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You should think twice before buying an extended warranty, but it's fine if someone else buys it for you. Several major credit cards will extend your warranty up to an additional year, gratis, if you charge the purchase. American Express includes the service on even its entry-level plastic. Visa and Master Card provide it for higher-end card holders.
If you'd rather pay cash, you can still get a free warranty upgrade on a TV or a computer by shopping at Costco. That big-box temple of thrift automatically extends coverage for customers.
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Subscribe to commentslgsx3May 28th 2009 2:37PM
I bought a Samsung wide screen tv, and did not get the extended warranty. As for your statement that this type of item should last past the date didn't apply to me. I had a repair the first year, and in year two the whole mother board went out. Since I could not locate the service ticket for the first repair, nor for that matter, could the repair company -- NO ONE would even talk to me at Samsung. It was going to cost me almost as much to fix it as to buy a new one. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A SAMSUNG PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE. I check everything from cell phones, small electronics, to make sure I never get a SAMSUNG product. I would advise everyone likewise. I now am stuck with a tv in my basement that doesn't work. I don't feel like I should put this in a landfill so if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
filmmaiker2300May 28th 2009 6:45PM
Best Buy offers electronic recycling...Take it there. Also, not all Samsung products are bad. You just happened to get a lemon. It's that simple. I know, easy for me to say. I have 2 Samsung HDTVs...One of them I have had 5 years with only one repair after the second year. The other I have had for two years and no problems. I also have a samsung cell phone which has out lasted my iphone and blackberry put together.
So, to advise others on not to buy a particular product based on your lemon is not something anyone should consider. Yes, it's your opinion and you're allowed to make it, but you can't proclaim your unfortunate circumstance as something of an absolute.