Win With Staples Canada

I’m not a techie person, admittedly. Not when it comes to specifics about tech items at least.

I like electronics. I like gadgets and definitely like anything that is connected to the internet.  We are a household that tends to be on top of new technology, even though we got our first DVD player about 3 years after they came out.  I was holding onto those VHS’ forever!

So when our WiFi began to act up, and we suspected it was our router, I stepped out of the conversation and handed all decisions over to my husband.  It’s not my strength to find that kind of stuff.  I need it to work, everything else is just bonus for me.

Staples emailed me to set up a giveaway with readers, promoting their routers, it was a good time for us to finally get a new one ourselves.  Staples sent me a gift card to go shopping – or I should say, for Andy to go shopping.  We’ve always enjoyed shopping at Staples so we weren’t surprised to be able to find plenty of options when we started looking.

As with any purchase, he did the research needed to find out what system we wanted.

When he described his reasoning for his selection, I have no doubt there were excellent reasons, but I can’t even recite most of them to you now, but I’ll highlight a few reasons we went with Apple AirPort Express.

As with any Apple product, it came out of the box ready to go.  It’s small, and doesn’t take up much space.  It also means that we have wireless iTunes on speakers anywhere in the house, plus other great features.

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I noticed a much better connection to all of our devices when it was set up.  Since we live in a town home, our wireless connection was sometimes spotty on our third floor (our modem and router sit in the basement.) But with the Apple AirPort Express, I haven’t had these issues – Netflix is back in my bedroom! Yay!

The reality is that we are a connected family.  We need our internet to work consistently. I work from home, we communicate with a lot of different people online and at various times. Sometimes Andy works from home. It’s important not to have our internet not working.  We’ve been happy with the product and have had it for almost a month.

ENTER TO WIN!

Staples is giving away a router for your home as well. Note, that the Apple AirPort isn’t listed as part of this winning opportunity, but a line up of other fantastic routers are! Need an upgrade? Looking for something new? Check out their options.

You can win a router of your choice, valued at under $100 (regular price listing! )The full selection can be found on the Staples website.

To enter, comment below and tell me what gadget, electronic or office item you would love to see under your tree from Staples Canada this year.  Their website is full of ideas to choose from!

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Giveaway is open to Canadian residents, excluding Quebec.  One winner will be selected at random from eligible entries.  The winner will provide me with a link to the exact router they would like, valued under $100, and I will send it to the PR company working with Staples Canada to be shipped.  One entry per person.  Giveaway closes Friday, December 6 at 9 pm EST.

Full disclosure, Staples provided me with this giftcard to inspire me to share my experience, which was timely since we needed a new router ourselves, as well as the router for the giveaway. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.