Exhibit 99.1


[LETTER HEAD OF OFFICEMAX(R)]

                                  June 5, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

         Re: Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of OfficeMax, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter
ended April 26, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company
certifies, that, to such officer's knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of
the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

       /s/  Michael Feuer
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Name: Michael Feuer
Title: Chief Executive Officer

       /s/  Michael F. Killeen
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Name: Michael F. Killeen
Title: Senior Executive Vice President,
       Chief Financial Officer