Office Depot: 100% Back In Worklife Rewards On Select Supplies
 

100% back in Office Depot Worklife rewards on select supplies - (NOTE: ONLY UP TO $50): http://www.officedepot.com/a/prom...LRSupplies

Binders: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149596
Filing: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149599
Office Essentials (staples): http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149600
Writing (pens): http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149601
Presentation: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149602
Labels: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/...did=149603

The fine print:

100% Bonus Rewards Coupon: Valid February 10 - 16, 2013 11:59 PM ET for Worklife Rewards® and Star Teacher members in-store, online at www.officedepot.com, by phone or fax. Must present coupon to cashier in-store at time of purchase. Use the coupon code for phone or fax orders or enter the coupon code to cart online at checkout. Bonus Rewards valid on binders, writing instruments, labels, presentation easels and easel pads, presentation boards, overheads and transparencies, and office essentials including clipboards, scissors, rulers, self-stick notes, Post-It flags, stapling, rubber bands, and hole punches. Bonus Rewards will not exceed $50. Cannot be combined with Store Purchasing or Procurement Cards. Coupon is good for one-time use only, is not transferable, is not for resale or auction and cannot be combined with other offers or promotions. While supplies last. No rain checks. No cash back. Void where prohibited. Limit 1 coupon per household/business. Allow up to 6 weeks for bonus Rewards to post to your account. Subject to Program Terms & Conditions.

Coupon Codes 53790023, 45457376
Printable Coupon: http://www.officedepot.com/specia...790023.pdf

Coupon Code 45457376
 

Another coupon code: 45457376

http://www.officedepot.com/speciallinks/us/od/docs/promo/wlr_coupon_45457376_email.pdf

If you want to test out whether or not an item qualifies, it has to be the only item in your cart at the time. So add the item and go to the checkout page. If you get an error, it doesn't quality. If you don't get an error it does qualify. Now remove that item from your cart and go add another item.



Items that qualify

• Labels for my Brother label maker

• Paper clips

• Post it notes

• sharpies and mechanical pencils
• PRESENTATION BOARDS PACK OF 4
• green hanging files, Colored hanging files
• rubber bands,
• push pins
• cork boards
• marker boards

Items that dont qualify:

• Toner ink

• Scotch tape w/ dispenser

• Shipping tape

• Wireless Presenter

• Plastic Carts, Drawers & Crates/ Cash boxes or Safes

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bpvh's unofficial Office Depot FARewards FAQ (vers. 2013.01.03):

This is a work in progress.


Q01. Is membership in Office Depot's Worklife Rewards program required to take advantage of these bonus offers?
Q02. What are Office Depot's Worklife Rewards and what can the rewards purchase?
Q03. If a bonus rewards item is paid for with rewards will the bonus rewards still be awarded? Do rewards "roll"?
Q04. Does using coupons impact the rewards payout?
Q05. Any other payment concerns?
Q06. The terms state "Limit 2 of each item per member per day" or similar. What is an "item" for the purposes of this offer?
Q07. The item comes in N different colors and has N different SKUs. Can two of each SKU be purchased per day of the offer and receive rewards?
Q08. A sign in-store has an item not on the official PDF advertised as part of the 100% back in rewards offer. Will the item earn 100% back in rewards?
Q09. The item's online price does not match the item's price in the advertisement. Will the rewards payout be the advertised price or the purchase price?
Q10. According to the offer's official pdf file, the item is listed as only being available online (or alternatively in-store). Will the item earn rewards if purchased in-store (or alternatively online)?
Q11. What "date" does Office Depot's reward site use as the date of record for online transactions?
Q12. When will the rewards be noted on the rewards account?
Q13. How and when will the rewards from this offer be received?
Q14. Do rewards expire?
Q15. Do purchases of 100% back in rewards items count toward the total qualifying annual purchases for Office Depot's ink/toner recycling program?



Q01. Is membership in Office Depot's Worklife Rewards program required to take advantage of these bonus offers?

Yes. Office Depot's rewards program is called Worklife Rewards. To join either fill out an application in-store or online at www.myworkliferewards.com [myworkliferewards.com].


Q02. What are Office Depot's Worklife Rewards and what can the rewards purchase?

Office Depot's Worklife Rewards are effectively Office Depot store credit. "Rewards Certificates may be redeemed on purchases of merchandise only, which excludes any type of prepaid gift, merchandise, debit, phone, service or other stored value card or device."*

Rewards certificates are unlimited use until funds exhausted.

No idea if there is a limit on the number of rewards (and gift and merchandise) cards that can be used on a single purchase in-store. Online there is a limit to the number of rewards (and gift and merchandise) cards that can be used on a single purchase. Not sure what it is but it is at least four.


Q03. If a bonus rewards item is paid for with rewards will the bonus rewards still be awarded? Do rewards "roll"?

No. To the extent bonus rewards items (e.g. 100% back in rewards items) are paid for with previously issued rewards, the bonus rewards payout will be reduced dollar for dollar. Do not use rewards to pay for 100% back in rewards items.

"Purchases (or portions of purchases) made with Office Depot Rewards or Merchandise Cards/Certificates do not qualify for Rewards."*


Q04. Does using coupons impact the rewards payout?

