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Originally Posted by fotze
How about carrying a good product that you are confident in selling instead of playing this shady game of warrantee roulette. It may be legal, but it is scummy.
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Good idea, but out of the general population, how many are willing to spend $3000 + on a Sony or Samsung TV? If that was all the retailer carried, it would go out of business, or there would be people bitching about the fact that it's "too expensive" to shop there, and that you can get another LCD or DLP or Plasma TV elsewhere for half the price - sure it's not a Sony, but its cheaper!
As for extended warranties - even with cars, BMWs and Mercedes break down, even after the original maufacturers warranty has expired. If people want to buy that extra insurance then all the power to them. Buying at a place like Future Shop or Best Buy, guaranteed you are getting a presentation about the benefits of their warranties, and if you choose to decline, then you have to wait, as manufacturers care even less about fixing your stuff than the retailers do. Me personally, if I'm dropping $3000 on a TV, I'm more than willing to spend an extra $500 to make sure it is going to work for me for the next 5 years. If you choose not to do that, and your TV breaks in 6 months or 1.5 years, I don't see why you'd blame the retailer, instead you should blame the manufacturer and boycott them.