Deals are sometimes very hard to find. Always looking around is the best way to find them, but sometimes a little bit of help is a welcome surprise. This deal alert is for notebooks, pencils, and rulers. The first part is notebooks. They are one cent each, limit 3, and you have to spend five dollars before that. You can also combine this deal with the other one cent deals. These are excellent to send, especially for older kids, so that the recipient has something for school. Next is 2 packs of pencils. They follow the same rules as the notebooks and are one cent each. I will break up these into smaller packs to make sure that all of my boxes get pencils. Lastly is rulers. There are two types and you can have 3 each. Half are pink and the other half are wooden. They fit in GO boxes if you stand them up diagonally.
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Every single one of my boxes is unique and different from the others. However, there are a few things that every box that I pack get. Here is what they are for 2017. Hygiene -toothbrush -bar of soap -tissues -comb (girls only) School Supplies -2 pencils (5-9 and 10-14 only) -pencil sharpener (5-9 and 10-14 only) -crayons (4 pack or higher) -2 pens -notebook, notepad, or other type of paper -stickers Toys -stuffed toy -small top (these from Oriental Trading...I had a $10 gift card from a survey so I used it on these) Of course, more goes into all of my boxes. This is just the bare essentials plus a few extras that I am including in all of my boxes. I will of course try to include as many things in a box as possible. What do you include in all of your boxes?
Deals are sometimes very hard to find. Always looking around is the best way to find them, but sometimes a little bit of help is a welcome surprise. This deal alert is for small notebooks and pens. The first part of this deal alert is small notebooks. They come in three varieties: spiral on the side, spiral on the top, and composition. They are sold at Walgreens in the stationary section (not the back to school section) for 7 for $1, or 14 cents each. They also have slightly larger notebooks at the same price but they only have 50 pages. This deal is one of the best that I have ever got on paper and I would definitely recommend. The other deal is pens. They are only 29 cents for a pac at Walgreens. You can get either BIC 10 count black, BIC 8 count colored, or Papermate blue or black ink 10 count. I got the BIC 10 count so that I can split it into 5 packs of two. The colored set would be great as an extra item for a 10-14 girl. School supplies is a must for boxes and these are great deals to make it more affordable. Have you bought anything from the back-to-school sales for your boxes?
Recently, I went into Party City to see their party favors section. I know that they sell party favors individually for very low prices and I thought that it might be a good way to pick up a few small toys. I was right! Party City was great for getting a few small toys and trinkets for OCC and I am definitely planning on going back. Here are the two things I got at this trip. The first thing that I got was this notepad. My brother is making some Disney themed boxes and the one for a 2-4 girl needed paper. I picked this up because it is great for a little girl. It has Minnie Mouse on the front and it was only 40 cents! The other thing that I got is this tambourine. I have heard from people who have distributed boxes that the kids live toys that make music. This tambourine is the perfect size for a shoebox and was on sale for only 30 cents. Can't beat that! My total with tax came out to be only 75 cents. I save all of the change that I find on the floor in a jar and use it for small purchases like this. Have you ever shopped for boxes at Party City?
Michael's is on of my favorite places to shop for OCC deals. I already did a post about a deal alert here, but during that same shopping trip I found a pencil set that happens to be excellent if you are packing multiple boxes. It is called the pencil party pack and it is sold for $5. I was able to use a 40% off coupon from their website, making it only $3 for the whole set. The set includes 48 pieces: 12 #2 pencils, 12 colored pencils, and 24 erasers. The colored pencils come unsharpened and are all different colors. The #2 pencils come unsharpened and without erasers attached. They have a swirly rainbow design on them. The erasers are my favorite part of this set. They are perfect for themed boxes! These four are a butterfly, a rabbit, a ladybug, and a rainbow swirl. These erasers are a watermelon, a cat, a elephant, and a rainbow. Here are the fish, panda, heart, and frog erasers. These are some of my favorites: the pig, toucan, cupcake, and fox. There is a flower, another butterfly, a lion, and a donut. The last four are the ice cream, monkey, star, and strawberry. All of the erasers have a hole in them so that they can be placed on the back of the pencils. Overall, I think that this is an excellent deal for only $3. The colored pencils are great for older kids and can be held together with a rubber band. The pencils are great to include with an eraser on the back in boxes for the kids to use at school. The erasers are all adorable and fairly good in size. I think that the kids will really appreciate receiving these even if they do have access to school supplies because they are cute and fun. What do you think of the pencil party pack?
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