Frugal Family: Here's Some Back-to-School Bargains

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. 

Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.

SUPER TARGET, 10150 Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview

Deal: Room Essentials task chairs in green, aqua, pink or black for $18; Sharpie Accent highlighters for 50 cents; Westcott Soft-Touch protractor, compass and ruler, $1 each; RoseArt six-pack of glue stick, $1, Mead Five Star poly folders, 50 cents; Pet Pals backpacks, $12; licensed lunch boxes, $4.

Good Through: July 23

STAPLES, 2424 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon

Deal: 50 cents each -- mini composition books, hole punch, clipboard, Avery insertable five-tab dividers, Westcott 12-inch finger-grip rules, dual pencil sharpener, Staples paper clips.

Good Through: July 23

CVS PHARMACY, 1010 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico

Deal: Caliber Premium notebook, buy one, get one free with CVS card; 10-pack Paper Mate pens, 2 for $1 for a CVS card; eight-pack Sharpie fine-point permanent markers, buy one, get one free with CVS card; backpacks or lunch carriers, 25 percent off with a CVS card.

Good through: July 23

WALGREENS, 1011 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico; 11010 Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview, 5605 Fishhawk Crossings Blvd., Lithia; 13323 Boyette Road, Riverview 

Deal: 10-pack of No. 2 pencils, 19 cents; five-pack Paper Mate mechanical pencils, 19 cents; Penway one-subject notebook, 39 cents; 24-pack of crayons, 39 cents; Rose Art school glue, 49 cents; Rose Art three-pack glue sticks, 49 cents.

Good Through: July 23

WALMART, 949 E. Bloomingdale Ave, Brandon 

Deal: 1-inch Economy binder, 92 cents; 150 sheets filler paper, 75 cents; 70-sheet one-subject notebook, 20 cents; composition book, 40 cents, No. 2 pencils, 94 cents; paper folders, 15 cents; six-pack Elmer glue sticks, $1.97; 10-pack Bic Cristal pens, 97 cents.

Good Through: July 23