Here is a list of Teacher Appreciation Deals for Back to School items:

Be sure and call ahead to make sure your local stores are participating and to ask what type of ID is required. Some stores include homeschool parents and Sunday School teachers too!

Big Lots
On Saturday, August 14th, 2010, get 10% off.

JoAnn Fabrics
On August 14 & 15, 2010, get 20% off all purchases plus a free tote bag (while supplies last).

Michael’s
Every Friday through September 24, 2010, take an additional 10% off your purchase, including sale items.

Office Depot
Save 10% on all in-store purchases and receive 50% in-store rewards when you buy selected brands along with teacher breakfasts and fun door prizes. Dates vary by region.

Staples
During the month of August, Staples will be holding teacher appreciation days with a free gift for the first 100 teachers, product previews and more.

Office Max
Get a FREE reusable bag and 20% off everything you can fit in it on August 15th!

Barnes and Noble
Enjoy FREE snacks from the cafe, raffles, FREE gifts and a tour of the new Barnes & Noble @ School section. Dates vary by region.

Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom

Send this info to your favorite teacher. Also, teachers (and students) can get 15% off full price items at J.Crew.Click here for my home page More With Less Today, where you can select free printable grocery coupons, freebies and samples from the manufacturer, and access my category “Todays Hot Deals.” This is where you will find the best deals on the web.

If you are like me, it’s hard to spend money these days. When you have to make a purchase, get something back from the retailers. From back to school shopping, gifts, and household necessities, sign up and use Ebates. You simply create a free account and then log in and go directly to the retailers home page. Just for signing up you will get $5 free or a $10 Home Depot gift card.Then do all your online shopping at over 1200 retailers like Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Sears, eBay, half.com,and earn rebates back, typically from 3% to over 10% back. Right now, Old Navy is offering 10% back.There are no rebate forms to fill out, they just mail you a check. It easy and it’s free. All online shoppers should use Ebates! Take a look at the site HERE: Ebates

Did you know that you can download over a million free eBooks at Borders.com? You can download the eReader for free and then the eBooks can be read on your Desktop computer (Mac or PC), iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry or Android phone.

For a limited time, (ends July 14th), Borders is giving away 5 best selling eBooks for free. They are: “Frankenstein:Prodigal Son” by Dean Koontz, “One Shot” by Lee Child, “The Alchemist” by Michael Scott, “Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom” by Julia Child, and “Master Your Metabolism” by Jillian Michaels.

To view the Borders free eBooks, click HERE

Here are the features of the eReader from the Borders.com website:

• browse and buy eBooks at Borders.com, where you’ll find over a million titles,
  including a generous selection of free books
• search by title, author, topic, or keyword
• make quick and easy purchases
• access your eBook Library
• download eBooks for offline reading
• enjoy automatic bookmarking, print quality resolution, smooth transitions between
  pages and chapters, and customized fonts and type sizes

I installed the free app to my Android phone. I set up at free account at  Borders.com. They did require a credit card number but it was not charged as I downloaded a free eBook. The process was easy. It’s a little strange to read a book on the small screen of a phone, but I could see myself using this app. It does use up memory fast and I had to recharge my phone sooner than usual. But hey, it’s free!

Borders also has a new eReader called the Kobo. It retails for $149.99 and for a limited time, comes with a $20 Borders gift card and double Borders Bucks. You can read the details at the Borders website.

If you are interested in the Nook or the Kindle, read my article about current prices and a comparison of these two eReaders.

The Borders website was down for awhile tonight and they posted a 30% off coupon for the inconvenience. The coupon code is THANKS712 to get 30% off 1 item at Borders.com. It did not specify if you could use it to purchase the Kobo eReader!

Solutions for saving money, that’s what  More With Less Today is all about. Financial experts tell us to cut our expenses, this site shows you numerous ways to do just that.

Barnes & Noble has a trendy canvas tote bag for sale and every purchase provides a needy child with 3 books and 3 meals. If you are purchasing a new bag or a gift for someone, consider this charity. The tote sells online for $24.95. If you are shopping, why not shop for a cause?

The Barnes & Noble promotion is callled Feed – Read -3. You can read more about through their link:

B&N exclusive FEED/Read Tote Bag – Every purchase provides 3 books and 3 meals to a child in need

Here are some other Barnes & Noble promotions and sales:
Cookbooks Sale: Save 45% on Books for Eating Healthy, Baking, Grilling & more!
DVD Sale: Pick any 3 for only $20!
Save up to 80% everyday with our selection of bargain books

If you are a frequent B&N online customer, you may save yourself money by purchasing a B&N membership. The price is $25 a year and has the following benefits:

Free Express Shipping with no minimum purchase, 40% off Hardcover Bestsellers, 20% off Adult Bestsellers, and 10% off almost everything else. You also get over $50 in coupons. Here is the link for more information:
BN Members get unlimited FREE Express Shipping! Join today.

I search every day to find bargains, discounts and free services for the readers of iChurchNetwork. You can also visit my free blog at www.morewithlesstoday.com where I have over 250 money-saving tips, organized by categories.

Today’s money-saving tip is “be aware of the price protection policies where you shop.”

Learn the price protection policies and register your purchases at priceprotectr.com. They will notify you by email if the price has dropped after you bought the item(s).

If you save your receipt, you can get  the price difference back (or a store credit)  if it is within the time frame allowed. Here are the price protection policies for some of the major retailers:

7 days
Dick’s Sporting Goods
JC Penney
J. Crew
Kmart

10 days
Macy’s

14 days
Kohl’s -another tip - will match competitors prices at time of purchase
Nordstrom
Office Max -another tip - will match competitors price plus 15% of the difference
Old Navy
Staples - another tip - will match competitors price
Target

21 days
Victoria’s Secret

30 days
Barnes & Noble -in store purchases
Bed, Bath & Beyond -will match competitors price
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Lamps Plus-will match competitors price plus 20% of the difference
Lowe’s-will match competitor’s price plus 10% of the difference
Sears
Sam’s Club

90 days
Costco

Amazon.com discontinued their price protection policy last year. However, they did give me a $60 credit when the price of the Kindle I bought two weeks ago dropped by $60.00. You can read the details HERE in my article.

For more detailed information and information about price protection policies for items ordered online, check the store’s website.

I search every day to find the best money-saving tips, deals and discounts for the readers of iChurchNetwork.com. I want to help you to save more money from now on. You can also visit my website at  More With Less Today , where I have over 200 tips organized by category.