OfficeMax

Not much to say for this place regarding the store experience. It is not an environment that goes out of its way to make for a pleasant shopping experience. Showroom and warehouse are the words that come to mind when I took a quick look at this space. And that is exactly how I used the space — I stopped in to briefly check something out in person before ordering it online (free shipping if over $ 35).
Signage was good and the items I had seen in the circular that I came in to check out were on display. The place was empty when I visited. A staff person was dusting the desks nearby where I browed for quite sometime, but she never offered any assistance.
The store was neat and orderly though in the areas I browsed and I have nothing really bad to say about the store — my 3 rating implies exactly what the Unilocal prompt says: «A-​OK» — certainly not bad but not amazing either.

Came in here looking for a new book bag for school particularly one that had wheels. Well I found it but they only had one type of book bag with wheels. That was such a disappointment. They don’t really have a great selection of things I needed and it is sad that Marc’s is right around the corner so I would just go there for some filler paper and some pencils because its usually cheaper. Other than that, right as I walked in staff was friendly and directed me to aisles with whatever I was looking for. But I felt like it was more like a game. Right after one staff member helped me find a supply, 30 seconds later another one asked me if I needed help finding something. When I responded no, another staff member asked me if I need something down the aisle. Either I looked very dazed and confused or they have a lot of people working there that don’t have anything better to do but follow customers around the store. I honestly felt like I was getting suffocated with these people. I mean its not a bad thing that they have good customer service but maybe you can calm down a bit for people like me who need a little space when it comes to shopping.

Honestly, I’m just not impressed. its OK i suppose, however, the selection is not particularly wonderful. For some reason I cannot find what what I need and end of going somewhere else.
However, there are some super cute phone cases here!!! i was so surprised and happy about that, seriously. hard to find cute phone cases for samsung, and they have them here.

Have you ever wondered where dead calendars are buried? Well, wonder no more. On a recent visit to this OfficeMax we found them. I’m talking calendars with no pulse. Nightmare Before Christmas, kittens, castles of Ireland, One Direction, they were all there. 2012 16-​month calendars and it was the end of August 2013. Shouldn’t they be giving these things away?
So what can be said about this OfficeMax that hasn’t already been said. Staples, Office Depot (are they even around anymore), OfficeMax. They are all pretty much the same. In an age where the big box stores have all but narrowed themselves down to two offerings, OfficeMax manages to hold on. Pens, paper, printer cartridges, poster board, «while you were out» notepads. It’s all here. Oh yeah, and they’ve got a copy/​scan/​printing/​photo center all the way in the back so your mom can have someone other than you help her get the pictures out of her digital camera.
Some other interesting things I noticed:
Justin Bieber duct tape. This one has to be a sign of the impending apocalypse if I’ve ever seen one. Was there really a meeting that took place in Avon, OH where someone said, «You know what, Doug? The tweens DIY market is really crying for duct tape innovation and I’ve got just the thing.» I bet Black & Decker is all over the Taylor Swift impact drill.
5-​lb bag of Skittles. I wonder how long those things have been sitting on the shelf. I love Skittles as much as the next guy and what office couldn’t use the rainbow, but who the hell goes to OfficeMax to buy food? And I’d steer clear of those big plastic tubs of peanut butter-​filled pretzels if I were you.
Typewriter correction tape. This one has to be a mistake or some small tear in the space-​time continuum. I wonder if they sell film for my Kodak disk camera or RAM for my Commodore Amiga 5000.
Dayrunner day planners. I guess the corporate douchebags from 1996 need somewhere to shop, too. Pencil me in for a power lunch at Bennigan’s, Todd. We’ve really got to talk strategy for our Waldenbooks acquisition.
I know, I know, it’s easy to bash on the big box stores. They’re like that kid you knew in 5^th grade that had chronic dandruff and smelled like cheese (he’s probably the CEO of the company you work for now). I guess OfficeMax is perfect when you’re really desperate for some staples, or 3×5 index cards or one of those little Webster’s dictionaries you snap into your Trapper Keeper and you can’t wait for Amazon to ship them to you. This one is clean, pretty well organized and smells like Post-​Its.