Yes. Using coupons to pay for 100% back in rewards items will reduce the rewards payout. This includes the stated value of freebie coupons. While dollar off coupons are useful in reducing the initial outlay, the eventual rewards payout, and the amount of sales tax paid if applicable, freebie coupons will reduce the rewards payout at the inflated value given to the freebie items.

"The price of an item eligible for Rewards is the price paid at checkout after the deduction of coupons, other discounts, the value of free items and the value any Office Depot Rewards and Merchandise Cards/Certificates applied to that purchase."*


Q05. Any other payment concerns?

Cash, credit cards, and gift cards: Earn full rewards.

Rewards certificates and merchandise cards: Earn no rewards to the extent paid for with rewards certificates and/or merchandise cards.


Q06. The terms state "Limit 2 of each item per member per day" or similar. What is an "item" for the purposes of this offer?

To date, an "item" has been a distinct SKU.


Q07. The item comes in N different colors and has N different SKUs. Can two of each SKU be purchased per day of the offer and receive rewards?

To date, yes.


Q08. A sign in-store has an item not on the official PDF advertised as part of the 100% back in rewards offer. Will the item earn 100% back in rewards automatically?

Most likely no. The most reliable information concerning 100% back in rewards offers is the offer's pdf file. It will contain the items included in the offer and the terms and conditions of the offer. The pdf file is located on the Office Depot Worklife Rewards site in the program's FAQ under the question "How can I find out what products qualified for a particular promotion?".


Q09. The item's online price does not match the item's price in the advertisement. Will the rewards payout be the advertised price or the purchase price?

For 100% back in rewards offers the rewards payout has been the purchase price (as adjusted for paying with coupons, previous rewards, etc.) regardless of whether the purchase price is less than or greater than the advertised price.


Q10. According to the offer's official pdf file, the item is listed as only being available online (or alternatively in-store). Will the item earn rewards if purchased in-store (or alternatively online)?

To date, the item will earn rewards even if the purchase location is other than as listed on the offer's official pdf file.


Q11. What "date" does Office Depot's reward site use as the date of record for online transactions?

Office Depot's rewards site uses the purchase/order date as the date of record for online transactions -- as it should. The order is dated according to eastern time though not local time.

Backorders, at least those that ship by the time the rewards are noted on the account, generally are awarded rewards.


Q12. When will the rewards be noted on the rewards account?

Rewards from bonus rewards offers such as 100% back in rewards offers post within days under both "Rewards Status" (under "Additional Promotions") and "Purchase History".


Q13. How and when will the rewards from this offer be received?

Rewards are paid out on rewards certificates. The rewards certificates can be received either electronically or via US Mail.

For those who have signed up for electronic delivery, your Rewards certificates should be available to download as a pdf file from your myworkliferewards accounts [myworkliferewards.com] in the latter half of the month after the end of the quarter. For this offer that in the latter half of April 2013.

For those who have not signed up for electronic delivery, your printed Rewards certificates should arrive via US Mail in the latter half of the second month after the end of the quarter. For this offer that is in the latter half of May 2013.

According to the program's Terms and Conditions*, Rewards certificates should be issued:

You earn Rewards..............Online Rewards issued.....Postal Rewards issued
January 1 – March 31..........April 15 – 30...................May 15 – 31
April 1 – June 30.................July 15 – 31....................August 15 – 31
July 1 – September 30........October 15 – 31...............November 15 – 30
October 1 – December 31....January 15 – 31...............February 15 – 28


Q14. Do rewards expire?

Yes. Rewards expire the last day of the month 3 months following the month in which they are issued.


Q15. Do purchases of 100% back in rewards items count toward the total qualifying annual purchases for Office Depot's ink/toner recycling program?

As long as the purchase is otherwise a qualifying purchase, then yes.

"Qualifying purchases exclude taxes; delivery fees; postage stamps; and prepaid gift, debit, phone or services cards; and purchases made with Office Depot Rewards and Merchandise Cards/Certificates."*


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* - Office Depot's Worklife Rewards Terms and Conditions [myworkliferewards.com]

** - Office Depot's Worklife Rewards FAQ [myworkliferewards.com]


DISCLAIMER:

The UNOFFICIAL Office Depot Rewards FAQ is a compilation of information found not only in the official Terms and Conditions* and FAQ** but also through my own personal experience and the personal experiences of others as posted to SD and FW.

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Limit of $50.

They learned their lesson. I got about $900 back from 100% rewards last quarter.

Ouch! I guess the golden era is gone?

Too bad its not limit 60 for ink recycling.

I don't know that I would conclude that just yet. This offer seems very different as it seems to allow any item from those categories (not limited to select items).

don't see any envelopes :(

You are correct about that.

In any case, it is still a good deal if you need any of those items. And I do need labels...

Hopefully you are right

wtf is this, coupon for a FAReward offer?

this would be insane without the $50 limit though lol, no category restrictions

OP, you may want to remove that code. My code number is different from yours so it may be one time use only.

Edit - It seems each time I open the coupon it comes up with a different code number.

I don't think it's unique there are (at least) two publicly-accessible promo pages for the offer, with different coupon codes:

http://www.officedepot.com/a/prom...21013_wlr/

http://www.officedepot.com/a/prom...1013_wlr2/

Seems you are correct about there being at least two different codes. Thanks for pointing that out.

Does it mean a max of 2 x $50 for the entire promotion period 10-16 Feb. ?

That is smart (wishful) thinking...:)
But doubtful

So, this is valid for ANY binders, writing instruments, labels, presentation easels and easel pads, etc.?

