BUSTED AGAIN…OFFICE DEPOT AGREES TO REPAY CALIFORNIA $2.5M

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Office Depot agrees to repay California $2.5M
Office
Depot has agreed to repay California $2.5 million for what state
officials said were overpayments made to the office supply company.In a
statement released Friday, Office Depot  said a disagreement with
California’s Department of General Services arose over the
interpretation of its contract relating to the discount on items
furnished by wholesalers to Office Depot and sold by Office Depot to
California agencies.

“In the spirit of cooperation and customer
satisfaction, Office Depot agreed to provide $2.5 million to the state
as an additional discount on these items,” the company said in its
statement. “Office Depot consistently priced these particular items for
the duration of the contract, which Office Depot considered
‘off-contract’ purchases.”

Office Depot and the DGS agreed to an
additional discount of approximately $2.5 million, which, the company
said, was not compensation for overcharges.The company said a review of
20 commonly purchased items in the contract revealed that the state
saved an average of about 30 percent over the rates Office Depot
charges retail customers for the same items.Office Depot said the
contract, which was set to expire on Aug. 31, has been extended until
Feb. 28, 2009.

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September 25, 2008 at 1:19 PM