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<PAGE> 1 Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 21, 2000, relating to the financial statements of OfficeMax, Inc., which appears in OfficeMax Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 22, 2000. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ------------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Cleveland, Ohio June 30, 2000
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