Staple Rewards – How to Save Money at Staples
by Mr Credit CardI frequently get my stationary stuff from Staples. After my most recent visit three days ago, I was given a form to fill out that will enroll me in the Staples Reward program. Given that I review credit cards, I felt a little jaded and wanted to toss out the flyer. But I kept it and read it at home.
Staples Reward Formula – If you enroll in the reward program, you will earn 2% in cash rewards for up to $15 per quarter when you spend $200 or more at Staples within the calendar quarter. You will earn 2% rebates on all purchases except computers, gift cards, postage stamps, sales tax, state fees, Awards.com purchases and purchases made from outside companies through Staples.
Free Delivery – Members will get delivery free from any phone and online orders regardless of order size.
20% rebates on Copy & Print Center purchases – When you spend $50 or more a quarter at the Staples Copy & Print Center, you will earn 20% back in your reward check for up to $200.
Gold Membership Upgrades – If you spend $1,000 or more in one calendar year, you will be upgraded to Gold status where you can earn 5% rebates for up to $30 a quarter.
Link to Your Credit Card – Best of all, you can link your Staples Rewards membership to your credit card so you do not have to carry your Staples card all the time.
At this moment, I am revisting my cash back strategy. I am now considering getting the American Express SimplyCashSM Business Card because I can earn 5% rebates on gasoline, stationary and wireless service. Since there is no tiers like my Blue Cash Card, I can earn these 5% rebates right away. Now if I were to link my Staples Rewards to the Simply Cash Card, I might earn higher rebates!
This is what I plan to do and I will report when it’s all set up. But if you shop frequently at Staples, getting a Staples Rewards membership probably makes sense.
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July 17th, 2007 at 16:52
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August 10th, 2007 at 05:31
Update your post this is the old rewards card. As of March 2007 the rewards program has changed in key areas! You now get 10% back on Ink, Toner, Paper and Copy Center purchases! You can save up to 40% on Ink… How? Follow these guide lines…. 1. Bring in the empty inks and recieve $3 each (HP, Lexmark and Dell) 2. Buy multi-packs you DO save. 3. Use your rewards card when purchasing to get the 10%.
BTW- The rewards card is not a cedit card it is a free program for frequent shoppers.
March 31st, 2008 at 19:14
I would like to get a Staples Rewards card.
April 6th, 2008 at 04:42
I got a E-mail with my reward’s #, and asking me to go to StaplesRewards.com for password, I did but i don’t know where to get it.
can you please guide me? I will appreciate. Thank you.
February 11th, 2009 at 01:34
I turn in empty printing cartridges and I don’t receive credit at the registers. I’m told that I will receive a check in the mail, I don’t. I have the people at the register look up my “Rewards” acct. they can’t find it. I ask them to look up my wifes acct. they find it. I submit more empty cartridges in her name and we receive nothing. I go online to check the status using the “Rewards” card # and I cannot gain access. Why in the — did you people change the system when it was working just fine?
March 26th, 2009 at 15:12
Beware, your purchases may not being credited to your Staples Rewards account by linked credit card.
Apparently your credit card can no longer be linked to your Rewards account. I had used my linked credit card to make purchases, without supplying my Rewards number, and my purchases had been being credited to my Rewards account. Recently I discovered that the last purchase made this way credited to my Rewards account was in August, 2008. I can also no longer find a place on the Rewards website to link a credit card. The customer service rep I talked to on the phone wasn’t aware the it had ever been an option and suggested that I can get credit on my Rewards account for purchases that had not been credited by calling in, or entering online, those receipt numbers. I may see if the store can reprint my receipts for purchases made using the credit card.
July 9th, 2009 at 14:38
You also need to beware of purchases made using a Staples Cash Card (gift card). Staples hasn’t figured out how to allow you to use the card for on-line or phone purchases, you must palce your order in a store (they can place the order on-line) then pay with card. However, your purchase made this way doesn’t feed over to your Rewards account so you have to call them to get your purchases added.
July 24th, 2009 at 13:43
This program is a joke. I don’t see any immediate discount, and I buy quit frequently there. Every time the cash register ask me about presenting the reward card, I give them a smirk in the face, because it doesn’t do a thing. Nobody in the right mind will go there and spend over $200+ bucks just to save a little $15 bucks. Don’t fall for this useless program, as is it so pestering and useless every time you make a little purchase, it won’t make you feel special or any richer….!!!
September 21st, 2009 at 10:22
Complete waste of time and money.
We have not gotten the rewards checks we’ve been promised and we have overpaid for our ink due to the failure of this program.
Staples is scamming small business owners and not sending the rewards checks.
October 14th, 2009 at 14:28
We use this for our home based business. We get HUGE rebate checks. We spent over $1000 last year (not hard even if we didn’t have a business as long as you shop only there) and we now get so many benefits. I just placed an order and saved nearly $100 by using my rewards. I do buy paper and print toner through them which is where you get the most rewards from them.