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ken0042 · 01-15-2008, 05:30 PM

Do you mean "should I buy the extended warranty?" or did you find a place that will sell you the TV with no warranty?

If it's the former, then here's my advice. An extended is like insurance; buy it if you cannot afford to replace/fix the item if it breaks. I have collision insurance on my car because I cannot afford to pay the money to replace the car if I get into a fault accident.

That being said, extended warranties are a huge cash grab for the retailers. So use that to your advantage, and negotiate the heck out of the TV. If you can weasle them down to a net cost of $100 to go from 1 year to 5 years, then I would do it.

If 5 years is going to cost you $700, then I wouldn't.

Also- previous thread with some other opinions: http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ended+warranty

Also get anything the salesperson tells you about the plan in writing.

01-15-2008, 05:30 PM	#2
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	Do you mean "should I buy the extended warranty?" or did you find a place that will sell you the TV with no warranty? If it's the former, then here's my advice. An extended is like insurance; buy it if you cannot afford to replace/fix the item if it breaks. I have collision insurance on my car because I cannot afford to pay the money to replace the car if I get into a fault accident. That being said, extended warranties are a huge cash grab for the retailers. So use that to your advantage, and negotiate the heck out of the TV. If you can weasle them down to a net cost of $100 to go from 1 year to 5 years, then I would do it. If 5 years is going to cost you $700, then I wouldn't. Also- previous thread with some other opinions: http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ended+warranty Also get anything the salesperson tells you about the plan in writing.