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Staples Ink Reward Spend increased to $50 every 6 months
June 2, 2022 at
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Just received the following email
Dear Staples Rewards® Member,
Thank you for being a Staples Rewards member. We would like to inform you of the updated Terms and Condition to the Ink & Toner Recycling program beginning on June 2, 2022 (view updated Staples Rewards Terms here). The minimum spend requirement for earning ink recycling will change from $30 to $50.
The Ink & Toner Recycling program terms and conditions include the following: Each Member is eligible to receive Ink and Toner Recycling Rewards ("Recycling Rewards") on ink and toner recycling, as described below, performed at Staples U.S. stores or online at staples.com/rewards, if the Member has spent at least $50 in ink and/or toner purchases at Staples over the previous 180 days. Ink and/or toner purchases made on the date of recycling are included toward minimum purchase requirement. Coupons, taxes, rewards redemptions, and shipping charges do not count towards the $50 minimum purchase requirement. Ink + Toner Resellers and remanufacturers, including companies or individuals that purchase goods with the intention of selling the goods to a third party, are strictly prohibited from earning and redeeming Ink and Toner Rewards. Limit of 10 ink or toner cartridges can be recycled per month.
Thank you for being a Staples® customer and a member of the Staples Rewards program. We value and appreciate your business.
-The Staples Rewards Team.
https://www.staples.com/grs/rewar...amoverv
Dear Staples Rewards® Member,
Thank you for being a Staples Rewards member. We would like to inform you of the updated Terms and Condition to the Ink & Toner Recycling program beginning on June 2, 2022 (view updated Staples Rewards Terms here). The minimum spend requirement for earning ink recycling will change from $30 to $50.
The Ink & Toner Recycling program terms and conditions include the following: Each Member is eligible to receive Ink and Toner Recycling Rewards ("Recycling Rewards") on ink and toner recycling, as described below, performed at Staples U.S. stores or online at staples.com/rewards, if the Member has spent at least $50 in ink and/or toner purchases at Staples over the previous 180 days. Ink and/or toner purchases made on the date of recycling are included toward minimum purchase requirement. Coupons, taxes, rewards redemptions, and shipping charges do not count towards the $50 minimum purchase requirement. Ink + Toner Resellers and remanufacturers, including companies or individuals that purchase goods with the intention of selling the goods to a third party, are strictly prohibited from earning and redeeming Ink and Toner Rewards. Limit of 10 ink or toner cartridges can be recycled per month.
Thank you for being a Staples® customer and a member of the Staples Rewards program. We value and appreciate your business.
-The Staples Rewards Team.
https://www.staples.com/grs/rewar...amoverv
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Currently I pay $50 for the Plus membership + 2 X $30 ink = $110 total to get $480 worth of overpriced junk.
My Plus membership ends in the middle of the month so thinking of not renewing to go to $10/month. So the ink $50 will still be needed I suppose?
My email (Plus member) states 20 per month.
Currently I pay $50 for the Plus membership + 2 X $30 ink = $110 total to get $480 worth of overpriced junk.
My Plus membership ends in the middle of the month so thinking of not renewing to go to $10/month. So the ink $50 will still be needed I suppose?
As an added bonus I also received a $50 off $150 coupon
As an added bonus I also received a $50 off $150 coupon
Note: Must get business or commercial flavor to get that $50 statement credit. I couldn't find the benefit of 20 carts per month being allowed. You can use your SSN as a TIN, And your name (or whatever you want) as your business name.
You still would need to spend $50+ in ink every 6-7 months. But no annual $49 Staples Plus membership fee.
I presume no annual fee? I might get this one next time I do an App-O-Rama.
This gives us a little longer for sure.
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I would say it's more like we have been expecting them to eliminate it for years.
Whenever they want to eliminate recycling, they will- based on their numbers. They know it will hurt their ink sales considerably the way it is rigged.
So like them ending rebates, there will be a point when the recognize it simply has to be done.
Certainly, there are more hoops and they keep making it costlier as the years roll on.
Staples is the leader to follow.
OD/OM will quickly follow suit whenever Staples decides to eliminate it, regardless of any merger.
And if a merger hits, maybe much sooner than later. They would lose no one to the competition's program if they canceled both at once.
We all know the end will come, and like this time, likely without any (or much) notice.
I would wager that most of us who saw the email hit our boxes expected this was the end.
Just like every time they send one of these "Update to terms of the Staples Recycling Program" messages.
I don't know if I will continue, with so few deals, but there is time for me to consider it. Empties running low.
May I know when they sent the notice email for policy change?
Right now it said I am shorting $18 to hit $50 eligibilty. I had some last month reward $40. If I buy some inks total $65+ tax, will it add $65 to ink purchase, or $65-$40= $15 only?
thanks
May I know when they sent the notice email for policy change?
Right now it said I am shorting $18 to hit $50 eligibilty. I had some last month reward $40. If I buy some inks total $65+ tax, will it add $65 to ink purchase, or $65-$40= $15 only?
thanks
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Currently I pay $50 for the Plus membership + 2 X $30 ink = $110 total to get $480 worth of overpriced junk.
My Plus membership ends in the middle of the month so thinking of not renewing to go to $10/month. So the ink $50 will still be needed I suppose?
As an added bonus I also received a $50 off $150 coupon
May I know when they sent the notice email for policy change?
Right now it said I am shorting $18 to hit $50 eligibilty. I had some last month reward $40. If I buy some inks total $65+ tax, will it add $65 to ink purchase, or $65-$40= $15 only?
thanks
As an added bonus I also received a $50 off $150 coupon
https://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/p.../#personal
So I chatted with them to confirm. Was told that regular members (not Plus member or Premier status) can only recycle 10 per month, even if you get the More Account Credit card.
So I cannot tell if you were grandfathered in for that benefit, or if maybe you have Premier status since you don't have Plus,
Bottom line is the 20 per month benefit is not available currently. That would have been an option for me if I still could do it and save the $50 yr (which they can raise at will).
Please show me some link to prove they were incorrect (besides your personal experiences).
Also to get the $50 statement credit (not discount) you need to get Business or Commercial flavor, for which one can use SSN and name instead of TIN. OR ebay seller ID for name of business etc...
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