7 Best Back-To-School Items To Buy at Costco Under $25

High prices have been dogging families all summer long, but a Costco membership can be your ticket to sending your kids to school in style this fall without paying exorbitant prices. 

The oldest and biggest wholesale warehouse club has more than a half-dozen can’t-miss deals on necessities for academics of all ages. Some are active sales; others are naturally low prices. All, however, sell for less than $25, helping Costco members save money as they cross items off their must-get list for the approaching school year. 

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Mechanical Pencils

• Price: $19.99 ($3 off)

Never dull with no sharpening required, BIC Velocity mechanical pencils write smooth and dark every time, and the 0.7mm tip erases clean with a jumbo, twist-up eraser. The Costco 24-pack comes with a free BIC Break Resistant pencil, for a total of 25, in various colors with contoured, textured grips.

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Mini Licensed Backpack

• Price: $19.97 

Complete with a large main compartment and a smaller section for accessories, the faux-leather PU Mini Licensed Backpack is available in five trending kids' themes: Bluey, Stitch, Minnie Mouse, Jack Skellington and Cinnamoroll. Fully lined and fitted with adjustable straps, each is right for kids of most ages who want to bring their favorite characters to school with them every day. 

Gel Pens

• Price: $16.99

Costco sells a 16-pack of Sharpie S-Gel retractable gel pens for about $1.06 per pen, built never to leak, smear or bleed. The package includes 12 standard plastic S-Gels and four with metal barrels, enough to last the entire school year and beyond. Fitted with contoured rubber grips, the set comes in various colors with black or blue ink.

Glue Sticks

• Price: $9.49

For elementary school achievers, Elmer’s All-Purpose School Glue Sticks come in a massive 30-pack from the biggest name in schoolhouse cutting and pasting. They’re nontoxic, acid-free and fully washable, so the inevitable mishap won’t leave anything ruined for long. 

School Uniforms

• Price: $14.99-$21.99

If your children’s administrators pick out their clothing for them, Costco offers a lineup of French Toast school uniforms, all of which are machine washable and come in a range of sizes and colors, including two-packs of:

• Chinos

• Skorts

• Shorts

• Polos

• Fitted polos

• Slim-fit pants  

Printer Paper

• Price: $8.99 ($2 off)

Despite Costco’s bulk-savings business model, you can stock up on printer paper without buying an impractical quantity. A single ream of 800 sheets of Advantage Premium Bright inkjet and Laser paper is on sale now, delivering more multipurpose printer paper than most kids will use in a full school year at single-digit prices.

Post-It Notes

• Price: $15.99 ($4 off)

Landing squarely in the you-can-never-have-too-many category, 3M Post-It Notes are indispensable at any age or stage of academia, and Costco sells a 24-pack of 100-sheet pads to get any student through the year. Classic yellow is just one of several assorted bright colors, and each pad is made from recycled, renewable paper.  

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are subject to change.

This article was provided by MoneyLion.com for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal or tax advice.

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