Deal has ended, view more Office Depot/Max deals by clicking here.
Update 8/3/25: Deal is back. Valid from 8/3 – 8/9
Update 7/6/25: Deal is back for 7/6-7/12, confirmed.
This deal is supposed to be back this week, 7/6-7/12. I’m leaving this as Expired until we hear confirmation that it’s live.
The Offer
Check your Office Depot/Max store for the following deal:
- Buy $300 in Visa gift cards and get $15 discounted instantly at the register.
The Fine Print
- In-store only
Our Verdict
Buy a $200 Visa gift card and a $100 Visa gift card or buy two $200 Visa gift cards. The best way to maximize is to buy three $200 Visa gift cards; you should get $30 off (or more) in a single checkout.
Fees are $5-$8 per card, but can be more-than-offset by this $15 instant discount. They usually offer a deal the week following Staples.
Use a card like the INK Cash/Plus which earns 5x at office supply stores. Some people might have a Chase Offer/Bank Amerideals for Office Depot as well.
Post History:
- Update 6/8/25: Deal is back this week 6/8 – 6/14
- Update 5/11/25: Deal is back this week 5/11 – 5/17 (ht to reader Jason)
- Update 4/13/25: Deal is back from 4/13 – 4/19. Hat tip to FM
- Update 3/15/25: This deal is back for 3/16 – 3/22.
Reports aren’t always accurate (sometimes it only goes live mid-week), so keep that in mind.Stack with the Chase/BofA Offer for 5% back. - Update 2/16/25; Deal is back from 2/16 – 2/22. Hat tip to Aj & nes
- Update 1/19/25: Deal is back from 1/19 – 1/25. Hat tip to nina
- Update 12/22/24: Deal is back from (12/22 – 12/28). Hat tip to Robert Fanshaw
- Update 11/24/24: Deal is back from 1/24 – 11/30. Hat tip to Guy Who Buys Stuff
- Update 10/27/24: Deal is back from 10/27 – 11/2
- Update 9/29/24: Deal is back from 9/29-10/5
- Update 9/1/24: Deal is back for 9/1 through 9/7. Limit 10. (ht Fred)
- Update 8/4/24: Deal is back and valid until 8/10/24
- Update 7/7/24: Deal is back 7/7 – 7/13 (ht ChurningExperiences). Limit 10?
- Update 6/9/24: Deal is back for June 9 – June 15. Limit 10. (ht reader Fredd)
- Update 5/12/24: Deal is back for 5/12-5/18, limit 10. (ht readers Joel, Abe, and Pauline)
- Update 4/14/24: Deal is back for 4/14-4/20, I assume limit 10. (ht MoonWorth2430)
- Update 3/17/24: Deal is back for 3/17-3/26. Limit 10. (ht to reader abe)
- Update 2/18/24: Deal is back for 2/18 – 2/24. Limit 10. (ht to reader Fred)
- Update 1/19/24: Deal is coming back for 1/21 – 1/27. Limit 10 per household business. (ht Steve J)
- Update 12/24/23: Deal is back for 12/24 – 12/30 (ht reader Olympia WA) Stack with Chase Offer for 10% back. Office Depot is currently on Dosh for 10%, though the terms there exclude gift cards.
- Update 11/26/23: Readers are reporting that this deal does not seem to be taking place this week. False alarm.
- Update 11/25/23: Deal is back 11/26-12/2
- Update 10/26/23: Available again next week for 10/29 – 11/4. Hat tip to buttonstraddle
- Update 10/4/23: Available again, limit 10. Hat tip to Jay – ⒿⒶⓨ
- Update 9/3/23: Deal is back 9/3 – 9/9 (ht buttenstraddle). Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA.
- Update 8/6/23: Deal is back 8/6 – 8/12 (ht reader Fathiss who bought $600 and got $30 off). It’s limit 10, so you can get up to $90 off $1,800. Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA as well.
- Update 6/11/23: Deal is back 7/9 – 7/15. Stacks well with the Chase Offer/BofA as well.
- Update 6/11/23: Deal is back 6/11 – 6/17 (ht reader KH)
- Update 5/14/23: Deal is back. Datapoint of 5×200 triggering $45 off. Didn’t work for others.
- Update 4/16/23: Deal is back and valid 4/16/23 – 4/22/23
- Update 3/20/23: Deal is back and valid 3/19 – 3/25. Hat tip to reader Steve J
- Update 2/19/23: Deal is back and valid 2/19-23 – 2/25/23 (ht Berry-Momma)
- Update 1/22/23: Deal is back and valid 1/22/23 – 1/28/23 (ht Abe and Stephen)
- Update 12/17/22: Deal is back and valid 12/18-12/24 according to reader Allan
- Update 10/9/22: Deal is back for 10/9 – 10/15, image below (ht Eric)
- Update 8/28/22: Deal is back for 8/28 – 9/3 (ht FM)
- Update 7/30/22: Deal is actually through 8/6.
- Update 7/24/22: Deal is back from 7/4 – 7/30. (ht XscapeVelocity)
- Update 5/21/22: Deal is back from 5/22 – 5/28. Hat tip to FM
Anyone who got the Visa grocery everywhere cards and having trouble liquidating them through money order now? Used to work really well, now it’s locking down like other Visa cards.
Hey James, Are you trying 2 x $200 per MO at WM? Please explain “locking down”? VGCs giving an error message?
Sorry for the confusion. The locking down part, I was referring to maybe visa is cracking down MO since a couple of their VGC won’t let you purchase MO. I usually only do 1x$200 per MO with VGC.
