Office Depot

This Office Depot store is CLOSING to make space for condos. Everything was 40% off when I came in. A chance to stock up on discounted office supplies. Just my luck, I had already bought an office chair awhile back.
Also good news, was that store employees aren’t losing their jobs, because the company already opened a replacement store at 280 Metro Mall (across the street from Home Depot). See link:
They took over the large building vacated a few years ago by Magnolia Audio Video.
The cashier told me that this store’s last day open is October 12.

Another store closing? So sad! There’s a lot on sale here before they close. Came here specifically for ink, but sadly they’re out of the one we were looking for. Lots of other stuff on sale though, but didn’t get to buy what we wanted. But sad to see them close.

I dread coming here. I can never find what I’m looking for. Prices aren’t that great, quality is meh. The place stinks of disenfectant or toner… What sucks is going in and asking for help to find something, but no one is there to help, so I rely on google to describe what I’m looking for. The lines are slow, grass grows faster, and if you don’t know what you’re specifically looking for, good luck.

They’re closing! Their official closing date will be on Oct. 12 (according to the cashier).
Everything is up to 30% off so my mom got a planner for 30% off and I got a USB auto adapter for 20% off. Actually, any phone related accessories are 20% off.

They were nice during back to school session as everyone is trying to find school supplies. But dear god their bathrooms are horrid. If you gotta go, you better wait or drop your stuff and leave. With no toilet paper, paper towels, and a puddle of piss on the ground, it’s hell on earth for germaphobes.

The Printing/​Copy Department.” Amanda” is great at Creating and Designing Business Cards. Thank you so much!!!

They keep banker’s hours. I’d expect this from a «mom n pop» establishment, but this is a big store chain. I’ve gone by there before and seen their lights already dimmed with the security gate locked shut at least an hour before the closing time they post on their sign.
Also, I agree with other reviewers on some other points: Most of them are on the rude or at least «cold shoulder» side, and the manner in where their inventory is placed throughout the store doesn’t make it easy to find things.
I like the Millbrae Office Depot better. Friendlier and better organized.

I’m standing here as we speak for about 5 min now @ the print/​copy center and no help still… The employees are just doing whatever they are doing, not even one «hi» or «have you been helped»

It’s like Christmas for the kids, yet not. That’s the feeling every start of the school year. They have everything they need for class and I have no problem with getting them those every so necessary school supplies. So how come the kids don’t look so happy with all their new found bounty of office and school accessories. Oh that’s right. It means vacation is over and they have to go back to the daily school routine.
Thanks Office Depot. Giving parents and guardians their homes back every fall.

I come here almost all the time. I need school supplies and ink, paper for my printer. I print a lot things so my printer is running out of ink all the time.
One time, I needed 8 by 11 ½ binder paper and I looked for it first without asking for where it is. I looked and looked but I couldn’t find it. So I asked this guy for help and he said «hold on, please I am with a customer, but I will call for someone to help you out.» I was happy that he tried to help, anyway I waited for that «someone» to come bu they took a really long time. Office Depot is a big place and they only have a few people working there. The only dislike about this place is that the service is too slow.
Even though they lack of good service, I still like this place. They have a variety of good choices and they’re cool. They don’t have simple and boring stuff like other stores. Their products are very useful and decorative. I am a very artistic person I like my things to be colorful. If you are one of those people that like colorful things, go here and you will be happy.

I only come here when I need school supplies. Their prices are alright, may seem more on the expensive side if you’re not buying in bulk. However, they do have a good selection of supplies here. I like my supplies colorful, different, and not boring. Sometimes, places like Target just has the typical things, so I tend to prefer this place when it comes to their selection. They are a depot for this stuff, so obviously they have a lot to choose from.
There is a lack of customer service around the store, but it doesn’t bother me too much since I typically don’t need much help here. The check out is quick because you wait in one big line and there are at least 2 cashiers helping everyone out.
Whenever I come here, there’s never a long line and I always find what I want :).

* * * This review is for PRINTING services only * * *
I designed my own wedding invites, and briefly considered printing them myself. Then I realized that that was an insane idea, only for the truly masochistic. So I started calling local printers. Balking at exorbitant prices ensued. A friend recommended I give Office Depot a call. I was admittedly skeptical, but eh, let’s give it a shot.
We were helped by Caz who, despite the fact that it was 9pm on a Thursday night, was completely pleasant, upbeat, friendly and helpful. When something formatted for my printer wasn’t quite lining up correctly on OD’s printers, so opened Photoshop and edited it for me in a flash. She was freaking awesome.
The invites came out beautiful, the price could NOT be beat (150 invites printed in color with 150 enclosure cards in gray-​scale /​black & white for less than the cost of my last pair of shoes), Caz was incredibly fantastically awesome, and they were ready when promised.
I have no clue when I am going to undertake another big design-​and-​print project, but whenever that is, I will most definitely be back, askin’ for Caz.
Thank you, and someone give that girl a raise or something!

