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Office Depot & OfficeMax Military & Veteran Discount

20% off qualifying regular-price purchases in stores for veterans, active-duty and retired military, reservists, and dependents — plus a separate 25%-back-in-Bonus-Rewards offer online via ID.me.

Office Depot and OfficeMax give the military community 20% off qualifying regular-price purchases in stores nationwide. It’s open to veterans, active-duty and retired military, reservists, and their dependents — you just show a military ID, military dependent ID, or a form of veteran ID at the register.

Shopping online is different: at officedepot.com you verify through ID.me, and the military/teacher offer there is structured as 25% back in Bonus Rewards — store credit toward a future purchase — rather than 25% off at checkout. Around Veterans Day, Office Depot has historically bumped the in-store discount to 25% and extended it to sale items for a few days, but that’s a limited-time promo, not the everyday rate.

This is an independent guide. NavyWeek is not affiliated with Office Depot, OfficeMax, or The ODP Corporation. The company controls the terms and can change them at any time — confirm current details on Office Depot’s official military page before you shop.

Written by

T Madden Alford — U.S. Naval Academy '02 · U.S. Navy Reserve Captain (O-6) · Former submarine officer, USS Key West

Reviewed by

Erik Rivera — U.S. Naval Academy '04 · Former U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officer

Publish date: July 7, 2026 · Last reviewed: July 6, 2026

How we research & review: Our editorial process

Verify & redeem at Office Depot / OfficeMax

Opens www.officedepot.com/l/rewards/military · Verification via In-store ID

Office Depot / OfficeMax Military Discount — Key Facts

In-store discount: 20% off qualifying regular-price purchases
Online offer: 25% back in Bonus Rewards (store credit, not 25% off)
Verification: In store: show military/dependent/veteran ID. Online: ID.me
Eligible groups: Veterans, active-duty & retired military, reservists, dependents
Where to redeem: Office Depot & OfficeMax stores (20% off); officedepot.com (25% back via ID.me)
Exclusions: Regular-price items only in store; "qualifying" category exclusions apply
Region: United States
Last verified: July 6, 2026

Source: Office Depot Thanks Current and Former Service Members and Their Families With New Military Discount (official) · Last verified: July 6, 2026

WHO QUALIFIES

Office Depot and OfficeMax give veterans, active-duty and retired military, reservists, and their dependents 20% off qualifying regular-price purchases in stores nationwide — shown with ID at the register. Online, a separate Teacher/Military offer via ID.me pays 25% back in Bonus Rewards (store credit), not 25% off at checkout.

Active-duty military — eligible with a valid military ID.
Retired military — eligible with a valid military ID.
Veterans — eligible with a valid form of veteran ID.
Reservists — eligible.
Military dependents — eligible with a valid military dependent ID.
National Guard is not separately named in the official release; reservists are named — confirm your specific status at the store before you shop.
Surviving spouses and Gold Star families are not addressed in the official source.
Teachers are covered by a separate Teacher/Military Exclusive offer online (25% back in Bonus Rewards via ID.me) — they share the online program but are not part of the in-store military-ID group.

Office Depot / OfficeMax discount by community
Audience	Discount
Veterans, active-duty & retired military, reservists, and dependentsIn-store only, on qualifying regular-price purchases at Office Depot and OfficeMax. Show a military ID, military dependent ID, or a form of veteran ID at the register.	20% off
Military & teachers (online)Store credit toward a future purchase on qualifying officedepot.com orders — not a 25% discount at checkout. Verified through ID.me.	25% back in Bonus Rewards
All eligible groups (Veterans Day, historical)A limited-time in-store boost Office Depot has run around Veterans Day (Nov 9-11, 2024); not the everyday rate, and not confirmed to recur every year.	25% off, incl. sale items

HOW TO REDEEM

Online at www.officedepot.com

Start the military verification flow
Go to officedepot.com/l/rewards/military and begin the Military verification process.
Verify through ID.me
Confirm your military status using ID.me, the online verification partner for this offer.
Shop qualifying items
Shop qualifying purchases at officedepot.com under the Teacher/Military Exclusive offer.
Earn 25% back in Bonus Rewards
The online benefit is delivered as 25% back in Bonus Rewards — store credit toward a future purchase, not a price cut at checkout.
Redeem your Bonus Rewards later
Apply accrued Bonus Rewards on a later Office Depot order.

