Posted by Aaron J. Bossig on 02/03/07 00:55

Doug Jacobs <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in
news:12s7jj0mnlhlgc5@corp.supernews.com:

>> Which is why Rule #2 of Extended Warranties is "Always use them when
>> you have them." Lots of people buy them and then never cash them in,
>> which is of course a loss for the customer. And silly. Me, I keep
>> the paperwork on hand and am ready to call the 1-800 number as soon
>> as anything happens. As a result, I've never lost money on an
>> extended warranty.
>
> So...you've had something go wrong, with every major purchase you've
> made, that's either been outside the MFG's warranty or not covered by
> it? That's pretty improbable.

No, I didn't say that. I'm saying I've had something go wrong with
every major purchase for which I've had an extended warranty. Between
battery replacements and laptop issues, it's worked out.

> Since the store's goal is to make money, you don't think they'd make a
> bet that was statistically designed for them to LOSE money on do you?
> Sure, statistically speaking, they'll have to pay out a few times.
> But you can be sure it's way fewer times than they end up "winning."

Hey, that's why I cash them in. I'm not worried about the people that
don't file a claim.

> Again, if something were to go wrong with an item, it's going to occur
> fairly early on most of the time. This would fall within the MFG's
> warranty - if not return policy of the store itself!

I don't agree with that.



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Aaron J. Bossig

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