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jiggerj
05-29-2001, 07:44 AM
Stole this from a couple of other boards so I hope that I do this right ! print out this coupon and take to your local (or not so local!) Staples. http://www.wubbashanks.com/10.jpg Staples B&M are selling Bell & Howell 35mm disposable cameras for only $3.95! I stocked up on them for my kids for our upcoming trip. Its 10 off 10 so I was able to get 3 cameras for under $2.00 ! ! take care- laura

dmslush
05-29-2001, 08:53 AM
:( :( :( :( We don't have a Staples:( :( :( :( :(

Alison Wonderland
05-29-2001, 09:28 AM
Great post!

Shop Till I drop
05-29-2001, 09:52 AM
Thanks for the great tip!! I was just about to buy some at walmart the other day for our trip in nov. Glad I waited. :bounce:

sherry7
05-29-2001, 04:39 PM
Wow! I am going to print this out multiple times, and stop after work everyday until it expires. Lots of cameras for me! Thanks for tipping us off.

KTex
05-29-2001, 04:43 PM
Coupon says it expires on 5-31-01, so hurry if you want to do this.

jhines
05-29-2001, 08:16 PM
Thank-you for the tip. I, too, got 3 cameras and will go back for more. I'm printing some coupons for the secretaries at work. They'll love this, too!!!

Mish
05-29-2001, 08:58 PM
Wow thanks i have to take my son to the Dr.s tomorrow and i pass 4 staples on my way home so i guess i will run into each one. Michelle:bounce:

Saffron
05-29-2001, 10:20 PM
:bounce: :bounce: Thank you! :bounce: :bounce:

Vic17
05-30-2001, 06:02 AM
my staples told me they are watching for coupons like that and that someone had copied it... so I couldn't use it! Bummer!

sablair
05-30-2001, 10:10 AM
I would love to use it, but hate to make the trip and find out its a fake!

KTex
05-30-2001, 10:12 AM
Mine did look weird when I printed it. It was really big. And you really have to look hard to see which store it is for.

AF Brenda
05-30-2001, 10:39 AM
...in fact, I used 6 of them with no problem. I'm handling the 8th grade graduation party for our very small private school, and at the last minute, K-Mart backed out of donating 18 disposable cameras for the kids to use at the party. Since the party budget wouldn't accomodate the cameras, I was going to pay for them myself, which was going to be hefty. But, I printed out the coupons, called Staples and explained the situation, and the manager told me to bring them in. I had to do a separate transaction for every 3 cameras to use the coupon, but that was not a problem. Because of the generosity of the manager, and the good folks on this board, I was able to buy 18 disposable cameras (27 exposure, with flash!) for a grand total of $11.10. Fits into my budget much better than it would had I paid $5.99 each (or more) at Wal-Mart. Thanks for the heads up!!!! Also, the cashier had to punch a coupon code from the coupon itself. The first time, she punched in an incorrect digit, and it rejected the coupon. When she did it over, it went through fine. So, I think that if the coupon were invalid, the computer would not have accepted it.

Braque
05-30-2001, 11:17 AM
I had no problem using my print out even though it was large. The bar code would'nt scan so the clerk punched in the code without a 'sideways glance' - will try again before 5/31 - THANKS Jiggerj

jiggerj
05-30-2001, 01:15 PM
AF Brenda- That is soooo great you were able to do that! and Im glad it worked out well for you ! have a great graduation party ! your welcome all ! laura

dizpinlvr2
05-30-2001, 01:32 PM
This is the best! My coupon was huge but I had no problem using it.

I may even try to go a couple of more times before they expire.

Thanks so much!

welovedis
05-30-2001, 02:25 PM
I used this coupon last week when I first saw it on JumpOnDeals.com forums. There is a smaller version:

http://humdog.com/auction/staples1.jpg

My neighbor tried using this today & did so succesfully, but the cashier stated they needed to call a manager to ok each of these coupons. Don't know if this is a new thing or just because this is a new store with new employees, etc.. My neighbor got a little scolding (sort of) from the manager who asked where she got it & did she know it was not supposed to be mass produced from the internet, etc...... He said it was from a northwest state (Oregon maybe) & was for a new store that just opened there.