Also, I'm new to the ink recycling game. I have recycled 20 carts for Jan and Feb but have no qualified purchases. Can I grab a bunch of stuff on this promo (up to $50) and have it count as a qualifying purchase, even though I am getting 100% back on rewards?

Thanks.

Yes you can

Needed some LabelWriter labels :D

This is great. Sure it is only $50, not thousands as in previous offers, but I can get $50 worth of stuff I can actually use. I'm a little worried about possibly buying something that does not qualify for the offer because we don't have a list of SKUs, but I guess I'll just be extra careful and check that the rewards post as expected and return the items if it doesn't.

I'm thinking that this should combine with a $10 off 50 coupon to get a total of $60 off FARewards stuff. Anyone think that won't work?

I also wonder if this is good on clearance items. I don't think I'll take a chance because it is good on "select supplies."

Oh and anyone know of anything with manufacturer rebates that qualifies? If something qualifies for a manufacturers rebate, you could double dip on rebate and rewards.

It might be a stupid question, especially since the 100% back image shows the filing supplies. But, if one looks at the fine print, there is no mention of filing supplies, even though all other categories are mentioned in the fine print. Do you think that will be a problem? I only need the filing supplies.

Thanks.

I'm curious about this as well....is it from ANY of the above supplies?

Not sure what "official" answer your looking for...since I doubt anyone here works for this promo dept.

Best bet ( in cases like these)....is if you want to be safe...buy something that is obvious in one of the categories.

You can also be more "risky" if you want.....just make sure you watch your rewards carefully.

I see this at checkout so hopefully this will confirm that we are getting the rewards:


Remove Coupon

100% BACK IN REWARDS ON MOST SUPPLIES

(CD06) Your order has not met the qualifying total of $.01 for coupon 45457376 This may be the result of certain product exclusions. Your current qualifying amount is .00. Please add more qualified products to your Shopping Cart or remove this coupon from your Shopping Cart. Thank you.

just had this at checkout:

Attention:

Coupon 45457376 cannot be used with any other coupons/bundles. Please review your order to make the necessary adjustments. Thank you.

I have qualified purchuse last month and recycled 10 carts, but checked my work life account, the 10 carts doesn't show any rewards earned, s it normal? I have to wait until April to show? Thanks.

Where is 10 off 50 coupon? I only received a 20 off 100 coupon code. Thank you.

I really want more clips.

It seems that when the coupon code is applied and no qualifying items are in the cart, a message pops up saying you have not met the qualifying total of $.01 for the coupon. There is no complaint as long as some item in the cart qualifies, so you have to add each item by itself to check. It's a bit of a hassle, but at least we can confirm what qualifies.

Also, adding a second coupon (i.e., 10 off 50) appears not to work. The 100% coupon will not combine with others.

Confirmed qualifying: binder clips (great filler, as low as $0.39), some rulers (the cheapest one came up as not qualifying), and label maker tape.

yep. added the plastic filing drawers, they are a no go.

but: green hanging files are yes, sharpie markers, yes, rubber bands - yes.

Have to look at each item to be safe. Hard to put together enough to get free shipping.

so pi put a keyboard duster in my cart and its not saying it wont qualify..

and ??

nvm i put it in alone and it gave me an error lol

Looks like the website is automatically adding the 100% back coupon for qualifying items. I added an item to my cart, added coupon code "53790023" and it gave me an error. Then, I looked and over on the right side of the screen it showed 2 different 100% back coupons being applied.

OD better provides a list for the qualified item.......

How do you know that the item is go or no-go? For example, if I were to add plastic filing drawers, how would I know if it qualifies or not?

If you want to test out whether or not an item qualifies, it has to be the only item in your cart at the time. So add the item and go to the checkout page. If you get an error, it doesn't quality. If you don't get an error it does qualify. Now remove that item from your cart and go add another item.

This is what I have found so far:

Items that qualify
-Labels for my Brother label maker
-Paper clips
Post it notes

Items that dont qualify:
-Toner ink
-Scotch tape w/ dispenser
-Shipping tape

Thanks Randomness!!

One more question:

Will orders placed online for store pick-up also earn rewards? I know that for all earlier promotions that works, but I am not sure about this one as this term in fine print: Cannot be combined with Store Purchasing or Procurement Cards, what does this mean? and secondly, OD/OM expert, bvph has not chimed in this thread yet :)

Office Depot's pricing is all over the place. 24-packs cost more than 2x 12-packs, $3.99 rulers that look the same as $0.49 rulers, et cetera. It's making it hard to maximize my mooching.

Cool! This includes things like marker boards and cork boards and pushpins. I went for this one to take advantage of free shipping. Thanks OP!

http://www.officedepot.com/a/prod...oard-With/

There is also a valid rebate that works with this offer for up to $20 in gas cards limit 2 per household. Earn $10 gas card when you purchase 2 qualifying smead expandable folders. http://biggestbook.com/dyn/rebate..._offer.pdf

My order will net me $6.50 after tax. I only did rebate once.

