Monday-disappointing visit to Staples

This was my first visit to Staples. We have only 2 stores in San Antonio. The closest one is not very close, probably 6-7 miles. Well, Amanda and I made the trip this afternoon. We were disappointed that the big sale items we were looking for were gone-the label maker and pencil sharpener. We were going to try the easy rebates they have. Oh well. A salesperson at the store said they sold out in 1 hour yesterday morning. That's just great :( We left with 6 spiral notebooks-they were 1 cent each-don't ask me why but we both paid 5 cents for 6 spirals. Not even any tax?