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popularThinker posted Mar 28, 2026 07:39 PM
popularThinker posted Mar 28, 2026 07:39 PM

At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 Mastercard Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 3/29/26-4/4/26 - Limit 9 per customer per day

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At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 Mastercard Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 3/29/26-4/4/26 - Limit 9 per customer per day

Note: Staples removed the pictures from their local ad showing the fee waived. Once live, and if available this posting will be updated.

In store only.

FAQ's:
- No, you cannot use Staples GC's to purchase these.
- No, these do not count towards your spend requirements for a premier membership.
- No, these do not earn you any Staples rewards.
- No, you cannot use coupons/ rewards to purchase these GC's.
- Yes, you can split payment between multiple cards (if your cashier permits it) YMMV
- The limit of 9 may or may not be enforced depending on your store/ cashier. YMMV
- Why is this a deal? Some members have CC's that earn 5% CB at office supply stores (INK and Amex Simply Cash). Others need to meet minimum CC spend.
- What if my store doesn't accept payment with a CC? Your store likely has had issues with fraud and it is managers discretion on what payment they will accept.
- Other chase cards may have special offers for Staples ($ limited). Check your chase account under chase offers.

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At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 Mastercard Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 3/29/26-4/4/26 - Limit 9 per customer per day

Note: Staples removed the pictures from their local ad showing the fee waived. Once live, and if available this posting will be updated.

In store only.

FAQ's:
- No, you cannot use Staples GC's to purchase these.
- No, these do not count towards your spend requirements for a premier membership.
- No, these do not earn you any Staples rewards.
- No, you cannot use coupons/ rewards to purchase these GC's.
- Yes, you can split payment between multiple cards (if your cashier permits it) YMMV
- The limit of 9 may or may not be enforced depending on your store/ cashier. YMMV
- Why is this a deal? Some members have CC's that earn 5% CB at office supply stores (INK and Amex Simply Cash). Others need to meet minimum CC spend.
- What if my store doesn't accept payment with a CC? Your store likely has had issues with fraud and it is managers discretion on what payment they will accept.
- Other chase cards may have special offers for Staples ($ limited). Check your chase account under chase offers.

https://www.staples.com/lp/weekly-ad

Store: Staples

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Mar 28, 2026 09:32 PM
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CyanNest3122Mar 28, 2026 09:32 PM
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Use these all the time when buying stuff online from certain sites. Need to buy some more.
Mar 28, 2026 09:34 PM
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VolarisMar 28, 2026 09:34 PM
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I notice it says debit on the card. Can you use it for T-Mobile payments?
Mar 28, 2026 11:02 PM
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StevenJohnson1Mar 28, 2026 11:02 PM
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Quote from Volaris :
I notice it says debit on the card. Can you use it for T-Mobile payments?
Yes and you will retain T-Mobile's discount since it counts as a debit card.
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Mar 28, 2026 11:17 PM
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BrightCemetery5374Mar 28, 2026 11:17 PM
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Do these work with memberships/subscriptions? Would love to know.
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Mar 28, 2026 11:19 PM
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poohbieMar 28, 2026 11:19 PM
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Quote from CyanNest3122 :
Use these all the time when buying stuff online from certain sites. Need to buy some more.
Do you have to "register" these cards to use them online without having them denied sometimes?

And heard of any fraud issues with these cards? Once had a $500 MC GC from the supermarket drained before I could even use it...didn't see any signs of tampering on the packaging.
Mar 29, 2026 12:03 AM
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HzF9129Mar 29, 2026 12:03 AM
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I never understood why these became so popular with fees. I just gift cash so the recipients can deposit in their banks and use their rewards cards if they see fit. No fees, ever.
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Mar 29, 2026 04:17 AM
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Mar 29, 2026 04:17 AM
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Quote from BrightCemetery5374 :
Do these work with memberships/subscriptions? Would love to know.
It depends - if the organization categorized the payment as 'recurrent', the bank will decline the transaction. A few years ago, I attempted to use the same prepaid Visa card bought from Office Depot store to pay for my PMI membership but my payment was declined even I specifically unchecked the auto-pay box. I opened a support ticket with PMI but it did not do anything and the bank still told me that they declined the transaction because it was categorized as 'recurrent'. I left a feedback with PMI asking to remove 'recurrent' category. I guess they listened. I was able to use a prepaid credit card to pay for my PMI membership last year.
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Mar 29, 2026 04:39 AM
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Quote from poohbie :
Do you have to "register" these cards to use them online without having them denied sometimes?

