{"id":"res-off-printer-lease-picks","audience":"office","category":"research","technique":"constraints","title":"Shortlist printer leases that meet every office requirement","free":false,"task":"Your office needs a new copier lease, and you collected 5 options. You want exactly 2 numbered picks that meet all of the requirements in your notes (color, under $250 a month, service included, 36 months or shorter), each with its monthly price and a reason under 15 words. Use only the details in your notes, plain text, and nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your notes on five lease options (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"COPIER LEASE OPTIONS - Front office, approx. 4,000 pages/month\n\nOur must-haves (from Tom, office manager): color printing, under $250/month total, service and toner included, lease term 36 months or shorter.\n\nA) Ricoh-style MX420 via Keystone Office Systems\n$219/month, 36 months. Color. Service + toner included up to 5,000 pages/month.\n\nB) LaserPro 6600 via Allied Business Equipment\n$189/month, 60 months. Color. Service included.\n\nC) PrintMate C300 via Summit Imaging\n$235/month, 36 months. Color. Toner included, service billed per visit ($95).\n\nD) OfficeJet-class B250 via Keystone Office Systems\n$149/month, 24 months. Black and white only. Service + toner included.\n\nE) ColorWave 410 via Brightline Copiers\n$242/month, 24 months. Color. Service + toner included. Rep says a \"fall promo\" might drop it to $199 but nothing in writing yet.\n\nNote: our current lease with Allied ends Dec 31. Allied's rep keeps calling.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":2},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not listing every requirement","why":"The AI optimizes for the cheapest price, so the 60-month lease or the black-and-white model gets picked.","fix":"Say: \"Must meet all four: color, under $250, service included, 36 months or less.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Counting a verbal promise","why":"The $199 promo sounds better, and the AI may use it without noticing it's not in writing.","fix":"Add: \"Use only written prices.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Explaining every reject","why":"The AI walks through all 5 options, burying the 2 that work.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 2 picks.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more picks than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 2 numbered picks.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in a quick email to Tom.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Lists the requirements","patterns":["color","250","service","36 months"]},{"label":"Ignores unconfirmed prices","patterns":["in writing","written","promo","unconfirmed"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(2|two)\\b.{0,25}(pick|option|lease)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Limits each reason","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?(sentence|line)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"The cheapest option isn't always allowed. Give the AI every requirement as a hard rule, and tell it which prices count.","rubricLabels":["The 2 picks are exactly A (MX420, $219) and E (ColorWave 410, $242), the only options that meet all four requirements","Uses E's written price of $242, not the unconfirmed $199 promo","Outputs only the 2 numbered picks with price and a short reason: no intro, no list or discussion of rejected options, no negotiation tips"]}