Staples Gift Card

Visit Staples gift card balance page, scroll to the balance checker, enter your card number and PIN, and select Check Balance, or call 1-888-609-6963.

Online, enter the gift card code and PIN at checkout and select Apply. In store, tell the cashier you're paying by gift card, then either scan the barcode from your phone or hand over the plastic. Your receipt shows the remaining balance after each purchase.

Note: Instacart orders placed through Staples, and custom Print and Marketing Services ordered on staples.com. Some in-store services such as passport photos may also decline gift card payment, so confirm with staff before you commit.

One thing specific to this brand is worth knowing in both directions. Staples' terms state the card is valid only if it came from a Staples store, staples.com, or an authorised reseller or distributor, and Staples reserves the right not to honour cards obtained from unauthorised sellers including auction sites. That means provenance actually matters on this card.

If you're buying a discounted Staples card from a stranger online, you're taking a real risk. If you're selling one you bought yourself, keep the receipt, because it's the thing that proves where it came from.

Beyond that: rate and timeline in writing first, balance checked immediately before you send, and never release a PIN to someone who hasn't quoted you.

No. The card works at Staples US retail stores and on Staples gift card official website only. There are no Staples locations in Nigeria and the site doesn't ship there.

eGift codes are delivered electronically, usually within minutes. Physical cards ship inactive and activation takes roughly a day, so a card that reads zero immediately after arrival is normally just waiting to go live rather than empty. Check again the following day before assuming there's a problem.

No. Staples gift cards are not redeemable for cash or credit except where the law requires it, and the cards may not be returned or consolidated. A small number of US states and Puerto Rico do force a cash-out on very small remaining balances, but that's a state rule rather than a Staples offer.

Yes, up to five. That's an explicit cap in the terms. Not more than five cards may be used for any single purchase, in store or online. If you're working through more than five, you'll need to split across transactions. Cards also cannot be consolidated onto a single card.

No. No expiration date, no service fees, no maintenance charges. The value stays available until you've spent it. What catches people is the exclusion list rather than any fee: you can't use the card for taxes, shipping fees, postage stamps, prepaid phone cards, wireless cards, or to buy other gift cards.

Yes, and this is one of the better features. Value can be added to the card at any Staples US retail store. It's in-store only, not online, and it means a card at zero can be brought back to life rather than thrown away.

Yes. Show the gift card barcode on your phone and the cashier scans it, or read out the code and PIN if the scan fails. Screen brightness up, full barcode visible. Keep the email after a partial spend, since the balance stays attached to that code.