FF Points from Office Depot purchases?
Dec 12, 2006 | 9:56 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Programs: Delta SkyMiles (Platinum)
Posts: 63
FF Points from Office Depot purchases?
Are there any FF plans which give points from Office Depot purchases? (I don't have any credit cards that give points, so just interested in straight-forward FF cards.) I have to buy an expensive laptop for someone and I wouldn't mind getting a little something for my trouble. Thanks!
Dec 12, 2006 | 10:09 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Gold; SPG Gold***; AvisFirst;
Posts: 3,970
Are there any FF plans which give points from Office Depot purchases? (I don't have any credit cards that give points, so just interested in straight-forward FF cards.) I have to buy an expensive laptop for someone and I wouldn't mind getting a little something for my trouble. Thanks!
Dec 12, 2006 | 10:36 am
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
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You can review different offers at EVReward.com, I usually use Mypoints.com though since they offer a fixed number of points that is better than points/dollar offered elsewhere as long as you're ordering at least $50 worth and less than a few thousand worth.
Dec 12, 2006 | 1:18 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Austin
Programs: AA P4L, WN, BA, DL, UA, HHonors, IHG
Posts: 3,505
Be sure not to mix up Office Max and Office Depot. For awhile at the UA portal, and maybe still, OM was giving 2 miles per dollar and OD was giving one mile per $2.
Free shipping at one of them ends Dec. 15.
Free shipping at one of them ends Dec. 15.
Dec 12, 2006 | 2:04 pm
#10
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Programs: Delta SkyMiles (Platinum)
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Thanks, guys! I think the US Air is my best option as it seems pretty straight-forward *and* I was in danger of losing my points since I haven't flown much on Star Alliance in the last few years.
Dec 12, 2006 | 2:09 pm
#11
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Location: Reno, Nevada
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Mike
Dec 12, 2006 | 4:05 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: (not Montana. Nor is my name really Helena, nor am I female)
Programs: Delta, USAirways, Starwood, Priority Club, Marriott, Amex
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If you have a small business, or for that matter, a social security number that you can use as an EIN for your sole proprietorship, you can get an Amex business card, which gives you a 5% cash-back rebate at Office Depot. Get a Delta Skymiles business Amex and you'll additionally get one Skymile per dollar.
Dec 12, 2006 | 4:31 pm
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Programs: Delta SkyMiles (Platinum)
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Point taken - I use my US Air Dividend Miles for all of the (very few) Star Alliance flights that I take. I had a Lufthansa M&M card a while back but the points dropped off after I didn't fly with them. I'm pretty firmly in SkyTeam's grasp here in Prague. At least this way my US Air points will stay active and I can get a few flight or two next time I'm in the US.
Dec 12, 2006 | 6:21 pm
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BTW if the purchase you are making is printer ink, skip the online chain store whole miles game and buy at ebay's store called EFORCITY. (do a search therein)
I had great results and they have a 98% approval rating with like 4-5 stars, so that's good enough for me. My friend who lives overseas uses them too, and while the ink is NOT the one for YOUR printer manufacturer, we have epson and canon and the ink has worked WITHOUT A HITCH for both of us in every case!!
An example of their prices:
5 inks for the Epson 1270 stylus cost me $5.95+ like $10 shipping and that was for 5 ink cartridges!!! Lots on shipping but STILL low in the end!
I had always been reluctant to try those cheapo ink stores you get emails about all the time in the spam or bulk email box but when my friend told me it worked for him, I tried it and it also has worked fine for me. My printer is just fine, and has NO errors or clog ups from using ink that is not from that maker.
All I can say is this:
ONE ink cartridge at Office max, depot or ANY store mentioned above cost like $25-30+ per!
Miles? Hmphhh. Be happy you used your mileage earning CC when shopping at the ebay store I use!
MM
I had great results and they have a 98% approval rating with like 4-5 stars, so that's good enough for me. My friend who lives overseas uses them too, and while the ink is NOT the one for YOUR printer manufacturer, we have epson and canon and the ink has worked WITHOUT A HITCH for both of us in every case!!
An example of their prices:
5 inks for the Epson 1270 stylus cost me $5.95+ like $10 shipping and that was for 5 ink cartridges!!! Lots on shipping but STILL low in the end!
I had always been reluctant to try those cheapo ink stores you get emails about all the time in the spam or bulk email box but when my friend told me it worked for him, I tried it and it also has worked fine for me. My printer is just fine, and has NO errors or clog ups from using ink that is not from that maker.
All I can say is this:
ONE ink cartridge at Office max, depot or ANY store mentioned above cost like $25-30+ per!
Miles? Hmphhh. Be happy you used your mileage earning CC when shopping at the ebay store I use!
MM
Dec 12, 2006 | 10:53 pm
#15
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I have supported ~100K pages of printing over the last couple years, at least 40K printed myself from a different source. Seeing how much ink I was running through, I emailed the major ebay ink sellers telling them the lowest quote gets my business. Eforcity was more expensive than Abacus and Abacus gave me an easy to use website to order directly for less money than on eBay (once you coniser S+H): http://www.private.abacus24-7.com/
Check out their best price guarantee; not only will they match, but they will permanently lower their price if presented with a lower one!
I have ordered probably around $1000 of ink over the years...at about 15% of name brand. No problems with the ink.
I have also won items on eBay from EFORCITY and had no problems - bu the shipping was slower.
Check out their best price guarantee; not only will they match, but they will permanently lower their price if presented with a lower one!
I have ordered probably around $1000 of ink over the years...at about 15% of name brand. No problems with the ink.
I have also won items on eBay from EFORCITY and had no problems - bu the shipping was slower.
BTW if the purchase you are making is printer ink, skip the online chain store whole miles game and buy at ebay's store called EFORCITY. (do a search therein)
I had great results and they have a 98% approval rating with like 4-5 stars, so that's good enough for me. My friend who lives overseas uses them too, and while the ink is NOT the one for YOUR printer manufacturer, we have epson and canon and the ink has worked WITHOUT A HITCH for both of us in every case!!
I had great results and they have a 98% approval rating with like 4-5 stars, so that's good enough for me. My friend who lives overseas uses them too, and while the ink is NOT the one for YOUR printer manufacturer, we have epson and canon and the ink has worked WITHOUT A HITCH for both of us in every case!!