Staples.com (330 words)
Written: Dec 11 '01
The Bottom Line
good prices, large selection.
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The Staples retail stores are pretty good in terms of prices and selection, and convenient too with many branches located in my area. Online, the selection is the same as in the retail stores. What you can find in the stores, you can find online. Also with a $50 purchase, you get free delivery on most items, both on and offline.
Online, the Staples.com website looks remarkably similar to the other office supply stores, Office Max and Office Depot, sort of like the crazy roommate who tries to usurps your identity. They all have some sort of red and yellow color scheme, with a quite dense front page packed with links to specials, and other information. The page is very hard to read, and navigate, but the crucial links are located at the top, bottom, and right navbar.
Shopping is easy, there are large photos, and most items, but not all have descriptions. When you put items in the cart, Staples loads a related items page for you to pick out items that may also interest you, if not, you click no thanks. The Checkout links are located in the right hand navbar, you have to register an online Staples.com account that allows you to coordinate future purchases with them, and to speed future checkouts.
There are two services that makes Staples.com quite useful, one is the rebate center, and the other is the weekly circular. The rebate center allows one to track all their staples rebates they submitted through the mail. This is useful, because during the long time it takes to receive your money back, you sometimes forget you have a rebate forthcoming. The rebate center takes care of that, simply enter your name and address, and the service looks up what rebates you submitted, and their status. Most weeks Staples puts out a national sales circular for the upcoming week. The circular can also be viewed online. In addition, the Internet site has specials of their own not available in retail stores.
Recommended:
Yes
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