X-Acto® Knife Blades, No. 11 Blade With Safety Dispenser, Pack Of 15 Item # 238964 $4.99 / pack

X-Acto® X2000 Precision Knife, Black Item # 822403
$7.29 / each

PaperPro® Compact 3-Hole Punch, Gray Item # 255722
$14.99 / each

Smead® TUFF® Expanding File With Open Top, 12 Pockets, Monthly, 12" x 10" Letter Size, 30% Recycled, Brown Item # 211219 $10.87 / each

Smead® TUFF® Expanding File With Open Top, 21 Pockets, A?"Z, 12" x 10" Letter Size, 30% Recycled, Brown Item # 211193 $10.87 / each

Fashion Magnets, Teal, Pack Of 8 Item # 201349 $1.00 / pack

Subtotal: $50.01
Delivery Fee: $0.00
Coupons/Delivery Fee Adjustments/Other Discounts: ($0.01)
Taxes: Tax Exempt? $3.50
Total: $53.50

Current offers from 3M Productivity (haven't yet found an unexpired offer for labels :shake: )


Free $10 Starbucks gift card WYB $50 in Scotch and Post-It brand products [3mproductivity.com]

Free $25 Darden restaurants gift card WYB $100 in Post-It brand easel products [3mproductivity.com] expires 6/30/13

Free 16 oz. insulated tumbler WYB 2 full Post-It brand 12 packs [3mproductivity.com] expires 6/30/13

Free Post-It note compact dispenser WYB 2 Post-It brand products [3mproductivity.com] expires 6/30/13

$10 rebate WYB 3M laminator and pouches [3mproductivity.com] expires 6/30/13

Free glass bowl and pack of decorative packaging tape WYB heavy duty packaging tape cabinet pack [3mproductivity.com] expires 3/31/13

Yes..

Are these rewards rollable like at OfficeMax?

Yes, you would get $50 back in OD worklife rewards along with spending the $60 for releasing ink rewards.

Nope, OD rewards don't roll.

If I use gift card to make purchase will i still earn 100% rewards

Gift Card - Yes
Merchandise Credit - No

Thanks OP, repped. Grabbed this trimmer and some labels:
Link [officedepot.com]

Is this for a specified area in US. I haven't received an email or any notification of this. Wonder why it's such a secret. LOL

I wish they still allowed k- cups in these deals. Those days were amazing!

When I wrote to officedepot I get this response
In response to your request, please know that your rewards account will not be credited with 100% back in rewards, if you use your Office Depot gift card for purchasing 100% back in rewards items.

The price of an item eligible for Rewards is the price paid at checkout after the deduction of coupons, other discounts, the value of free items and any Office Depot Rewards and Merchandise certificates/cards applied to that purchase.

Please visit www.myworkliferewards.com for current Program Terms and Conditions.

Please get back to us for further assistance.

Thank you for shopping at Office Depot!
Kind Regards

Jenni Price
Office Depot Member Services
Did you know Rewards are now Online?
Access your certificates
Anytime, anywhere
Learn more
http://www.myworkliferewards.com/...Rewards.do

I think that the confusion is that the rewards are paid out in a form that looks like a gift card. If you have a regular gift card, you should have no trouble. I have used a gift card last quarter and got the 100% rewards with no issue.

The terms do indicate that using your rewards card does not earn new rewards; in other words, you can't roll OD rewards.

Darn...was looking under their selection..but this one doesn't qualify:

http://www.officedepot.com/a/prod...2000000353

In for $50.66 of supplies shipped directly to a local charity...

Repped for the cause!!!

Use caution when ordering. I didn't find any tape that worked and there is a picture of it. Do 1 item at a time to make sure and I'd print screen to make sure u get rewards.

I had an issue where if I clicked onto items using a link from the OP or email, I would get the message that the item was not eligible for rewards or something to that effect. However, if I just searched for the SKU and added it to my cart, no issues and the rewards coupon works fine.

wow talk about office depot failure.. i attempted to recycle back in dec they was closed and blip 1 month lost then jan i recycle, feb i havent but there isnt anything!!! worth buying!! shit shit shit... so bummed and pissed at the same time. the FAR's suck especially norton and the farkin mcrapee that never paid me, thats a cool way to blow $65. sigh.... any overpriced label makers for $40 im assuming thats all i can scrap with what im going to recycle if i recycle this month and i guess no longer participate in office repos ink recycling program... hail staples.. lol but even on the staples front im $0 towards $1000 for extending premier x 2 .. 2013 isnt a good year at all :(

They have it advertised in the "deal center" of their website.

It is a slow process for Staples this year. I have made a dent in my spending level, but still have some way to go. OD has been good so far. Wish it had some presentation technology items for FARew in this promo though!

I went to the OD store yesterday and the manager knew nothing about the 100% rewards. Talk about employees being in the dark. If you plan on purchasing at the store, you better make sure you have all the sku's correct.


Thanks for that information. Sure wish they had planners avail. for this deal. I'll try your way and see what happens.

Thanks Again!

I was talking with a Staples manager and he said they were going to start offering Apple accessories soon. It's on a trial basis so not sure how many stores and if it will be nationwide.

yeah im just going to troll and buy some random uneeded labels to hit $40 is what I have put forth.. not spending a penny more..

I bought four of these and the purchase is showing in Worklife. However, it is showing as no rewards. Is there some lag normally?

I see the " Allow up to 6 weeks for bonus Rewards to post to your account." but wanted to know what others have experienced in the past.

Just a note, I read the Terms a bit more:

Residents of DC, MD, NJ, VA, WI will be sent a $10 Visa gift card in lieu of Gas Card.
So I guess that's even better for them? ^^

The rewards won't post until a few days after the items are delivered.

