Staples Gold Dividend

I want to know for the people who own the Staples Gold Dividend card.

Does your gold dividend last for a lifetime, or it is only 1 year validity. Then it turns back into normal blue membership card.

i think its once your gold your always gold.

Too lazy to look it up myself - so how does one get a Staples "Gold Dividend" card?

Originally Posted by Montague

Too lazy to look it up myself - so how does one get a Staples "Gold Dividend" card?

Spend $1000 in a year and you'll get it automatically.

Originally Posted by Ngo_35

i think its once your gold your always gold.

Is it really for life? Wow.

Originally Posted by Arrow

Spend $1000 in a year and you'll get it automatically.

Staples Dividends program is completely stupid, I spent over $2500 at Staples and I haven't received any membership upgrade.

Originally Posted by Ngo_35

i think its once your gold your always gold.

no, it think you have to maintain a 1000/year average over the past 12 months or something. I'm not 100% sure but I believe thats what i read in another staples related thread.

i dont think ive kept up my $1000/yr spending but ive still got my dividend gold
so i think it is for life too

I'm no help either; my annual spending is likely over $1000. It will be even more now that the 150% PM opportunity [and the 1 cent keyboard/mouse deals] are gone! I swear - I am going to frame that receipt!!


Edited to add: Hmmm, considering that they don't give out new cards to clients annually, I am assuming a gold is a gold for life! The key fob I used to have was destroyed beyond belief. I now resort to flashing the card.

The annual spending has to be on non notebook or desktop PC items, and you get your gold card after the year ends.

now the threshhold is 2000 dollars annually.

Dividend$ Program Changes effective January 2009:
-In order to maintain your Gold status level or be upgraded to the Gold level, a calendar spend of $2000 per year is required
-In order to earn rewards, the minimum required spend is $300/quarter
-For Blue members, the maximum percentage payout is 2% with a maximum payout of $10/quarter
-For Gold members, the maximum percentage payout is 4% with a maximum payout of $20/quarter

http://www.************.ca/deal/Free...09-214716.html



is this true? now gold status is not lifetime??

Originally Posted by hugewallet

is this true? now gold status is not lifetime??

I earned Dividends Gold back in 2004, but I've spent very little at Staples since then...maybe around $200/year? And just last week, I placed a $15 order (including tax) that was delivered for free. So even if they've changed the rule, they're not enforcing it much and haven't yet notified the members that could be affected by it.

$2000!!! I have trouble with $1000 to get gold! Well lets hope they don't monitor it as I do love the free shipping