Sharp Printing Calculator Free After Rebate

If you like to have a record of those important calculations (especially the numbers as they add up at tax time), you can save a bit now at Staples. They are selling the Sharp EL611PA printing calculator for $14.99 now, and there's a $14.99 rebate (an easy rebate done on-line) for purchases by February 20th.

The offer appears good in stores, as the item doesn't show up in a search of their website. To check it out, click here.

Brother PT-90 Label Maker $16.99 (65% Off)

For some reason, label makers are one of the items that seem to sell out quickly when they go on sale. So if you could use one, you may want to check this one quickly. Buy.com is selling the Brother PT-90 Personal "Simply Stylish" Labeler for just $16.99 including free budget shipping.

That's 65% off the retail of $49.95. This labeler features:
- 3 changeable faceplates for personalizing its look
- 8 Deco Mode Patterns for extra-stylish labels
- Uses non-laminated "M" series tapes
- 3/8" or 1/2" width capability
- Easy view, 12-character LCD display
- Prints 1 or 2 lines of text
- Handheld design with Typewriter style keyboard
- 9 Type Styles and 7 Framing options
- 173 Symbols
- Operates on 4 “AAA” batteries (not included)

To check it out, click the picture below.

Today (2/1): Targus Notebook Wireless Presenter with Built-In Laser Pointer, 16-Directional Long-Range Mouse $9.99 (80% Off)

If you ever make presentations and want a bit more flexibility than just standing by your laptop and clicking buttons, today's deat at 1 Sale A Day may be of interest. They have the Targus Notebook Wireless Presenter with Built-In Laser Pointer, 16-Directional Mouse, Long Range, Plug and Play Technology, Scroll Wheel and More, for $9.99. This retails for $49.99 so you are getting 80% off.

Shipping is an added $4.99, but even with that, it's a lot less than retail.

This Presenter allows you to wirelessly control your presentation from distances up to 33 feet. Also, an integrated laser pointer and full function mouse empowers you with maximum control and flexibility during presentations. Change slides in a presentation without having to be next to your computer or waving hand signals across the room to a colleague changing slides for you.

To check it out, click here.

Free Sample of Avery® Label Pads

If you want to do some organizing and could use some supplies to help with the project, you can get a free sample of Avery® Label Pads at their website.

These self-adhesive labels are stacked conveniently in a pad —- just write, peel and stick™.

They can be permanent or removable for total flexibility. These feature a sturdy backing allowing you to create handwritten labels for on-the-spot organization. You can mark personal belongings, file folders, supplies and even lunches.

To see more and request your sample, click this link.

15% Off Coupon at Staples

Need some office supplies, school supplies, organizing stuff, furniture or other stuff they sell at Staples? If so, you'll want to print out this coupon and take it to the store. It's good for 15% off most in-store purchases, except computers. That leaves things like printers, scanners, software and such as valid with this coupon.

It also excludes Apple or Bose products, custom printing orders and gift cards. The coupon is good until January 30th.

To print yours out, click this link.

Free Uni-Ball® Pen

Having an extra pen or two around the house is always handy, and getting one free is better than buying one, no? Uni-Ball® is offering 10,000 free pens every day starting today at 1:00 Eastern Time and up to 500,000 requests during the run of the promotion.

The free Uni-Ball® Pen uses their uni Super Ink™ technology to combat check fraud by creating a bond of the ink with paper fibers.

Again, this will be available to the first 10,000 requests each day, so if you don;t get in among the first requests today you may try again tomorrow. To check it out, click this link.

Free Post-It® Durable Tab Sample

Post-It® has developed some small tabs you can attach to documents to create sections in your planner for meeting notes, to-do lists and budgets or to organize files. These use the gentle adhesive that lets you move these around as needed without damaging the document (i.e. no staples, clip marks etc.). So instead of having to buy folders with tabs, you may be able to improve organization this way.

They are offering a free sample to check them out. Click here to request yours. It's valid until March 31st or while supplies last.

Brother PT-1090 Home & Family "Simply Stylish" Labeler $16.99 (71% Off)

Readers of my blog know that, for some reason, label makers seem to sell out quickly when they are available at low prices. Right now, Buy.com has the Brother PT-1090 Home & Family "Simply Stylish" Labeler on sale for $16.99, including free budget shipping. It retails for $59.95 so this is 71% off.

This stylish looking labeler features:
- 12 Deco Mode Patterns for extra-stylish labels
- Add time & date to your labels for food storage, etc.
- Cable labeling feature to organize wires and cables
- Prints on laminated indoor/outdoor “TZ” series tapes
- Tape Sizes 9/64", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2"
- Easy view, 12-character LCD display
- Ergonomic design with convenient “Feature Dial”
- Portable, perfect for “on-the-go” use
- Updated, user-friendly keyboard design
- Prints 1 or 2 lines of crisp text
- Built-in memory, saves up to 9 favorite labels

If past is any guide, they won't have these in stock long, so click the picture below to check it out.