In store

Confirm you qualify
Veteran, active-duty, retired military, reservist, or military dependent.
Bring a valid ID
Bring a valid military ID, military dependent ID, or a form of veteran ID (for example a Veterans Health ID Card, VIC, Uniformed Services ID, CAC, or a state ID with a veteran designation).
Shop regular-price items
Shop qualifying regular-price items at any Office Depot or OfficeMax store nationwide.
Show your ID at the register
Present your ID at checkout; the cashier applies 20% off qualifying regular-price items.

HOW IT WORKS

Office Depot uses two different verification paths. In store, a cashier checks your physical military, dependent, or veteran ID at checkout — no app or account required. Online, officedepot.com routes verification through ID.me; once verified, the online offer is delivered as 25% back in Bonus Rewards rather than an instant discount.

One thing to watch: coupon aggregators sometimes list a flat "25% off Office Depot military discount." The verified everyday in-store figure is 20% off regular-price purchases. The 25% figures you may see elsewhere are either the online Bonus-Rewards mechanic (25% back, not off) or the historical Veterans Day in-store boost — don’t treat either as an everyday 25%-off rate.

The everyday 20% in-store program was announced June 14, 2021 by The ODP Corporation, Office Depot’s parent company, via its corporate newsroom, and it remains the durable official source for the 20% figure and eligible groups. Because the live officedepot.com military-offer page renders as a JavaScript shell (its offer body doesn’t appear in a plain fetch of the HTML), the exact current exclusion list should be confirmed against the rendered page or in store before you assume every regular-price item qualifies.

Exclusions & fine print

The everyday 20% is in-store only, on regular-price items — it does not apply to sale or clearance items in normal periods.
The discount applies to "qualifying" purchases only. Office-supply retailers typically exclude categories like technology, ink & toner, and gift cards; Office Depot defines the exact list on its official page. The precise current exclusion list did not render on the officedepot.com military page (a JavaScript shell) at the time of research — confirm before assuming "20% off everything."
The online benefit is 25% back in Bonus Rewards (store credit) — not 20% or 25% off at checkout. Treat it as a different mechanic from the in-store discount.
The Veterans Day boost to 25% off (including sale items) is a limited-time historical promo (Nov 9-11, 2024), not an everyday rate — don’t expect it outside that window.
Whether the discount stacks with coupons, Office Depot Rewards, or other promotions is not stated in the official source — treat it as non-stacking unless confirmed at checkout.

SOURCES

Office Depot Thanks Current and Former Service Members and Their Families With New Military Discount (official) — The ODP Corporation
Office Depot — Military Verification, Deals & Discounts (official) — Office Depot
Does Office Depot Have Military Discounts? — ID.me
Office Depot and OfficeMax Veterans Day Military Discount — Military.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does Office Depot offer a military discount?

Yes — 20% off qualifying regular-price purchases in Office Depot and OfficeMax stores nationwide, for veterans, active-duty and retired military, reservists, and their dependents.

How much is the Office Depot military discount?

20% off qualifying regular-price items in store. Online, the military/teacher offer is 25% back in Bonus Rewards (store credit toward a future order), not 25% off at checkout.

Who qualifies for the Office Depot military discount?

Veterans, active-duty and retired military, reservists, and their dependents. Teachers share the online 25%-back offer through a separate Teacher/Military program.

How do I verify — in store vs. online?

In store, show a military ID, military dependent ID, or a form of veteran ID at the register. Online, verify through ID.me on officedepot.com.

Is the Office Depot military discount valid online?

The online benefit is 25% back in Bonus Rewards, not a straight discount — you earn store credit to spend later. The 20% off is the in-store benefit.

What is excluded from the Office Depot military discount?

The 20% applies to qualifying regular-price items only — not sale or clearance items in normal periods, and typically not categories like technology, ink/toner, or gift cards at office-supply retailers generally. Check the current terms for the exact exclusion list, since it did not render on the officedepot.com military page at the time of research.

Does Office Depot use ID.me?

Yes — for online military verification. In store, a cashier checks your physical ID instead.

Does the Office Depot military discount go up around Veterans Day?

Historically, yes — in 2024 it rose to 25% off qualifying regular- and sale-priced items in stores for Nov 9-11. That’s a limited-time promo, not the everyday rate.

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