Video: OfficeMax to Unveil the World's Largest Penny Tray at the Mall of America
August 04 2008 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Vanessa Hudgens, Star of High School Musical, to Help with
Unveiling NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its
"Power to the Penny" back-to-school sales promotion, OfficeMax
Incorporated (NYSE:OMX), a leader in office products and services,
is unveiling the World's Largest Penny Tray on Tuesday, August 5,
2008 at 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT at the Mall of America's Rotunda
located at East Broadway Bloomington, MN. Vanessa Hudgens, star of
High School Musical, will be on hand to help unveil the giant penny
tray and to autograph photos. To view the Multimedia News Release,
go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/officemax/34185/ The world's
largest penny tray will measure 16 feet by 16 feet and will be
filled with two million pennies. Kids will be able to collect
pennies and purchase a photo of Hudgens for one cent and have her
autograph it immediately after the penny tray is unveiled. Hudgens
will sign autographs from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT. Kids will
also be able to use their pennies to take photos in a photo booth,
play penny games and buy candy and fun supplies at a penny store.
"We've had a lot of fun with our 'Power to the Penny' promotion and
what better way to pay homage to the penny than celebrating it with
the world's largest penny tray," said Bob Thacker, senior vice
president of marketing for OfficeMax. "It's bringing a little
lighthearted fun during these tough economic times when many
parents are doing whatever they can to make ends meet and to get
everything on their child's back-to-school supply list. By making
some basic supplies available for as little as one cent, we feel
that we are helping them accomplish this." Throughout the
back-to-school season, OfficeMax will offer special single-cent
products and special penny bundle offers on key school supplies at
all retail locations nationwide. In addition, OfficeMax is lowering
the price on more than 100 popular back-to-school supplies on items
such as 3-5 subject notebooks, pencils and pocket portfolios for
the back-to-school season. Customers can see the weekly specials in
OfficeMax's weekly circular advertisements or online at
http://www.officemax.com/penny. About OfficeMax OfficeMax
Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business
office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax
mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The
company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and
document services through OfficeMax ImPress(R), technology products
and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and
small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately
32,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and
nearly 1,000 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
http://www.officemax.com/. OfficeMax Media Contacts: William Bonner
630-864-6057 Jennifer Rook 630-864-6057 OfficeMax Investor Contact:
John Jennings 630-864-6820
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/officemax/34185DATASOURCE: OfficeMax
CONTACT: Media, William Bonner, +1-630-864-6057, or Jennifer Rook,
+1-630-864-6057, or Investor, John Jennings, +1-630-864-6820, all
of OfficeMax Web site: http://www.officemax.com/
http://www.officemax.com/penny
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