[ale] I'm confused

[Michael Potter]

When I bought my car they offered me a 7 year warranty for $N.
I asked what happened if I totaled my car and I did not need the
warranty.  They said they would give me a prorated return on the $N -
$50 fee.
That may sound good, but the car comes with 5 year warranty.
They are on the hook only the last two years, but if you return the
warranty, they prorate from the beginning.
I said no thanks.

FWIW: Apple has the same deal on their 'AppleCare'.  It starts from
when you bought the computer.  There is no way to get it extended.
Apple goes out of their way to make that clear.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 21:21 -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:
>> I went ahead and bought a 2Y warranty from HP so that I will not have
>> to
>> buy her another laptop until BF of 2012.
>
> Okay here is the funny story.
>
> They sold me a 2Y Extended Service Plan.  That plan starts the day of
> purchase!  I was not informed of this.  When I got the email that stated
> 11/28/2009 -> 11/28/2011 I was furious.
>
> I've been on the phone for 30 minutes and I have to call back in 24
> hours to cancel the transaction.
>
> Why would I pay $99 for a 2Y warranty with 1 year already gone?  Does
> this make any sense?
>
>
>
>
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