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popularThinker posted Apr 30, 2026 08:06 PM
popularThinker posted Apr 30, 2026 08:06 PM

At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 VISA Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 5/3-5/9 - Limit 9 per customer per day

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At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 VISA Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 5/3-5/9 - Limit 9 per customer per day

Starts from 5/3-5/9

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.

Store: Staples

https://www.staples.com/lp/weekly-ad
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At Staples - No Purchase Fee when you buy a $200 VISA Gift Card In Store Only (a $7.95 value) - Starts from 5/3-5/9 - Limit 9 per customer per day

Starts from 5/3-5/9

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.

Store: Staples

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

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May 01, 2026 03:17 PM
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fyrezerkMay 01, 2026 03:17 PM
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Surprised people still buy these. Aside from the usual fee, they're also a complete PITA to use. They go immediately to my Amazon balance if I get any.
May 01, 2026 03:23 PM
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Curb71May 01, 2026 03:23 PM
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Quote from fyrezerk :
Surprised people still buy these. Aside from the usual fee, they're also a complete PITA to use. They go immediately to my Amazon balance if I get any.
With the exception of signing up for reoccurring payments, they work great for just about every thing possible. if swiping instead of inserting is a PITA to you, then you definitely shouldn't bother.
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May 01, 2026 04:34 PM
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richba11erMay 01, 2026 04:34 PM
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Quote from fyrezerk :
Surprised people still buy these. Aside from the usual fee, they're also a complete PITA to use. They go immediately to my Amazon balance if I get any.
I thought the exact same thing! Like why would anyone pay $8 to lock up money to be used later? I absolutely hate these things, but it's way better than a gift card to some place you'll never go to.

My kid recently received one of these with $20 on it as a gift. I immediately deposited it to my Amazon account too.

Now it makes sense. The giver provided a gift receipt, and it looked like it was purchased a year ago.

If you're going to be giving cash gifts to people, you can easily just load up on these when there's no fee and store them for gifts later. There's always teacher appreciation days, holidays, birthdays, etc where you have to give gifts. Worst case, you can liquidate them on Amazon or whatever store of your choosing.
May 01, 2026 05:47 PM
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zzrayzzMay 01, 2026 05:47 PM
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Love these. The GOAT. pays for all my free hyatt stays #iykyk.
May 03, 2026 01:42 PM
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pharmerkenMay 03, 2026 01:42 PM
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PSA

I would avoid these cards like the plague now. I had purchased (2) Visa cards at $200 each sold by Blackhawk Network (BHN aka MyMallGiftCard) from a similar Staples promotion about 6 months ago where they just sat in my drawer until I was going to use them just the other day at Costco. When I went to register the card online and to just confirm the $200 funds on each card, BOTH only had a few cents remaining. After calling Blackhawk, both had charges back in February associated with PAYPAL *BALKHALYASI TIP T, 402-935-7733, US and were NOT made from my own personal PayPay account. They said I can file a dispute within 60 days of original purchase, however, since I was never even aware of these transactions, I'm essentially SOOL because it's already beyond 60 days. Frown

I then Googled this and it appears to have happen to others on Reddit and also reported to the BBB. I'm suspecting that BHN must have been hacked into since how could my Prepaid Visa cards have been used as they were purchased directly from Staples where the cardboard strips to scan was only removed upon purchase.
May 03, 2026 01:52 PM
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canhelpMay 03, 2026 01:52 PM
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May 03, 2026 03:15 PM
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frugalman99May 03, 2026 03:15 PM
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I enjoy these physical cards for a few years now. Never hoard a lot for manufactured spending, but just buy enough for my everyday use. The common use include but not limited to:
1. Costco shopping. The machine know the remaining balance. Just swipe.
2. Electricity bill. YMMV. My supplier used to request checking only. But, after a class action, it started to offer credit card option Smilie.
3. Medical online bill pay. Yeh, it eats up the cards like snacks...
4. Anywhere you don't have 5%+ cashback credit card.
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May 03, 2026 05:26 PM
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seahawks2112May 03, 2026 05:26 PM
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I can confirm this deal is active, at least in the Seattle area
May 05, 2026 04:31 PM
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zekkingMay 05, 2026 04:31 PM
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These are great for folks that needs spending on Master Card to get their spending bonus. Then turn around and use them at Costco as they only accept Visa.

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