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Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« on: August 07, 2013, 09:55:26 PM »
Hi Guys, did anyone else notice if their local Staples store put a max spend of $2,000 on gift cards per day per credit card?
Hearing from numerous members that a couple of stores have hung up such a sign..

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2013, 10:00:35 PM »
Hi Guys, did anyone else notice if their local Staples store put a max spend of $2,000 on gift cards per day per credit card?
Hearing from numerous members that a couple of stores have hung up such a sign..
+1 in NJ, for awhile its been this way it's the state law they claim and the system is set up this way. It includes the fees, meaning only 9 GC a day which then for BB means an extra trip :( To get around it tho you can do 2 purchases of 5 and they won't usually catch on.

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2013, 10:03:21 PM »
@superspeed, whats going to be tachlis? Used to purchase 10k+ per trip.

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2013, 09:43:36 AM »
@superspeed, whats going to be tachlis? Used to purchase 10k+ per trip.
Don't know. I go a lot to the one on Coney Island in Brooklyn, when I go to my in laws and load up then.

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2013, 09:49:40 AM »
Hi Guys, did anyone else notice if their local Staples store put a max spend of $2,000 on gift cards per day per credit card?
Hearing from numerous members that a couple of stores have hung up such a sign..
I didn't see a sign, but they were not able to process over 2K for me in one transaction. They just did a separate transaction and i used the same card. Maybe the limit of "per card" is not actually true.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2013, 10:10:21 AM »
I have never been able to buy more than 1k in a shot but they have always let me do separate transactions. 
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2013, 10:16:39 AM »
I didn't see a sign, but they were not able to process over 2K for me in one transaction. They just did a separate transaction and i used the same card. Maybe the limit of "per card" is not actually true.
It is 2k in one transaction. Some enforce that as per visit/day and some don't.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2013, 10:23:47 AM »
Updated rules attached. Doesnt look good..

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2013, 10:28:01 AM »
Anyone else interested in finding out about ordering GC's in bulk from Staples?!


ETA: The dates it shows as going into effect is 2/19/13. Doesn't seem "new" or "updated."
« Last Edit: August 09, 2013, 10:33:22 AM by Marco Polo »
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2013, 10:28:36 AM »
Definitely - I just read that and didn't know it was possible.  Perhaps we could get a discount.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2013, 10:30:51 AM »
Anyone else interested in finding out about ordering GC's in bulk from Staples?!
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2013, 10:31:37 AM »
Updated rules attached. Doesnt look good..
Like I said, in NJ it's been this way for quite some time and there's no way of bypassing the system.

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2013, 10:33:01 AM »
I don't mind buying 2k a day - no big deal.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2013, 10:35:17 AM »
@pbaruch when you have 8 bluebird cards you need more than $2k in GC's  ;D

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2013, 10:37:46 AM »
Anyone else interested in finding out about ordering GC's in bulk from Staples?!


ETA: The dates it shows as going into effect is 2/19/13. Doesn't seem "new" or "updated."

That is true, however they are only starting to enforce it in NY & some NJ stores this week.

2 Staples stores in queens, all I know of in the 5 mile radius of mid ocean parkway in Brooklyn, the 2 Paramus NJ stores etc etc..

I guess they are really clamping down

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2013, 10:38:10 AM »
Whats to stop you from going again?  That's why I said per day.  Staples has stores all over.  Besides, you can always go to a few stores each day.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2013, 10:46:53 AM »
That is true, however they are only starting to enforce it in NY & some NJ stores this week.

2 Staples stores in queens, all I know of in the 5 mile radius of mid ocean parkway in Brooklyn, the 2 Paramus NJ stores etc etc..

I guess they are really clamping down
I was at a store this morning and was able to do two $1,000 transactions. Not going to complain, but hope they let it keep going.
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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2013, 11:11:16 AM »
@pbaruch when you have 8 bluebird cards you need more than $2k in GC's  ;D

How the heck did you get 8  ??? I guess ALL mammals are allowed  a bluebird account  :P

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Re: Staples Limit On Gift Card Purchases
« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2013, 11:19:44 AM »
Me, anyone over 18 in my fam.. Cousins.. LOL