Staples

Staples is a US office supplies, technology, and business solutions retailer selling through staples.com and a national footprint of physical stores. Catalog spans office supplies (paper, pens, notebooks, ink and toner cartridges, filing and organization), technology (laptops, monitors, printers, networking, computer accessories), furniture (task chairs, desks, ergonomics, filing cabinets), cleaning and breakroom (coffee, snacks, cleaning supplies, paper goods), mailing and packaging (shipping boxes, envelopes, tape, mailers), print and marketing services (business cards, flyers, banners, invitations, custom stamps), and tech services (data recovery, PC setup and repair, phone screen repair). Physical stores also serve as drop-off points for USPS, FedEx, and UPS shipments. Staples runs the Staples Rewards loyalty program for individual shoppers and Staples Business Advantage for small and mid-size business accounts. Staples.com is US-primary.

Staples back-to-school is a two-month window running July through August, historically Staples' deepest annual event on school supplies (notebooks, folders, binders, pens, backpacks, calculators, lunch boxes) with penny deals and doorbusters refreshed weekly. Late July typically holds the widest doorbuster selection; mid-August catches the teacher-classroom rush and clearance on early-July inventory; late August cleans out remaining stock at the deepest cuts on colors and sizes that did not sell through. Staples also runs a teacher program with discounts for verified educators. During back-to-school, the sale price is what you pay at checkout. Going through ShopBack before you pay is an essential step, and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback. Check the rate shown on ShopBack's Staples page before you buy. For a deeper look, see Back-to-School Budget 2026: Monthly Plan for a US Family With 3 Kids.

Staples Black Friday and Cyber Monday runs from the last Friday of November through the following Monday and is typically the deepest annual window on technology (laptops, monitors, printers, external drives), office chairs and desks (ergonomic and executive lines), ink and toner multi-packs, shredders, and small-business technology bundles. Cyber Monday historically stretches into a Cyber Week with additional online-only markdowns on furniture and printers. Boxing Day and End-of-Year clearance in the final week of December cleans remaining inventory on chairs, desks, and monitors at further cuts. Staples Rewards members typically get earlier access to select doorbusters. Activate ShopBack pre-click for Cashback on eligible orders at the current published rate.

Staples carries the mainstream US ink and toner cartridge lines (HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Lexmark, Xerox, plus Staples' own compatible remanufactured cartridges at a discount to OEM). Deepest windows on ink and toner: back-to-school (July to August, multi-pack promotions), Black Friday and Cyber Monday (deepest annual cuts on OEM multi-packs), tax season prep (February to April, small business restock window), and rolling ink and toner recycling rewards where returning empty cartridges earns Staples Rewards credit toward future ink orders. Staples' own remanufactured cartridges typically undercut OEM by 30 to 50 percent on a per-page-yield basis; the tradeoff is a shorter warranty and printer-manufacturer compatibility caveats. For Staples Business Advantage account holders, volume tiers can undercut retail on OEM ink and toner. Part of what you spend comes back as Cashback when you go through ShopBack before you pay.

Staples carries a broad furniture catalog for home office setup: task chairs (mesh, executive leather, gaming, kneeling and ergonomic drafting stools), sit-stand and fixed-height desks, monitor arms, keyboard trays, filing cabinets, bookshelves, and storage. House brands (Union & Scale) sit at the entry-to-mid tier; Serta, HON, Herman Miller (select SKUs), and La-Z-Boy occupy the mid-to-premium tier. Deepest windows on furniture: Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Boxing Day and end-of-year clearance, President's Day (February), Labor Day (September), and Memorial Day (May). Furniture typically carries a longer manufacturer warranty than pens and paper; verify the warranty term on the product listing before purchasing. Delivery on larger furniture usually runs on a scheduled window rather than next-day. Route through ShopBack pre-click for Cashback on eligible orders at the current published rate.

