Discounts/rebates on Visa/MC gift cards at Office Depot/Office Max(2014-2017)
Dec 19, 2016, 7:26 am
#1607
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Not to mention there is a concentration of stores in your locale. Many parts of the country there are only OD left, such in our area.
Count yourself lucky that you can buy multiples in your area but that does not mean someone in a different town can do the same. Each person has to find out how his stores would behave.
Dec 19, 2016, 7:30 am
#1608
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No. However b2b2b transactions on same register, the 3rd or 4th one require "security override" even each transaction is less than $400.
Same feeling. The $200 FB is not worth the extra work for additional $2.75 gain each as it involves visiting yet another store for conversion.
Same feeling. The $200 FB is not worth the extra work for additional $2.75 gain each as it involves visiting yet another store for conversion.
Dec 19, 2016, 10:23 am
#1609
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 662
No. However b2b2b transactions on same register, the 3rd or 4th one require "security override" even each transaction is less than $400.
Same feeling. The $200 FB is not worth the extra work for additional $2.75 gain each as it involves visiting yet another store for conversion.
Same feeling. The $200 FB is not worth the extra work for additional $2.75 gain each as it involves visiting yet another store for conversion.
Dec 19, 2016, 11:19 am
#1610
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 740
Went back to the same OD and made separate transactions with no problems.
Dec 19, 2016, 11:20 am
#1611
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 740
The worst thing about these deals is standing in line at WalMart, like right now...
Dec 19, 2016, 12:29 pm
#1614
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
DP on my recent experiment with 5Bs bought at OD/OM brought to Lowe's. I bought the DE cards paid the fee with cash and $200 processed as credit yesterday afternoon. The $10 CBs posted early morning today which is quicker than my experience at CVS doing both debit and credit transactions. Will buy more 5Bs after work. If they're gone, will buy the DE/Groc gebits.
Dec 19, 2016, 4:45 pm
#1615
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
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DP on my recent experiment with 5Bs bought at OD/OM brought to Lowe's. I bought the DE cards paid the fee with cash and $200 processed as credit yesterday afternoon. The $10 CBs posted early morning today which is quicker than my experience at CVS doing both debit and credit transactions. Will buy more 5Bs after work. If they're gone, will buy the DE/Groc gebits.
it's easy to get caught up in the addictive nature of this. i've done it as well. thing is, for someone who is intelligent and driven, there are surely far better uses of your time than 'maximizing' every 'deal' for a few extra dollars.
Dec 19, 2016, 5:06 pm
#1616
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
Thank you for your concern. I just made the experiment since I spent the same amount on the regular purple Visas when ODOM had the offer. Since they have plenty of the 5Bs, I said why not try it since the fees were the same and I got $400 worth for $398.90 plus the URs earned for every 2. I am lucky to have stores that allow several b2b transactions as long as I'm not holding the line. It so happen that OD is a block from a Lowe's and WMsuper that shares a parking lot so it wasn't difficult to buy and drain quickly. My Lowe's and WMs are also very MS friendly.
Overall, I can blend MS with all other activities so it works well for me
I hope you're all enjoying your holidays!
Overall, I can blend MS with all other activities so it works well for me
I hope you're all enjoying your holidays!
Dec 19, 2016, 5:55 pm
#1617
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
DP on my recent experiment with 5Bs bought at OD/OM brought to Lowe's. I bought the DE cards paid the fee with cash and $200 processed as credit yesterday afternoon. The $10 CBs posted early morning today which is quicker than my experience at CVS doing both debit and credit transactions. Will buy more 5Bs after work. If they're gone, will buy the DE/Groc gebits.
My OM are out of FBs this time around.
Dec 20, 2016, 12:07 pm
#1619
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if only there was an OD closer than 2 hrs
Dec 20, 2016, 3:27 pm
#1620
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 121
All they have at my not so local office max are the $50 (+ $4.95 fee) & $25 (+ $3.95 fee) cards. I walked out with nothing because I'm not interested in a loss of $14.70 ($29.70 in fees - $15 savings)