I buy my business supplies at a local Staples. I belong to their Staples Rewards plan. Most of my purchases have a rebate (10% of net purchases) that comes monthly in the form of a coupon through the mail. This past month I have received over $105 dollars of rebates. These rebates reduced the pain of the cost of the paper, ink, etc. for my business.
I also belong to the "Rewards" programs for the other two business supply companies, Office Depot ("Worklife Rewards") and Office Max ("MaxPerks"). Each of them send me coupons in the mail such as: $10 off if you send $40, a 25% discount. I don't think that I have made a purchase this year of business supplies without using one of the three business supply stores discount coupons....at Staples. Staples will accept any competitor's discount coupons!
There are also coupons sent to me by email. When I see the email, I open it up, print it out, and put it in an envelope in my car. I don't ever want to be caught at Staples without an ample supply of "Dollar off" coupons!
I also check the prices on all three Sunday ads for products that I may purchase soon. If one of the competitors have a lower price than Staples...I take the ad with me to the store and they will match the lower price.
Staples usually have rebate deals on different items, usually paper. When I buy a product that has a rebate, I take the time to go home, get on line and file the information immediately so I don't forget to claim the rebate. Staples now has a very simple process where you can file for the rebate on line and track it. Sometimes you get a coupon, a prepaid credit card or even a check in the mail. Recently, I bought some very expensive paper for a business plan that I was writing to print for the customer. The paper cost $12.95 retail and had a rebate for the product for $11.95, netting the price down to $1.00. What a DEAL!!!
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