Extended Warrenty At Gc
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Skarekrough
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Re: Extended Warrenty At Gc
The value of an Extended Warranty is dubious at best to begin with.
Factor in the herd of retards that is Guitar Center and it would take a minor miracle to see how the deal might possibly break even.
On an amp I would want a loaner to be made available while the repair is going on, otherwise the entire notion is almost worthless. Oh, and I want a loaner I get to pick, not some ****-hammered Fender HotRod Deluxe to take the place of a high-end Mesa or Marshall.
Somehow I don't see Guitar Center's Extended Warranty going that extra mile for me.
The value of an Extended Warranty is dubious at best to begin with.
Factor in the herd of retards that is Guitar Center and it would take a minor miracle to see how the deal might possibly break even.
On an amp I would want a loaner to be made available while the repair is going on, otherwise the entire notion is almost worthless. Oh, and I want a loaner I get to pick, not some ****-hammered Fender HotRod Deluxe to take the place of a high-end Mesa or Marshall.
Somehow I don't see Guitar Center's Extended Warranty going that extra mile for me.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Extended Warrenty At Gc
I've been nothing but burned by warranties on stuff like this. I had a laptop under ($209) 3-year warranty and when it broke and I called them, they stalled me until it expired, so I was high and dry. They told me to email this, email that (my computer was broken - idiots!) and they would "process my claim." I still haven't heard back from them :laugh2:
I bought a warranty on a used truck one time and then I drove it to St. Louis, MO where it's transmission grenaded and the warranty covered the replacement transmission(s, all 6 of them, but that's another story :yell: )
Verdict: buy warranties on stuff you can't live without, don't buy warranties for stuff you can live without.
I've been nothing but burned by warranties on stuff like this. I had a laptop under ($209) 3-year warranty and when it broke and I called them, they stalled me until it expired, so I was high and dry. They told me to email this, email that (my computer was broken - idiots!) and they would "process my claim." I still haven't heard back from them :laugh2:
I bought a warranty on a used truck one time and then I drove it to St. Louis, MO where it's transmission grenaded and the warranty covered the replacement transmission(s, all 6 of them, but that's another story :yell: )
Verdict: buy warranties on stuff you can't live without, don't buy warranties for stuff you can live without.
Danglin' Fury
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Re: Extended Warrenty At Gc
I got the warranty on a whim for a Takamine G 116 classical. First time I changed the strings, ALL the frets buzzed. As with the other 3 times I changed them. I called the number and they told me to send the guitar in and they would send me a check. I was about to ship it when they called me to let me know that I DIDN"T have to ship the guitar and they would send me a check anyway. So now I've fixed the buzzing problem and got a free extra electric out of the deal. All for $20.00. So I say yes, it is worth it.:bowdown:
I got the warranty on a whim for a Takamine G 116 classical. First time I changed the strings, ALL the frets buzzed. As with the other 3 times I changed them. I called the number and they told me to send the guitar in and they would send me a check. I was about to ship it when they called me to let me know that I DIDN"T have to ship the guitar and they would send me a check anyway. So now I've fixed the buzzing problem and got a free extra electric out of the deal. All for $20.00. So I say yes, it is worth it.:bowdown:
Bezmotivnik
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Re: Extended Warrenty At Gc
The "extended warranty" racket is the biggest money-maker in consumer retail, which is why it's so relentlessly pushed in every business that carries it.
Apparently, at least according to the market research I've read, a high proportion of women buy them -- but men fairly rarely. I was in Staples yesterday when the entire checkout line came to a grinding halt while some idiot woman demanded to buy the extended warranty for some stupid paper shredder.
It can save you, especially if it's a free-replacement plan, but it's rarely if ever worth the ante for the bet you're placing against yourself.
The only time they are worthwhile is if they are part of some free bonus for using X credit card...if they're even still doing that promotion these days.
Most of the problems I see in gear shows up in the first 45/90 period that's already covered.
The "extended warranty" racket is the biggest money-maker in consumer retail, which is why it's so relentlessly pushed in every business that carries it.
Apparently, at least according to the market research I've read, a high proportion of women buy them -- but men fairly rarely. I was in Staples yesterday when the entire checkout line came to a grinding halt while some idiot woman demanded to buy the extended warranty for some stupid paper shredder.
It can save you, especially if it's a free-replacement plan, but it's rarely if ever worth the ante for the bet you're placing against yourself.
The only time they are worthwhile is if they are part of some free bonus for using X credit card...if they're even still doing that promotion these days.
Most of the problems I see in gear shows up in the first 45/90 period that's already covered.