Staples carries mainstream US laptop, monitor, and printer lines (HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, Apple on select SKUs; Dell, HP, Samsung, LG, ASUS monitors; HP, Canon, Epson, Brother printers). Reliable price-cut windows on Staples technology: back-to-school (July to August, student laptop bundles), Black Friday and Cyber Monday (deepest annual cuts on laptops, monitors, and all-in-one printers), President's Day (February, technology and furniture combined), tax season prep (February to April on small-business technology), and end-of-year clearance in late December. Staples typically bundles technology purchases with data-transfer, setup, and extended-warranty add-ons through in-store tech services, which can undercut buying setup separately after the fact. For laptop and monitor SKU comparison, price-check staples.com against bestbuy.com, walmart.com, and amazon.com on the same model number before locking; on cross-brand technology, Best Buy typically has more depth and Amazon typically has faster shipping. Activate ShopBack pre-click for Cashback at the current published rate. Amazon is not a ShopBack US merchant at the moment, so compare its price but do not expect Cashback there.

Staples' print and marketing services cover business cards, flyers, brochures, banners (indoor vinyl, outdoor, retractable), invitations and announcements (wedding, birthday, holiday, save-the-date), custom stamps, letterhead and envelopes, presentation printing and binding, poster and blueprint printing, and custom apparel through partner networks. Turnaround options run from same-day pickup on standard business cards and flyers to a few business days on banners and larger custom jobs. In-store pickup is available at physical locations; direct shipping is available online. Staples Rewards earn on print orders like any other eligible purchase. For repeat print jobs (annual holiday cards, quarterly business card refresh), Staples Business Advantage account holders can lock template files and reorder without redoing the design step. Print services are a Staples category with limited direct competition from Best Buy or Costco; the head-to-head is typically Staples versus Office Depot, Vistaprint (mail-order), and independent local print shops. Route through ShopBack pre-click for Cashback on eligible orders.

Most Staples physical stores serve as drop-off points for USPS, FedEx, and UPS pre-labeled packages, and select stores offer full ship-center services (weigh and label a package on the spot, print labels from an emailed PDF, insurance and tracking add-ons). Staples also stocks a full mailing and packaging supplies aisle (shipping boxes in standard USPS and FedEx sizes, envelopes, padded mailers, tape, packing peanuts, bubble wrap, packing tape and dispensers, mailing labels). For small business and reseller volume, Staples Business Advantage can bundle shipping supplies into a recurring order at volume pricing. Verify the specific ship-center services at the local store before driving over; drop-off is broadly available, on-site labeling and weighing varies by location. Cashback via ShopBack applies to online purchases at staples.com.

Tax season, February through April, is Staples' recurring window for small business and individual tax-prep supplies: tax organizer folders, expandable files, receipt scanners, shredders, printers and ink and toner multi-packs for high-volume printing, plus TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxAct, and other tax-software SKUs when in stock. Historically Staples runs tax-software bundles and shredder markdowns in February and early March; late March and early April catches last-minute filing supplies at held prices rather than deeper cuts. For small businesses restocking office supplies against the tax-year cutoff, Business Advantage volume tiers and rolling ink and toner recycling rewards are also available. Open the ShopBack Staples page before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback at the current published rate.

Staples Rewards is Staples' free loyalty program: members earn a percentage back in Rewards on eligible in-store and online purchases (the current earn rate is published on staples.com), plus ink and toner recycling rewards (currency toward future ink purchases for returning empty cartridges), member-only offers surfaced through email, and early access to select sale events. Rewards accrue in a Staples wallet and can be redeemed toward future purchases at staples.com or in store. For any shopper who buys ink and toner more than twice a year, or who prints business cards or flyers on a recurring cadence, Staples Rewards typically pays back within the first two or three purchases through the recycling program alone. There is no annual fee. Rewards points and ShopBack Cashback are separate currencies: Rewards accrue in your Staples wallet, and Cashback comes back to your ShopBack account as cash.

