Extended warranties in the UK tend:
- to be offered by the retailer;
- to form part of the commission system for the salesman;
- to cost more than repairs are likely to cost given the reliability
of the subject goods.
ergo a waste of money ...
Chris
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C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 28 Dec 2005, at 16:25, ScottGee1 wrote:
> I know extended warranties are supposed to be bad deals, but consider
> them on a product by product basis. For a microwave, no. For a
> digicam, yes, based on my experience. Of course the price and
> coverage have to make sense, but pretty much any single repair exceeds
> the cost of most warranties.
>
> BTW, Mack seems the most common of the third party warranty providers
> and has a very mixed reputation. Best warranties are those offered
> directly by the manufacturer.
>
> my two lux worth/ScottGee1
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