**Exhibit 12.1**

**OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIESRatio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**
|                                                                                                                                | ** ** | **Fiscal Year Ended**          | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **December 30,  2006**              | ** ** | **December 31,  2005** | ** ** | **December 31,  2004** | ** ** | **December 31,  2003** | ** ** | **December 31,  2002** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **(thousands, except ratios)** | ** ** |
| Interest costs                                                                                                                 |       |                                     | $          | 123,082 |   |   |   | $ | 141,455 |   |   |   | $ | 155,689 |   |   |   | $ | 134,930 |   |   |   | $ | 133,762 |   |   |
| Guarantee of interest  on ESOP debt                                                                             |       |                                     | —     |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | 905 |   |   |   | 3,976 |   |   |   | 6,405 |   |   |
| Interest capitalized  during the period                                                                         |       |                                     | —     |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | 28 |   |   |   | 391 |   |   |   | 3,937 |   |   |
| Interest factor related  to noncapitalized leases(a)                                                                           |       |                                     | 113,257    |   |   |   | 120,989 |   |   |   | 130,229 |   |   |   | 15,974 |   |   |   | 11,128 |   |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                                            | ** ** | ** **                               | **$**      | **236,339** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **262,444** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **286,851** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **155,271** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **155,232** |   |   |
| Income (loss) from  continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative  effect of accounting changes |       |                                     | $          | 171,878 |   |   |   | $ | (37,616 | ) |   |   | $ | 379,442 |   |   |   | $ | 49,240 |   |   |   | $ | 1,352 |   |   |
| Undistributed  (earnings) losses of less than 50% owned entities, net of distributions  received                               |       |                                     | (5,873     | ) |   |   | (5,104 | ) |   |   | (6,211 | ) |   |   | (8,695 | ) |   |   | 2,435 |   |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                                            |       |                                     | 236,339    |   |   |   | 262,444 |   |   |   | 286,851 |   |   |   | 155,271 |   |   |   | 155,232 |   |   |
| Less: Interest  capitalized                                                                                                    |       |                                     | —     |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | (28 | ) |   |   | (391 | ) |   |   | (3,937 | ) |   |
| Guarantee of interest on ESOP debt                                                                                   |       |                                     | —     |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | (905 | ) |   |   | (3,976 | ) |   |   | (6,405 | ) |   |
| Total earnings before  fixed charges                                                                       | ** ** | ** **                               | **$**      | **402,344** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **219,724** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **659,149** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **191,449** |   | ** ** | ** ** | **$** | **148,677** |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to  fixed charges                                                                                            |       |                                     | 1.70       |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | 2.30 |   |   |   | 1.23 |   |   |   | — |   |   |
| Excess of fixed charges over  earnings before fixed charges                                                                    |       |                                     | $          | — |   |   |   | $ | 42,720 |   |   |   | $ | — |   |   |   | $ | — |   |   |   | $ | 6,555 |   |   |

 

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(a)            Interest expense for operating leases with terms ofone year or longer is based on an imputed interest rate for each lease.

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