If you’re wondering: I took the supplies back to the store where I purchased them, told them the exact situation (the truth and the whole truth)–and they took back all the fresh-stock supplies (hey, I’m a regular customer, and the refund is in the form of a store merchandise card…), amounting to considerably more than $50–more than twice that, actually.
I don’t do commercials, but it’s fair to say I’m happy with Office Depot.