Staples

[beanpole]

I was able to place my order at Staples and I got 30 dollars worth of free merchandise and only paid 3.30 for shipping!So far that deal has beat the rest!

[tagi]

WOW! I was just getting ready to put
this in the stinky deal forum cause not
only did they refuse the order but they
took a week to tell me, also i know
several people who had their orders
canceled and staples never apologized or
offered any compensation.

[tagi]

The best deal i think ends up being a steal where they actually owe YOU a few cents. Also vitamins.com being able to get 25.00 for 50cents and this was for a variety of items not just vitamins.

[chlobo]

Tell me how you got this deal at staples? How. Inquiring minds want to know.

[mayor]

The whole Staples mess took place a little over a week ago. A couple coupons which were good for $10 and $20 off purchases of $10 and $20 got out to the general public. Many sites, ours included, posted the coupons thinking they WERE for general consumption. Well, to make a long story short, Staples lost their behinds on the deal. As soon as we heard from them, we pulled the codes from our site. Wow, did they get bombarded. In fact, it made CNet as a news story. Here's the story!
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It's fascinating reading and really opens up a line of discussion about how merchants should make discounts available, and what they should do when things do not go the way the intend.

In fact, I think I will post this message to a new thread as well to see what others have to say about it.

Mayor