Discounts/rebates on Visa/MC gift cards at Office Depot/Office Max(2014-2017)
Apr 14, 2017, 6:33 am
#2011
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 647
I wasn't bashing anyone, I just posted my musings on how lucrative I really thought this promo is for most of us who have to live with transaction limits. Sometimes people get carried away and do incorrect profit/hour analysis and that's what I caught myself doing.
Then a few people, ahem, started chastising me for trying to talk people out of doing this, not understanding the profits, etc... Just go do what you all want, doesn't matter to me but I thought this is a forum for sharing ideas. My stores carry plenty of GC at OM/OD, I have no reason to fear they'll run out and talk someone out of it.
Then a few people, ahem, started chastising me for trying to talk people out of doing this, not understanding the profits, etc... Just go do what you all want, doesn't matter to me but I thought this is a forum for sharing ideas. My stores carry plenty of GC at OM/OD, I have no reason to fear they'll run out and talk someone out of it.
Apr 14, 2017, 7:50 am
#2012
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 523
That's good advice. I do the same (Starbucks GC). I find that once reps get to know me, and understand what I do, they're genuinely happy to see me. I'm on a first name basis with many of my regular reps.
Apr 14, 2017, 11:26 am
#2013
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: BUF
Programs: SPG Plt, HHonors Gold, UA Gold, PC Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 880
my OfficeMax told me they got a memo from corporate that they are pulling the sale early (at midnight)... so if they are telling me the truth, today is the last day. just an fyi
Apr 14, 2017, 11:56 am
#2014
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
That would be odd because they've had this promotion before many times (actually more generous due to the $600 purchase with 2 discounts), so it's not like they've had unexpected losses.
Apr 14, 2017, 12:17 pm
#2015
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
Well someone got steamrolled last week with the $20 off $106 last week. I couldn't believe when they announced the $15 off $300 directly afterward.
Apr 14, 2017, 2:48 pm
#2018
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: Marriott/SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 887
Well dang! I was just in OM 15 minutes ago, and my favorite lady said "see you tomorrow". Guess she didn't get the memo.
Apr 14, 2017, 3:59 pm
#2019
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
Posts: 6,438
I will have to see tomorrow if this is still the case.
Apr 14, 2017, 7:18 pm
#2021
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 348
My friendly manager told me she got the memo and deal is ending tonight.
Apr 14, 2017, 10:29 pm
#2022
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
not only was there an initial memo letting them know it ended tonight; there was a later memo telling stores to pull the display immediately.
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
Last edited by uncommonsensical; Apr 14, 2017 at 10:35 pm
Apr 14, 2017, 10:32 pm
#2023
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 163
not only was there an initial memo letting them know it ended tonight; there was a later memo telling stores to pull the display.
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
Apr 15, 2017, 2:23 am
#2024
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: The place where it gets so hot in the summer some planes can't take off.
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, WoH Globalist, National EE, United Platinum
Posts: 1,446
not only was there an initial memo letting them know it ended tonight; there was a later memo telling stores to pull the display immediately.
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
we may have seen the end of OD/OM deals. the attention generated when last week's mistake deal was foolishly broadcast to the masses by the Mortician of Deals (TM), made it's way all the way to the top. so much so, that this week's MUCH lesser deal was on their radar enough to pull it early as well.
our only hope now is that the Amish overthrow the government, ban the internet, and make blogging a capital offense...
Apr 15, 2017, 6:23 am
#2025
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
Why some managers are so stubborn?
I never had a problem in my OD store, but yesterday it was a manager at the register. He said that variables are cash only. He offered me to get 3x$100 fixed ones. I said "sure, if you cover the fees". And after some thoughts, he did. But register screwed a $15 off discount (or he did). He thought for a minute how to solve it and then decided to give me $15 cash.
Well, he would avoid all this trouble if he wouldn't be so stubborn and rang regular variable visas.
I never had a problem in my OD store, but yesterday it was a manager at the register. He said that variables are cash only. He offered me to get 3x$100 fixed ones. I said "sure, if you cover the fees". And after some thoughts, he did. But register screwed a $15 off discount (or he did). He thought for a minute how to solve it and then decided to give me $15 cash.
Well, he would avoid all this trouble if he wouldn't be so stubborn and rang regular variable visas.