My experience with Best Buy and their warranties is similar, but dated. I don't spend much time or money there anymore because of that.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Richard Bronosky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Richard@bronosky.com">Richard@bronosky.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">My [vicarious] experience with the warranties my mother in law insists<br>
on buying from BestBuy is that when you get a lemon they refuse to<br>
replace it. Instead they come out and replace the bulb in your<br>
projector every few months until the warranty expires. And with<br>
computers they tell you it is your fault and not covered.<br>
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On 11/19/10, <a href="mailto:wolf@wolfhalton.info">wolf@wolfhalton.info</a> <<a href="mailto:wolf@wolfhalton.info">wolf@wolfhalton.info</a>> wrote:<br>
> IMO, extended warranties are always just moneymakers for the retailer.<br>
> Most things fail in the first week or 2, if they are going to fail...<br>
> Or they fail 5 years out - 3 years after your extended warrantee is<br>
> done.<br>
> The the cost of replacing the very, very few things that fail in the<br>
> interim<br>
> (covered) period are more than offset by the other instances.<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Tom Freeman <<a href="mailto:tfreeman@intel.digichem.net">tfreeman@intel.digichem.net</a>><br>
> Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [ale] I'm confused<br>
> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:54:35 -0500 (EST)<br>
><br>
><br>
> Disclaimer - IANAL, nor do I work associated with retail operations.<br>
><br>
> My understanding is that for most situations the extended warrenty<br>
> offered at time of sale is almost pure profit for some company. I am<br>
> sure that there are times and conditions where an extended warrenty<br>
> makes economic sense but I personally don't know what those<br>
> conditions might be.<br>
><br>
> That said, prorating the warrenty in case of a totalled wreck<br>
> seems like a nice gesture at least.<br>
><br>
> As usual, YMMV and probably does.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010, Michael Potter wrote:<br>
><br>
>> When I bought my car they offered me a 7 year warranty for $N.<br>
>> I asked what happened if I totaled my car and I did not need the<br>
>> warranty. They said they would give me a prorated return on the $N -<br>
>> $50 fee.<br>
>> That may sound good, but the car comes with 5 year warranty.<br>
>> They are on the hook only the last two years, but if you return the<br>
>> warranty, they prorate from the beginning.<br>
>> I said no thanks.<br>
>><br>
>> FWIW: Apple has the same deal on their 'AppleCare'. It starts from<br>
>> when you bought the computer. There is no way to get it extended.<br>
>> Apple goes out of their way to make that clear.<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Chris Fowler<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:cfowler@outpostsentinel.com">cfowler@outpostsentinel.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 21:21 -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:<br>
>>>> I went ahead and bought a 2Y warranty from HP so that I will not have<br>
>>>> to<br>
>>>> buy her another laptop until BF of 2012.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Okay here is the funny story.<br>
>>><br>
>>> They sold me a 2Y Extended Service Plan. That plan starts the day of<br>
>>> purchase! I was not informed of this. When I got the email that stated<br>
>>> 11/28/2009 -> 11/28/2011 I was furious.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I've been on the phone for 30 minutes and I have to call back in 24<br>
>>> hours to cancel the transaction.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Why would I pay $99 for a 2Y warranty with 1 year already gone? Does<br>
>>> this make any sense?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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