Staples 11/11-24 Staples B&M , LIMIT 10 REBATES-- Buy $100 in Prepaid Visa/MC -get $15Staples GC via Easy Rebate!

i didn't see this listed earlier in the thread pardon if it has been mentioned earleir.

the last time Staples did this, the struggle was that Staples ran out of the cards. as the cards have no value, and are technicaly the property of the 3rd party provider, in my mind you could stock your own cards. (if you were to take the unactivated cards from Lowes, or rite aid, or your local grocery store (after Staples runs out) as long as it was the correct upc this should work.

yes, a little down the slippery slope, but not different than taking a stack of coupons.

imho.

wads

respdoc said:   Wads said:    if you were to take the unactivated cards from Lowes, or rite aid, or your local grocery store (after Staples runs out) as long as it was the correct upc this should work.




Have fun explaining that to the cashier and/or police officer..
not quite the same thing but I have done that-- with store manager's approval. I wanted Rite Aid gift cards and my store was out of them. SM told me to ask another store for the unloaded "blanks". Other store gave them to me. I brought them back to "my" store where they were activated. (Don't need to get into details but I needed to activate at a "my" store.)

easyRebate offer number 12-28680

Valid : 11-11-2012 through 11-24-2012

Im in for this one! And my Debit card gives me Cash Back! woohoo!

my4mainecoons said:   

Hi Random PrepaidCard Person

Got a question. You have some cards marked with higher values (i.e. you wrote $8.99 when the card face value only says $8)....how is that possible ?

If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

my4mainecoons said:   rebate was for $8.99 but they put $8 on the card.

I'm still a little confused, Random PrepaidCard Person. So do you use that system to follow-up with the rebate company ? (and do they correct it ?)...or is it just some kind of scoreboard.

Make sure your store that you bought the GC is eligible for easy rebate. I clicked the OP`s link, it says it is easy rebate but when I changed it to my local store it changes "by mail" not easy rebate. So, I hate paper work stuff and I might think not to buy GCs. If I am wrong, please correct me.

TheHimalayas said:   If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

I too am a bit concerned about this, anybody double verify this?
Thanks!

rfkandysf said:   Make sure your store that you bought the GC is eligible for easy rebate. I clicked the OP`s link, it says it is easy rebate but when I changed it to my local store it changes "by mail" not easy rebate. So, I hate paper work stuff and I might think not to buy GCs. If I am wrong, please correct me.

these are all by easy rebate. you always have the option of mailing in a rebate as well since not everyone has a computer or wants to do it online for whatever reason.

by the way, for those asking about using rewards on these,

I tried today to pay for PART of the order with rewards, but they simply would not deduct, so the answer is indeed no on that.

HOWEVER! Staples gift cards/cash cards DID work if you have any lying around (both towards the fee and the $100)

Staples registers dont allow coupons to be applied when buying gift cards in store, which is what rewards are

alanmax said:   TheHimalayas said:   If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

I too am a bit concerned about this, anybody double verify this?
Thanks!

To me this is a no brainer question. Of course these MasterCard gift cards do not carry any of the frills of regular MasterCards. First of all to get those extended warranties the entire purchase must be put on the MasterCard. You couldn't split it up into several gift cards and second of all, I am almost positive that these gift cards do not offer extended warranty or any of the other benefits of using a regular MasterCard credit card (but I admit I haven't called their customer service and asked).

MrVietnam said:   alanmax said:   TheHimalayas said:   If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

I too am a bit concerned about this, anybody double verify this?
Thanks!

To me this is a no brainer question. Of course these MasterCard gift cards do not carry any of the frills of regular MasterCards. First of all to get those extended warranties the entire purchase must be put on the MasterCard. You couldn't split it up into several gift cards and second of all, I am almost positive that these gift cards do not offer extended warranty or any of the other benefits of using a regular MasterCard credit card (but I admit I haven't called their customer service and asked).

Sorry Mr V but this was pertaining to all in one trans or sep.?
Thanks.

alanmax said:   TheHimalayas said:   If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

I too am a bit concerned about this, anybody double verify this?
Thanks!

Alan,

if it doesn't fly, I think the fact the you bought "seperate" $100 gc's 5 whether all at once or in 10 seperate transactions, should still get the same rebate. I have the feeling, it's a programming issue right now, since the last time this was run, people did buy multiples on one receipt and get the multiple rebates.

Staples will have a lot of unhappy people complaining if they don't fix it if it's indeed an error. I can understand not getting a $30er on ONE $200 card, but two seperate $100 cards, whether purchased in 2 orders or 1 order, should get them. It's only common sense to me. We'll have to see how it plays out.

MISTERCHEAP said:   alanmax said:   TheHimalayas said:   If I buy 10 x $100 gift cards in a single transaction, then do I get 10 x $15 in Staples gift cards? Or would it have to be 10 separate transactions?

