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Was it worth it though?[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#6)
by Anonymous User on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 11:30:58 AM PDT

If you add up all you have paid on extended warranties, could you have paid for that single visit by the TV repair person or to have the laptop fixed? You might be surprised that self-insuring is actually a better deal.

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Amen[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#7)
by Anonymous User on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 03:10:06 AM PDT

Amen to that. Most consumer electronics are luxuries that most of us can live without or opt for less bells and whistles. (There are a few exceptions of course). But when they try to sell me a $14.95 3 year extended warranty on a cheap (and I may add, disposable) $59.00 DVD player, it doesn't take an advanced degree in rocket science or a committee deliberating for hours to make a decision. When I purchase such a product, I put it through rigorous use for the first 30 days to make sure everything works. If something, no matter how insignificant, does not work as it should, or doesn't act right, back to the store it goes.

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