Wright State University has a purchasing agreement with Office Depot/Business Services Division as the result of a formal bid.

• Contact Connie Hilderbran at 888/294-1187 x7373 or Kaye Dykes at 888/294-1187 x7374  for quantity purchase discount information.
   
• To order on the Internet with a procurement card, you must order through WrightBuy.
   
• Return Policy with Office Depot
  Items may be returned within thirty (30) days of receipt, any normally stocked item in its original container for full credit or replacement. Custom orders may or may not be returnable, depending upon the policy of the manufacturer.
   
• "Furniture"
  Desks, Chairs, Bookcases, file cabinets, computer desks, etc., should not be purchased before consulting with the Purchasing Department (Bud Ash, 775-2524).
  
  Ready to assemble furniture is not returnable in most cases and you assume all responsibility if it is damaged during the process. The University does not have the staff to assemble furniture and the charge to have it assembled is expensive.
  
  Furniture should be purchased on a Banner Self-Service purchase requisition through the purchasing Department (Bud Ash). Reference Wright Way Policy 5401.5 for detailed information.

The University's preferred process for purchasing office supplies is through the Internet utilizing a University Procurement Card through WrightBuy.

Special circumstances may arise when emergency purchases need to be made at the Office Depot retail store.

In the past, emergency purchases were made in the retail store with Departmental Purchase Orders (DPO) and/or University Procurement Cards. Effective January 15, 2001, Office Depot Retail Stores will no longer have a "House Account" that will allow use of Departmental Purchase Orders. There is now a new process for DPO use in the retail store. This change affects retail store purchases with DPOs only. It does not affect purchases through WrightBuy.

With the new process, each person/department who use DPOs in the retail store must initially complete an application for a Store Purchasing Card (not a credit card). Application processing will take 3-4 weeks. After the Store Purchasing Card is received, you may use this card at the retail store in conjunction with the DPO at the time of purchase. The Store Purchasing Card is the only way you may use a DPO in the retail store.

All purchases in the Office Depot retail store should be for emergency purchases only. Internet ordering through WrightBuy with a University procurement card is easy and convenient. I encourage everyone to try the Internet ordering process. If you have the need for a Store Purchasing Card, call Connie Hilderbran at 888/294-1187 x7373 or Kaye Dykes 888/294-1187 x7374.

Contact Ed Dalton by phone at (937) 775-4154 or  by e-mail at edward.dalton@wright.edu
regarding information on this page.

Office Depot Business Services Division Contacts