We actually found the service here very helpful! My dad and I were looking for a new drum for his aging, ailing Brother printer. We asked a staff member at the entrance for help. She pointed us to the printer department, and paged a printer specialist to meet us there.
A few seconds later, a friendly and knowledgeable staff person, Ben, introduced himself. He showed us the drum replacement we were looking for, which turned out to cost a whopping $ 180! So, on the spot, Dad decided to get a brand new printer instead, for cheaper than that.
Ben walked us over to the printers in our price range, and answered all our questions. Dad wanted black & white (not color), and double-​sided printing. He was also willing to pay more now for a model that would save money in the long run. So Ben kindly looked up the toner prices for several models we considered, so Dad would have a better idea of long-​term costs.
Ben also knew when to leave us alone to discuss our options privately (that is, he left us to check our phones for online reviews, in peace). He didn’t abandon us, though; he was just restocking items down the aisle, and could see when we waved at him with yet another question.
In the end, Dad and I took our time picking a reliable printer at a good price, and we didn’t feel rushed at all, and felt like we had knowledgeable (but not pushy or condescending) customer support the whole time.
And Dad loves his new HP printer.

This is truly an office depot. They carry nothing really but desk, paper, pens and other related stuff. They have card holders, paper clips of all sizes, rubber bands and jump drives.
They don’t have lamps, power strips, anything but the generic computer related stuff.

Worst Copy store EVER.
Placed copy order on thursday — never called, never told order was ready.
Called over next 3 days — finally done and done wrong.
Asked the manager and she couldn’t care less. Store completely dysfunctional —
DO NOT EVER USE THEM.
USE AT YOUR OWN SANITY RISK

Office Depot is one of the best stores for home, office and school supplies. I bought notebooks, filler line paper, binders, erasers, pencils, pens and folders all for around $ 20-​$ 30. I bought these items at the time when they had a huge sale on typically school supplies. Some of the employees were very friendly which I liked.
Some of the staff members are actually nice and friendly. This is really something that made each of my Office Depot visits positive.

Office Depot, this place is like any other Office Depot nothing special.
I came here to use their shipping service. I had to return something and I needed to mail it out. So I used their machines and did my labeling and weight it, instead of going to an actual UPS store.
Good thing the lady who helped me mentioned that they were offering a 25% off on first package being sent so I got a really sweet deal.
Overall this place looked pretty dead, I can only imagine before school starts this place would look like a mad house. I was a bit disappointed in the speed of the service. The computers kept freezing or it was slow and it took a bit of time, but at the end I completed what I needed to do.
–Parking–
Parking is avail and should have no trouble.

I’m sorry, but this Office Depot STILL SUCKS.
Walked in and went to the laptop section. There was only one guy there and he was helping someone else so when he had a free minute i asked him if he could get someone to come out to help us. He told us to go to the front. I went to the front and asked the Supervisor (I’m assuming.) if she could send someone out or if she could go herself. She said there were a few tech guys on the floor. I told her that we had searched the floor for 15 minutes before giving up and asking her and she said «We’re understaffed, sorry.» & that was it.
I went back to the laptop section to see if the guy was still busy and he wasn’t. So I pointed out the laptop I had a question about. It didn’t have a price or anything about it displayed. He didn’t even know what it was!
…SERIOUSLY?!
This Office Depot’s service really sucks. I don’t know why we keep going here. In case Office Depot’s corporate people or managers look at this: TEACH YOUR SALES ASSOCIATES HOW TO OFFER BETTER SERVICE. They need to at least PRETEND to be pleasant when helping customers. Make sure they know about the products that they are selling!

This Office Depot isn’t really that bad… It’s a normal Office Depot! They had everything I needed so I was fine with it! It’s pretty big as well.
Little did you know, you can go to Office Depot for toothbrushes, toothpaste, lint rollers, first aid kits, and mouthwash. Hahaha.
The only complaint I have about this place is the lady who rung me up. «HI. YES. I’m your customer. HELLO? What the f*ck is so interesting behind me?! LOOK AT ME AT LEAST ONCE?» She didn’t even tell me my total or anything!
But it’s really whatever. lol.

We came here to look for a small, compartmentalized work table for our PC. We found it but it took us awhile to figure out how to grab the coupon for the employees to fill the order. Apparently, these merchandise coupons are not out in the open but inside desk drawers (not the same drawer for each desk either). Yes it’s an Easter egg hunt to try to find the coupon in order for the staff to pull the merchandise from the warehouse.
The guy who pulled our order was nice. He helped us load the desk into the car. It was a heavy desk too so kudos for him for doing this by himself!