The grocery everywhere VGC never gave me a problem until today. Tried it two different grocery stores and both not authorized.
Maybe it’s regional. But the everywhere vgc stopped working at grocery stores in my area several years ago. But they have been working with limited capacity at Walmart here. Until last month about 20% of Walmart stores here can do 4 swipes (4x$200) with no problem. I can even do 2 or 3 $800 mo consecutively. Other 70% stores can only do 2x$200 swipes. The 3rd card gets unauthorized code. However, last Sunday I couldn’t pass the 3rd swipe in any of the Walmart stores. One friendly store employee told me that they just had a system update recently. So my ODOM run is coming to the end pretty sure.
Hi Lily, It is definitely regional. You have been fortunate that 4 x 200 swipes worked until recently. Most WMs are 2 x 200 or no swipes–it depends on the firmware POS at the WMs. YMMV…
I guess so then. It’s so sad to see it go as this really is the only manufacturing spending that I do. I don’t do BB, serve or discover and etc.
Ah that makes sense. Thanks for this info. I’ll stop by Walmart and see if it’ll go through just a couple more times lol.
Are the two different grocery store WMs?
Yes
One of the things I love about small town grocery stores. I have one around the corner from my house where I liquidate gift cards and they only charge .69 for the money order.
I’d bet your small town Office Depot has many gift cards in stock too. Downside of being in a large city, our Office Depot barely has any GC in stock and fighting against everyone else trying to purchase them all lol.
Just so I understand, even though the Office Depot offer is for $15.00 off on a purchase of $300.00 or more in GCs, there is no issue with doing $600.00 in a single transaction and getting $30.00 off? Or $900.00 and getting $45.00 off?
Correct.
Thanks!
Did 3x $200 Visa yesterday — regular blue packaging.
Came out to 3x $207.95 = $623.85 – $30 promo = $593.85 — paid with CIC for 5% back (also min spend towards new card bonus)
OK. Thanks for confirming!
any quick data points on how to stack these gift cards like 5 or 10 into 1 giftcard to pay rent which is flat $9.99 for $3000. I tried kasheesh but no luck. they are simply piling up and gettting lost after using in few chunks..
I’ll go ahead and rehash why this is a popular deal. It has been discussed ad nauseum, but you’d need to scroll through 1000’s of comments if you’re new here. So here goes.
The Chase Ink Cash card earns 5% back at office supply stores.
So, if you have recently signed up for ink, you knock out spend towards your SUB, while earning 5% on your next $1800 of purchases. I use these to pay utilities. Some churners choose to cash out for Money Orders (MO). You also net $18.45 (when you buy 9) just by purchasing. Which in my eyes helps make up for the gas and time to travel to your local OD/OM.
9 VGC’s is the optimal number to purchase. It is also the maximum at a time. YMMV.
Do they check ID if i buy 6? Wanted to use P2s SYW card to hit the retail bonus, don’t think they wouoe be to thrilled to go up there if they don’t have to.
Yes, if you are buying 6@$200 each. Purchases over $1k in gift cards has required ID from me at multiple stores.
Yes, they enter your ID into their register. In my experience, them entering the ID does not stop you from using a player 2 credit card as payment.
I’ve had to show my credit card once to match the names. It’s rare but it can happen. It was a new cashier I hadn’t seen before. I usually use Apple Pay if using P2’s card and they’re not with me.
try groceries or restaurant cards for less fee and make it close to 7% and shop at costco with Exc membership to round it to 9%..
No. I’ll take my 18.5% return on 6k spend instead. What is $750 CashBack on 6k spend? Pretty sure it is 12.5%. Add in the 5% return on VGC’s. Then consider the 0% APY for 12 months. I’ll cash out my $750 SUB in less than 2 months as well. You might want to think harder about what you just posted, Bappy.
There are no fees with this offer, btw. The $15 per $300 negate them.
I found a bag of $100 bills in the trunk of a car, which is one bajillion percent return. But… these are all just special cases, and not really relevant to the topic of buying prepaids at ODOM.
Bought 9 ($200 ea.) of these lovely VGC’s today. CIC -$1781.55, Shawnee,KS location. Metcalf location (OPKS) was out of stock at 11:15 am.
Live in georgia 8/3
No thanks
Does anyone know if visa gift card promotion started today? I thought it was going to.
Worked in Minnesota today.
There was no signage, store still had MasterCard sign up, but the deal was live.
Can you buy this with virtual visa gift cards (either online or in store)?
I’ve got several virtual visas from cash back sites and I’d like to get it all onto one card if possible.
No, not directly. However, some virtuals can be loaded to the various tap to pay apps. The discussion of which tap to pays and which virtuals will work is exceedingly complex… you’ll need to do your own leg work on that piece. Maybe FT or other site can guide you a bit.
Also, I’m assuming your virtuals aren’t particularly large denomination (as in the ~$400 needed for even the most basic version of this VGC promo) so you’ll also be looking at split tendering your transactions. You’re asking for a lot here of the cashier’s knowledge of how the PoS works– tap to pay and split tender.
Better to find another way to burn the virtuals up, IMO.
Yeah I was trying with tap to pay. Some added but had issues at the store. Going to try again. What is FT?
The multiple virtual cards add up to around 600 so I don’t really want to spend it down. Even if I did, I’d rather do it on a cc, and get cash back/offers.
No, last time I tried, prepaid cards (like virtual visa or even physical) cannot be used to purchase another prepaid products in their system.
Does anyone know if Office Depot/Max allows purchases of a visa gift card with their store gift card?
Nope. Register has a cashier prompt that pops up reminding them as well.