Staples: FREE Batteries, Pencils and Tape (thru 4/30)
Through 4/30, you can snag FREE batteries, pencils and tape at Staples (in my household, you can never have enough of these items 😉 ). Here’s what you need to do…
Duracell batteries AA or AAA, 20/pack (item #703715 and/or 846026 only) $11.49
Get back 100% in Staples Rewards
Final Cost FREE!*
* Limit 2 per customer per week; keep in mind that the price eligible for Rewards is the amount paid at checkout after application of all promotions, coupons and Rewards redemptions.
Pentel E Sharp Starter Set (item #815976, 815957) $5.99
Submit for the $5.99 Easy Rebate
Final Cost FREE!
3M Pop Up Tape Desk Grip Dispenser (item #766408) $2.99
Use the $1/1 coupon found here
Pay $1.99
Submit for the $2.99 Easy Rebate
Final Cost FREE + $1 moneymaker!
* Keep in mind that the tape and pencils must be purchased in-store, and the Easy Rebates above are limited to one per household
** If you are not yet a Staples Rewards Member, now is time to sign up! You’ll earn 10% back in rewards on all ink and toner, case and ream paper, and Copy & Print Center services. There’s no limit to how much you can earn in rewards!
(Thanks, Passionate Penny Pincher!)
I just started participating in the Staples deal with the last free paper deal. I really can’t believe they give you office supplies for FREE! Are these batteries really for free? How can they do that?
Don’t question. Just enjoy! 🙂
Oh, you do have to pay tax. I got some today and my tax was $1.20. Still an amazing deal!
It really isn’t as easy as it sounds. You have to pay for the batteries up front and then you get Staples Rewards in return for the full amount to spend in the store. If you use that Staples Reward to “buy” something else that offers a Staples Reward, you will not get another Staples Reward. You have to roll them sort of like Walgreen’s RR’s. I “buy” items that are FREEE after Staples Rewards and then use my Staples Rewards to buy items that are EASY REBATE. Easy Rebate is just that, EASY. You get a check in the mail for the total amount of the item that you bought, even IF you USED your Staples Rewards to pay for it. Sometimes you do get “STUCK” with Staples Rewards and nothing is offered with an Easy Rebate. This is when I use the Rewards to buy ink.
Thanks for the tip on rolling! I had no idea!!! Love the end result of rolling into ink (always good to have a back-up plan to your plan A!
I have to say, I personally don’t get all that excited about items that are “free” after rewards.
With and easy rebate, you get $10 check for $10 spent. You have $10 worth of product for $0
With the rewards, you get a $10 CREDIT for $10 spent. So….now you take your $10 CREDIT to buy another $10 item. You have $20 worth of product for $10. Rewards are essentially a 50% discount. Not exactly “free”.
You can stack the odds in your favor by rolling them, as suggested above. However, the odds are still in Staples’ favor that you are going to spend more than the EXACT amount of the reward, so Staples will get you in the end…..
Staples Easy Rebate = love
Staples Reward = eh, not so much 🙁
I was told today that the rewards work just like cash and that you CAN use it toward something else that has a staples reward and still get the next reward. Was I told something that wasn’t true? I was very specific in my questions
Yes, you were told wrong. I had to find out the hard way. You only receive Staples Rewards for actual CASH that you contribute!
Are the staples easy rebates cash for use at staples only? I read the comments last time and was a little confused. (Maybe that is just my frame of mind!!)
The Easy rebates can be requested in the form of check or paypal and spent anywhere. Staple Rewards can only be spent at Staples. 🙂
oh i see someone replied to you below. sorry!
Thanks, I need all the help I can get!!! I will have to check out staples!
Don’t forget the peelies that were on the multipacks of scotch time around Christmas. There is a $1/1 Scotch pop-up tape coupon that would make that one a moneymaker
on the Scotch tape…..not scotch time…sounds like I plan to start drinking lol
Funny! 😀
Easy rebates come as a check to you to cash at the bank. Staples rewards can onl be spent at the store.
thanks so much
Love It!
