Extended Warranties
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 10/05/2006 05:01 PM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ] · 966 views
Extended Service Plans Lack Benefit: In Most Cases, Extended Product Service Plans Don't Benefit Consumers.
You buy a $119 cordless phone system at Wal-Mart. As you're checking out, the cashier asks if you'd like to put another two years on the manufacturer's warranty. Cost: $29.
What do you do?
Washington Post
You buy a $119 cordless phone system at Wal-Mart. As you're checking out, the cashier asks if you'd like to put another two years on the manufacturer's warranty. Cost: $29.
What do you do?
Washington Post
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intellimoo Unregistered |
#65298 Posted on: 10/06/2006 12:16 AM
Yeh.. Unless an extended warranty is a helluva deal (like 3 years for $20), then they are stupid, since by the time the thing does break, a cheaper newer (better) technology will out by then. lol |