Free Sample of SuperTab® Folder

If you could use a free folder to file away some of those papers, you can get a free sample right now of a SuperTab® folder from Smead. The site is loading slow, so a lot of people are probably requesting them, so this may not last long.

After you make the request, the follow-up page also includes a link to a $2.50 rebate form for future purchases.

To request your sample, click this link.

Free Memo Cube from Sandy Paper

Are you always on the lookout for note paper to keep by the phone, by the computer etc.? Well, you don't have to run out and buy any. You can send for a free sample Memo Cube from Sandy Paper.

It's a limit of one per household and they say your Cube will go out in the mail the following business day. To request one, click this link.

10% Off Coupon for Staples®; Also, $50 Gift Card with Purchase of Camera over $149

If you're purchasing some equipment, office supplies, school supplies or such as Staples® this week, here's a printable coupon that'll make your money go a bit further. It offers 10% off your purchase with no minimum needed.

The coupon excludes laptop & desktop computers, HP ink/toner, BOSE® products, phone cards, cell phones, gift cards, and postage stamps. But that still leaves plenty of items like printers, cameras, memory cards, other brands of ink, papers etc.

If you're in the market for a digital camera, this coupon may be worth using with their current offer of a $50 Staples Gift Card with the purchase of a camera or camcorder regularly priced $149 or higher (I believe it's the regular price, even if the camera is on sale for less than that).

To print out the coupon, click this link.

Brother PT-1880 Deluxe Home & Office Labeler $11.99 (85% Off)

Label makers seem to sell out quickly when they go on sale; I'm not sure why that is. So if anyone is looking for a nicely featured one, you might want to check this out quickly. Buy.com is selling the Brother PT-1880 Deluxe Home & Office Labeler for $11.99, including free budget shipping. It retails for $79.95 so this is getting 85% off.

This is not a low-end labeler. It has a choice of two fonts, memory to save labels you might print over and over, and more. Check out some features:
- Prints in 2 professional fonts
- Large 15-character x 1 line LCD, with a preview key
- 2-line printing
- Prints labels up to 3/4” wide (9/64”, 1/4”, 3/8”, 1/2”, 3/4”)
- 9 framing options, 9 type styles and 6 type sizes
- Built-in memory, save up to 5 commonly used labels
- Ease of use with toggle buttons and raised angled keys
- EZ top-load drop in “TZ” tape cassette
- Operates on 6 “AA” Alkaline Batteries

To take a look at this one, click the picture below.

Free 2010 Golden Age Stories Pulp Fiction Desk Calendar

If you'd like to keep track of important dates next year, having a free desk calendar wouldn't be a bad idea. Right now, you can request a free Golden Age Stories Pulp Fiction 2010 Desk Calendar. Golden Age Stories is a series of books by L. Ron Hubbard.

Just fill out the form at their website and the 2010 calendar will be shipped to you at absolutely no cost. All calendars will be shipped in December 2009. By signing up, you also are subscribing to their Golden Age Stories newsletter.

To check it out and request a calendar, click this link.

10% Off One Item at Staples®

If you are looking for almost anything at Staples®, here's a way you can save a bit on your purchase. They have a coupon you can print out that gets you 10% off any one item. If you purchase multiple items, the 10% gets applied toward the most expensive.

It's valid for most items in the store; excludes Laptop & Desktop computers, HP Ink & Toner, Bose® products, phone cards, gift cards, and postage stamps. The coupon is valid until October 10th.

To print yours out, click this link.

Free ThinkPad Notebook Journal from Lenovo

If you want a cool-looking notepad to write things the old-fashioned way, here's a journal available free from Lenovo. Designed to resemble a ThinkPad laptop, the journal will look high-tech even if the inside is old school.

It features:
- looks like a "replica" of the ThinkPad
- bound, 10.5" x 8.5" hard cover
- 50 lined insert sheets.

You just fill out some brief information including your business e-mail address. It's one book per customer and you should allow approximately 3-4 weeks for delivery.

To check it out, click this link.

Brother P-Touch 1010 Thermal Label Printer $13.99

Update September 21st -- Thanks to one of my readers, Sarah V., here are some other options for label makers. The base price is lower, but when you add in shipping costs the deal at buy.com still may be less expensive overall. Sarah V. reports that

The Brother PT-80 is $9.99 at staples.com until 9/26. (plus shipping, unless your order/account qualifies for free shipping.)

The Brother PT-1010 (same model as at buy.com) is $8.95 at bhphotovideo.com until 9/26. Shipping to PA shows as $5.40 but if you live in New York and want to go to B&H you can pick one up at a better deal than the one below.

Thanks, Sarah!

For some reason, when label makers go on special price at buy.com they sell out fairly quickly. Right now they are selling the Brother P-Touch 1010 Thermal Label Printer for $13.99. The deal includes free budget shipping. This label maker retails for $59.95 so you are getting 76% off.