Staples Business Advantage is Staples' B2B account program for small and mid-size businesses, distinct from the consumer staples.com storefront. Advantage accounts typically get volume discount tiers on high-frequency SKUs (paper, ink and toner, coffee, cleaning supplies), net-30 payment terms, an assigned account contact for larger accounts, custom catalog controls (limit what employees can order), and consolidated invoicing across cost centers. For businesses spending in the mid-four-figures or higher annually on office supplies, the volume tiers typically undercut consumer staples.com pricing on ink and toner and paper by a meaningful margin. Delivery from the Business Advantage side runs on a business-hours delivery window rather than consumer next-day. Business Advantage orders are a separate purchase path from the consumer staples.com storefront; verify the current Cashback treatment of Business Advantage orders on the ShopBack Staples page before locking assumptions. Consumer staples.com orders and ShopBack activation cover the individual and home-office shopper path.

Staples and Office Depot (which operates OfficeMax under a combined banner following the 2013 merger) are the two US national office-supply category leaders with substantially overlapping catalogs and comparable footprint on paper, ink and toner, technology, and furniture. Staples typically wins on print and marketing services depth (business cards, flyers, banners, invitations), Staples Rewards mechanics, ink and toner recycling program economics, and Business Advantage volume tiers for small business. Office Depot / OfficeMax typically wins on OfficeMax-legacy footprint in specific US metros, its own Rewards program on office supplies, and select technology bundles. For a specific SKU search, price-check staples.com against officedepot.com on the same product before locking; both retailers price-match aggressively during headline sale windows. On the ShopBack side, activate ShopBack pre-click on the Staples merchant page for Cashback at the current published rate.

For US office supplies, the four anchor destinations are Staples (widest office-supply specialist catalog plus print and marketing services and Business Advantage), Amazon and Amazon Business (broadest catalog, fastest shipping via Prime, extensive third-party marketplace), Walmart (competitive pricing on basics, in-store pickup at scale), and Costco (bulk paper and toner economics for members). Staples typically wins on office-supply specialist depth, print services, ink and toner recycling economics, and free next-business-day delivery on office supplies orders above a published threshold (verify current threshold on the merchant page above). Amazon typically wins on Prime speed on individual small orders and on breadth of marketplace third-party listings. Walmart typically wins on price on paper, notebooks, and pens as everyday basics with pickup speed at physical stores. Costco typically wins on bulk paper cases and toner multi-packs for members. For a specific need: recurring ink and toner and print services lean Staples; one-off small-order fast shipping leans Amazon (Amazon is not a ShopBack US merchant at the moment, so compare its price but do not expect Cashback there); everyday basics on price lean Walmart (via the ShopBack Walmart page); bulk paper leans Costco (via the ShopBack Costco page).

Back-to-school and technology cross-shopping typically includes Staples, Target, and Best Buy. Staples typically wins on core school-supply breadth (paper, notebooks, folders, pens, calculators, backpacks under the Staples umbrella of house and licensed brands) with weekly-refreshed penny deals across July and August. Target typically wins on style-forward back-to-school (dorm decor, character-branded lunch boxes and backpacks, apparel accessories) and has a strong educator discount program. Best Buy typically wins on technology depth (laptops, monitors, tablets, headphones) with a wider name-brand catalog on premium SKUs and Geek Squad services on the tech-support and installation side. For a student laptop bundle plus school supplies plus a dorm-decor haul, split across Best Buy (laptop, monitor, headphones), Staples (paper, pens, notebooks, folders, backpack), and Target (dorm decor, apparel accessories). On the ShopBack side, activate on the Staples merchant page for staples.com orders and on the corresponding Target or Best Buy pages when routing through those retailers. For a deeper look, see Back-to-School 2026 Weekly Buying Plan.

ShopBack pays you part of what you spend back as Cashback at partner stores, Staples included. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. Payment methods on Staples include credit and debit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Business Advantage account billing for business orders. Consumer orders on staples.com are the main path for Cashback, and Business Advantage account orders can follow different terms. The Staples page on ShopBack shows which purchases earn Cashback and the live rate.

