Staples Ad Preview - 8/3-8/9/08

I found next week's ad at my local store today. It's another of the double sided "upside down" circulars like the have this Sunday. I'm posting what I think are the good deals but will take requests.

School supplies -

2-pocket paper folder - 10c, free after Staples Easy Rebate (SER), limit 10. More on this later.
Staples 1-subject 70 sheet notebook, 6 pack - 30c, limit 3
Staples Composition Notebook, 2 pack - $50c, limit 3
Staples Graphing Notebooks – 50c, limit 4

GPS –

TomTom ONE 130 - $149.98 (save $50)
TomTom ONE 130S - $199.98 (save $50)
Navigon 2100 - $159.99 (save $40)
Navigon 2100 max - $249.99 (save $50)

Staples Photo Plus Paper, all varieties, B1G1 after SER (in-store only)
HP Advanced Photo paper, all varieties – 50% off

Printers –

Brother MFC-6490CW AIO - $199.98 after $100 SER
Brother MFC240C AIO - $49.98 ($50 savings, no rebate)
Brother 2820 Laser Fax - $99.98 after $80 SER
HP Laserjet P1006 - $99.98 ($70 savings), bundle with Laserjet 35A cartridge ($62.99) - $122.97 ($20 SER)
HP Color Laserjet 3600n - $249.98 (save $250)

Brother Labelers –

P-Touch 80 - $9.98 after $20 SER
P-Touch 1880 - $24.98 after $25 SER
QL-570 - $49.98 after $50 SER

USB Drives –

Sandisk Cruzer (the first two are listed with school supplies, the others are with the regular stuff): 1gb gray - $7.98, 2gb black - $12.98, 2gb - $11.98, 4gb - $24.98, 8gb - $39.98

Laptops –

HP Pavilion DV6910US/748552 - $549.98 after $50 SER (save $200 total)
HP Pavilion DV6930US/749046 - $799.98 after $50 SER (save $200 total)

There’s also some Dell stuff that doesn’t excite me much.

Save “up to 40%” on Targus cooling notebook accessories (562134 fan, 554439 lapdesk and 512754 coolpad listed)

Memorex CD-R Media 100 pack - $14.98 (save $25)

My rant on the FAR folders -- this really sucks. First, most people who buy school supplies are not going to bother with a $1 rebate, even if they can do it online. This does successfully prevent families from having all the kids buy 10 each to get around the limit. And the sales tax on $1 worth of folders is not much less than what you'd pay for the whole thing when they were a penny each. I hope they don't keep doing this.

Edit by Moderator: Thank you for participating in the forums. However, this topic has been covered in a recent post Here.

Thanks for the heads - up, but yaaaaawwwwnnnn - Staples ads are getting pretty empty and void of any real deals.