Office Max: Spend $300+ On Visa/Mastercard Gift Cards & Save $20

The Offer

• Receive an in store discount of $20 when you purchase $300 or more in Visa or Mastercard gift cards from Office Max stores

 

The Fine Print

• Official limit of two offers per household/business. Although not all stores enforce this.
• Valid from December 14th till December 27th
• Offer only available at Office Max stores, Office Depot is not running this offer
• Activation fees are $6.95 on the $200 cards

Maximizing The Deal

There are two ways to maximize this deal, we’ve looked at both of them below and shown you what type of profit you can make.

American Express Sync Offer

There is an American Express sync offer that gives you a $10 statement credit when you purchase $50 or more. Because you can split tender on up to six cards the best way of maximizing this deal would be to use six cards enrolled in that offer.

• Purchase two $200 gift cards, pay $13.90 in fees
• Receive $20 instant discount
• Use six different American Express cards enrolled in the Office Max promotion and receive $10 statement credit per card (+$60)
• Earn rewards points on all six cards (~393 in rewards points)

In total you’d make $66.1 using this method + the rewards points. You could make a little more by just purchasing a $100 and $200 giftcard or by using more enrolled cards as well. The main problem with this is not all cashiers are OK with you split tendering so many different cards, especially on a gift card purchase.

Office Supply Store Bonus Category

There are a number of different credit cards that earn 5x or 5% cash back at office supply store. Here is what this deal looks like if you use one of those:

• Purchase two $200 gift cards, pay $13.90 in fees
• Receive $20 instant discount
• Use a credit card that earns 5% cash back on office supply stores for your $393.9 purchase (+$19.695)

You’d profit $25.795, remember that you can do this twice so you’d actually make $51.59. I usually find I can get the deal way more than the official limit, remember to smile and be polite.

Our Verdict

This is a good profitable deal as long as you have an Office Max nearby and are able to unload the giftcards without too much hassle.  Even if you just wanted to meet a minimum spend requirement, this deal would be a good option as you’re getting gift cards for better than free. You can view more giftcard deals here.

Hat tip to Frequent Miler Via twitter user @Somempire