My friend is giving me shit for buying extended warranties.

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IdiotMachine
01/17/2018
10:01 PM
#1
Did I throw away money?



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I purchased extended warranty on the following products for the following lengths in the past year:

*Neato Robotic Vacuum Cleaner - 5 years
I assumed that this complex machine will easily break within five years of ownership, so purchased it.

*Cast Iron Traveling Lawn Sprinkler - 4 years
I assumed the cast iron will rust and will make this sprinkler worthless, so bought an extension for $5.

*3D Printer - 3 years
I assumed a 3D printer is a very complex machine, and checked replacement parts for it... The extended warranty was cheaper than major replacement parts (like the motors, extruder, and the motherboard).

My techie friend is saying I wasted my money and extended warranties are complete waste... Did I fuck up?
kingdrake2
01/17/2018
10:05 PM
#2
1st one was a waste

other 2. definitely needed the extended warranty.
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King Rial
01/17/2018
10:10 PM
#3
They don't sound unreasonable, to me. How much did they cost?
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littlebro07
01/17/2018
10:11 PM
#4
King Rial posted...
How much did they cost?


This

All three could be fine depending on cost

And how much did the items themselves cost
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REMercsChamp
01/17/2018
10:12 PM
#5
They're usually a scam because they don't actually honor them
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josifrees
01/17/2018
10:13 PM
#6
We cant tell until you need them or not
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IdiotMachine
01/17/2018
10:30 PM
#7
King Rial posted...
They don't sound unreasonable, to me. How much did they cost?


Product - Product Price - Warranty Price
Neato - $399.99 - $39.99
Sprinkler - $74.99 - $5.23
3D Printer - $399.99 - $44.99

All purchased from SquareTrade.
Rad_Chad
01/17/2018
10:33 PM
#8
Depends... if the warranty is cheap and long enough, why not? I treat my stuff like gold, but got a bunch of dud PS4 consoles. A couple wouldn't play specific games (which varied between consoles), and the worst offender would lose video, sound, and/or internet every so often...
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GigaSPX
01/17/2018
10:51 PM
#9
Definitely not a waste. A lot of the things I buy from Best Buy (as my go to electronics store), I purchase Geek Squad protection on them. Anything goes wrong, I can walk into the store and leave with new ones without any hassle.

Only thing that makes me think that's a waste are non-moving purchases, such as 4KUHD TV. It's not going anywhere, but my parents would say it's a good buy to get a protection plan on it. eh.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
01/17/2018
10:53 PM
#10
Look into your credit card. A lot automatically include a warranty on certain items.
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Unsugarized_Foo
01/17/2018
10:53 PM
#11
My business stats class taught me how easy it is to find the right length warranty to only have a very small minority take advantage of it
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DoctorVader
01/17/2018
10:58 PM
#12
Did you make sure to use a credit card that adds an additional year or two of warranty on top of that?
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IdiotMachine
01/17/2018
11:00 PM
#13
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
Look into your credit card. A lot automatically include a warranty on certain items.

DoctorVader posted...
Did you make sure to use a credit card that adds an additional year or two of warranty on top of that?

It adds a year or two, but not on top of the additional warranty; only on the manufacturer warranty.
Syntheticon
01/18/2018
12:29 AM
#14
You wasted money on everything except the 3D printer.
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