Meh, price isn't always the determining factor. Used to work at a Brick and mortar storE whoSe name musT remain anon, BUt luckY you I offered hints.
Some items are known to have a short life cycle, and with the 3rd party replacement plan, you're guaranteed a similar item years later. For example, the iPod nano's battery was known to go dead within 2 years. Pay a few extra bucks for the plan, 2-3 years later you can get a brand new iPod nano with more storage capacity, smaller size, newer software.
On the other hand, buying one for a laptop is just silly. You're probably going to buy a new laptop within 4 years, and it's very rare that a laptop's hardware will go bad. If it does, it's probably your fault, and you're responsible for damages. That's one of those big ticket items they make you feel the plan is appropriate for when it really isn't.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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Meh, price isn't always the determining factor. Used to work at a Brick and mortar storE whoSe name musT remain anon, BUt luckY you I offered hints.
Some items are known to have a short life cycle, and with the 3rd party replacement plan, you're guaranteed a similar item years later. For example, the iPod nano's battery was known to go dead within 2 years. Pay a few extra bucks for the plan, 2-3 years later you can get a brand new iPod nano with more storage capacity, smaller size, newer software.
On the other hand, buying one for a laptop is just silly. You're probably going to buy a new laptop within 4 years, and it's very rare that a laptop's hardware will go bad. If it does, it's probably your fault, and you're responsible for damages. That's one of those big ticket items they make you feel the plan is appropriate for when it really isn't.