She just replied that she was not aware of where her DH got it from & asked if it was valid-he said technically it was & they accepted it. She said this happened to someone at another register as she was leaving.

As I said, they are stating it is valid but seem to be giving some people in some areas a tough time.

Hope this will still work for those who want it!

sherry7
05-30-2001, 03:36 PM
I've used 3 of them already...they work fine. Me and my son went to Staples last night. He used one and I used one. They didn't have the $3.95 cameras at that store, so I got a double pack of Kodak disposables and got the $10 off, and he got a computer game. ;) Today, I stopped by the Staples near work, and they had the cheap cameras (made by Jazz). I ended up paying $2.07 (tax included) for the three cameras. What a deal! I guess I'll have to stop by tomorrow too!

Mish
05-30-2001, 07:05 PM
My daughter and I went to all 4 staples today and only one would not accept the coupon. I was so excited. Michelle

frannn
05-30-2001, 10:07 PM
Couldn't use it in Staples by my house, in NY. Maybe I will try one by my job....

Crystalwv
05-31-2001, 12:24 PM
Used mine yesterday with no problems. Bought 3 cameras and a pen (DS had to have fish pen!) for a total of $5.12! Sent DH off with one today for $10 worth of batteries for cd players and gameboys. We'll see if it works again!

staceyfe
05-31-2001, 04:27 PM
Consider yourself lucky if you got to use it even one time. My Staples had a sign at the register saying to their cashiers "don't take this coupon". Oh well, it was worth the try!!!!

DVC'96
05-31-2001, 08:17 PM
I jsut send dh in for a second batch! I agree they did look kind of wierd, but they never said one word about it at the store. Now my kids can bring a camera to school on the last day and we have several for our cruise in Nov.
Thanks!

dizney57
05-31-2001, 08:27 PM
I tried to use it tonite to get the camera & they said you can not use them in NJ:confused: :confused: :confused:

Oh well not my day

Crystalwv
05-31-2001, 08:49 PM
DH tried to use one in Washington, PA and manager said that it was a fake and he couldn't use it.

jiggerj
06-01-2001, 03:32 AM
I just found and copied this from another board. The coupon was from a Grand Opening in a city called Corvallis (can't
remember the state). Someone on another board scanned in the coupon for
others in the area to use. Someone else came along and did some altering to
remove any mention of the Grand Opening. Yet another person came along and
removed the part that mentioned it was for the Corvallis store only (in the fine
print)

I feel terrible now having posted this and certainly did not want any of the wonderful people on the Dis board to have any trouble or embarassment. Thank goodness it expired yesterday ! Sorry all :( laura

Crystalwv
06-01-2001, 07:17 AM
No need to apologize! You were just trying to pass on a good deal. It seems many benefitted from your post by being able to use the coupon at least once. I thank you for my 3 disposable cameras!

dvcdenise
06-03-2001, 11:56 AM
So funny we are from Newburgh too.What staples did you go to ?

Hot4disney
06-03-2001, 09:05 PM
I printed out a copy of the coupon and was super happy. I had planned on going to STAPLEs to make some copies of photos of my DD. When I showed the coupon, I was told they don't accept it, that it was only for GRAND OPENING stores. I tried to argue the point that it did not SAY that anywhere on the coupon and if that was the policy then it should be stated. But the copies which should have taken 10 minutes wasted 40 minutes of my time because the girl was inept at the color copy machine. The first set of photos she copied looked like my baby had been snapped in the middle of a nuclear explosion! Everything was bright red!!! Then she had the nerve to ask if I wanted them laminated!!??......sooooooo, since the store had closed 20 minutes past, I figured I would just leave. Fortunately I had a STAPLES rewards check so I didn't have to pay out of my pocket..but I sure would have liked to have used that coupon. Thanks for the info and keep them coming! If I had had the time I would have tried a different STAPLES.


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