Hi, Roy.

 JH> But since we know that Staples carries K-Byte, and that they have a
 JH> "price match" policy,

 RJT> Oh do they?  I wasn't aware of that.  I'll have to keep that in mind,
 RJT> as there's a Staples that's *real* close and convenient to me.

 JH> there may still be some hope for you down at or close to that $5
 JH> point as offered by OfficeMax. The thing not very clear at Staples
 JH> website about their pricematch policy is how they work in the
 JH> rebates offered by others.

 RJT> Easy enough to find out.

The store manager should know.  Other employees may not know for
certain.  The Staples published policy doesn't make it too clear about
the rebates of others.

Awhile back, I bought an item from Office Depot, and they told me
back then that their price-match policy was to match the "out the door"
price, without consideration of whatever rebates others were offering.
In that particular instance,  Office Depot had a larger rebate than the
store I had asked them to price-match, so I ended up with a lower final
price from Office Depot than I would have from the other
office supply chainstore.


 JH> I'd recommend, depending on how close the store is, that you visit
 JH> or call your nearby Staples, and talk only to the manager, and
 JH> explore that "PriceMatch" thing with them.  If they refuse to get
 JH> close to the OfficeMax deal, you could still order from OfficeMax
 JH> and pay whatever they charge for shipping.

 RJT> Hm,  thanks for mentioning this in here.

I see your weather has progressed from being snowed in at first of the
week to floodwatches today.  If you were able to make it by the Staples
place, I'd like to hear what you may have found out about their
price-match policy.

- - -  JimH.

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