Officemax

Horrible customer service. Walked around the store trying to find an associate to help and it took several minutes to be acknowledged. After finally finding an associate, he stated that he would call someone to help us and still no help arrived. Terrible shopping experience, poor management, and store is not efficiently staffed.

Staff was difficult to find at first, but once found they were very accommodating! The manager tried his best to make sure he could honor the Teacher Appreciation coupon I came into the store to use, which was wonderful. The store was also very clean, and their back to school sales were easy to find.

I’ve visited this location to utilize their copy, fax and scan services on three different occasions. Each time you go there you have to stand around forever before someone acknowledges you. Only for them to tell you that the service is not working or you have to wait 30 mins and up. The staff moves so slow and acts like the energy is being sucked out of them.
Their inventory is non existent. I don’t know why they are in business. They need new management or a new office supply/​service store needs to take this location over. HORRIBLE SERVICE! I will never waste my time and go there again.

Are you kidding? This Officemax is a bloody joke. HOW IT’S STILL IN BUSINESS I DON’T KNOW.
First off, when you either, it feels like a MORGUE. The place is sterile, grim, and terrible.
I swear to BUDDHA, NOBODY WORKS HERE. If you need help. Too bad. Sorry.
Every single time I look for someone whose working here, I find nothing but air.
When you go to the front to ask for someone it takes thirty minutes for someone to show up IF they didn’t forget to COME OUT AND HELP YOU. THE COSTUMER.
The lines are long, the cashiers are usually slow and clueless.
Just avoid.

Meh, I’ve been to better locations of this chain. Located in the Home Depot shopping center in Elmont, this place can be a big pain in the butt to find parking for, even amidst a giant lot! If you get parking, then you get to deal with the customers inside. The place is huge and carries a lot of office supplies.
I usually go here for FedEx drop off and ink cartridge replacement as they offer a pretty good deal when you return your used ink cartridges.

Little pricer on some items than say a staples or something but pretty big varied selection. They have chairs, laptops, safes and the basic school staff like binders and pens. I am very big in pens (colors, shapes, grips etc) and I love going down their pen aisle :-)
I also love the little knick knacks for organization that they have. Calendars, big desk ones down to the little one for you to carry with you. Post its and index cards… what can I say I like organization.
The bad: ALWAYS A LONG LINE! I don’t know how may people work there but it just isn’t ever enough. Then people always forget stuff while they’re being rung up hop off the line and you have to wait for them to come back while they continue shooing. The service is good though, being that everyone is usually pretty upset while waiting.

The selection here is okay and the prices are average retail with good deals every now and then. The problem with this place is the service. There’s never anyone willing to help you out on the floor or at the register, so you usually have to chase someone down. After staring blankly at you for a while before mustering up a few useless words, they’re either rude about it like you’re seriously inconveniencing their day, or so apologetically under-​informed to the point where you just feel bad for them. My sympathies if you have the misfortune of being accosted by the mean woman who likes to bark into her store radio and then snap at you curtly when all you’re trying to do is get some information before handing over lots of money to Office Max.
Steer clear of areas where people are likely to need help (furniture, printers, computers and gadgets) and the rest of the store is quiet. You can browse knowing that no salespeople will ever interrupt you … or even realize that you’re there. If you don’t need any help and just need some office supplies (and don’t mind waiting on line), then it’s fine. Save big purchases for Staples.

PROS
This is a decent sized Office Max that has desks of high quality. I bought a big ass computer desk here which has gone through a lot of my messiness and still looks good. I also get teaching and tutoring supplies in here for a good price. (it has an aisle with some reading comprehension and math books for children in grade school)
CONS
I have to take stars away for the service. There is normally only one person working the register every time I go in and the line can get backed up very quickly. Plus the woman who is normally there is old and I feel like if they gave her a chair to sit on she wouldn’t be so damn cantankerous. I also have a specific hate for her because she called me sir once… I mean she didn’t even correct herself and I felt strangely compelled to take off my shirt circa Just One of the Guys 1985.