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    Do you purchase product protection plans (extended warranties)?

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    Post by Chris Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:28 pm

    When you're buying something electronic, do you take the store's additional product protection plan that most offer?
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    Post by Tony Marino Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:30 pm

    I did when I bought my refrigerator but it expired last month and I am not going to renew it.
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    Post by Nystyle709 Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:21 pm

    No. Just another way to get money out of you.
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    Post by CeCe Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:36 pm

    Absolutely. Everytime I don't it's ended up being a regret.
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    Post by Nhaiyel Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:42 pm

    Rarely. The thing I notice about those extended product warranties is that they usually only cover an additional year after the factory warranty expires in approximately three. Electronics are usually built to last a good four years, after which they break on you. So in the end it's not necessarily a good buy.
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    Post by Offbeat Oddity Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:45 pm

    No, I usually don't. I just bought a Mac and had an option to buy an extended warranty for $100, but I decided it wasn't worth it, at least not yet. I've had pretty good luck with other computers and Apple products, so I thought it wasn't necessary.

    Now, had I spent a little less than I planned for this computer, I would've been more open to purchasing the warranty.
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    Post by Tony Marino Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:49 pm

    Offbeat Oddity wrote:No, I usually don't. I just bought a Mac and had an option to buy an extended warranty for $100, but I decided it wasn't worth it, at least not yet. I've had pretty good luck with other computers and Apple products, so I thought it wasn't necessary.

    Now, had I spent a little less than I planned for this computer, I would've been more open to purchasing the warranty.

    On a computer I always buy the extended warranty, I have had instances where something went wrong and I was happy I had purchased the warranty.
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    Post by Marc™ Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:51 pm

    For items that are over $500, I do....anything else is a probably not....
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    Post by CeCe Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:52 pm

    Tony Marino wrote:
    Offbeat Oddity wrote:No, I usually don't. I just bought a Mac and had an option to buy an extended warranty for $100, but I decided it wasn't worth it, at least not yet. I've had pretty good luck with other computers and Apple products, so I thought it wasn't necessary.

    Now, had I spent a little less than I planned for this computer, I would've been more open to purchasing the warranty.

    On a computer I always buy the extended warranty, I have had instances where something went wrong and I was happy I had purchased the warranty.

    That's where I really learned my lesson. Didn't get it on a comp once then of course something major happened--the heat sink FELL OFF. They said it would cost more to fix it than replace it but the EW would have done it at no extra cost.
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    Post by Tony Marino Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:55 pm

    CeCe wrote:
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    My motherboard went once and the EW paid for everything. Other little things like DVD players or Digi Cameras or small appliances I would not bother.


    On a computer I always buy the extended warranty, I have had instances where something went wrong and I was happy I had purchased the warranty.

    That's where I really learned my lesson. Didn't get it on a comp once then of course something major happened--the heat sink FELL OFF. They said it would cost more to fix it than replace it but the EW would have done it at no extra cost.
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    Post by Alan Smithee Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:37 pm

    On things like computers, yeah.
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    Post by Jason B. Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:05 pm

    Most of them are ripoff's that you won't probably need in the end, but better safe than sorry. I have had things break down on me as soon as the limited manufactures warranty expired and been SOL because I didn't extend it. If it's not too expensive, I will get the lowest extended protection plan that they offer. Not getting the two and three year plans. Just the one year is fine.
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    Post by CatEyes10736 Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:30 pm

    If it's an appliance or electronics item that costs $200 or more, then I will begrudgingly get the product protection plan. Ironically though I hesitate if it's more than $1000, because at that point I'm tapped.
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