I know if I use a merchandise card to pay for my $50 worth of FARewards stuff, it won't qualify to release ink recycling rewards; but I already have my spend req. met for this quarter.

Would using a merchandise card also mean that I wouldn't even get the rewards from this deal though? I could just use a gift card, but I'd like to get rid of a merchandise card I've had lying around for a while.

Purchases made with merchandise cards do not earn rewards.

Wasn't sure where to post this.

Here is a $15 off $75 Office Depot Coupon Code that was emailed to me:
73081312

Please reply when you have used it.

Thanks, that's the answer I expected, though not the one I hoped for. Oh well.

ok, I put 1 plastic storage tote in my cart and got this error:
Attention:

Coupon 45457376 cannot be used with any other coupons/bundles. Please review your order to make the necessary adjustments. Thank you.

- does this mean this item does not qualify for the 100% back in rewards? hth am I supposed to know what does or doesn't qualify? this promo is stupid.

There seem to be two codes associated with this promo -- the 454 code and a 537 code -- and OD seems to randomly add one or the other to your cart. As far as I can tell, it doesn't matter which one you use, so just delete one of them.

Edited to add: The way to check if an item qualifies is to delete everything from your cart, including all coupon codes. Then add your desired item. If the 454 or 537 code is automatically added to your cart, the item should qualify.

This thread is dedicated to OD coupons. Most of these codes can be used by multiple users.

I have updated the wiki with bpvh's unofficial Office Depot FARewards FAQ.

does not work if combined with 100% back.

Crucial point: each item you place in your cart has to be checked without anything else added.

I got another error aside from the first one, about 2 codes in the same order, so I couldn't get to a checkout page after that to see what was working / not working. I finally gave up and cleared everything out of the cart and went on chat, the csr said he'd confirm the 2 things in my order counted and put the order through for me with the code.

Is it me, or is OD just ridiculously incompetent in running a promo? Last time it was the 'buy tax sw and get other sw free after rebate', but online orders get split into multiple invoices, so they had no way to supply invoices that complied with their rebate and promo terms (bot tax sw and rebate sw on one invoice). This time, it's 'hey wahoo, everything in these categories is 100% free after rewards', but then selecting items linked directly off their list, some are, some aren't included, and nowhere is there a list of qualifying skus or items.
we have to check each and every item 1 at a time.

How do we know what is a merch card and which is a gift card? When I went to return an item, the manager gave me a gift card and told me it was a merch card. If the card says "gift card", is it safe to assume that it's a gift card even though the credit was clearly applied as a merch card?

I believe that the merchandise card says so on it and a card that says "gift card" is just that, even if funds were applied after a return of items.

I have to assume we can order any quantity of the items that qualify. I didn't see where it had a Qty limit. This is really a stupid one if you ask me. They should mark everything that qualifies. It takes so much time to figure out what qualifies.

did the rewards show up in your account at workliferewards.com?
I saw the purchase but not reward.

I just talked with customer service at workliferewards and she said she hadn't received any calls pertaining to this promotion and she's the one that handles the calls after things don't show up. I told her to get ready for the phone to ring and I explained some of the challenges we were having and she was shocked that the store didn't have the 100% back items labeled. My store didn't have a clue about the promotion at all. Hmmm I would hate to be OD customer service when everyone starts calling in.

If it went in the cart and showed 100% rewards then I'd print it or she suggested that you call the order in and they can tell right away if it qualifies for 100%. I'm not so sure about that tho as it looks great when we are ordering it if we have ONLY 1 item that qualifies.

what quantity limit? As long as your order is above $50 your fine. And you will get $50 back in rewards. So you can buy 5 $10 pens.

I took your advice of taking screenshots of each individual item in the cart on its own with the rewards code showing on the right. To be on the safe side, I also ordered just 1 of what each SKU I wanted and thankfully the total came up to $50.04 before tax. I am also not opening anything until the rewards are posted.

This message alerts you that only one of the FARew coupon codes can be in your cart at any one time. It cannot be stacked with $ off coupons or the other FArew coupon code. Pick one and check each item carefully against it.

Aare the storage totes working for the rewards? They didn't for me but then again I've worked on this mess for a long time so website can be messing up. UGH.

I tried 4 of the totes that are usually FARew and none seems to be eligible. And yet, they show under the category "Filing".

I didn't see anything about the order needing to be over $50, just that you would only get 100% rewards back up to a max of $50. I didn't miss something here did I?

Totes weren't working for me for some reason. You do have to make sure that there is only 1 coupon in your cart like Cagnotte mentioned. For some reason it's loading 2 coupons in your cart and you will have to remove 1 of them then put 1 item in at a time. What a mess but 100% rewards back makes it worth it.

No, there is no requirement to spend >=$50. It is just that paying tax only on some of these items can make it worthwhile even if OD is going to hang onto our money for a long time.

nope you're right but if your item cannot be ordered for in-store pickup (which mine wasn't), spending 50 would be wise since that's the minimum for free shipping.

I can't add any kind of sharpie to the shopping cart. "There was a problem adding your item(s) to your cart. Please call our Customer Service Center" any idea why?

Search for the SKU and add it to your cart. Add coupon # and see if the item qualifies. I had the same problem.

Thank you that worked.

