Geek Squad prices are competitive with other stores and mom and pop shops. Mom and pop shops don't offer three month warranties on their work, and typically charge by the hour. Most items do not have more than a 10-20% markup from the manufacturer's price. Some items are even BELOW the cost of what the store pays for the items when they're on sale... plus you don't have to ever deal with any mail in rebates. All mail in rebates are taken off immediately in the store, so they just advertise the price post-rebate since that's what you end up paying, which is great compared to Fry's which has a mail in rebate on almost everything. Just compare prices online with other stores and you will see the markup really isn't much more than what other stores sell for (other than cables, which is kind of lame).\r
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The only items that are shipped out to repair by the Geek Squad are those that require parts that are not available in store (motherboards, laptop CD drives) AND are covered by a manuf
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