The rebate states:
"Get a $15 Staples Gift Card on Purchase of $100 or more on Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards at Staples Stores Only"

The wording implies that if I buy 10 x $100 in one single receipt, it would be "$100 or more" and therefore be eligible only for a single rebate.

I too am a bit concerned about this, anybody double verify this?
Thanks!

Alan,

if it doesn't fly, I think the fact the you bought "seperate" $100 gc's 5 whether all at once or in 10 seperate transactions, should still get the same rebate. I have the feeling, it's a programming issue right now, since the last time this was run, people did buy multiples on one receipt and get the multiple rebates.

Staples will have a lot of unhappy people complaining if they don't fix it if it's indeed an error. I can understand not getting a $30er on ONE $200 card, but two seperate $100 cards, whether purchased in 2 orders or 1 order, should get them. It's only common sense to me. We'll have to see how it plays out.

I am sure Staples would make it right, even if you had to call the Office of the President. I say this because just last month you could buy more than one gift card in the same transaction and get multiple rebates, so why should things change? (I know they can and do but that is the line of attack you could use if you needed to complain about not getting multiple rebates in one transaction)

radiation said:   metsfan said:   radiation said:   My store has the visa version in a $200 card with $6.95 fee. I Wonder if buying this would get a $30 Staples card.

It did not on the previous round last month.

Last month was mastercard only

and i never saw a $200 MC.

Just returned from Staples run. Got my favorite cashier and tried to buy 5x cards with cc, but (apparently because it's over $500) had to get some kind of approval. She called the crotchety old lady that was on the floor, who balked at me using cc for purchase. I whined a little, they called out the MOD, who approved. The issue, says the MOD is that some people buy with cc, spend the prepaid card, then dispute the cc charge. I am a regular customer, and he knows me well... so he agreed to allow. Not sure if that was one time, or if I can hit them up again in a few days for another 5x. However, since the "policy" is "cash or debit card," and these prepaids are debit cards... I will just use them to buy the next 5 if they balk again on a cc purchase.

hpmaster said:   MrVietnam said:   mathfaster said:   Limit 10 on the Mastercard/visa rebate per name/address/household. Offer good through 11/24.

Good news! A lot of free money to be earned here. Now here's hoping they restocked from last month when they did this before and many of the Staples were wiped out of their $100 MasterCards. I plan on buying a new bed at Christmastime so this will work out fine for me as I have a big ticket item purchase coming up. I can just as easily pay for it using $100 MasterCards as I could with using a regular credit card. This deal may be hard for some who don't have a big cash flow of available money each month to work with.


The thing that concerns me is that most gold master/visa cards give an extended warranty, up to 2 or 3 years on purchases.

If you make a large purchase with several $100 prepaid master cards, would an extended warranty apply?

Hope your money making things work out.

hpm.
Yes, that’s the part of these GC deals that never make any financial sense and what most here who participate in these prepaid card deals fail to consider. Plus some here act like you are getting an easy a 15% return with no effort which is not even remotely true. Basically at best with this single deal you are getting 2-5% return not including your time plus a LOT of work and lot of risk managing the cards and then cashing them out.
For example of a $100 prepaid Visa/MasterCard card you are paying $5.95 upfront to activate it which immediately reduces your return to just over 9%. Virtually no credit card pays rewards on the purchases of prepaid cards so when you factor in the lost credit card rewards you are forfeiting that you would normally receive with your credit card on these purchases you now have make using the prepaid card to use and that easily deducts another 1-10% depending on your card’s rewards. For me it is 5% I get back on 90% of what I buy plus the intangible benefits such extended warranties. Theft and loss protection, price protection, etc.. Any good credit card provides all these benefits. In addition when you get back the $15 GCs you then have to cash it out at 100% to even maintain that measly 2-4% return. Those are additional purchases you could be earning credit card rewards on. Granted cashing out GCs at Staples is easy but it still involves time and effort. If you calculate all the time and effort to end up with cash from these deals you can easily make 2-3 times as much simply working a minimum wage jobs . Unless you are unemployed or working for less than minimum wage these deals basically make no sense.. I like hot deals as must as the next FWer but sometimes having basic common sense is a better deal .

hpmaster said:   Can one be arrested or charged with a crime for taking something that has "no cash value...until activated...?"

Seems like it would be equivalent to taking a wad of napkins or plastic forks from the fast food franchise.

Of course it's a crime. Taking a wad of napkins or plastic forks is also theft unless the owner of those napkins gives you permission (either explicit or implicit, as in "if you buy my hamburgers and fries, you can use a reasonable quantity of my supplies to consume the food."). Taking flowers out of my garden is also a crime unless I tell you that it's OK to do. Taking anything that isn't already yours without permission from the person who does own rights to it is also a crime. What's strange is that this has to be explained at all.