn Big Savings By Snagging These School Supplies Under $1.
Shop for crayons under $1 at Target, Walmart, Office Depot and Staples.
![A person's hand holding a box of Crayola crayons in front of a sale tag marking them down to 50 cents each at Target.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/crayola-target-back-to-school-2021-4-1625669788-1625669788.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
Right now, Walmart has Crayola markers for the cheapest at .97 cents.
![A person's hand holding a box of Crayola markers above a bin of them with a sale sign showing them to be 97 cents each.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/walmart-crayola-markers-2022-1657732919-1657732919.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
Shop colored pencils for .97 cents at Staples, a savings of 63.9%.
![Crayola colored pencils on display at Target with sale signs pricing them at 99 cents.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/target-crayola-colored-pencils-99-cents-sharpened-school-supplies-back-to-school-sale-2022-5-1658420733-1658420733.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
Target has the cheapest folders for back-to-school shopping.
![A person's hand holding up three different colored Pen+Gear paper folders in front of a shelf at Walmart.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/walmart-pen-gear-folder-2022-1658339376-1658339376.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
- Pen + Gear 3-Prong Paper Folder $0.15
(reg. $0.36) at Walmart- School-Grade 2-Pocket Poly Folder $0.40
(reg. $1.39) at Office Depot- Up & Up 2-Pocket Plastic Folder with Prongs $0.50 (
reg. $0.59) at Target- Pallex 2-Pocket Paper Folder with Prongs Black $0.59 at Target
- 2-Pocket Presentation Folder with Fasteners $0.71 (
reg. $1.49) at Staples
You should be paying less than $1 for composition notebooks.
![A person's hand taking a composition notebook out of a box of composition notebooks at Office Depot.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/office-depot-composition-notebook-2021-2-1627428371-1627428371.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
- TRU RED 1-Subject Notebook, $0.35 (
reg. $2.29)at Staples- Composition Notebook, $0.47 (
reg. $3.49) at Staples- College Ruled Solid Composition Notebook Black, $0.55 at Target
- Up & Up College Ruled 1 Subject Flexible Paperboard Cover Spiral Notebook, $0.75 at Target
- Up & Up College Ruled 1 Subject Flexible Plastic Cover Spiral Notebook, $0.95 (
reg. $0.99) at Target- Composition Notebook, $0.50
(reg. $3.49) at Office Depot- Spiral Notebook, $0.50 (
reg. $2.49) at Office Depot
Walmart has the cheapest glue at .54 cents.
![A person's hand holding a 2-pack of Elmer's glue sticks in front of a bin of more glue sticks with a sale tag pricing them at 54 cents.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/walmart-elmers-glue-stocks-2022-1657732937-1657732937.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
Find pencils for .47 cents at Walmart, a 36.5% savings.
![A person's hand taking a box of Pen+Gear pencils from a shelf at Walmart.](https://prod-cdn-thekrazycouponlady.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/walmart-pen-gear-24-count-pencils-2022-1658339332-1658339332.jpg?auto=format&fit=fill&q=25)
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