Did Office Max hire an accountant with an I.Q. of 62?
I think I may be losing my grip on reality. Recently I received four coupons in the mail from my local Office Max. Two coupons were for $10 off a purchase of $10. I’m not the best number-cruncher but I figured that meant I got two $10 items for free. I was right. I strolled into Office Max, picked out two $10 items (pack of batteries, paper supplies) and after tax the grand total came to around $1.40 for $20 worth of product. “How on earth could Office Max benefit from this?” i pondered. “Perhaps people will come into the store and buy way more than $10 worth of stuff?” I then thought. Seemed like a reasonable conclusion to me. Then, I get two more coupons from Office Max, each offering $15 off a $20 purchase IF I sign up for MaxPerks, their reward card. I wonder to myself why Office Max is so eager to get me back to the store, but I need a few more things so I return. First, I buy a case for my external hard drive. Retail price $19.99. I hand over my coupon and the cashier doesn’t eve
