@OfficeDepot’s Star Teacher Program & Back to School! #ODRewards

I recently had the opportunity to visit my local Office Depot and enjoy some breakfast with some local teachers:

It was lot of fun to sit in between the office and school supplies on Office Depot’s comfortable desk chairs! This 2 hour breakfast was a way for Office Depot to give back to teachers, and to offer some freebies as they had raffles going on all morning! And here’s why:

• Office Depot recognizes these contributions teachers make every day to support students:

  • $1,000: Out-of-pocket amount spent by the average teacher each year on essential classroom supplies,

  • 92%: Percentage of teachers who report spending their own money on classroom supplies,

  • $1.3 billion: Total out-of-pocket amount spent nationally by teachers on classroom supplies each year.

• Did you Know the ways Office Depot supports teachers:

• Teacher Appreciation Events: Office Depot celebrates hard-working teachers for their dedication and commitment to students’ success. Beginning in late July, Office Depot will host its annual, complimentary Teacher Appreciation Breakfast to kick off eight days of teacher shopping advantages.

• Teacher Rewards Program: Members receive personalized promotions on products or services that are relevant to them, access to special in-store events and exclusive pre-sale offers on new products, allowing educators to choose how they get rewarded.

• 5% Back to Schools Program: To help teachers, parents and schools earn free supplies and alleviate out-of-pocket expenses, every School Supplies Checklist that a teacher creates links to their corresponding school code so that shoppers who use their teacher’s list can help their schools get 5% back for free supplies.

I am happy to participate and share this information with you, in case you did not realize we had a major retailer trying to help all of us, teachers, parents, and students. Again, it is the school budget that always seems to be the first item cut to the bare bones in a tough economy, and the last to be replenished.

Thank-you Office Depot for thanking teachers with:

-Free breakfast on Saturday to kick off the week.
-20% instant discount on qualifying items.
-30 points on every $1 spent on products from event’s sponsors (typical rewards are 10 points/$1)
-Special gift with $10 purchase:

Families can sign up for Office Depot Rewards program and teachers can use the same sign up for the Star Teacher program: . I encourage everyone to sign up!

Here are 2 of my favorite reasons to head to Office Depot this week, these Aug 25-31 great deals:

• Triple Recycling Reward Points. 600 points per cartridge recycled ink cartridge with a purchase of $50 or more of HP ink (limit 5 cartridges).

• Paper Promotion. 3000 points (61 points/$1) on 1 Hammermill SKU.

I love loyalty programs that reward me, and I have always shared with you how I love ink cartridge reward bonuses. And yes, I have cheated, I took my dads used ink cartridges and am bringing them in this week!

Disclosure: I am participating in the #ODRewards campaign sponsored by Office Depot. All opinions are always 100% honest and my own. For more information, about Office Depot Rewards, visit their .