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Parents: Forget the Mugs and Cookies For the Last-Minute Gift, Get Schoolteachers A Present They Can Really Use in the Classroom ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Teachers across the country are lining their desks with "World's Greatest Teacher" mugs and cookies received from their students this holiday season. But since teachers spend an average of $500 annually out of their own pockets for classroom school supplies, why not give them a gift they can really use? OfficeMax(R) (NYSE:OMX), one of the nation's largest office supply retailers, suggests gift cards for parents who want to give their child's teacher a truly useful gift this year. The OfficeMax gift card is available in any dollar denomination, and will allow teachers to purchase items such as binders, crayons, glue, pens, markers, paper and thousands of other school supplies year round. "Teachers spend a lot of money from their own paychecks to buy school supplies for themselves and their students," said Ryan Vero, OfficeMax executive vice president of merchandising. "Giving a gift card for school supplies can really help teachers alleviate this financial hardship of paying for it themselves." The gift cards and thousands of products are available at nearly 1,000 OfficeMax stores nationwide. OfficeMax has a complete selection of the latest office and school supplies available year-round. With a 115 percent low price guarantee, excellent customer service and an updated store design that makes it easier to find products quickly, OfficeMax is the place to get holiday shopping done in one easy, affordable trip. About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated OfficeMax(R) Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business office product solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly 1,000 superstores. The business had sales of $6.6 billion in the first nine months of 2004 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX or more information can be found at http://www.officemax.com/ . OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584 262 784 7200, ext. 425 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax CONTACT: Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584, or Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200, ext. 425 Web site: http://www.officemax.com/

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