Discounts/rebates on Visa/MC gift cards at Office Depot/Office Max(2014-2017)
Jun 20, 2017, 9:03 am
#2101
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
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This was the best I could find for the T&C's for OD gift cards
This card may not be reloaded. No amount of this card may be applied as payment to any credit account.
So in one sense, the answer should be yes, since I don't consider a purchase fee to be a credit account, and no other limitation is notated on the site.
This card may not be reloaded. No amount of this card may be applied as payment to any credit account.
So in one sense, the answer should be yes, since I don't consider a purchase fee to be a credit account, and no other limitation is notated on the site.
Jun 20, 2017, 3:43 pm
#2102
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 910
It'd be nice to know from data points, though it would add another step for cashiers and/or management if the cashier doesn't know how to do this, which might add to their 'these VGC guys' annoyance. I've never done a split payment at OD/OM so I don't know how familiar they would be.
Jun 20, 2017, 3:47 pm
#2103
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
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It'd be nice to know from data points, though it would add another step for cashiers and/or management if the cashier doesn't know how to do this, which might add to their 'these VGC guys' annoyance. I've never done a split payment at OD/OM so I don't know how familiar they would be.
18 or more months ago split payments among 2 to 4 cards were possible.
Jun 20, 2017, 3:53 pm
#2104
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 910
None of the OD stores here can do split payment anymore. The POS literally would not allow it. I have good cashiers who tried and would not be able to do it. A kind store manager actually showed me the screen that it rejected split payment.
18 or more months ago split payments among 2 to 4 cards were possible.
18 or more months ago split payments among 2 to 4 cards were possible.
Even if it wasn't the case, personally I would only ask a couple of cashiers that seem capable and friendly and if they were slow at cashout. With the rest I would rather not risk them complaining and consequently curbing my/our VGC trips when the deals come along.
Jun 20, 2017, 6:12 pm
#2106
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Metro ATL
Posts: 359
None of the OD stores here can do split payment anymore. The POS literally would not allow it. I have good cashiers who tried and would not be able to do it. A kind store manager actually showed me the screen that it rejected split payment.
18 or more months ago split payments among 2 to 4 cards were possible.
18 or more months ago split payments among 2 to 4 cards were possible.
Jun 20, 2017, 7:26 pm
#2107
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
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I tried just 2 splits on the AMEX cards with my cashier who is very familiar with the promo since last holiday season. There was no other customer 9am in the morning. Can't do it here. Though I dont mind to buy 2x $200 on a single SPG card. We always need SPG pts. The upcoming trip this August will use up 70 to 80K SPG pts, and actually a bargain thanks to the 1 to 3 to use on Protea properties in South Africa.
Last edited by Happy; Jun 21, 2017 at 1:23 pm
Jun 21, 2017, 6:59 am
#2109
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
I was able to do split with 8 cards in 1 transaction when I had the Amex offer on most of my SPG Business cards!
Jun 21, 2017, 1:25 pm
#2111
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It was 9am in the morning. The store had no customer and my cashier was very familiar with the promo since last holiday season. She actually opened the cupboard to find me the preferred EG cards (and saved me a pack under the counter for my next visit). So we experimented it and the system would not let it.
It is indeed hard-coded in my area. At another store where I was also a known entity to the store manager, he told me it was no longer possible. Since I already tried it at another store the day before, I trust him telling me the truth.
Though even without the AMEX promo, I often spread the OD promo among Ink, SPG and occasionally Membership Reward cards, as we need all 3 currencies. Free is free, and the statement credits just a little extra to help the cost in the long run.
It is indeed hard-coded in my area. At another store where I was also a known entity to the store manager, he told me it was no longer possible. Since I already tried it at another store the day before, I trust him telling me the truth.
Though even without the AMEX promo, I often spread the OD promo among Ink, SPG and occasionally Membership Reward cards, as we need all 3 currencies. Free is free, and the statement credits just a little extra to help the cost in the long run.
Jun 21, 2017, 2:59 pm
#2112
Join Date: May 2015
Programs: All the programs!
Posts: 1,006
Still would not encourage people to try this without established relationships. This approach should not be normally attempted.
Jul 12, 2017, 10:36 am
#2113
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Jul 12, 2017, 10:39 am
#2114
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 163
Oh wow! $4.00 per quarter! Now I can buy a bigger house.
Aug 10, 2017, 11:17 am
#2115
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 163
$10 off $50 on Chipotle, Gap, etc. Limit 1 exp 8/19/2017
There is a two-week promo going on from 8/06 to 8/19/2017 to get $10 off $50 on Bath & Body Works, Catherines, Spafinder, PetSmart, Chipotle, and Gap/OldNavy/BananaRepublic gift cards at Office Depot / OfficeMax, limit 1 per transaction.
My store was out of Chipotle gift cards, unfortunately.
If we recall from April, there was a $10 off $50 promo with limit 2 where MasterCard was one of the six included gift cards that ended up being canceled early due to the deal being too good. Looks like they learned this time and did not include a cash-equivalent and made it limit 1 to boot.
My store was out of Chipotle gift cards, unfortunately.
If we recall from April, there was a $10 off $50 promo with limit 2 where MasterCard was one of the six included gift cards that ended up being canceled early due to the deal being too good. Looks like they learned this time and did not include a cash-equivalent and made it limit 1 to boot.