Why would you get the extended warranty? Those are cash cows for retailers -- they wouldn't sell them if they weren't. You should always pass on the extended warranty, especially since most credit cards already double the manufacturer's warranty -- they give you a year, it doubles to two, and if something breaks between years two and four, then just get a new one - they'll be bigger/better/cheaper by then anyway.
Warranties and lotteries are a tax for the mathmatically challenged.
Wow, did we have a bad day when we posted this? First, you may want to use spell-check before posting such an inflammatory comment ('mathematically' is the correct spelling). Second, I've used the extended warranties from Best Buy no less than six times on several different products, all of which occurred after the original manufacturer's warranty was no longer valid.
BTW, some of us actually pay cash. If you're so concerned about the extra $400 you'd pay for an extended warranty, you should be even more concerned about the 10-20% interest you're paying to finance your TV.
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Why would you get the extended warranty? Those are cash cows for retailers -- they wouldn't sell them if they weren't. You should always pass on the extended warranty, especially since most credit cards already double the manufacturer's warranty -- they give you a year, it doubles to two, and if something breaks between years two and four, then just get a new one - they'll be bigger/better/cheaper by then anyway.
Warranties and lotteries are a tax for the mathmatically challenged.
Wow, did we have a bad day when we posted this? First, you may want to use spell-check before posting such an inflammatory comment ('mathematically' is the correct spelling). Second, I've used the extended warranties from Best Buy no less than six times on several different products, all of which occurred after the original manufacturer's warranty was no longer valid.
BTW, some of us actually pay cash. If you're so concerned about the extra $400 you'd pay for an extended warranty, you should be even more concerned about the 10-20% interest you're paying to finance your TV.