Fax near me
Can you fax at Staples?
Usually yes: faxing is one of the jobs the copy-and-print counter has handled for years, in the US and in Canada. What no page can tell you — ours included — is whether the machine at your branch is working today and what it will charge, because both are set at store level.
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Why this is a store-level question
Faxing is the lowest-volume service on a print counter, so it lives at store level: some branches keep a self-service machine on the floor, some run jobs from behind the counter, some will point you down the road. Hours for the counter are usually shorter than the store's.
National pages and listings sites lag behind those details by months — which is why this page tells you what to ask rather than pretending to know the state of your branch.
What to ask when you call
- "Do you still send faxes at the print counter today?"
- "What is the price for N pages to this area code?" — ask for the total, not the per-page rate.
- "Is it self-service or does staff send it?"
- "Can you receive a fax for me, and what does that cost?"
- "What hours is the print counter staffed?" — often shorter than store hours.
What it costs when it is available
Staples does not publish a fax price list, so treat any figure you read as hearsay — including a range. Retail counters generally charge per page with the first page dearest, and international well above domestic. The number the counter quotes for your page count is the only one that counts.
If your branch cannot help today
- The UPS Store — faxing is a listed service, though prices are set per franchise.
- FedEx Office — self-service machines at most US locations.
- The public library — often free or about a dollar a page, during staffed hours.
- Your own browser — no trip, no per-page rate, and it works at 11pm when nothing else is open.
Frequently asked questions
Does Staples have a fax machine?
Many do, at the copy-and-print counter, in the US and Canada alike. Whether yours does today, what it charges and when the counter is staffed are local questions — call the branch rather than trusting any national page, including this one.
How much does it cost to fax at Staples?
There is no published price list. Retail counters generally charge per page with the first page dearest; ask the branch for the total for your page count before you go.
Can I receive a fax at Staples?
Where offered, it is charged per page and the pages wait at the counter. Staff handle them, so it is the wrong route for medical or financial documents.
Does Office Depot fax?
Same picture: it is handled at the print services counter where a store offers it, availability is local, and no national price list is published. The same phone call applies.
Is there something open when the store is closed?
Online faxing has no counter hours. Upload the document, type the number, send — FaxBolt is $4.99 for the first month, then $14.99/month.