Office Depot/Office Max is offering $15 Off your purchase of $300 in Visa gift cards, instantly at register. The deal starts on August 21 and ends on August 27. The offer is valid in store only and there’s a limit of 2 offers per customer, but this is not always enforced.
Looks like you’re able to get two discounts in the same transaction, which makes this even better. You could purchase 3 x $200 and get a $30 discount (HT: Tazz in comments), which after fees of $6.95 each, give you a net price of $590.85. That’s a $9.15 profit.
If you have a Chase Ink card which earns 5x points, this deal becomes much sweeter. With the Ink card, the $590.85 purchase will earn 2954 UR points.
Cards may be used at all merchants where Visa debit cards are accepted. The Visa Gift Card is issued by MetaBank.
The Math
Price of one card
$200 + $6.95 = $206.95
Price of one transaction (3 cards)
$206.95 x 3 = $620.85
$620.85 – 2x$15 Rebate = $590.85 ($9.15 profit per transaction)
Chase UR Points
$590.85 purchase will earn 5x so you get 2954 UR points
HT: frequentmiler
If you buy 3x$200, wouldn’t the instant profit be ~$10?
No, I paid $590.85 after $30 off so that leaves 9.15 instant profit PLUS 2954.25 UR per transaction. My store did not enforce of 2 x $300 per customer.
Thanks, Danny. Too bad there are no OD/OM stores in NYC.