February 28th, 2013
Gift Card Deal Next Week At Staples
Page 11 of next week’s Staples ad shows a $15 Visa prepaid card for buying $150 or more in Visa prepaid cards.
You get the $15 prepaid card via filling out an online EasyRebate. Limit of 1 per household.
I know that the $200 Visa card they sell has a $6.95 fee.
If you have an Ink Bold, Ink Plus, or Ink Cash card of course you earn 5 Ultimate Rewards points for every dollar you spend at office supply store like Staples, so you’ll come out ahead 1,035 points and $8.05.
Plus of course it helps you reach that $5,000 spend threshold to earn 50,000 bonus points on the Ink Bold or Ink Plus.
Even without the $15 prepaid card rebate it can make sense to buy $200 Visa cards on Ink cards.
Last time I scaled this quite nicely. Still working on all of the Amazon Payments from it, gotta go finish my February spending tonight!
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:13 pm
can you do this more than once?
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:14 pm
In essence $191.95 for $200 gift card and the bonus points.
Easy rebates should qualify for a check, instead of a gift card as well, yes?
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:17 pm
are these cards like the amex pre paid and are able to be used to withdraw cash with no fees at an atm?
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:22 pm
DAN it says one rebate per household. So can only get one per person or is there a way around this one?
“Limit 1 rebate per household. Subject to availability. See gift cards for details, terms and conditions and (if applicable) fees. All trademarks are properly of their respective owners. The Visa gift card is issued by Metabank™, member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.”
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
@jason:
No, but you can cash out via Amazon Payments trick listed here: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/25499
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:28 pm
Can these be bought online?
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:37 pm
What’s the limit amt can you buy?
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:39 pm
on the one per household – does that officially mean $15 per household or 15 per every 150 that I buy at one time? just looking at your post from the last time and you clearly were being told that you could get much more than 15 per household – unless the rules were different that time? Thx!
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:46 pm
It’s officially just one $15 card per household.
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February 28th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Why isn’t it unethical and borderline stealing if you do more than one per household?
Being creative doesn’t mean being ethical.
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February 28th, 2013 at 7:09 pm
DAN what are some of your creative ideas to get around one per household?
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February 28th, 2013 at 7:27 pm
dan dont u love the comments
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February 28th, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Why would u buy the 200 one instead of 150? Unless they don’t sell?
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Hey Dan,
Do you think they’ll be more careful this time?
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
So in the essence this is a whole run around to make $8 dollars? Forsure in Boro Park the stores will not carry this deal I am not thinking it is worth it to travel all the way to Kiryas Yoel to make $8 dollars.
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:10 pm
So is it limited to $15? In other words, let’s say I buy $400 in gift cards, I’ll still only get a $15 gift card?
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
@Anonymous: $50 X 5 Chase ink points
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February 28th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
@Chaim Yankel Millerbar: To meet spending requirements / Some points on chase business cards.
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March 1st, 2013 at 6:44 am
Can we keep going back to the store or do they have a way of tracking 1 per household?
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March 1st, 2013 at 10:13 am
It looks like there giving a [b]$15 visa[b] gift card
This can not be flipped to Cardpool
1- ita only 15 dollar and they only by cards over $25
2- its a visa, that thay don’t seem to flip
DAN am I right?
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March 1st, 2013 at 10:27 am
@andy Your address ? you must submit the rebate!
@Peretz770 thats what it says. However if you have more than one household and you buy the cards separately….
@BigBoy They are it one per household instead of 10
And its $15 for $150 not $100
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March 1st, 2013 at 10:45 am
@mimi K.: page 12 on some other Staples stores
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March 1st, 2013 at 12:39 pm
@martin Why would you want to flip a prepaid visa??
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:20 pm
@Chaim Yankel Millerbar:
“Forsure in Boro Park the stores will not carry this deal”
There are no Staples stores in Boro Park for sure or “Forsure”!
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Will this deal be avail online or just in store?
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March 1st, 2013 at 1:26 pm
It says one per household. Can we buy two (one on my name and the other one is on my Wife’s name) and submit rebates separately. May be I can put APT in one address and UNIT in the other address.
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March 1st, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Where is the proper place to ask mileage questions? Here?
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March 1st, 2013 at 10:05 pm
you dont have to go to staples to buy this to get $15 prepaid card, go to officemax, go to target, show them proof and they match you with instant $15 visa gift card for buying $150 or more in VC. no need to file any stupid rebates or anything, you don’t even have to step in staples store. just show the paper with the offer they will gladly match you.
you can buy these all day and get unlimited $15 visa gift cards for FREE
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March 2nd, 2013 at 10:27 am
Dan, I see your not quick to answer the household question, but do you have any problems registering multiple rebates to one address?
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March 2nd, 2013 at 7:46 pm
@tina
Look in their terms and conditions almost all stores exclude price matching on gift cards. Even if you don’t see it specified in the t&c almost all managers will tell you that it’s excluded…. At least in my experience.
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March 2nd, 2013 at 7:48 pm
@ all the household questions
Staples won’t honor more more than one per household their rebate dept has a way of tracking if you submit more than one per household.
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March 2nd, 2013 at 9:45 pm
the correct page online is page 12
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March 2nd, 2013 at 10:04 pm
BOB, last year, i made almost $150 in free money by going to several target and officemax store with staple’s ad in one day.
they don’t read everything, they just need proof of some competitor’s deal ad.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO TO STAPLES STORE AT ALL TO MAKE FREE UNLIMITED $15 VISA GCS.
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March 3rd, 2013 at 9:21 am
@Online: any update on this, can it be bought onlne ?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 10:47 am
anybody tried purchasing more then 1? How about the rebate anybody tried doing it more then once?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 10:56 am
You could buy as many u want, but you will only get 1 rebate of $15 gift card,
if u submit more than 1 rebate per address it will invalidated and denied!
@abe:
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March 3rd, 2013 at 11:08 am
did anybody try doing the more then rebate once?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Confirmed you can have a check sent as an option – screw the gift card
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March 3rd, 2013 at 10:59 pm
does this work online? and can i get the $200 GC online?
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March 4th, 2013 at 11:47 pm
@Mileswhore: Sorry, Mileswhore, the check is issued at the option of Staples, not your option. You don’t get a choice. Read the Terms & Conditions: “Staples reserves the right to substitute a check of equal value in lieu of a Visa prepaid card at its discretion.” Not your discretion, their discretion.
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March 5th, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Any problem with buying gift cards with same CC on different transactions, and sending rebate to different adresses? In other words will they look and see that all adresses used for rebate were done with same CC?
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March 5th, 2013 at 7:53 pm
Anyone found $200 visa cards? my local store only had $100 and $50
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March 6th, 2013 at 4:59 pm
@abe: found plenty out in long island
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March 6th, 2013 at 8:35 pm
@tailfin: Whether you submit the rebate using the paper form or online, you have the option to choose a check or a Staples gift card in lieu of the Visa prepaid card. The clause you quoted is merely a way out for Staples in case you opted for a Visa prepaid card and they can’t send you one for some reason.