Thanks to all of the FAR (free after rebate) deals I’ve been writing about, I’ve been upgraded to Plus status in the Staples Rewards program. Not only that, but I’m also just $220 away from earning Premier status! I don’t know much about the Staples elite program, but I’m assuming that I’ll get free access to the Staples lounge, priority checkout lines, and of course free domestic upgrades…
How about you, did you earn Staples elite status? How about OfficeMax or Office Depot status? Are you going to vote for any of their programs to win Freddie awards?
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You are all a bunch of status sluts, just admit it!
Once you get started, it’s surprising how easy it is to get status with everyone. I even have elite status at the jewelry store where I bought Megan’s engagement ring!
@Hao: You can buy in bulk on eBay for 15-20c per cartridge.
I think you should include this in your talk at the ORD DO! Riveting stuff and all that… ;-/
where are people getting all these ink cartridges to recycle? see on other blogs people bringing in a bunch – but that’s tons of printing if it’s just from regular methods 🙂
The main benefit that people use Premier for is that you can recycle 20 ink cartridges per month instead of 10 (so $40 in Staples rewards rather than $20).
Awesome, thanks for the heads up on filing out the form for missing qualifying activity. I do need to buy printer paper once a year. This might allow me to upgrade to premium. Does elite status also get you free bags at checkout?
Free bags! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! Good one! LOL
HikerT,
You can still enter your purchases after the transaction. I’f you log in to the rewards page and click on “staples reward summary” you then have the option to click “add receipt” to get credit for missing purchases.
I’m not familiar with the rewards program but I’m not sure we get anything pack for these purchases because it’s not ink, toner, or paper. It does however get you to elite so that if you do buy ink toner and paper the reward back will be greater.
Are you supposed to get rewards credit for ALL purchases? I always enter my rewards number, and it says I’ve spent $0.00
Love it!
Sadly, no status here. Neglected to enter my Staples Reward number. Tried to status match from Office DepotWorklife Rewards® Program but no luck.