MarketPlace - Restrictions

Your school earns cash with every qualifying purchase you make through the Box Tops Marketplace. Learn more about how your school receives donations from participating online stores.

Donation Calculations

How does Box Tops determine the donation amount your school will receive?

  • Only purchases made through the Box Tops for Education Marketplace will earn a donation for your school. See Official Rules for details.
  • School donations are usually calculated from net sales.
  • Donations will be subtracted for merchandise returns.
  • Sales tax, shipping costs, gift certificates, packaging or handling fees, gift-wrapping services, governmental fees, credit card processing fees and certain other charges may not be included in the calculation of the school donation amount.

Here's an example of how a donation would be calculated for a purchase at "Store X" assuming 5% of your purchase is donated to your designated school:

Merchandise total: $90.00
Tax: $5.00
Shipping/handling: $5.00
Total: $100.00

In the above example, the 5% donation is calculated from the $90.00 merchandise total because tax, shipping and handling are excluded. Therefore, your school would receive $4.50 from your purchase - at no additional cost to you. Some stores have additional restrictions on certain types of merchandise or other special restrictions. Below you will find explanations of these additional restrictions.

Donation Restrictions (Listed alphabetically by store)


1-800 Baskets
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of gift cards.

1-800 PetMeds
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are Exclusive of perscription purchases.

Anderson's Giant Party Store
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Anderson's School Spirit
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Ann Taylor
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Ann Taylor LOFT
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Apple Store
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and exclusive of the purchase of Gift Cards, iTunes, iPad shipping & gift wrap

Athleta
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

babygap.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

Ballard Designs
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of the purchase of Gift Cards, Gift Wrapping, Shipping Fees and Free Swatch samples.

Banana Republic
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

Bath & Body Works
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Best Buy
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of Best Buy Gift Card purchases or any services (excluding Geek Squad), including: online photo center sales, digital downloads, long distance or internet service sales.

Blair
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Blue Nile
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales. Excluding amounts collected by us for gift certificates, sales taxes, duties, shipping, handling, fraud, charge-backs, exchanges, credit card processing fees, taxes and similar charges.

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Donations/commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of the purchase of gift cards.

Boden
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Brylane Home
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Chadwick's
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Choice Hotels
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales, payable upon completion of travel.

Circuit City
"Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of Products listed in the CircuitCity catalog or in search results as ""out of print"", ""hard to find"", ""special order"" (or other words to similar effect indicating that a product is not readily available for delivery). Gift certificates are not eligible for commissions/donations. "

Coldwater Creek
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Cooking.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Crate&Barrel
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Current Catalog
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Dell Home
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales, excluding insurance, concessions, cancellations or restocking fees, gift-wrapping and promotional or other discounts.

DisneyShopping.com
Commissions/Donations will be paid on Net Sales exclusive of any purchase of Disney Shopping or Disney Store Gift Cards, DisneyShopping.com or DisneyStore.com Online Gift Cards, any stored value card of any kind or decorative pins or pin sets or for any product(s) that are returned.

drugstore.com
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales excluding prescription drugs and insurance claims.

Eddie Bauer
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

eToys
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales. Commissions are NOT paid on the purchase of video games or the purchase of gift cards.

Expedia.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and will be paid for each Transaction for which travel has been completed, exclusive of HOTEL STAYS, taxes and surcharges, tax recovery fees, duties, handling, and other similar charges; and .05% of the total Transaction price for amounts due to the travel supplier for credit card fraud and bad debt. In addition, for each Transaction where EI is the Merchant of Record, 3% of the total Transaction price will be deducted for credit card fees

F.A.O. Schwarz
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Famous Footwear
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Finish Line
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

FTD.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Gaiam
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

GapKids.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

Hanna Andersson
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

HearthSong
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Hickory Farms
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Hotels.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and will be paid for each Transaction for which travel has been completed, exclusive of taxes and surcharges, tax recovery fees, duties, handling, and other similar charges;

HP Home & Home Office Store
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

HP youneek.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

HSN
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

I See Me!
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

iTunes
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Saleas and are Exclusive of plastic gift cards.

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JCPenney
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales and are exclusive of the purchase of gift cards and items that are listed as “not available” on the JC Penney website.

Justice
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales, exclusive of the purchase of gift cards

Kmart
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Kohl's
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

LAB Series
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of the purchase of gift cards.

LAN Airlines
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are payable upon completion of travel.

Land of Nod
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

LeapFrog
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Lillian Vernon
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Martha Stewart for 1-800-Flowers
Commissions/Donations are based on Net Sales exclusive of service charge, shipping, relay and handling charges, discounts, gift certificates, promotional offers (e.g., airline miles, points, e-money etc.), credit card processing fees, credits, refunds, rebates and chargebacks.

Meijer
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Microsoft Store
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

My M&M's
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Naturalizer
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Nick Shop
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchase of gift cards and gift wrap.

Office Depot
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Omaha Steaks
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

One Step Ahead
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Onlineshoes.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of gift certificates, gift wrap and returned orders.

Oriental Trading Co
Commission/Donation is based on Net Sales and is exclusive of any purchase made using a gift card or gift certificate.

Origins
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of gift cards.

P.S. by Aeropostale
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Patagonia
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

PetSmart
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

Piperlime
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

Plow & Hearth
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of discounts and purchase of gift cards.

Pottery Barn
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Pottery Barn Kids
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Pottery Barn Teen
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Prescriptives
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards.

Proflowers.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Ralph Lauren
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Right Start
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales.

Sam's Club
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Sharper Image
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Shoe Steal
Donations/commissions are based on Net Sales.

Shoes.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Shutterfly
Donations/Commissions are base on net sales. Excluding; prepaid print plans, annual savings plans, portrait packages, purchases made from Shutterfly Pro Galleries, gift certificates, print product returns, fees paid to credit card processing companies, charge-backs, promotions and other discounts, rebates or credits, amounts collected for sales taxes or their applicable taxes or duties, and shipping and handling costs do not qualify for donation.

Smart Bargains
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales.

Southwest Airlines Vacations
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and will not be paid until customer completes travel.

Staples
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Starbucks Store.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Terry's Village
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales exclusive of sales where the customer uses a gift certificate or merchandise certificate for all or a portion of the sale.

The Container Store
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

The Great Indoors
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales and are exclusive of items sold by other merchants including but not limited to The Great Indoors licensed partners and Lands End, even where such sales are the result of a click through by the end user on links maintained on the Marketer’s Web Site to such other merchants’ sites, or (ii) gift cards or service agreements offered by The Great Indoors.

The North Face
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of Gift Card purchases or purchases of Gift Cards.

UGG Australia
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Under Armour
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

United Vacations
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and will be paid upon completion of travel.

Vans off the Wall
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Victoria's Secret
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards

VisionDirect.com
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales

VistaPrint
Donations/Commissions are based on net sales.

Wal-Mart
Donations/Commissions are based on Net sales exclusive of purchases from Sam's Club and Samsclub.com, Pharmacy, Travel, Financial Services, tires, optical, Wal-Mart Connect Internet Service, Gift Cards, and Online Gift Cards are not eligible to earn Commissions/Donations.

Walgreens
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales and are exclusive of purchases of Gift Cards and Perscription Savings Club

Williams-Sonoma
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Williams-Sonoma Home
Donations/Commissions are based on Net Sales.

Zoobooks
Donations/Commissions are paid on completed paid purchases. Only $1 will be paid on "Bill me Later" purchases.