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Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with their profitable gift card deal on Visa gift cards through 11/1/25.
The Deal
- Buy $300+ Visa gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & get $15 off instantly.
Key Terms
- Valid October 26, 2025 – November 1, 2025.
- Limit 10 per household/business (different stores may try to impose various limits that don’t correspond to the ad).
Quick Thoughts
As always with these deals, the best option is to buy in three-card increments as Office Depot/Max gives a $15 discount for every $300 you spend. Buying three cards means you’re spending $600, which takes off $30. Buying nine cards means you should get $90 off, but YMMV as to whether a store will let you do that.
For every three cards you buy, you’ll pay $23.85 in fees (3x$7.95), giving you a net $6.15 in profit in addition to any additional rewards. Buying nine cards at a time triples both the profit and rewards (but will likely involve an ID check to make sure that the payment that you’re using is yours).
In addition, it’s worth keeping an eye out for linked offers that might stack.
Past Office Max/Office Depot $15 off $300 deals
September 28, 2025 – October 4, 2025August 31- September 6, 2025August 3-9, 2025July 6-12, 2025June 8-14, 2025May 11-17, 2025April 13-19, 2025March 16 – March 22, 2025February 16-22, 2025January 19-25, 2025December 22-28, 2024November 24-30, 2024October 27-November 2, 2024September 29- October 5, 2024September 1-7, 2024August 4-10, 2024
July 7-13, 2024Valid June 9-15, 2024Valid May 12-18, 2024Valid April 14-20, 2024Valid February 18-24, 2024Valid January 21-27, 2024Valid December 24-30, 2023October 29th to November 4th, 2023October 1st to October 7th, 2023September 3rd to September 9th, 2023August 6th to August 12th, 2023July 7th to July 15th, 2023June 11th to June 17th, 2023May 14th to May 20th, 2023April 14th to April 22nd, 2023March 19th to March 25th, 2023February 19th to February 25th, 2023January 22nd to January 28th, 2023December 18th to December 24th, 2022.November 12th to November 18th, 2022.August 28th to September 3rd, 2022.July 4th to August 6th 2022.May 21st to May 28th 2022.
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Great deal with Chase 5x points.
How do we know if Office Depot is running the gift card deals? Is it mentioned anywhere like staples do in their weekly ads?
FM or Doctor of Credit mention it Sundays or Mondays when it happens. That works well enough for me.
Why would someone buy Gift Cards with a point-earning card?
You answered your own question. For the points.
No. It doesn’t gain points. You now have non-point earning debit cards that you have to use. After fees, are there people whose value of time is so low that it is worth the candle?
In this case, buy the gift cards with a credit card that earns 5x on office supplies. Then you effectively earn 5x wherever you use the gift cards.
If you feel that’s not worth your time, don’t do it.
Remember, it is the credit card that earns points, not the inert gift card. That is just an irrelevant friction.
The math works out like this:
(3) $200 Visa gift cards + $7.95 fee = $623.85 – (2) $15 promos = $593.85
Purchasing with a 5x credit card yields 2,969 points (per three $200 gift cards, of which most people buy MANY). I don’t do manufactured spending, but for non-bonus spend, most people can’t do better than 5x (if you have a way, more power to you!). If the volumes are high enough (YMMV, dependent on store stock and local management), the “time” investment and “hassle” you mention can be well worth it. It also depends on how you value points and what you plan to do with them. For me, I’ve been transferring points to partners for valuable redemptions for over a decade. COMPLETELY changed the travel experience and cost for our family.
That being said, most blog readers and points enthusiasts have no objections to you staying on the sidelines for frequent deals like this!
As I thought. Your time costs and hassle costs are zero.
Remember, it is the credit card that earns points, not the inert gift card. That is just an irrelevant friction.
If it’s not for you it’s not for you. Look at the post you’re responding to. Look at the cross outs of all the times that FM has noted this deal and how long this particular post by FM has been going.
Does that maybe give a sense that you’re the one who is missing something?
I earn thousands of Chase/Hyatt points this way by turning ordinary 1x expenses into 5x expenses.. If it’s not for you it’s not for you, but, seriously, dude, coming to a points and miles blog to tell people who go after points and miles how much more valuable your time is than theirs? Well, that’s a choice I guess.
Bc then I can use the gift card as fee-free ACH payment method at those places that now pass on credit card charges to customers (like my hair stylist or pedicures). Plus I get 5x valuable points with the card I use to make visa gift card purchases at Office Depot instead of just 1-2x points at other locations.
I tried ordering online. Didn’t see the discount. I’m assuming this is for in store purchase only.
Yes. Staples, OfficeMax, and grocery store Visa and MasterCard deals are almost always in store only and have been that way for at least a decade, so we’ve probably taken that for granted here. I’ll add a note that it’s in-store only, thanks.
called 3 different stores in my area (SF bay area) and no one has them in stock. One store only has the variable amount but for Visa “Dining” only.
There may be some value… I’ve had some luck with “Grocery” cards that work at places that normally don’t code as grocery. Instead of normal points, those purchases earned the 5x from the original card, plus the profit on deals like these.
[…] Expenses: The gift cards have an activation fee and there are also costs in getting money orders. Lowering the activation cost can significantly change the value proposition of this MS method, thus all of the excitement when gift cards go on sale. […]
This won’t work in Hawaii cooperate caught on to this so they no longer carry visa gift cards
thanks for this information.
Does Amex card if you buy these while working on a sign up bonus on a new card?
what are you saying?
Banks are extremely sensitive to making these cash-like purchases especially during the signup bonus spending period. Amex in general is sensitive at all times. I wouldn’t use this for the minimum required spend period. So I would say just don’t do it. These sales happen pretty frequently, so just spend on other stuff to hit your bonuses, then you can play.
Thank you for letting us know!
What is the most number of discounts anyone has received on one purchase? I’ve bought as many as $1800 worth of gift cards, which triggers six $15 discounts. The ad says that there is a limit of 10 per customer, which I assume means that you could buy $3000 worth of $200 gift cards, and triggered 10 $15 discounts. Has anyone tried?
Last month I bought $3K worth of $200 VGCs. Discount was $150. Fee was $119.25 ($7.95 x 15). Net cost was $2,969.25.
Excellent! Thanks for the confirmation.
Confirmed working today in south Florida for visa
Will Barclays Hawaiian Miles card treat gift card purchases from Office Depot as a cash advance?
Does Chase Care if you buy these while working on a sign up bonus on a new card?
They don’t care. Chase can’t see exactly what you’re buying.
Yes, to an extent, Chase CAN see what you are buying. Just not EXACTLY. The credit card charges each have classification codes, and that classification code is part of the credit card transaction from the merchant.
That said, Chase absolutely DOES accept GC buys for signup bonus; I did it several times. It is an office supply, which earns it that 5x on CIC. And we would not be seeing it offered at all, unless both Office Depot management and Chase Bank ownership agreed to this whole 5x points for office supplies thing. That was a major business decision on the part of both companies’ stockholders, so they obviously both REALLY want this available.
Local Office Depot didn’t offer and actually said they never have offers such as this 🙁
They lied. Seriously. Some store managers are offended the GC’s are used as we use them (to pay bills and shop), even though it’s legal. It can be a problem. More than once they actually tried to falsely accuse me of fraud. It’s all to fondle their sanctimonious self-righteousness in public. I called a cop, then filed a complaint. He was gone when I returned.