Office Depot is Helping Shoppers "Gift Smarter" This Holiday Season

With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, is gearing up to offer a wide assortment of the season’s hottest products that will help holiday shoppers "gift smarter” this season. From digital cameras and GPS units to briefcases and fine writing instruments, Office Depot is a one-stop shop for holiday gifts for everyone, whether family and friends or co-workers and clients.

"Office Depot realizes that customers are not only facing budget constraints this year, but are also managing work deadlines and other time-consuming obligations that come with the holiday,” said Chuck Rubin, President of North American Retail for Office Depot. "That’s why Office Depot is helping customers to ‘Gift Smarter’ this holiday season, offering a wide assortment of this year’s top products all in a single location. And as an added convenience, customers can also ship their gifts directly from the store to almost anywhere in the world with shipping services from UPS.”

Some of the must-have holiday products available from Office Depot include:

Technology Gifts The Whole Family Can Enjoy. Looking to make the most of their holiday budgets, more people are looking for gifts the entire family can use like computers and flat-screen TVs as well as smaller items like photo frames and digital phones.

• The GE Digital PhotoPhone combines a digital photo frame with a cordless DECT phone that now delivers Photo Caller ID(a) so you can see who is calling! This phone, which can store up to 100 images, is great for staying in touch with friends and family all year long.
• Photo bundles also make great family gifts. Consider pairing the Canon PowerShot SD1100 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with a Kodak M820 Digital Photo Frame. This paired gift is great for young families looking to capture and showcase their photos for years to come.
• For the tech-savvy family, the HP TouchSmart All-in-One Desktop PC is sure to impress. With next-generation HP TouchSmart software, users can access entertainment, business documents and social networks with the touch of a finger. This is the ultimate, family-friendly desktop PC.
• Imagine printing out those photos without the hassle of wires and cables. With the Hewlett Packard C6380 Wireless Printer, you can print all of your documents, photos and more from anywhere in the house. Just connect the printer to an existing WiFi network, and you are ready to go!

High-Tech, High-Style Gifts. This holiday season, Office Depot has the top tech picks at great prices.

• There’s no need to stop for directions on the way to the holiday party anymore! Preloaded with maps of the U.S. and Puerto Rico, a touch-screen display, and Bluetooth functionality, the Garmin nuvi 255W is sure to please anyone on your list.
• For the style-conscious techie on your list, the Microsoft Arc Mouse provides innovative design to an otherwise basic product. This stylish mouse is both wireless and collapsible, and available in black or red.
• Bluetooth headsets and accessories continue to be very popular, including car kits such as the Motorola T305 Bluetooth speakerphone. Simply clip the small device on your car’s visor, pair with your mobile phone, and you have a Bluetooth speakerphone system right in your car.
• For the millions of sports fanatics around the country, Office Depot is carrying a line of officially-licensed NFL and Collegiate team chairs for the holiday. Whether at home or in the office, show off your team spirit in style!

The Gift of Memories. Get creative this holiday with photo gifts, but to make these photo gifts really count, personalization is key.

• Create a personalized photo calendar for 2009 through Office Depot’s Design, Print, & Ship Depot. Either work from a pre-designed template, or create your own from home. Visit www.officedepot.com/photos for more information.
• Print out your holiday memories in a flash. Simply upload photos to www.officedepot.com/photos and either have them delivered to a home or pick them up at any of the nationwide Office Depot locations.

Smart Gifting on a Budget. Whether you’re buying a gift for a client, co-worker, grandparent or friend, it’s important to remember that you can make a good impression without spending a fortune.

• For colleagues and co-workers, the Ativa "Jelly” Flash Drive, available exclusively at Office Depot, makes a thoughtful and affordable gift. They come in an assortment of new colors and provide up to 2GB of memory - perfect for storing files, music, pictures and more.
• For high-school and college students on a budget, give the gift of communication with a great mobile phone from AT&T’s Go Phone service. Phones such as the popular Motorola RAZR start at less than $100, and there are no contracts.
• Save time and the stress of finding the perfect gift by picking up an Office Depot Gift Card. With a vast selection of gifts and gadgets to choose from at Office Depot, the recipient will surely put this gift card to use!

For more information on the great assortment of holiday gifts available at Office Depot, visit your local Office Depot retail location.

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,705 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.9 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $15.1 billion, and employs about 49,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 48 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.

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