Extended Appliance Warranty

[carolinaboy06]

Fridge shit the bed over the weekend. Repair man said the sealed system lost it's refrigerant and recommended just buying a new one vs. wasting 500+ on a fix that may not last that long before something else breaks. Unit is 2-3 years old and came with the house we bought.

About to pull the trigger on a fridge from HD/Lowes soon. Anyone have any experience with their extended warranty plans as of recent? The reviews are all over the place but I believe that is partially because of the 3rd party company they used to use.

[reeltight]

Go buy from an independent/local appliance place. Might spend a few more dollars but the difference in customer service and service after the sale will be night and day.

[Luvin' Labs]

Go buy from an independent/local appliance place. Might spend a few more dollars but the difference in customer service and service after the sale will be night and day.

This.

Also, do you have a home warranty through HSA or any of the others? Appliances are covered on some of those plans.

[carolinaboy06]

I'll look into the local guys. Unfortunately, we don't have a home warranty. I'd still like to hear from anyone that has experience with the extended appliance warranties.

[mjiorle]

Do not buy an LG. I have heard this from several repairmen. My wife's uncle had one that crapped out, and had to wait over a month to get the part needed to fix it.

[2thDoc]

i know i'm old and i just dont get some things any more....

but all you people talk about is warranties and buying shit you can return later, no questions asked.

I got a new fridge and simply expect it to work a while until it shits the bed and I have to get a new one. what am I missing about the quality of today's product? Do some fail in just a few years? if so, they better be the cheap ones and you get what you pay for. Maybe i should look at all these "reviews" you people speak of, too?

We got a GE....and it has a keurig on the door so I had to beat the shit out of it this morning to fit in.

[uga_dawg]

i know i'm old and i just dont get some things any more....

but all you people talk about is warranties and buying shit you can return later, no questions asked.

I got a new fridge and simply expect it to work a while until it shits the bed and I have to get a new one. what am I missing about the quality of today's product? Do some fail in just a few years? if so, they better be the cheap ones and you get what you pay for. Maybe i should look at all these "reviews" you people speak of, too?

We got a GE....and it has a keurig on the door so I had to beat the shit out of it this morning to fit in.

I never do the extended warranty on anything. But I always ask how much it is and do the math real quick. Let's keep it simple and say it's a $1000 item. And the warranty for 3 years is $100. So you telling me there is a 10% chance it won't last 3 years? This almost always gets a blank stare from the sales people as if I just did some math magic.

Not to mention most things come with a warranty for a year or so anyway. So you're really paying this for 2 years.

Good job on the keurig and the fridge.

[mhogancu]

We got The fridge for my new house from wessingers in Chapin. I told them what Lowes had it on sale for their Black Friday pre sale and wessingers beat it by 200 bucks

[smalltownz71]

We got The fridge for my new house from wessingers in Chapin. I told them what Lowes had it on sale for their Black Friday pre sale and wessingers beat it by 200 bucks

Good people. Always have been

[Saltydog235]

Lowes extended warranty shit is a scam. They make it so difficult to use you end up saying fuck it.

Kind of with 2fer, buy one, use it, toss it when it starts costing a bunch of money. Do your homework and don't buy one that has a Kuerigg in it or talks to you or your phone. The more shit attached, the shorter the lifespan.

[lowbudget]

I never do the extended warranty on anything. But I always ask how much it is and do the math real quick. Let's keep it simple and say it's a $1000 item. And the warranty for 3 years is $100. So you telling me there is a 10% chance it won't last 3 years? This almost always gets a blank stare from the sales people as if I just did some math magic.

Not to mention most things come with a warranty for a year or so anyway. So you're really paying this for 2 years.

Good job on the keurig and the fridge.

You did your math magic wrong, there is a less than 10% chance it wont last 3 years. Forgot to add in the Lowes profit margin.

[marsh chicken]

Extended warranties are a way to make extra margin on the deal. Save your cash and invest it.

[2thDoc]

extended warranties are for people that suck at math

[2thDoc]

or dont beat their keurig machines

[marsh chicken]

extended warranties are for people that suck at math

That's about 90% of the general public

[turbo]

Very true.

[Bigtimber2]

You did your math magic wrong, there is a less than 10% chance it wont last 3 years. Forgot to add in the Lowes profit margin.

Why did you ruin this? Whiz kid thought sales associate were baffled with magic math and they were are actually thinking this poor guy don't grasp simple probability.

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