Staples Rewards is Staples' own loyalty program: sign in to your Staples Rewards account so member pricing and Rewards earn apply. For ink and toner, Staples runs a recycling program where you return empty cartridges in store for Rewards credit. ShopBack Cashback comes back to your ShopBack account as cash, separate from Rewards. No code needed: go through ShopBack before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback. It confirms after Staples' return window closes.

Staples Cashback usually appears as Pending in your ShopBack US account within 48 hours of an order placed on staples.com after you start from shopback.com/staples. Confirmed Cashback lands after Staples' return window closes, so confirmation usually runs around 60 to 90 days from the order date depending on category; furniture and technology orders with longer return windows may confirm later. For deeper context on getting more out of this merchant, see our back-to-school week-by-week guide and the 2026 US sale calendar.

On your phone, open Staples from the ShopBack app and finish the order there. You can also start from the ShopBack Staples merchant page in a desktop or mobile web browser and finish on staples.com.

The Staples coupons that reliably work are the ones Staples publishes itself: clip them in Coupon Corner on staples.com, activate Easy Rewards offers from your Easy Rewards dashboard, and check the Print Coupons, Deals and Offers page for print orders. Staples' coupon terms say each item can only be discounted by one coupon, applied at checkout, and coupons are not valid on prior purchases, so pick the single biggest coupon for each item. Codes from outside coupon sites are often expired or restricted. Go through ShopBack before you check out so the order costs less once your cash comes back, at the live rate on this page.

The cheapest way to buy from Staples is to use its own savings tools on the same order: join Easy Rewards for free (Staples says members earn 2x or more points on what they buy most, and points never expire for active members), clip the matching coupon in Coupon Corner, and ask for Staples' In-Store Price Match Guarantee when a qualifying competitor or staples.com lists the identical new, in-stock item for less. Choose free in-store pickup or qualify for free next-day delivery so shipping does not eat the saving. Before you pay, go through ShopBack, an essential step so your Staples order costs less once your cash comes back; check the live rate on this page. read more

Yes, Staples lists its current print coupons on the Print Coupons, Deals and Offers page at staples.com/services/printing, and the cheapest way to print is to pair one of those with free pickup. Staples' coupon terms allow one coupon per item, applied at checkout. Order by 12 pm for free same-day pickup at your local store (orders after 12 pm are ready the next day), and Print and Marketing Services orders above a minimum order value also get free delivery. Staples backs its print products with its Price Match Guarantee, and print orders earn Easy Rewards points. If you order print online, go through ShopBack first so it costs less once your cash comes back, at the live rate on this page. read more

Staples says it offers free next-day delivery to over 98% of the US on all ink and toner, and on other orders above the minimum spend shown in the Staples Help Center, for in-stock items ordered by 3 pm (weekends and holidays are excluded). If your order is under the minimum, buy online and pick up in store: Staples says there is no additional fee for picking up at a Staples store. Print and Marketing Services orders have their own free delivery threshold plus free same-day pickup. Go through ShopBack before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback; see the live rate on this page.

Yes. Going through ShopBack is an essential step before you check out at Staples, so you pay less on the same order. Open the Staples page on ShopBack, click through to staples.com; ShopBack then returns cash on eligible items, which works like a discount on what you paid. Check the live rate on this page before you buy.

ShopBack works as a post-purchase discount: go through it before you pay at Staples and, once the order is confirmed, cash comes back to you, so the effective price of the order drops. Your effective price is what you paid Staples minus the cash ShopBack returns, and because it comes back as cash it works like money off the order, not like points. Cash confirms after Staples' return window closes, based on the items you keep. See the live rate on this page for what applies to your order.

Yes. Staples is a ShopBack US partner, so eligible staples.com orders earn Cashback when you go through ShopBack before you check out. Start from the Staples page on ShopBack, click through to staples.com to place the order. The Cashback is paid as cash once the order confirms, so it lowers what the order actually costs you. Check the live rate and terms on this page before you buy.

Cashback rates, Staples sale windows, and Staples Rewards and Business Advantage terms are subject to change; verify the current rate table on this page and Staples terms on staples.com before purchase.