Update 9/26/21
It is unclear if the weekly advertisement was an error or if they have coded the promotion incorrectly in their system. If it is the latter, they may fix it in the next few days. So keep an eye out for whether you are being charged a fee this week for any of these cards.
Staples offers Visa Gift Cards for Free starting at 9/26/21 and ending at 10/02/21
The Deal
Staples waives the $6.95 activation charge when you purchase a $200 Visa Gift Card between 9/26/21 and 10/2/21.
When you purchase a product between 9/26/21 and 10/2/21, the activation fee of $6.95 will be waived. Direct link to the ad (See page 9, 9/26 ad).
Key Terms
Limit 5 customers per day
(YMMV on whether the ad is followed by your cashier/store) Only in-store
Quick Thoughts
This can be a great way to generate points for Ink Cash cardholders or Ink Plus cardholders. (Note that Ink Plus is no more available to new applicants).
My wife is an AU with my Ink Plus card. If we went to a store together, we could each get 5 free $200 gift cards. We would also be able to earn 10K Ultimate Rewards ($2000 in gift certificates x 5 = 10,000). If we happened to be passing a store during the promotion, this would make it an appealing enough deal.
This is a great way to earn points and save money if you're going to Staples. This deal is only available in-store and does not begin until Sunday.
This deal has been added to our current Visa and Mastercard gift cards deals.
This deal was also available at Staples in the past:
Fee-free Visa Gift Cards
9/5/21 - 9/11/21
8/8/21 - 8/14/21
7/11/21 - 7/17/21
6/13/21 to6/19/21
From 5/9/21 up to 5/15/21
From 2/28/21 through 3/6/21
1/17/21 -1/23/21
12/26/20 - 1/2/21
12/6/20-12/12/20
11/8/20-11/14/20
10/18/20-10/24/20
10/11/20-10/17/20
8/30/20-9/5/20
8/2/20-8/8/20
7/5/20 7/11/20
6/7/20 6/13/20
2/23/20/2/29/20
1/12/20-1/19/20
12/15/19-12/21/19
11/3/19 11/16/19
9/28/19-10/5/19
9/1/19 =9/7/19
8/4/19 8/10/19
6/30/19-7/6/19
5/5/19-5/11/19
1/13/19 1/19/19
11/11/18-11/17/18
Mastercard gift cards are free of charge
8/22/21-8/28/21
6/27/21-7/3/21
4/25/21-5/1/21
10/25/20-10/31/20
7/19/20 7/25/20
3/22/20/3/28/20
1/22/20 (online-only $100 Cards)
12/1/19-12/7/19
10/20/19-10/26/19
7/21/19-7/27/19
4/21/19-4/27/19
3/24/19-3/30/19
H/T: Doctor Of Credit
