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Warranties - Bah, Humbug.[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#3)
by Anonymous User on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 03:29:41 AM PDT

Unless you are making a major investment, (investment meaning something appreciating in value over time, like buying a house) buying extended warranties for consumer electronics are a waste of money-and time. Paying extra for buying peace of mind on an item that depreciates in value is ludicrous. There should be a law against extended warranties of this nature; like you all know, these are nothing but cash cows for the seller, not the buyer. You are buying a bunch of printed words on a piece of processed tree pulp-same kind of pulp used for making toilet paper. Knowing that, why do people still WASTE money buying into these warranties? If you are clumsy, try to be more careful or buy cheaper products that suit your needs and can be easily and readily replaced. In real life, there are no guarantees; paying for peace of mind guarantees nothing. If it breaks or you broke it, it's yours, TS. Suck it up, buy a new one, move on and quit whining.

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