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Bic Project Retractable Pens $0.02 @ Officeworks. Free if You Buy 1

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Bic Project Retractable Pens $0.02 @ Officeworks. Free if You Buy 1
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Roary on 20/09/2014 - 02:10 files.ozbargain.com.au (4151 clicks)
Last edited 20/09/2014 - 02:27

I was at office-works getting a cheap hard-drive when I saw these decent pens at just 2c each.
Immediately I was thinking its a price error, but if I grab a heap they will probably honor the price.
But I don't need a heap… Oh well I grabbed only 5 anyway. I went to counter and the lady said yep these are just 2c each we are clearing them out.
My total bill came to something like $81.73 and she said that's $81.75.. I quickly said.. can I have 1 more pen!

I was kicking myself afterwards.. I shoulda said can I have 2 more pens!!!

They had Blue and Black and 100s of them at Morley WA.

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  • UncommonName on 20/09/2014 - 02:27
    +4

    I get them at Uni, for the price of FREE!

    • Checkboy on 20/09/2014 - 02:46
      +32

      I can't remember the last time I bought pens haha. They just appear..

      • elusive on 20/09/2014 - 03:00
        +18

        So THAT's where all my pens go…

      • UncommonName on 20/09/2014 - 03:22
        +3

        I was being serious, we have a locker in every building and that locker has all sorts of pens, markers, staples, eraser, sharpener, pencils, papers and what not for post graduate students to take. Sad story is I found out about it 6 months after I have enrolled, until then I followed @Giteau's strategy.

        Not sure its the same policy at other Uni's.

        • rumham25 on 20/09/2014 - 11:28
          +3

          Which uni is this? I don;t think many uni's do this

        • UncommonName on 20/09/2014 - 12:42
          +2

          @Demarco:

          Then it better stay secret! ;)

        • brenx712 on 20/09/2014 - 13:43
          +2

          At UNSW they've got the stationary reuse centre which just gives out free pens, folders, etc. Sometimes I've seen some goodies in there as well - all depends on what gets donated in.

          I think it's only for UNSW staff & students though.

        • jikijiki on 20/09/2014 - 20:40

          @brenx712: Where is said center? I've been at UNSW for 2 years, never heard of this place before.

      • tdw on 20/09/2014 - 13:47

        i know lol. i'm always being given pens for some reason. pens are probably the only things that one never has to buy.

    • PVA on 20/09/2014 - 09:41
      +14

      Well not free, you pay $1000s and get a uni course free.

      • UncommonName on 20/09/2014 - 12:45

        I don't think anybody studies for PhD by paying fees. International student here, on scholarship.

        • [Deactivated] on 21/09/2014 - 19:05
          +2

          er. Why the down vote for this?

          Let me neutralize.

  • Sergeant Salami on 20/09/2014 - 03:02
    +14

    The two most stolen items, pens and lighters both made by Bic!

    • Oz-bargainer on 20/09/2014 - 08:36
      +6

      I don't think I've ever managed to use up a pen or lighter completely before they disappear.

    • Jabba the Hutt on 20/09/2014 - 10:04
      +10

      Oi Damo, give us ya pen!

  • bamzero on 20/09/2014 - 03:29
    +4

    So, if I go buy 1 on its own, will they round down? :)

    • MasterNoob on 20/09/2014 - 08:41
      -5

      No they round up. #math

    • adamren on 20/09/2014 - 15:48

      Try it and let us know. Buy two for 4c and see if it's rounded up to 5c. I think it is.

      OP should have paid with CC so that it's not rounded up. CC charge exact amount, it's only cash that is rounded up.

  • Coops1 on 20/09/2014 - 07:20
    +10

    Love the OP's comment. 'I was kicking myself afterwards.. I shoulda said can I have 2 more pens!!!"

  • eatwell365 on 20/09/2014 - 08:26
    +18

    OP.Thank you for giving your 2 cents.

  • Vladdo on 20/09/2014 - 09:20
    +3

    I'm like that but with petrol discounts.. I get $51.62 worth of petrol only to get to the register and it's $49.99 and that I could've got another 3 cents worth.. FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! :(

    • GreenGuava on 20/09/2014 - 09:26

      Huh? Sorry, but since when does $51.62 round down to $49.99 at the petrol bowser…?

      EIDT: Oh! Missed the part where you mentioned petrol discounts. My bad!

    • Logical on 20/09/2014 - 09:32
      +1

      pay with credit card and you pay the exact amount due

      • PVA on 20/09/2014 - 09:42
        +2

        Or eftpos, only cash is rounded.

  • johnnoblack on 20/09/2014 - 10:08
    +1

    Just saw a group of uni/high school students cleaning up what was left at Morley store…
    Not sure if they're going to bring more out

  • sparkles on 20/09/2014 - 10:12
    +15

    Like the fact that even at 2c people have been testing them on the box to see if they work. It would be an OzBargainer's nightmare to lash out 2c and get it home and find you bought a dud.

  • airzone on 20/09/2014 - 10:15
    +1

    Broden alert!

  • Vladdo on 20/09/2014 - 12:00
    +1

    Yeah.. where's that bloke with the bbqs.. he needs to buy a warehouse of these and resell them for 3 cents/ea

  • tdw on 20/09/2014 - 13:49
    +2

    my sympathies to all who have to battle the traffic on Russell St to get the pens :p

  • Colin2905 on 20/09/2014 - 15:27
    +2

    Buy 50 (per day), then pay for them, one pen at a time, with this….

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/159792

    …. and score 5 QFF points per transaction (and a beating from the staff).

    • adamren on 20/09/2014 - 15:52

      Best idea on OzB I've seen this month! Now just wish I'd taken the plunge and got the BankWest account. Damnit!

      250 points for $1 is pretty damn good, but would take around 10minutes or so. Still worth it. I think after the tenth scan the checkout person will get the shits and not want to do the remaining 40.

    • Food on 20/09/2014 - 18:29
      +1

      Only if they had self serve..

      • adamren on 20/09/2014 - 20:44
        +1

        Genius! The groupmind of a forum is working. Now all we gotta do is pester all the staff each time we go there, "When are you getting self checkout?" who knows they might pass it on to mgmt! They can implement it as they will get a good C /BA & ROI on it & already have good security process for expensive stock.

  • Utopian on 20/09/2014 - 18:45

    BOGOF!

  • tc4101 on 23/09/2014 - 07:59

    This deal available in Sydney?

  • Fobsessive on 12/10/2014 - 03:14

    +1 for grabbing a pen to benefit from the 5c rounding!

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