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Why you should never get an extended warranty
I've known several people that worked at major sporting good retail chains and in being trained I learned about something interesting when it comes to extended warranties on major items like treadmills, elliptical, canoes, fishing gear, hunting gear and so on. This is true for all sporting good chains by the way. What I learned is that they are supposed to really, really push the extended warranties for any items they can because that is pure profit for the company. That's not to say a warranty is a bad thing but it's not needed in majority of cases as the manufacturer of items like the ones mentioned above provide a good warranty as it is. On top of that, the warranty does not pick up whene the manufacturers plan runs out. It runs co-currently with the manufacturer so you're wasting money for the first year or two depending on the item. For example, treadmills usually come with a lifetime frame and motor warranty and anywhere from 2-3 years parts and labor. The stores warranty usually goes up to 3-4 years so you may only be getting 1 year extra or in some cases nothing for the extra expense you were talked into. In addition, the warranty company is an outside, 3rd party company and does not do a great job in honoring the warranty at all times. On many occasions they will tell you to just bring the item back to the store for a refund. So as the saying goes, buyer beware. Think twice before being talked into that extended warranty that in most cases you don't need. |
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This intel was contributed by wolf29
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May, 2012
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