Another combo deal

Back-to-school marketers must be thinking only of shoes and supplies.

Monday, I told you about Foot Locker and its team-up with Office Depot. Buy something at one store, get a coupon for another.

Today, I see that OfficeMax and Payless ShoeSource also have a combo going.

Buy something at Payless and get a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $30 or more at Office Max.

Buy something at OfficeMax and get a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $25 or more at Payless.

The promo will run through Sept. 12.

From Foot Locker to school locker

Planning to buy back-to-school shoes?
Foot Locker wants to increase foot traffic by teaming with Office Depot to make customer deals.
Through Sept. 5, customers who make a purchase of at Foot Locker will get a coupon good for $10 off a $30 purchase at Office Depot.
The flipside of the deal is that Office Depot will give customers buying school supplies a 20 percent-off coupon to use at participating Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker or Kids Foot Locker locations.
The coupon also can be used at the Foot Locker Web sites.

Job hunting?

Office Depot can help you with some of the paperwork.
Stores will provide free copies of resumes -- up to 25 single-sided pages.
And they'll fax those pages for free to as many as five different domestic telephone numbers, if you wish.
There's a nominal fee if you want to use color or premium paper, rather than the free kind. Of course, if you're faxing, what difference does that make?
The chain wants to solidify itself as a one-stop design, print and ship spot -- with a heart.
The offer is good through May 30.