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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!
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.
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
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!