Office Depot/Max Stores: Buy $300 In Visa Giftcards & Get $15 Instant Discount (3/16-3/22)

Update 3/15/25: This deal is back for 3/16 – 3/22. ~~Reports aren’t always accurate (sometimes it only goes live mid-week), so keep that in mind.~~ Stack with the Chase/BofA Offer for 5% back.

Contents

1 The Offer
2 The Fine Print
3 Our Verdict

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; you should get $30 off (or more) 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 2/16/25; Deal is back from 2/16 – 2/22. Hat tip to Aj & nes
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)
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

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Chris (@guest_2028014)

March 21, 2025 11:47

#2028014

Tried to purchase a stack of cards on 3/20/2025 … had the dreaded activation problems again. 8 of the 9 cards I tried to purchase did not activate (strangely, one card did indeed activate). The register prompted with two cards that did not activate, and the paper receipt showed “Card will activate within 24 hours” for the other 6 cards. Of course, with previous experience with this receipt message, these “future activation” cards never do activate.

The refund ticket that spits out of the register when there are activation problems automatically refunded 8 of the 9 cards, including the ones denoted “will activate within 24 hours.”

Mike (@guest_2029089)

March 22, 2025 18:36

#2029089

Chris

So weird. I’ve done this plenty of times, and never had any trouble

David (@guest_2025540)

March 18, 2025 14:37

#2025540

Do your locations still keep Grocery/Style Everywhere which is $200 each? I only saw Fuel/Movie Everywhere here in Michigan. Visited 2 locations nearby.

BOND (@guest_2026185)

March 19, 2025 05:33

#2026185

David

Hey David, inventory is scarce in many locations now. YMMV…

Cropduster (@guest_2025485)

March 18, 2025 13:35

#2025485

I stopped by my local Office Depot yesterday and they only had $100 cards, which are not ideal. I asked the cashier about $200 ones and he asked a supervisor a few feet away and the supervisor answer was: “no, we keep all of those in the back during the duration of the promotion”. Cheap move.

II (@guest_2027258)

March 20, 2025 12:33

#2027258

Cropduster

That’s extremely frustrating. I would probably be contacting their corporate. Don’t think it would do much but still. Like it’s your job why so mad about selling them. Who knows I might pick up a pack of m&ms during checkout.

BOND (@guest_2027980)

March 21, 2025 11:04

#2027980

Hey Cropduster, Other DPs reporting the same issues.

BAS (@guest_2028790)

March 22, 2025 11:31

#2028790

Same at my store. And I stupidly bought the Grocery Everywhere cards instead thinking I’d still be able to use them “everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted in the U.S.” on the back of the caad, and of course can’t use them for what I needed.

Doug (@guest_2025330)

March 18, 2025 11:05

#2025330

If one purchases 2 of the $500 gift cards, would it trigger the $300 threshold 3 times? Easier to deal with 2 gift cards rather than 9.

Celia 🔗 (@guest_2025354)

March 18, 2025 11:28

#2025354

Doug

It would but Office Depot doesn’t sell $500 cards, at least not in any of the locations in my area.

BOND (@guest_2026186)

March 19, 2025 05:35

#2026186

Hey Doug, what is the fee on the $500 VGCs?

Doug (@guest_2028050)

March 21, 2025 12:48

#2028050

BOND

It was $7.95 (which would have been a total score). There were only 3 of them left, so tried to purchase all 3, and the CSR could not activate them. Must have been ancient cards…. No problem with activating $200 cards, however.

BOND (@guest_2028179)

March 21, 2025 15:44

#2028179

I have not seen the $500 VGC for a long time. Definitely ancient relics from the past.

A M 🔗 (@guest_2024451)

March 17, 2025 09:39

#2024451

Came across riveting thread about what would be, well, us

https://www.reddit.com/r/OfficeDepot/s/vi0viyuZ5Z

Are we really so bad lol

BOND (@guest_2024472)

March 17, 2025 10:29

#2024472

A M 🔗

LOL

Guy Who Buys Stuff (@guest_2024771)

March 17, 2025 17:19

#2024771

This guy–

“75 k in gift cards from Depot/Max/Staples a year is larger than most of the craziest enthusiasts even do in volume a year…”

…this guy would probably have a heart attack on the spot if he saw my annual spend if he thinks 75k is an outlier.

Thanh (@guest_2024213)

March 16, 2025 18:30

#2024213

Confirming that Visa GC’s have the promotion now. I tried to purchase Mastercard at first but the discount didn’t apply and the cashier said that someone came in earlier and bought Visa. I switched and received the discounts.