This week’s Office Depot/Office Max has Back to School deals on EXPO dry markers and Sharpies (among other things) for a buck each pack – limit 3 per household, blah, blah, blah. I went in with the $1 EXPO coupon and 75¢ Sharpie coupon, fully intending to honor the limit three.

They’ve actually got photocopies (in color ink yet – jeez, nice to be rich!) of the two coupons and the items on sale.  And they don’t want to take the coupon for the EXPO because it’s already on sale and the coupon reads “not to be combined…”

And their coupon policy is ONE coupon per transaction.  Yes, I specifically asked if that meant 100 items in my cart and I’d only be able to use one coupon – yes.  I asked if their corporate management was all high, which, given they’re in south Florida is a pretty safe bet.

So I bought one of each item and drove to Walmart, where they not only graciously pricematched both items, they even substituted ones with bonus sharpies and EXPO markers.  Total for six (3+3) was $2.19.

Frankly, given the shelf tag prices, Office Depot/Max could merge with Gonzo the barking dog and I still wouldn’t bother shopping there.