And heard of any fraud issues with these cards? Once had a $500 MC GC from the supermarket drained before I could even use it...didn't see any signs of tampering on the packaging.
Yes, you do need to register them in order to use them online. I personally did not encounter any fraud issues, but I did encounter a couple of annoying issues:
1. For a period of 6-12 months a few years ago, I was not able to register them online. It gave me an error and asked me to call for registration. I did have to call every time but my registration was successful every time. Then after I stopped buying them for a couple of years, I was able to register them online again. Perhaps the number of cards I registered during a specific period of time exceeded their threshold?
2. Don't use them to buy gift cards from gift card websites such as giftcards.com, egifter, and Kroger gift card site. Not only your transaction will be declined, you card will also be deactivated/invalidated. But you won't know that until you use it the next time unless you call customer service because it will still show all your balance on your card when you check balance online. This happened to me last September and I had to call customer service and waited for 2 weeks to receive the replacement card. And the replacement card expires in 6 months instead of 6 years on the original card.
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Mar 29, 2026 06:46 AM
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PurpleStag379Mar 29, 2026 06:46 AM
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Quote from HzF9129 :
I never understood why these became so popular with fees. I just gift cash so the recipients can deposit in their banks and use their rewards cards if they see fit. No fees, ever.
Didn't you read the title? There's no fee right now. If you have a card that gets 5% back at Staples, this gift card basically lets you turn that into 5% back on things like tuition, rent, or insurance.
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Mar 29, 2026 04:52 PM
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EbitdahawkMar 29, 2026 04:52 PM
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Can you buy with staples points
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Mar 29, 2026 09:10 PM
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diavolo33
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Mar 29, 2026 09:10 PM
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Quote from Ebitdahawk :
Can you buy with staples points

The answer is in the FAQs. Hint: it's "no."
Mar 30, 2026 05:42 AM
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poohbieMar 30, 2026 05:42 AM
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Quote from everestsun :
Yes, you do need to register them in order to use them online. I personally did not encounter any fraud issues, but I did encounter a couple of annoying issues:
1. For a period of 6-12 months a few years ago, I was not able to register them online. It gave me an error and asked me to call for registration. I did have to call every time but my registration was successful every time. Then after I stopped buying them for a couple of years, I was able to register them online again. Perhaps the number of cards I registered during a specific period of time exceeded their threshold?
2. Don't use them to buy gift cards from gift card websites such as giftcards.com, egifter, and Kroger gift card site. Not only your transaction will be declined, you card will also be deactivated/invalidated. But you won't know that until you use it the next time unless you call customer service because it will still show all your balance on your card when you check balance online. This happened to me last September and I had to call customer service and waited for 2 weeks to receive the replacement card. And the replacement card expires in 6 months instead of 6 years on the original card.
Good advice, thank you!
Mar 30, 2026 05:54 AM
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tenderidolMar 30, 2026 05:54 AM
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I use these for online bill payments, where using a credit card incurs a fee. This way, not only I avoid the fee, but also earn cashback (5% at office supplies) by buying these cards.
Mar 31, 2026 04:35 AM
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HzF9129Mar 31, 2026 04:35 AM
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Quote from PurpleStag379 :
Didn't you read the title? There's no fee right now. If you have a card that gets 5% back at Staples, this gift card basically lets you turn that into 5% back on things like tuition, rent, or insurance.
I understand but this deal is temporary, I was making a general observation for times when there is no such deal as this.

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Mar 31, 2026 02:23 PM
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aznboicnMar 31, 2026 02:23 PM
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anyone confirm in store?

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