Office Depot Rewards: How to Get “FREE” Batteries after Reward 2/25/24-3/2/24
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Paying for batteries sucks. Don’t do it. Well, do it, but at least feel like you got free batteries after an Office Depot rewards 100% back deal.
I do it twice a year. Once around springtime for birthday presents, and once around November to use for Christmas toys. Lego trains don’t run on Christmas spirit alone.
Here’s how it works.
1. Become an Office Depot rewards member for free
Office Depot offers a 100% back via rewards sale every few weeks or so on Duracell batteries. Sometimes they offer different items like K-cups and even masks.
2. Buy batteries
For the week of 2/25/24, get 100% back in rewards on 16-24 count packs of Duracell Powerboost batteries AA or AAA, limit 2, $15-18.50. Shipping is free with a $45-$60 order depending on the way the wind blows (see their current promotion at the top of their website) or do curbside or in-store pickup for free pickup for any purchase amount.
Other deals you might peek at to get your cart up to $45-$60 for free shipping or to keep in mind to spend the rewards on later:
- Office Depot Remanufactured Ink 240xl (+ other model numbers): Sale price $20 when you subscribe (you can cancel right after it ships). Ink purchases have FREE shipping–I usually buy ink with my battery rewards!
- Clorox wipes 3 pack 75ct $11
- Office Depot Paper 500 sheets $4.99
- Coffee pods 22-24 ct by Dunkin, Green Mountain, Peets $11.99
- You can always find decent toilet paper deals.
- Check out the deal center here! Love this $15 gift card offer with $75 purchase! Or $25 gas reward with $125 purchase.
Don’t forget to add the 15-25% off code for the week; it’s usually only off regular-priced breakroom supplies (so you might not use it if you’re only shopping sales) and shown as a button in the deals area or displayed at the top of the site. It usually excludes HP products, ink, Samsung, and good stuff like that. You can see all the weekly rewards deals and other sales here.
Sign up for their emails to get an immediate coupon and keep abreast of deals come around. I’ll also try to keep this post updated when a 100% back deal is going. Purchase the batteries and/or k cups, and within several days, you get a reward amount equal to the amount paid minus tax.
Office Depot now offers an online send-in option for ink rewards. You can now send in your used ink cartridges when you collect a minimum of 10 plus make a $10 purchase in the same month.
3. Get 100% back in Office Depot rewards on said batteries
After you receive your notification email of your 100% back in rewards (usually after your items ship within a day), use your reward credit to buy something you would normally buy anyway. For me, it’s coffee, printer ink, or toilet paper. Check the sales in the Office Depot weekly ad to get the most bang for your buck.
If you’re anxious about being able to spend your rewards, don’t be. You have three months to use them, so mark it on your calendar or phone. You’ll also get email reminders. If it comes time to spend your rewards and you absolutely cannot find a good deal to spend your rewards on, you can always return the batteries. Of course, you’d also forfeit your rewards. This has never happened to me: you have three months to use your rewards! No rush!
Office Depot battery rewards purchase example:
As an example, here’s what one of my recent purchases looked like. Don’t forget to use a coupon if there’s one out (Office Depot posts them at the top of the website). These coupons normally only apply to full-price items, and you don’t wanna buy full-price items from Office Depot. Hence, you’ll rarely use the coupon unless you’re buying something like remanufactured Office Depot ink when it’s not on sale.
Check Topcashback and/or Rakuten for cash back…usually 4-6% cash back and for coupons if you don’t find one at the top of the Office Depot website. The coupon codes usually work on one regular price item. Remember, you get back in rewards what you spend out of pocket, so even if you can’t find a code, you’ll still get 100% back in rewards for buying the batteries during a reward deal.
But wait, there’s more. Check your credit card offers for further savings! I’m a Chase Ink Business Cash card holder and I sometimes have a 10% back on Office Depot offer–I used to get similar rewards from American Express, too. Plus I get 5% back at Office Depot and other office supply stores just by using this Chase Ink Business Cash card. Right now, they’re offering a whoppin’ $750 bonus to new users who make $7500 in purchases in the first three months. You’d likely have to get creative and put literally every purchase (utilities, gift cards, gas) on the card to do it, but what a great bonus! The card also gives 5% back on internet and phone bills, and 2% back on gas. I used my social for my business number and my ebay username as my company name.
4. Spend your Office Depot rewards on a deal = feels like free batteries after Office Depot rewards
You’ll be notified via email when the rewards are available–sometimes immediately, sometimes one week after purchase. As an example, one time I saw my Folgers coffee was on sale for $5.39 for 30.5 oz canisters (this was in 2019), so I bought several of these with my reward. I signed up for a monthly subscription to take 10% off the price, and I cancelled after I received my order.
As you can see, I got a great deal on coffee ($5.39 for 30 oz tubs)–something I buy anyway–with my battery rewards, it feels like I received free batteries. This is because I would’ve spent that money on coffee anyway.
Another time, I used my rewards to pay for printer ink. I stocked up for two years worth on four ink cartridges–something I needed to buy anyway. The Office Depot brand remanufactured ink is a great deal, especially when you subscribe. After buying ink (which I was going to do anyway) with my rewards from the batteries, it feels like I got the batteries FREE. And freebies are good.
Make sure you sign into your account when you checkout, and make sure to check “Use my Office Depot rewards” in the payment area.
Rules/Tips for Office Depot rewards
- Pay attention to limits on purchases that can earn 100% back in rewards. Sometimes there’s a limit of four, but usually two.
- You can use available coupons, and your 100% back in rewards will be whatever you pay out of pocket before tax.
- If you pay for a purchase that’s supposed to give rewards with rewards, you’ll only get back what you didn’t pay for with rewards. For instance, if I paid $10 of my $34 battery subtotal with rewards I’d earned from a previous offer, I’d only earn back $24 of rewards. In other words, it’d behoove you not to pay with rewards for a purchase that’s earning rewards.
- Go through Rakuten to earn 4% cash back on your purchase. You can also use Rakuten for your second purchase when you go to spend the rewards, but they’ll probably only give cashback on the amount the rewards don’t cover. Every little bit counts!
Never get caught without batteries again. Get stocked up now so you don’t have to pay for them when you suddenly need them. It’ll leave you feelin’ a little savvy and ready to splurge on that latest extravagance you’ve had your mind on. Like body art.