How to Check on Staples' Items in Stock (6 Steps)

Open your Internet browser and visit Staples' website. Look at the list of departments on the left side of the screen and click on the name of the department the item you want to buy is in. Browse through the list of results until you find the item you want to buy and then click on it.
Look underneath the price of the item to see if the item is available for purchase online. If it is, you will see a box in which to adjust the quantity you want and a button that reads 'Add to Cart.' To purchase the item, indicate the quantity you want and click 'Add to Cart' to determine if you want the item shipped to your home or to your nearest Staples location.
Click on the 'Check in Store Availability' link if you see it on the page. Enter your personal address or zip code as well as the radius of miles you want to search and click 'Search.' You will then see which Staples locations nearest you, if any, have the item you want to buy in stock. If you don't see the 'Check in Store Availability' link on the item page that means you can only purchase the item online.



Visit your nearest Staples retail location. To find the nearest location, use the Staples Store Locator online.
Look in the appropriate department for the item you want to buy. If you do not see the item on the sales floor, ask an employee in that department to check the store's inventory to see if there are more of the item in the store's storage area.
Ask an employee at the store to search the inventory of other nearby Staples locations to see if another store has the item you are looking for. If so, have the employee give you the phone number, address and directions to the other store, if possible. Visit the other Staples location and purchase the item you want.

How to Read Stock Quotes Online From Yahoo! Finance

Go to the Yahoo! Finance Web site (see Resources section).
Find the 'Get Quotes' box at the top left of the home page.
Type in your stock's ticker symbol into the box.
Click the 'Get Quotes' button.
Look at the gray bar across the top of the page with the name of your stock appearing in large black letters. The current price quote for that stock will be in large black numbers directly across from the stock name.
Spot the arrow next to the current price of the stock. If the arrow is green and pointing upward, the stock price is trading up by the amount shown next to the green arrow. However, if the arrow is red and pointing down, the stock price is trading down by the amount show next to the red arrow.