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The Offer
- Staples stores will offer fee-free $200 Visa gift cards for the week of 1/13-1/19. That’s a savings of $6.95.
The Fine Print
- Valid 1/13/2-1/19 (starts Sunday)
- In store only.
- Subject to availability.
- See gift cards for details, terms, conditions, and (if applicable) fees.
- Limit 1 per customer.
- All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
- Product may not be available in all states.
- The gift cards featured are not sponsors of or otherwise affiliated with this company.
- The Visa Gift Card is issued by MetaBank®, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.
- Card can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted in the U.S. No cash access.
Our Verdict
Fine print says it’ll only work for a single card per transactions. Although in the past multiples have worked in the same transaction. Make sure to use a card that earns at a high rate at office supply stores, there is also an amex offer and a chase offer. Personally wouldn’t risk using AmEx.
My closest Staples isn’t very close so it’s not worth driving there just for gift cards, but I was in the area a couple of times. Picked up 3 sets of $2k each. Was able to use Amex 10% offer on two Blue Biz Plus cards (mine & spouse) on $500 split payments, for another $100 free cash. Balance on Ink Plus for 25,000 UR points.
Liquidation isn’t tough in my area, but it’s a pain at only $200 per card so it will probably take me a week to get rid of these. So, I got a minimum profit of $350 (or $475 if I use the UR for travel at 1.5 cents), plus 2000 Amex MR points.
Thanks DoC!
Curmudgeon how do you liquidate your gift cards?
Serve and BlueBird
May have bit the hand that feeds. Came back for a third round and was limited to only one. Same cashier that I had previously.
No need feel bad, $200 card is PITA or like chicken bone(its pity or waste to not eat, then not much meat when u eat it), I see OD or OM moneymake Gift card deal coming. Take care
FWIW, the clerk when I got mine asked me how many I wanted, so multiple COULD be doable, but I only bought the one.
Update… even if the advertisement signs aren’t up… the offer is still valid. The discount automatically comes off while the transaction is being processed. I was able to buy two without a problem!! John 3:16
I picked up two $200 visa gift cards at staples a couple days ago and cashed them out at walmart.
OK… i picked up these same visa gift cards(same blackhawk vender) at hyvee but in the $100 balance. They are not going through the walmart m/o slide to cash them out. I’ve also tried cashing out master card debits and there not working either.
ben how are you cashing them out?
Same way as i cashed out the $200 visa debit card and everywhere(dining/grocery) gift cards. I changed the pin. I have cashed out maybe 40 cards so i feel i have some skill
ben thanks. are you referring to serve or getting cash back?
No, money order. How do you do a cashout? I have tried doing the $50 cash back @ savealot and no dice
I reset my pin on the $100 visa cards before going to walmart when i tried cashing them out and i just reset them again today. I’ll try my luck tommarrow.
@ben I have yet to successfully do a cashout. (I’m so lame.)
Looks like he’s buying money orders at walmart. If MCGC aren’t working that is almost certainly what he is doing. This is not related to serve.
I was able to redeem the $100 visa cards i bought at hyvee. I had to reset the pin for a 2nd time. I still have $500 of the mastercard debit cards in hand
Limited to 1 VGC at two different locations in Texas. At least was able to split tender $137/$63 onto 2 cards, CIC, & CF to take advantage of MSR of CIC & 30% off Chase offer for both my and P2’s CF.
Alright, so I drove out of my way to the closest staples. I asked them to split the fee between my chase and my BOA and she asked her manager how, who said their store does not split for gift cards. I bought one with my chase, still a good enough deal for $19 + some UR.
Then, I bought two more on my Arrival+ for minimum spend. She somehow screwed up the scanning or i put my card in too early or something and they managed to charge me $400 but only activate one $200 card. Another 20 minutes later and multiple phone calls, they finally managed to refund $200.
While they were figuring that out a guy came in, asked what the max was ($2,000) and then bought ten cards and was in and out within 3 minutes.
I was tempted to do the same, but I was running late already. In retrospect probably not worth my time.
Looks like $200 card is pita for most people, my area staples has plenty blue visa $200, only got 2 transactions of 3 cards each to triggering $50 Amex offer for me and my spouse. Cashier is an older man and did not care or ask questions. Do not plan to get more unless I get rid of them 1st or happen to be around staples. Lol
Got 3 from my local Staples, one transaction, no issues or questions. They had a ton of them in stock. Got the email <5 minutes later.
FYI once I bought them the cashier had to rip the tab, so if there are ones on the shelf with the tab ripped that's probably where it got pulled off, but I wouldn't want to risk it either, personally.
I purchase multiple in one transaction!