The continuing popularity of Adult Coloring Books (I finally gave in last week and joined this peer-pressure activity) has had a side-effect, the prices of color pencils, especially the above dollar-store level has been higher than usual, even with the start of the back to school season.

However, hope is not lost, if you ever have an adult coloring emergency during the next few weeks, the Staples brick and mortar come to the rescue thanks to the “Less List”.

The last 3-4 years they instituted the “Less List”. A set number of items is sold at the same sale price throughout the back to school season. These are not penny doorbuster prices, but they are definitely better than the typical price you’d find at a store.

Of adult coloring interest, they have a trio of Crayola products for 97c each. A 12pk of color pencils, and 10pks of two different tip size markers. You can see them in the screenshot above. You don’t need a coupon, you don’t need a membership/card, you just buy them. And they have a generous limit, up to 30 of each item per customer per visit.

So if you run into an adult coloring emergency during the Back School Season (typically ends in September or so), run to your nearest Staples store 🙂