There is a coupon at https://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/promos/welcomecoupon.pdf for $1.00 off the pop up tape dispenser that makes them better than free!
easy rebates you get a check in the mail to deposit, so technically it is cash, the staples reward is a check you can only spend at staples. Hope this helps!
If you got the batteries last time, can you use those rewards to buy these batteries and get the rewards again? has anyone tried that.
If you use rewards to pay for new batteries, the new rewards will only be for the amount you actually pay out of pocket. That’s been my experience.
Thanks, I think I will use it for rebate items and ink like Jen recommended.
Does anyone know if Staples takes Manuf. Coupons? I have a couple Duracell coupons, so these would be a small money maker.
They do take coupons, but since the batteries are a reward item rather than a rebate, coupons will be deducted from the reward amount you will get back. Unless you want a little less out of pocket initially, you might want to save your coupons. You can use coupons on the rebate items and still get the full rebate. It’s a little confusing, but I still enjoy the offers at Staples.
There is a $1 off coupon for the scotch pop up tape desk grip dispenser here: https://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/promos/welcomecoupon.pdf
I remembered seeing it when I was getting the magic tape coupons for the Walgreens deal last week. 🙂
I’ve heard that Staples is picky about the rewards. If I pay with Staples Rewards, will I still get money back or will they deduct the rewards that I paid with off?
This is great! Thanks!
got a kinda strange question is this a in-store only deal or can you get theses deals on there website also. I don’t have a store near me at all.
I’ve done it online before.
I am more of an Office Depot girl myself and have more batteries than I need, but let my dad know about this deal, and he said he’ll go and get the batteries. Thanks, Collin!
Hubby got some batteries yesterday… How long does it take for them to show on your Staples Rebate center?
Another great deal @ Staples the 12 count Bic perm markers $7.99 BOGO. I hope you printed the $2.00 off coupon that Collin posted on 04/11/11, from FB because it’s no longer available. It makes for an awesome deal!!
How long does it take for the rewards to be credited to your rewards card?
Rewards are not credited to your account until the 20th of the following month. So rewards for these batteries will be credited to your staplesrewards account on May 20.
Thanks for the reply 🙂
I bought batteries on Saturday the 23rd and it showed the purchase credited on my account yesterday. The reward itself will not be issued until May.
I used the Scotch tape coupons at Staples to get free tape (this kind https://preview.tinyurl.com/3tbyhuf ). I also used the Post It coupon to get Post It Note Tabs(https://tinyurl.com/postitnotetabs) cheap (I think they were a dollar). I used the Scotch scissors coupon to get scissors at Toys R Us for 79 cents (https://tinyurl.com/scotchscissors). I will definitely be taking my pop up dispenser coupon to Staples since I have been waiting for a good sale to use it!
i’m nervous I got the wrong ones. I was only charged $9.99each. where do you find the item number?
Is there a way to see the list of items on easy rebate and rewards? I asked at the store and they didn’t even know what I was talking about…thanks
Ladies,
Remember, Staples also takes competitor’s coupons! Office Depot often offers a $10 off
$50 purchase. I will take my $9.99 reward for the batteries I bought today (on sale at my local Staples), the $10 reward for 5 ink cartridges I turned in, and wait for the competitor $10 coupon. The 4-pack of ink cartridges for my printer is around $51. With $29.99 in credits, that makes for a sweet deal!
BTW, I asked, and yes, the $9.99 sale batteries are the right ones.
Can I buy 2 packs of batteries in the same trip and be credited for both?
Ok..I think I did something wrong today. I went to Stapes today and I got some of the Duracell AAA batteries. I paid $9.99 for them, but I had to sign up for their rewards program today. I did not get anything back. Should they have given me something to show me I have rewards, or does it just put a credit on my card?
Thanks!
You will get a statement in the email/mail when your rewards are available. It is not instant.
Hi! Collin
i want to know where we can find ths rebate b/c i chk in weekly add but noting is thr 🙁
You buy the products and the rebate forms will print at the register with your receipt.