The Offer
- Receive a $20 staples gift card when you purchase $300 or more in Mastercard GiftCards
The Fine Print
- Limit one per household, this has not been enforced previously
- Valid from April 27th till May 3rd
Our Verdict
Here’s how to make the most out of this deal:
- Purchase 2x $200 gift card ($13.9 fee)Â -$13.90
- Use shopkick to earn points on your purchase (although some people have reported not earning kicks on gift card purchases)
- Use a credit card that earns rewards points. Your best options will be:
- Chase Ink Bold/Chase Ink Plus: 5x Chase UR points on all office supply store purchases (+2,070 Chase UR Points). Make sure your card is enrolled in the Visa Savings Edge program to earn an additional 1% back (+$4.14)
- Barclay Arrival: 2x miles on all purchases (+$8.23 if redeeming against travel or +$4.14 if redeeming against no travel expenses) and an additional 10% mile rebate (+$0.82) when you redeem them for travel.
- American Express Fidelity: Earn 2% cash back on all purchases (+$8.23)
- Receive $20 staples gift card (can be sold for 86% of it’s value or $17.2 via GiftCard.com)
You can easily make anywhere from $11.53 to $7.44 and 1,000 Chase UR points ($18 if you value them at 1.8¢) on this deal depending on which credit card you use. This isn’t nearly as good as the Visa gift card deal that they sometimes offer, which has the added benefit that you can load visa gift cards onto your bluebird account.
I’ll make use of this whenever I’m nearby a Staples in the next week.
Hat tip to BigHabitat for this one.
