OfficeDepot Recycles Ink Cartridges and Gives you $3 each!

If you purchase a fair amount of office supplies, then make sure that you sign up for the Worklife Rewards program at Office Depot. You get a quarterly gift card based on the amount that you spend, among other benefits - one of which I just found out about this weekend: If you bring back a spent ink cartridge, you will get a $3 bonus reward added to your account. Details are here: http://www.myworkliferewards.com/loyalty/smartView.do?code=InkDepot

Not only is it good for the environment - especially since HP stopped putting the free recycle envelopes in their packaging in favor of their useless promotions - but it can put some cash back in your pocket, which you'll likely just spend on more ink anyways...

Comments

Anonymous said…

you don't need to "join" to get that deal. I can get $3 off a cartridge or get a ream of paper whenever I bring in a spent cartridge. They have been doing it for years.

June 17, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Paz123 said…

Thanks for the information.!! I will certainly sign up for the Worklife Rewards program at Office Depot.

September 11, 2009 at 7:27 AM

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