Shop Early and Save Big This Year With the Best Back-to-School Sales

We hate to interrupt your mid-August out-of-office mindset, but the frenzy that back-to-school brings is looming on the horizon. That means trading your beach bag for a backpack, upgrading laptops, tablets, and other devices, and facing the extensive checklist of assorted supplies that fill your shopping cart to the brim.

Luckily, retailers are getting an early start on back-to-school sales, with deals on just about every essential students need to head back to class in fall. We're talking major savings on smart and old-school notebooks and planners, noise-cancelling earbuds to study in blissful silence while sitting in a noisy common rom, plus well-designed lunch bags, desk lamps, lap desks, and more.

Because back-to-school shopping can be overwhelming (to say the least), we've gathered the best items with the biggest discounts for your consideration, so you can get the job done quickly—plus save a ton—and return to your more relaxing end-of-summer pursuits.

For more great back-to-school gear, check out our coverage of the best pencil cases, calculators, and laptop backpacks.