Went to the store and rang up a bunch of items to see if it qualifies. When they add the promo code, each item had a second line that said "100% Rewards Cash Back" (or something similar) so they all qualified. Seems like that's the only sure fire way to find out.

Got a bunch of post-its and labels, all the kinds that never go on sale.

If I see this on the checkout page, I'm good, right? -

100% BACK IN REWARDS
Coupon Code: 45457376
Χ Remove Coupon
Add a Coupon
Coupons/Delivery Fee Adjustments/Other Discounts: ($0.01)

yup, all set :)

In my receipt from store, I just have the coupon number on the second line after each item. Hope that means it qualifies

Yes, and there should be no other message when any single item is in your cart. Once you are in the clear, just lump them all in the cart and checkout.

No, it is safe to assume that unless you're certain that it's a gift card (not received in exchange for a merchandise return or other reason for "merchandise card" issuance) that you will be paying with a merchandise card and will not receive your rewards. For this reason, any gift card purchased from secondary market or gift card from unknown source should only be used on non-rewards purchase, such as MIR software. There is no way to a identify if "gift card" is a gift card or merchandise card for rewards qualification purposes other than possibly calling CS and good luck on that.

Here are manufacturer's coupons for post-it notes from the Smart Source January 6 newspaper insert:
Post-it $1 off $5+ flag purchase (2/17/13) SS 1/6/13
Post-it $1 off $5+ Super Sticky Note or Full Adhesive Note purchase (2/17/13) SS 1/6/13
Post-it $2 off $5+ dispenser purchase (2/17/13) SS 1/6/13
Post-it $2 off $5+ tab or pocket purchase (2/17/13) SS 1/6/13

Would appreciate if anyone can post verified $50 scenario combining Smead, Post-It and/or Scotch MIR offers (don't have a "cart" and is buying at B&M). TIA

Not so: bpvh once posted pictures of both types of cards and there is a difference in what is written on them.

Some of the cards are labeled as merchandise cards, true. But, since some cards labeled as gift cards are actually merchandise cards, caveat emptor. In BBB's case, he knows already that his "gift card" was issued as merchandise credit and he won't receive rewards if he uses it for rewards purchase.

i am about to spend $30 on other stuffs. is there any coupon to sweet the deal?

Not 100% sure, but my assumption is that you can't stack a coupon along with this deal.

It actually doesn't show on my receipt. Only on the cash register as we were ringing up the items. The employees didn't know how it worked either so we all wanted to see if something showed up.

I ordered 4 pack of Avery® White Inkjet Shipping Labels, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", Pack Of 50 . I think I will use it.

Did a few purchases online and what a mess but went to the store for my last purchase and he showed me the screen that listed each item and 100% rewards and the receipt printed a coupon # below each item on the receipt. I spent plenty of time doing my research at OD.com to know which items would qualify. This has been the best kept secret w/OD. The cashier said he had someone use a coupon for the first time today. Was this just for the SDer's LOL.

Why oh why do I procrastinate so? I took so long searching for a good filler to get to free shipping I lost track of the time and when I went to checkout it's 11:03PM CST I get an error that the coupon is expired! :censored: I should have guessed they'd be using Eastern time. Or forced myself to do this yesterday.

It must be genetic, a procrastination gene... but it just sucks that I feel like I lost something when before the deal came along I didn't really need/want the items I'd decided to buy, but now I had decided that I did want them (since they'd be nearly free). I guess I did lose something... a couple hours of my life and if you got this far in this rant post I guess you lost a little something too.... or maybe you gained a laugh. OK, after getting that out I do feel a *little* better now. That is all.

just sit back and wait for the next offer, that's what I'm doing

this promotions seemed like a waste of time anyways

Why? There were lots and lots of items in this offer that have never been in a 100% back in rewards offer before.

Yeah, I *was* going to get a paper trimmer and magnifying glass, and staples filler. Don't think I've ever seen those items 100% back before.

Decided to buy in store.
Noticed the prices on a couple of items were higher in store, so the cashier price-matched the online prices.
(Turns out, aside from clearance items, they were all priced higher.)
However, when I got home, I noticed that the price override took off the 100% reward coupon on those items.
Now I have to call OD to see how they can fix this.

Next time, I will go to store first to check out items, then purchase online.

If a gift card, as opposed to a merchandise card, is given by OD when one returns items, does that gift card not yield rewards when used in a subsequent transaction?

I may be mistaken, but it seemed from some of your posts that only a clearly marked 'merchandise card" would not give rewards.

TIA. Your answer should help all of us understand better the subtleties between the two cards.

It's the type of card not the type of transaction that funds the card that matters.

So, if a return is refunded to a gift card instead of a merchandise card, purchases paid for with that gift card will earn rewards.

Thank you very much. Very useful info.

I just checked mywrorklife account, the purchase lists there but no rewards show up, does that mean none of my purchase qualifies? Thank you

lots of work compared to regular FARewards deals just in figuring out what worked and not, $50 is not a lot at overpriced depot either

It takes a long time for these accounts to settle. I would hold on to your receipts just in case you need to call. More than likely everything is fine and the site will eventually update your account.

I know your feeling. I missed out on the paper trimmer too :lmao:

Since the rewards site update late last year, rewards are posting a lot more quickly. I do not recall if the rewards now update as soon as the transaction posts or if it takes a couple of days more.

Q12. When will the rewards be noted on the rewards account?