It features:
- Easy to hold, comfortable rubber grip
- Handheld, portable use for more convenience
- Prints labels up to 1/2" wide on laminated indoor/outdoor tape
- Easy to view, large 12-character x 1 line guidance LCD display
- Add time & date to your labels in 8 different formats
- Built-in memory, saves up to 9 of your favorite labels
- Prints 1 to 2 lines of large crisp text
- 1 font, 3 type sizes and 8 type styles
- Separate number keys and letter keys for easy input
- Built-in manual cutter

To check it out, click the picture below.

6-pack of Translucent Colored File Folders $2.00

If you have any organizing to do and want to make finding items a bit easier, these translucent poly file folders may come in handy. This week, Staples® has cut the price on them from $5.29 for a six-pack down to just $2.00. (limit of four packs)

The translucency lets you see the contents without opening the folder, saving you time while searching. They come in clear, orange, purple, blue, yellow and green and have a tab (1/3 cut) in assorted positions. They are made of durable polypropylene material that is water resistant and will not smear type or stick to pages.

To check them out, click this link.

Staples -- Great Rebate Deals on School Supplies -- Some Items Free After Rebate, Others Not Much More

If you're ready to stock up on school supplies, this is a great week to head into Staples. They have a wide assortment of deals you can pick up that'll save you a lot on those school necessities.

These are valid in stores only, not for on-line ordering. So make up a list of needs and head on over while they're in stock.

The following are free after rebate (these are easy rebates, the kind you do on-line so it dowsn't even cost a stamp):
- 10-Pack Zebra Cadoozles 0.7 mm mechanical pencils ($2.99 rebate)
- 5-Pack Zebra Sarasa retractable gel pens, medium, black ($4.99 rebate)
- 4-Pack Pentel Handy Lines retractable assorted highlighters ($4.99 rebate)
- Staples Slim-Line pencil sharpener ($10.00 rebate)
- Buy any backpack, get full amount back as Staples rewards (may be used for anything at Staples)

$1.00 Deals (no rebates needed, limit of two per person)
- Accel Little Notebook, College Ruled
- 3-Pack Staples Mini Legal Pad
- 5-Pack Pentel RSVP pens, assorted
- 4-Pack Expo Fine markers, Assorted
- 3-Pack Pentel Hi-Polymer Latex Free Eraser
- Staples Binder Hole Punch

This one comes to $1.00 after an $11.98 rebate (limit 2):
- 50-Pack Staples Photo Supreme Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", Double Sided Matte

$2.00 Items (no rebates, limit 2 of each)
- Dry-Erase Board
- Pilot Erasable Gel Pens
- Staples eraser/grip combo pack
- Staples Stickies adhesive notes
- 12-Pack Staples .7mm Mechanical Pencils

There are also some other offers throughout their circular this week, such as Buy One Get One Free on graph ruled notebooks, composition books, filler paper and pads (starting at 99¢), Buy Three Get One Free on Binders and Buy Two Cases of Hammermill® copy paper, get rebate making one free.

If you pick up these supplies now, you'll really be a long way toward filling those bookbags for the school year ahead, without denting your budget as much.

Stock Up on School Supplies -- Copy Paper Ream 1¢ after Rebate, Pencils $1¢, Lots of Items at $1.00; Also Coupon for $5 Off $20 Purchase

Buying things ahead of time when you find great prices is an excellent way of making your money go further. For anyone with kids in school, this is a great week to visit Staples -- same thing if you have a small home office and could use some supplies.

They have a number of deals on items you know will come in handy. And along with the great prices, there's a coupon in their circular for $5.00 off a purchase of $20.00 or more. Just buying all the items on special at 1¢ or $1.00 will get you close to that, so the coupon can be getting you come more of those essential supplies for free.

They also have Staples Copy Paper at $3.69 with a $3.68 easy rebate, making it 1¢ after the rebate (limit of two per household so this is a good way to get toward that $20.00 limit).

A pack of eight pencils is available for a penny, and then there are a bunch of items for a buck: WiteOut®, staplers, Sharpie® highlighters and more.

The prices are good today through Wednesday the 15th. To check out the circular for these and other items, click this link.

Speech Timer/Alarm Clock $7.99 (84% Off Retail of $52.99)

Here's an item that's handy for anyone who travels as well as anyone who needs to make presentations and has a need to keep them to the right time length. Buy.com is selling the American Innovative Speech Timer/Alarm Clock for just $7.99 including free budget shipping. This item retails for $52.99, so you are saving 84%.

This easily portable device features:
- Brushed aluminum flip-cover
- Polished metal keypad
- Blue-backlit LCD display
- Compact Design: 14mm wide, 3-ounce weight
- Travel Alarm Mode: easy-to-set travel alarm with Snooze function
- Auto Presentation Mode: indicator lamps display sequentially
- Manual Presentation Mode: presenter decides when lamps change color

To take a closer look, click the picture below.