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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.video
Subject: Re: Extended Warranty Coverage on VCRs: Worth It?
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Date: Tue, 1-May-84 21:21:03 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  1 21:21:03 1984
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My experience has been that extended warranties on consumer
electronics are a ripoff.  First of all, most electronic
components will fail within the normal warranty period, if 
they are not to last the normal long lifespan of semiconductor
devices.  Secondly, the likelihood that you will need enough
service on the device within its extended warranty period
to make up for the cost of the warranty is very low.  What
will probably happen is the unit will not fail at all during
the coverage period, and you're out the bucks.

My ideas on insurance -- that's basically what it is -- are that
if you don't HAVE to have it, don't get it  It's a gamble, and in
this case, the odds are definitely with the house.
-- 

                               Bob Fishell
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