Rewards from bonus rewards offers such as 100% back in rewards offers post within days under both "Rewards Status" (under "Additional Promotions") and "Purchase History".

A lot of work? A little more work for sure but a lot?
1. Add the coupon.
2. Add the item.
3. If no error, save the item to a saved items list. If error, remove the item.
4. Goto step 2.
5. Move the items from the saved items list to the cart.
6. Check out.

repeat 2-4 100 times :D

Yikes! What is going to happen to our outstanding rewards if this actually transpires:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/201...ssure.html

Maybe we will be able to use them at the merged entity "OM and OD", just like what happens when airline companies merge.

I made my purchase on Feb 13. My Purchase History is still showing only the Purchase Amount and nothing under the Reward amount column. When I contacted Office Depot, here is what they wrote:


"In response to your below email, please allow upto 4-6 weeks for the additional promotional rewards to be credited in your account..."

Have they reverted to their old ways then? Of late, they had been showing rewards for eligible purchases much sooner than 4-6 weeks. :mad:

That's good to know, though runs contrary what I've read in OD threads in last few years. I've had returns made to cards that don't specify gift card or merchandise card, and always used them for FAR in instead of free after rewards deals to not risk losing out on rewards. Fortunately, the well has yet to run dry on FAR offers to use those cards on....

Same boat here. I sent them a message, but I'm expecting the same response as you. Anyone had their rewards posted already?

Nope, I purchased on 12 th and no rewards posted.

For info (and as already confirmed in other posts), per email from WLR CSR, rewards will post in 6 weeks?. My purchase was on 02/16

Also got confirmation that the Swingline(reg) 15" ClassicCut Lite Trimmer (sku 452141) for $52.19 did qualify for the rewards

Dear XXXX,

Thank you for contacting Office Depot Worklife Rewards Member Service.

I have reviewed your account and found that the item purchased in the order# XXXXXXXX qualified for 100% back in rewards. Please allow up to 6 weeks for your additional Rewards to be credited on your account.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Kindly get back to us for further assistance.



Thank you for shopping at Office Depot!
Kind Regards

Thanks! I'll check my account periodically.

I still don't see the bonus rewards shown. I bought a bouncy of clips and rubber bands. Guess its not qualified? Chatted with an agent an told me wait for 4 business WEEKs. :shake:

still rewards not posted. Keeping my fingers crossed.

i think i will return everything with 30 days if no reward shows

Reward Amount: $0.00
WLR™ Program $0.00
Special Offers $0.00
Addt'l Promos $0.00


still nothing...any1 else?

purchased on 02/16/2013....so i have til 3-17th to return

As it appears that this offer is back to old rewards noting time frame, expect the rewards to be noted sometime in the first half of the month.

I was wondering if it was because OD didn't have the time to properly list qualifying items? It was an unusal FARew promotion.

Possibly. Given the number of items in the offer I could understand that publishing a pdf of the qualifying items would be problematic but the system must know what items qualify for the offer.

Benefit is their goal.

nothing has posted for me either!

I'm prob gonna doing the same....what a mess.

purchased on 2/12 a brother label maker. Still no rewards on my account and I think their return policy is 14 days, right? This sucks... I never saw this promo as pending in the reward account ever!

i think its 30 days...but even if its not...u can always return without receipt...but yeah im still waitin too for my rewards...WASTE OF TIME

got a canned reply this morning
The funnny thing is this promo has never shown under pending promos. I guess I'm going to keep this and let them know if I don;t see this rewards credited before the end of this month.

So you mean I can return without receipt any time and get the full refund back?
TIA

u may not get the full refund...but u ll get the lowest sale price (most cases u ll lose money if u return without a receipt)

i just logged in to check the status of the rewards and noticed they had not posted for this purchase. over that, i had been having issues with chase for the bonus points as they first awarded 150 points then deducted the points saying the items were refunded as per office depot. then they would not give me the contact information for office depot to straighten it out with them. went back and forth for a couple of days and they gave me courtesy points, which I really do not want, as I would rather use the courtesy crap on a big amount of missing points. turning out, its going to be another headache getting rewards from OD as well.

my cash back with urlblocked posted then got reversed which I hoped was a good sign that the rewards would post soon but still no OD rewards...

Same here for Chase bonus points. I called to straighten this out and got some money for the trouble. But then again, I have been having issues with at least 25% of my UR transactions. Some kind of consolation for the hassle.

I'm seeing the same on my chase account. 151 points awarded on 2/15 then deducted on 2/25 ( Online Return). Gonna "chase" this one up

I purchased on the 16th but my reversal of points is same date as urs.

My reversal also occurred on 02/25 for Online Return. The fact that they made us use a promotion code for FARew actually negates the bonus points. I have had quite a bit of trouble to get bonus points for my online OD transactions since last year.

BoA Additup program does not have this problem. They might give 0.5-1% less, but at least it is not a hassle. For me, Chase and Discover always give problems.

Upromise also took back the 5% rewards. I assume it was because of the coupon code.

still nothing posted........anyone returning their purchases this week?

Not so long ago, OD used to post rewards 6-8 weeks after the purchase. So, I will wait to see if they post in the coming weeks.

Your Rewards Status as of 3/6 PLUS Bonus Rewards....still $0 ...i hate office depot

Received "up to date" email about my reward but still no reward for this promotion. I don't usually worry about reward but this consumes some of my time already.

