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Staples - PC Tune Up Plus IN STORE ONLY (Get your computer cleaned for free! Yay laziness)

Staples - PC Tune Up Plus IN STORE ONLY (Get your computer cleaned for free! Yay laziness) for $0

Feb 20, 2012 6:52 PM

Feb. 19-25 You can get a PC Tune Up at Staples for free. I know I'll be hauling my laptop in just for the free dusting, keyboard cleaning and and screen cleaning!

The actual product page can be found here (it wouldn't let me post with it): http://www.staples.com/PC-Tune-Up-Plus/product_322391

Product Details:

Perform System Analysis including Virus/Spyware check, Security Software Analysis and Device Manager check.
Thorough PC Disk Clean Up and Optimization (Delete Internet Cookies, Temporary Files, Optimize Registry).
Cleaning of dust buildup.
Cleaning of screen (where applicable) and keyboard.
Speed up the start-up time of your computer.
Schedule your Windows updates so your computer keeps running smoothly.

@ weeklyad.staples.com

tiamat114 tiamat114

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Totally upvoted for your yesireallyamthislazy tag. Most def LOLed. :)

kllangellier kllangellier
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They forgot to mention the thorough rummaging around of your private stuff

bknabl bknabl
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@bknabl: "Here's your computer back, Mr. Smith...though I can't say I agree with your taste in, er...'entertainment' "

disturbed0ne disturbed0ne
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"Here's you laptop back. We where even able to make it run quieter. We disabled (broke) you cpu fan. No more annoying wine."

prof256 prof256
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It's simply a way to try to upsale you Ram, a bigger Hard Drive, Virus removal, etc. The tool they use is a very simple one that defragments the hard drive, does a quick virus scan, and checks the amount of ram, hard drive free space, etc. Not very effective for an actual tune up, but a very effective marketing tool.

dlandvw3 dlandvw3
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Totally horrible used to work for them the tune up does nothing but give them a chance to sell you a new pc or accessories, i quit because of the the business practice

romerofamily romerofamily
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Currently an Easy Tech associate and it's not as pointless as it previously was -- this is the tune up PLUS, guys.

In addition to a virus scan, defrag, and registry/temp files cleaning we disable many useless startup items and services. It's a noticeable difference for most PCs and you don't have to worry about which ones effect your every day usage. We just know this stuff.

Yeah, we recommend a RAM upgrade for some and for others a better AV (Kaspersky, anyone?), and we'll even recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 if your PC is up to it. We don't force it on you. Sure, we're a business and want your money, but we also want to make you happy in the process. At least, that's how we do it in store #344 in Winter Haven, FL. :)

Don't be surprised if the store you go to doesn't like your free AVG/Avast.

EDIT: Staples is in no way responsible for my post. I'm off the clock. Also, we don't rummage through your files at all unless we do a backup for you, which is extra. Company policy.

dragoonadept dragoonadept
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@romerofamily: That's a common practice in retail called up-selling. How else do you expect a company to profit when they are giving away something for free? It's no different than someone asking if you'd like a large order at a burger joint

bknabl bknabl

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