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Back to school 2018: Deals from Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Amazon and more

The great back-to-school scavenger hunt for supplies has begun. So has the pursuit for the best prices.

If you haven't begun, or if you still have some items left to shop for, this list may help.

It's the latest round-up of deals in tech and supplies from big-name stores. These deals are fresh, but could change. Be sure to check retailer's websites for updated bargains.

Target

Target price matches its competitors up to 14 days after purchase, although some restrictions apply.

Among the best deals: 
  • Crayola 24-count crayons: 50 cents
  • Crayola 12-count colored pencils or fine-line colored markers: 99 cents
  • Crayola 10-count broad markers: 99 cents
  • School supply box: 99 cents
  • Expo 4-count dry erase markers: $3.49
  • Elmer's 12-count Disappearing Purple glue sticks: $3.49
  • Ticondergoa 24-count No. 2 pencils: $4.49
  • Cat & Jack Backpacks: $14.99 and up
  • Cat & Jack lunch kits: $9.99 and up

Walmart

Walmart always has a standard price matching policy for identical items from select stores and you can view their updated back-to-school deals at walmart.com/cp/back-to-school/1071204.

Among the best deals: 
  • Pen+gear one-subject, 70-sheet notebook: 25 cents
  • Pen+gear composition notebooks: 88 cents
  • Elmer's 12-count Disappearing Purple glue sticks: $3.92
  • Crayola 24-count crayons: 50 cents
  • Cra-Z-Art 12-count Colored Pencils: 50 cents
  • Norcom 150 sheets college-ruled filler paper: 82 cents
  • Casio FX- 260 SOLAR II scientific calculator: $6.97
  • HP Pavillion x360 2-in-1 laptop with 15.6-inch FHD touchscreen, Windows 10, Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive and Active Pen: $499

Amazon

Amazon has the same school-supply staples as the big-box stores at its Back to School site. You'll find a mix of discounts and rotating deals.

For the college bound, check out the College Bookstore, where you can buy new and used textbooks for less than the campus bookstore prices.

Also, students get a free, six-month trial of Amazon Prime and then a 50 percent discount on Prime when the trial expires.

Apple

Once again, Apple is offering students who buy a new Mac or iPad Pro free Beats headphones. Mac purchasers (including the Mac; iMac Pro; Mac Pro; MacBook; MacBook Pro; or MacBook Air) have their choice of the Beats Solo 3 Wireless headphones, Powerbeats 3 or Beats X headphones. Those who buy an iPad can choose between the Beats X or the Powerbeats 3 headphones.

The back-to-school promotion ends Sept. 25.

Best Buy

Best Buy is offering tech deals for students who create a My Best Buy account and use their email to sign up for the Student Deals feature. Deals include $150 off current prices on MacBooks, $100 off Surface laptops, $50 off select models of the iPad Pro and $100-$150 off various other model laptops. These deals last through Aug. 4 but some deals on student tech continue longer.

Dick's Sporting Goods

Dick's Sporting Goods Back-To-School Sale is offering half-off deals on Nike footwear and 15 percent off footwear priced at $69.99 or more. The store is also offering $9.99 backpacks.

Dick's offers free shipping on orders of $49 and a price-match guarantee.

Among the best deals: 
  • DSG Youth Adventure Backpack: $9.99
  • Adidas Youth Young Creator Backpack: $40
  • Skechers Kids' Preschool Equalizer Running Shoes for boys: $39.99 (normally $59.99)
  • Adidas Neo Kids' Preschool Lite Racer Shoes for girls: $28.97 (normally $54.99)

Staples

Staples is offering 20 percent off school supplies when you buy a backpack through Saturday, Aug. 4. (The discount, however, does not apply to the backpack, only the supplies.)

Staples also offers a 110 percent price match guarantee. Show proof of a lower-priced item at another store and score an additional 10 percent off to be used in the store. Staples customers can shop online and pick up an hour later at the store for many items.

Among the best deals: 
  • Staples 1 subject, college-ruled notebook: 75 cents
  • Staples 100-sheet composition book: 50 cents
  • Staples 12-count No. 2 wood pencils: 75 cents
  • Staples 12-count No. 2 gripped mechanical pencils: $1.79
  • Staples 120-sheet filler paper: 99 cents
  • Wonder Woman, My Little Pony, DC Comics Batman backpacks: $19.99

Jet

Stock up on bulk items so you don't have to keep running out after school begins, adding to your stress. The online store's back-to-school page breaks down deals by grade. Get free shipping for two-day delivery on orders of $35 or more.

Among the best deals: 
  • The 12-count Del Monte fruit cups with no sugar added: $6.74
  • Honest Kids 8-count juice packs: $5.30
  • Annie's Organic Friends Bunny Grahams: $3.22
  • Bic 10-count Xtra Precision Mechanical Pencils: $4.12
  • Apple iPad 5th generation: $349

Office Depot/Office Max

Office Depot offers a price match for name brands like Puma, Columbia and Thule now through Saturday, Aug. 26. All backpacks and lunch kits are 25 percent off.

Among the best deals: 
  • Trailmaker 6-In-1 Backpack Set with water bottle, lunch box and separate zipper pouch: $14.99
  • JanSport SuperBreak backpack in black: $40.94
  • Ticonderoga 24-count No. 2 wooden pencils: $4.50
  • Office Depot brand five-subject notebook: $5
  • Office Depot brand pocket paper folders: $1.50 each
  • Office Depot brand 10-count tinted ballpoint pens, black: $1

Happy back-to-school season!

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