Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not)
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FRAMINGHAM (CBS) — Staples is extending its offer to laminate COVID vaccine cards for free. The promotion from the Framingham-based office supplies retailer, originally set to end April 3, will now go until May 1, a spokeswoman for the company said.
The coupon code is 81450 and the deal is in-store only. It should only be done after a second vaccine dose is marked on the card, or one dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
AS POSTED BELOW, THIS MAY NOT BE A GREAT IDEA IF BOOSTER NEEDED (MORE THAN LIKELY) AND ADDED TO CARD.
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Its best not to Laminate the card, because you may need Booster shots.
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@marvomatic said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1:
Its best not to Laminate the card, because you may need Booster shots.
Exactly. This is just a marketing scheme trying to get people into the stores in the hopes they will increase their sales.
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@marvomatic said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1:
Its best not to Laminate the card, because you may need Booster shots.
good point I will modify post to reflect
thanks
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So whats new! LOL
"Exactly. This is just a marketing scheme trying to get people into the stores in the hopes they will increase their sales."
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I bought these badge holders at my local Staples the other day. It fits my vaccination card perfectly and you can just remove it from the pouch if necessary. The in store price is $9.50, but they price matched the online price of $6.99 at the register.
Staples badge holders
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Pardon my ignorance but why are people concerned about protecting their vaccination cards?
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I have digital proof and a printout from MyChart (Northwestern U Medicine) that can be easily replaced infinite times on my home printer.
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@my4mainecoons said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not):
Pardon my ignorance but why are people concerned about protecting their vaccination cards?
So in a 150 years your ancestors can take it on Antiques Roadshow and find out that there was only 300 million of them given out and it’s sentimental worth is greater than it’s Bitcoin worth. (Assuming Bitcoin is the world standard for currency then)
Just got my first shot a couple of hours ago. So far so good.
Thankfully there isn’t much 5G in Montana
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@marvomatic said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not):
Its best not to Laminate the card, because you may need Booster shots.
Some people said to make a copy and laminate that. I made a copy, and staples gave me trouble laminating it for free. She said the manager told her they only do the free lamination for the originals. I asked to speak to the manager, but he was busy helping some guy who for some unknown reason bought Norton and then was surprised to learn that it made his computer unusable.
Since I was waiting so long, she said she would just do it for me, but it sounds like others might have a problem.
I also haven’t tried using this at Krispy Kreme yet.
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@my4mainecoons said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not):
Pardon my ignorance but why are people concerned about protecting their vaccination cards?
Possibility of vaccine passport for travel, domestic and/or international. Other countries might require proof you were vaccinated. Possibility employers will require proof of vaccination. Possibility of needing it to get into a crowded stadium or arena, For the younger generation, they may need to show it one day at their school when they go back to in-person learning. There are probably other reasons too, but those are just a few. I think it is a good idea to protect it. I plan on traveling back to Southeast Asia in the summer of 2022 (if it is safe) , and I bet I will need to show proof of vaccination at any country I wish to visit. Otherwise, many countries will put you in a hotel for 2 weeks at your expense and you cannot leave for quarantine. No thanks.
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@dangeruss Good call on laminating a copy of your vaccination card. Staples texted me a $5-off-$10 purchase code for in-store, good until 4/11. So maybe I’ll see if I get the “originals only” argument as well. Btw, lol at the bit about the guy returning Norton.
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@ukedog said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not):
@dangeruss Good call on laminating a copy of your vaccination card. Staples texted me a $5-off-$10 purchase code for in-store, good until 4/11. So maybe I’ll see if I get the “originals only” argument as well. Btw, lol at the bit about the guy returning Norton.
He was actually not returning it, he wanted their help installing it. He apparently already spent a bunch of time on the phone with Norton support (and some $) at a hotel somewhere with a faster connection.
I told him he probably just needs to get an SSD in there if he doesn’t already have one. Staples wanted $105 just to troubleshoot the Norton issue (and said they will clean out his computer of viruses).
Who still gets viruses these days? Isn’t it either the virus that encrypts all your files and asks for money (which staples can’t do shit about) or maybe some advertising browser plugin or something. I don’t think I’ve seen a real virus in years.
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At a regional Covid vaccination center, they are now explicitly advising not to laminate your original vaccination card. It looks like Staples will need to play catch up with Office Depot on this.
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@ukedog said in Staples extends free Covid vaccination card lamination til May 1 (good idea or maybe not):
At a regional Covid vaccination center, they are now explicitly advising not to laminate your original vaccination card. It looks like Staples will need to play catch up with Office Depot on this.
I don’t see why these guys can’t just give you a fresh card with the original vaccines + booster.