I still have all the things unpacked and waiting for return

Stilll no rewards ... I have not opened anything hope they take the return.

I purchased what I'm pretty sure were $49.83 in qualified purchases and $1.09 in unqualified on 2/14 (I verified whether each item allowed the coupon). As of 3/15, there are no rewards listed in my purchase history, but there is a rewards status entry under "100% back on select supplies (2/10 - 2/16)" for $50. There's no indication how they calculated or why I got the full $50, but rewards appear to have shown up.

$50 in rewards posted here too!

As of 3/15, there are no rewards listed in my purchase history, but there is a rewards status entry under "100% back on select supplies (2/10 - 2/16)" for $50. I spent $50.62, and I got the full $50. Glad that rewards have shown up, now I can start using the things :)

31 days to post. All items are showing rewards - I can finally put them to use!

My purchase was split into two shipments and assigned two order numbers. Only the second shipment has Rewards assigned to it. There's none for the first shipment. I don't know if OD is just slow or if they really did not assign rewards to the first shipment.

Possible issue with split shipments is that the coupon only attached to one shipment.

This happened to me as well. I had to call. After about 30 mins on the phone, they finally understood what I meant and said they would do a one time courtesy credit. So, I got the whole $50 eventually. But, coupon only attached to one shipment like bpvh said.

I got my $50 + $40 for Ink recycle done in Jan and Feb ($50 in this purchase is considered for recycle purchase requirement) . Good deal. Thanks op

I sent them an e-mail (I hate having to call and spending so many minutes waiting and then explaining over and over again). Hopefully, they will understand on the first email. Otherwise, I will have to call too.

I do wonder why they call it a courtesy credit. It's not as if you made the mistake. It was an error in OD's checkout program. The customer has no control on OD splitting an order into more than 1 shipment and making each shipment a different order. I used to have purchases before that were split into several shipments. They had the same order number with an additional suffix number (-001, -002, 003).

rewards posted.....FINALLY!!!

I know right! It is like when coke sends you a coupon that says "the next one is on us!" when I cashed my points in to get the coupon - so not really "on them" at that point. The "courtesy credit" didn't post yet so hopefully it will soon.

my order was split into 2 as well .. atleast got rewards for the bigger order .. not going to bother for the $2 rewards that are missing. My 03/01 recycling has not posted though .. hopefully it posts for this quarter.

At worst your recycling will post by the middle of April with a transaction date of March so it will be included in the first quarter payout.

Did recycling ever post other than sometime in the first half/middle of the next month?

I know I updated the FAQ back in October '12 to reflect OD posting bonus rewards in a matter of days -- which apparently is only for some bonus rewards offers -- but did ink/toner recycling rewards ever post in a matter of days or has it always been sometime in the next month.*

* - other than the one or two times during the first hald/middle of the next month days when all rewards posted on about the last day of the month.

Emailed OD because my rewards for this promo where not showing up. Got the standard response wait until 6 weeks after purchase for the account to be credited. Six weeks and 2 days later I sent a follow-up email and the response back was that I had not used the coupon so no credit would be forth coming. I emailed them back with a copy of the coupon and told them It was not my fault if the cashier made a mistake entering the coupon code at the register. I am now awaiting to see if they will make things right.

Just checked the WLR site and looks like the office suppply promo got credited correctly.

this is strange...about a month after I made a purchase back in Feb I checked my rewards and $50 was posted, but now they are gone. My purchase is still there, and says the purchase is eligible for rewards, but the reward itself is gone.

anyone else see this??

Yeah...mine says "We are processing your Rewards for the prior period." in red near the top of the page. Weird.

I don't know if you are referring to "Current Reward Amount" in the top left corner, but we are now in a new quarter.

ah I see so it's the rewards for this quarter which just began...thanks. in fact, I just went and checked "rewards status" section and it's there.

as Cagnotte said above, it looks like the zero amount is for this quarter...false alarm :eek:

Showing no reward for me and when I emailed them they tried to tell me there was no promotion . So I emailed them the link to the promo page even though the links on it are removed.

I take it you bought qualifying items?

I did not save a pdf print out of a webpage of the offer but there is a pdf of the coupon linked in the OP and the WIKI and a basic graphic of the offer in the OP. Should be proof enough of the offer's existence.
According to Scampsters, the issue is not non-qualifying item(s) but that the offer did not occur.

They simply didn't apply the qualified items to my 100% WLR - I am going to call them today since the first response they gave me so was BS and they havnt responded to second email -$50 is $50. I emailed them the offer the 2nd time they didn't respond.

The reason OD gave is obviously BS - hence the next logical question that his/her purchase met the criteria of the offer.

Sure, nothing to sneeze at. Most of us would probably not have bought these items, if not for the offer anyway.

screw it I am calling them.

not sure why I bother to email them when 1 phone call resolves the issue. They are manually crediting it for me.

Does remind me also didn't get my gas card for smead rebate

I thought that I did not get the reward because it did not show up in the purchase history on the worklife rewards site. That is usually where I check to see that I get my rewards. The purchase was listed, but all the reward amount fields said $0.

I checked my reward status statement for that quarter and I did get the $50 credit. It was on a line item that said "100% back on select supplies (2/10 - 2/16)".

So if you think you didn't get the reward, check your reward status for the quarter, not the line item of the purchase history.

you ever get the gas card? I sent away too but haven't rec'd anything yet...

yes but I had to call them to get it