Tune in all week for hot Back-To-School Giveaways. I’ve got some great prizes for the kids, with a couple of special prizes to pamper mom!!! Look for a new 48-hour giveaway each morning and each afternoon, and be sure to check out all of the current giveaways for other great prizes!
This post wasn’t included in the email that went out to subscribers today, so I’m republishing it and extending the giveaway for 12 hours to make sure everyone has a chance to enter!
Walmart wants to help you stretch your back-to-school clothing budget. With basics priced at just $10 or less, you can dress your student for an entire week for under $50!
Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . I was a little skeptical too, but Walmart provided me with a $50 gift card to check it out for myself, and I’m happy to report that it’s absolutely true. I got all of the items pictured below for just $53!
Yeah, so I exceeded my budget just a tad, but my oldest boys are thrilled at the additions to their back-to-school wardrobe! We don’t have hand-me-downs since they’ve worn the same size for as long as I can remember (they’re 12 months apart), so I’m thrilled at how these savings have stretched our clothing budget.
Would you like to take the $50 Walmart Back-To-School Challenge?
Walmart wants to challenge one of my readers to dress your student for $50 or less by providing you with a $50 Walmart Gift Card.
Options for boys include:
- Starter Dazzle Shorts, $3
- Faded Glory Short-Sleeved Crew Shirt (stripes or solids), $3.50
- Faded Glory Polo Shirt (stripes or solids), $5
- Starter Screened T-Shirt, $5
- Faded Glory Jeans, $6
- Starter Breakaway Pants, $7
Options for girls include:
- Faded Glory Tank Top, $2.50
- Faded Glory Shorts, $2.50
- Faded Glory Crew Tee, $3.50
- Faded Glory Mix and Match Top, $5
- Faded Glory Mix and Match Scooter, $5
- Faded Glory Leggings, $5
- Faded Glory Fashion Scarf Top, $9
- Faded Glory Jeans, $10
- Faded Glory Cargo Pants, $10
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment sharing your favorite back-to-school savings tip. How have you cut your back-to-school shopping budget the most this year?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me your best back-to-school savings strategy. Share your tips for saving on supplies, lunches, clothing and more!
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!
4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
$50 Walmart Gift Card
This giveaway ends at noon EST on Wednesday, August 18. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Mary Jo
I am already a subscriber!
Sara
I just started playing the drugstore game this year, so I have been thrilled at how I have gotten basically EVERY school supply an elementary/middle school kid could need for free!
Mary Jo
I am a new registered user of the forum!
cara adocx
I am already a subscriber
Sara
I also subscribe via RSS
Wanda
This year…we did something totally wild.
We have 3 teenagers….two of which are very fashion savvy girls.
In their bedrooms from years gone by…were every American Girl Doll and accessory one could imagine.
They put them on ebay….and baby! They made some school clothes shopping money for themselves.
This was the greatest reward! I have been trying to prepare for the oldest, a son, to go to college. SO my finances were stretched to the max.
This gave my girls free reign on their spending. They knew how much they each had…and voila!
Saved me SO MUCH!!!
cara adocx
I have gotten just about every items for school supplies for free after CVS offers! Thanks so much for keeping me up to date on all offers!
Shawn Guevara
My best kept savings secret? By early and by ahead. I always by summer clothes in the winter, and i buy winter clothes in the summer, also if i see something that is super cute, i will by the next size up for miy kids, so they can have it next year!
Teasha
So far it’s all hand me downs for our boys. Some new clothes would be great!
Teasha
I’m a subscriber via email .
Melita
I subscribe to your emails
Melita
Our school doesn’t provide us with school supply lists until after they start, so while I miss a lot of the “back to school” sales, I always manage to get the items I need on clearance!
Heather
I love to shop a year ahead for clothes. I shop about a size or so up depending on how my kids are growing and buy all clearance. It is especially nice when you find an article of clothing for only $1 or $2. I just go to the clearance racks at the end of each season and pick out what is cute. It saves me tons of money. Then combining coupons, rebates and sales on school supplies saves me a ton too!
Sandy Y
Shop the ads to find the best deals on supplies…many stores are having 1¢ sales on certain items. I shop for BTS clothes all year long when I find things on clearance. Kohls has some great clearance sales right now.
Carol G
Since we are dealing with college now rather than K-12, the major savings was in not living on campus, but at home, since both are going to local schools. The other major item to save on was books. We found all but one of the required books on book swapping and sale sites–including some that were brand new!
Carol G
I subscribe via e-mail.
kimberly
I really am just trying to stay focused on how much I’m spending and what I really need to buy – it cuts out a lot of unnecessary spending for me.
kimberly
I am already a forum member
kimberly
And I subscribe by RSS
Angela
I am a loyal subscriber on the RSS feed. I do my back to school shopping at Walmart because it is the closest store and they have the lowest prices.
Tracey
I get school supplies for low and/or no cost by shopping the great deals at the Office supply stores, CVS, etc.. I also recently redeemed many $1 of 2 BIC products coupons I had, I think I may have enough pens for the rest of my life. As far as clothing goes we only buy on sale.
Amy-Cutting Coupons in KC
This year is my son’s first year of Kindergarten (sniff) and he had quite a long (and expensive) school supply list. I was able to get the entire list for FREE or almost FREE by shopping at CVS, Target & Price Chopper (local Kansas City grocery store).
Angela
My money saving tips on back to school shopping are using coupons and price matching. That is why I LOVE Walmart, they have the best price matching policy around. Thanks for saving me time and money, I can get all of my stuff in one stop, helping me save on gas too.
Lisa Lo
My best back to school saving strategy is to shop at walmart.
I have noticed that they do have better bargains as I am always comparison shopping for needed items.
vmichelle07
My back to school strategy this years has been using the old navy coupons for cheap school clothes and CVS and walgreens for cheap or free supplies.
vmichelle07
I subscribe via email.
vmichelle07
I have a link to deal seeking mom. https://greatdealseverywhere.webs.com/apps/links/
Julie
Believe it or not, I have found some great school clothes for my girls at the Goodwill……….Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree and many more. Some are hardly worn and are in great shape!!!
Kate
I stock up on things like paper. crayons, pens, etc… when they are clearanced after the back to school rush to make room for hoiday merchandise. You can get incredible deals and it is easy to store in a closet for next year.
Lisa Lo
email subscriber