Update 7/13/25: Deal is back for the week of 7/13 – 7/19. (ht Chatan) Stack with Chase Offer.Â
The Offer
- Staples stores will be selling $200 Mastercard gift cards with the $6.95 activation fee waived.
The Fine Print
- Limit 9 per customer per day; check with your local store to see their rules
- In-store only
Our Verdict
As always remember to use a card that earns at a high rate on office supply store purchases. Or stack with a Chase Offer or use your Amex Business Gold for the $20 office supply credit.
Update History:
- Update 5/18/25: Deal is back from 5/18/25 – 5/24/25 (ht CreditCaper)
- Update 4/17/25: Deal is back from 4/20-4/26/25
- Update 3/20/25: Deal is back from 3/23/25 – 3/29/25. Hat tip to FM
- Update 2/20/25: Deal is back from 2/23-3/1
- Update 1/24/25: Deal is back from Sunday, 1/26/25 through Saturday, 2/1/25 (ht FM)
- Update 11/28/24: Deal is back from 12/1 – 12/7
- Update 10/31/24: Deal is coming back for 11/3 through 11/9 (ht kawnipi)
- Update 10/3/24: Deal is back from 10/6 – 10/12. Hat tip to FM
- Update 9/5/24: Deal is coming back for 9/8 through 9/14. The new limit now is 9 per customer per day. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 8/8/24: Deal is coming back for 8/11 through 8/17. Limit 8. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 7/11/24: Deal is back from 7/14 – 7/20
- Update 6/14/24: Deal is back from 6/16 – 6/22.
- Update 5/16/24: Deal is coming back for 5/19-5/25. Limit 5 this time. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 4/18/24: Deal is coming back for 4/21 – 4/27 (ht GC Galore)
- Update 3/21/24: Deal is back from 3/24 – 3/30 (ht GC Galore)
- Update 2/22/24: Deal is back from 2/25 – 3/2
- Update 1/25/24: Deal is coming back for 1/28 – 2/3 (ht GCGalore)
- Update 12/28/23: Deal is coming back soon for 12/31 – 1/6. Limit 8. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 12/3/23: Deal is back this week 12/3 – 12/9. Limit 8. (ht Emi S)
- Update 11/2/23: Deal is coming back for the week of 11/5 – 11/11. Limit 8. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 10/5/23: Deal is back 10/8 – 10/14
- Update 9/7/23: Deal is back for 9/10 – 9/16. Limit 8 this time. (ht captduk)
- Update 8/10/23: Deal is coming back soon for 8/13 – 8/19. Back down to a maximum of 5 cards this time. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 7/13/23: Deal is back from 7/16 – 7/22
- Update 6/18/21: Deal is back and valid 6/18 – 6/24 (ht GCG). Stack with Chase Offer for 10% back.
- Update 5/18/21: Deal is back and valid 5/21 – 5/27
- Update 4/20/23: Deal is back and valid 4/23 – 4/29.
- Update 3/23/23: Deal is back and valid until 3/26 – 4/1.
- Update 2/23/23: Back until 2/26 – 3/4.
- Update 1/26/23: Deal will be back and valid until 1/29 – 2/4 with a max of 8 this time. (ht kawnipi)
- Update 7/14/22: Deal is back, valid from 7/17 until 7/23
- Update 12/1/22: Deal is back and valid until 12/4 – 12/10. Hat tip to GC Galore
Just in time for my tax payment 🙂 🙂
Maybe check your dates. Federal Q2 was due June 15.
How are you paying tax with GC?
According to the weekly Staples ad, the deal for no activation fee on $200 MasterCards is running from 7/13/25 to 7/19/2025.
Confirmed with purchase of 3 $200 MCs
Every time I buy MC gift cards I end up regretting it, and this time is no different. A lot of online places wont process them, I think due to the 2033 expiration date.
MCGC = run. That’s the saying but I have had no issues liquidating mine.
Yeah MC hit and miss now…. It was good few months ago.
they work fine for Travelers insurance, NYSEG etc Also Veiola water. All online
they also work for take out food orders and in restaurants.5% with INK can not be beat for dining.
You have to register them. Its not because of the 2033 expiration date. The reason why it may not work online is that its doing what a secure payment should do which is verifying certain pieces of information like zip code or some address. I have no problem using MCGCs for bill payments when registering the cards.
A lot of bills are like that which is why Vanilla cards are garbage for paying bills online unfortunately since Vanilla cards do not allow you to make purchases online. Vanilla cards are only good for in-store purchases.
I meant to say Vanilla cards are garbage since they do NOT allow you to register the cards online where you can enter address information which is crucial for online purchase/bill payment verification.
Has anyone ever seen no fee $500 gift cards?
Not at staples or OD/OM.
Why are we not getting these before the sale starts? Same with OD/OM? Ours run out in day one 😢
Confirmed working today in Menlo Park, CA. Had to ask employee to retrieve behind a door.
This one snuck up on me. I drove past 3 Staples today but didn’t have my Ink Cash on hand.
Why not add it to mobile device wallet?
If they do ID check, they wont accept mobile wallet, only physical card. The 4 Staples I usually go to do ID check.
lol i would tell the store, my face ID is the ID check
There was a new girl working at Staples when I went. She asked for ID but allow me to use Apple Pay. The guy who is usually there and doesn’t ask for ID wasn’t there. I almost want to ask him for his schedule. Only half kidding.
(on Android only worx few states now )+ to show your ID from the device wallet.
Confirmed working as of this morning
No purchase feewhen you buy a $200 Mastercard® Gift Card (a $7.95 value).
24536080. Valid 6/15/25–6/21/25. Offer valid in store only. Limit 9 per customer per day. Subject to availability. See gift cards for details, terms, conditions and (if applicable) fees. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product may not be available in all states. The Mastercard Gift Card is issued by Pathward®, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. No cash access
The deal is back for this week.
Thanks, reposted