Office Depot's Strange Way of Applying Coupons
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A week or so before Christmas I had a bit of personal and stocking-stuffer shopping left to do. So I headed to Office Depot armed with my "$10 off a purchase of $50 or more" coupon.
My purchases looked something like this (I'm approximating prices and leaving out tax to make this example simple -- but how the discount was applied is 100% true):
Plastic chair mat: $25
Desk accessories: $15
Stocking stuffer #1: $5
Stocking stuffer #2: $3
Laptop table: $20
Total: $68
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