Office Depot/Max Stores: Buy $300 In Visa Giftcards & Get $15 Instant Discount (1/19 – 1/25)

Update 1/19/25: Deal is back from 1/19 – 1/25. Hat tip to nina

Update 12/22/24: Deal is back from (12/22 – 12/28). Hat tip to Robert Fanshaw

Update 11/24/24: Deal is back from 1/24 – 11/30. Hat tip to Guy Who Buys Stuff

Update 10/27/24: Deal is back from 10/27 – 11/2

Update 9/29/24: Deal is back from 9/29-10/5

Update 9/1/24: Deal is back for 9/1 through 9/7. Limit 10. (ht Fred)

The Offer

Check your Office Depot/Max store for the following deal:

• Buy $300 in Visa gift cards and get $15 discounted instantly at the register.

The Fine Print

• In-store only

Our Verdict

Buy a $200 Visa gift card and a $100 Visa gift card or buy two $200 Visa gift cards. The best way to maximize is to buy three $200 Visa gift cards. It should be possible to get more than one $15 discount in a single checkout.

Fees are $5-$8 per card, but can be more-than-offset by this $15 instant discount. They usually offer a deal the week following Staples.

Use a card like the INK Cash/Plus which earns 5x at office supply stores. Also note, Dosh offers 2% back at Office Depot/Max and Rakuten in-store offers 5x/5%,  though the terms on these exclude gift cards from earning. Some people might have a Chase Offer/Bank Amerideals for Office Depot as well.

Post History:

• Update 8/4/24: Deal is back and valid until 8/10/24
• Update 7/7/24: Deal is back 7/7 – 7/13 (ht ChurningExperiences). Limit 10?
• Update 6/9/24: Deal is back for June 9 – June 15. Limit 10. (ht reader Fredd)
• Update 5/12/24: Deal is back for 5/12-5/18, limit 10. (ht readers Joel, Abe, and Pauline)
• Update 4/14/24: Deal is back for 4/14-4/20, I assume limit 10. (ht MoonWorth2430)
• Update 3/17/24: Deal is back for 3/17-3/26. Limit 10. (ht to reader abe)
• Update 2/18/24: Deal is back for 2/18 – 2/24. Limit 10. (ht to reader Fred)
• Update 1/19/24: Deal is coming back for 1/21 – 1/27. Limit 10 per household business. (ht Steve J)
• Update 12/24/23: Deal is back for 12/24 – 12/30 (ht reader Olympia WA) Stack with Chase Offer for 10% back. Office Depot is currently on Dosh for 10%, though the terms there exclude gift cards.
• Update 11/26/23: Readers are reporting that this deal does not seem to be taking place this week. False alarm.
• Update 11/25/23: Deal is back 11/26-12/2
• Update 10/26/23: Available again next week for 10/29 – 11/4. Hat tip to buttonstraddle
• Update 10/4/23: Available again, limit 10. Hat tip to Jay – ⒿⒶⓨ
• Update 9/3/23: Deal is back 9/3 – 9/9 (ht buttenstraddle). Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA.
• Update 8/6/23: Deal is back 8/6 – 8/12 (ht reader Fathiss who bought $600 and got $30 off). It’s limit 10, so you can get up to $90 off $1,800. Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA as well.
• Update 6/11/23: Deal is back 7/9 – 7/15. Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA as well.
• Update 6/11/23: Deal is back 6/11 – 6/17 (ht reader KH)
• Update 5/14/23: Deal is back. Datapoint of 5×200 triggering $45 off. Didn’t work for others.
• Update 4/16/23: Deal is back and valid 4/16/23 – 4/22/23
• Update 3/20/23: Deal is back and valid 3/19 – 3/25. Hat tip to reader Steve J
• Update 2/19/23: Deal is back and valid 2/19-23 – 2/25/23 (ht Berry-Momma)
• Update 1/22/23: Deal is back and valid 1/22/23 – 1/28/23 (ht Abe and Stephen)
• Update 12/17/22: Deal is back and valid 12/18-12/24 according to reader Allan
• Update 10/9/22: Deal is back for 10/9 – 10/15, image below (ht Eric)
• Update 8/28/22: Deal is back for 8/28 – 9/3 (ht FM)
• Update 7/30/22: Deal is actually through 8/6.
• Update 7/24/22: Deal is back from 7/4 – 7/30. (ht XscapeVelocity)
• Update 5/21/22: Deal is back from 5/22 – 5/28. Hat tip to FM