Exhibit 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 6, 2001 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 27, 2001.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
December 6, 2001