FREE Ream of Staples Multipurpose Paper After $6.99 Easy Rebate @ Staples B&M

Quote from mathfaster : Probably someone did a mod alert (not me). Title had effective dates?

No, but the body of the OP had different effective dates. I think I'm going to add the "Valid Thru 12/15" to the title, just so nothing happens again.

Quote from chimmy826 : And also, when I go to print them, the there is no image of the bar code where it looks like there should be one. Any idea why?

I've found that if you right-click on the link to the coupon and select "open in incognito window" it usually shows the bar code correctly. Occasionally I have to open it using an extension called IE Tab which just opens the current tab in a new tab using the IE engine to display the page instead of Chrome and that often makes it show up correctly. I just don't like having to open a whole new browser so these work-arounds work for me. HTH.

Everyone is writing that this is a good way to use staples rewards money. However when I went today and bought the paper, the associate manager told me that using rewards invalidates your rebate. I ended up paying by credit card to avoid a hassle, but isn't he wrong?

Quote from ronsensei : Everyone is writing that this is a good way to use staples rewards money. However when I went today and bought the paper, the associate manager told me that using rewards invalidates your rebate. I ended up paying by credit card to avoid a hassle, but isn't he wrong?

Cannot begin to tell you how wrong that manager was about using rewards to buy rebate items. Next time just tell them that's OK as you don't like the hassle of rebates. What they don't know is all to our benefit.

What happens if you buy this and use a $20 reward and dont buy anything else. What is done with the other 13.00?

Quote from cbr9rider : What happens if you buy this and use a $20 reward and don't buy anything else. What is done with the other 13.00?

If these are the original rewards being used you get a $13.01 balance coupon that expires the same time as your original rewards and must be used in its entirely on a subsequent purchase.

Quote from cbr9rider : What happens if you buy this and use a $20 reward and dont buy anything else. What is done with the other 13.00?

For in store redemption a coupon will print out with your receipt with the remaining $13 of staples rewards. Make sure when you use that $13 coupon that your purchase is at least $13. If not you will lose the remaining value

Anyone able to combine this with the $5 off $25 (buying only $18 more)?

Quote from ronsensei : Everyone is writing that this is a good way to use staples rewards money. However when I went today and bought the paper, the associate manager told me that using rewards invalidates your rebate. I ended up paying by credit card to avoid a hassle, but isn't he wrong?

Yup, assistant manager is definitely wrong.

I do it all the time and nobody has ever said anything to me, including the store manager helping the cashier. I have gotten the rebate every single time.

He's probably confused with stuff with staples rewards.

You cannot buy say the 100% back staples rewards batteries with Rewards and GET MORE rewards back.

Quote from Starrx05 : Anyone able to combine this with the $5 off $25 (buying only $18 more)?

Yes. Works just fine.

This paper rebate isn't even a coupon. You pay full price and it prints the info to get a money rebate from it.

Just as a data point, I went and got the correct item. I was confused for a moment, because the item was on the shelf at $7.xx (checked the UPC and item code). It did ring up correctly at the register with the coupon though.

Quote from Starrx05 : Anyone able to combine this with the $5 off $25 (buying only $18 more)?

yes, combine with 2x $9.99 photo paper, that is $1 AR

Quote from chimmy826 : This is the first time in my life I've received Staples rewards. I know I'm probably asking in the wrong place, but you folks are very knowledgeable. First, My roughly $28 in Staples rewards was split into $10 and $18.XX. Any reason why it was split like that? And also, when I go to print them, the there is no image of the bar code where it looks like there should be one. Any idea why?

Aometimes they are splint into rewards you have earned through purchases and rewards earned from ink recycling. It is actually better this way since you have to use the entirity of a remainder after it's first use. this lets you split your purchaes into more smaller ones.

not a single rebate recepit printed for me and I went to another store ~20 min away from where I live and apparently they had 4x 2*6 photo papers FAR (limit 4) instead of the 8*11 limit 2, very confused when I left the store but was able to fill out all rebates online

Staples would never run out of this copy paper.

1) Find the correct ream of paper, it should have a sku like "513099-BL", ingore the BL part.
2) Go to register, ring the above paper,
3) then ring the special sku 866957 just like ringing as you are purchasing this item ($0.00 though) Please note: this is NOT a coupon. It looks like a coupon, and would confuse inexperienced cashier.
4) Apply any coupon you have such $5 off $25 with additional items purchased to meet coupon minimum requirement. The % off coupon is easier, just apply in this step
5) Pay and get the receipt, your rebate form should spit out at this moment.

I bet you might have messed up in step #3. This is NOT a coupon. You would need to have both skus 513099 & 866957 in the same transaction in order to trigger the rebate form to print out.

Personally, driving 20 minutes for a ream of paper is not worthy unless you are in urgent need of copy paper..

Quote from robinski_ : not a single rebate recepit printed for me and I went to another store ~20 min away from where I live and apparently they had 4x 2*6 photo papers FAR (limit 4) instead of the 8*11 limit 2, very confused when I left the store but was able to fill out all rebates online