Out of Business Sale

[BlaqueKatt]

Then a woman in a suit - manager or trainer, maybe? - stepped over and tried to sell me the same plan again.

um the rewards card is free-it just gives you coupons for like $5 off any purchase over $10-$20-so it's not really a "plan" or a "sale".

[EricKei]

Well, I'll usually get a Plan - by asking for it on my own - if it's reasonable and they don't pester me. A buck or two on game from GameStore for a full-year warranty? Sure. 40 bucks on a $300 console or $200 on a nice TV? HELL yeah. 40 bucks on a $80 used console? Not so much. My work laptop -- $60 for 2 years of normal warranty plus 2 years of "dumbass warranty" (meaning, it's covered even if it's my fault) -- yeah, that one, too.

It really depends on what the cost is compared to the item, and how long the warranty lasts. I will grant that many electronic items will show their defects within the manufacturer's warranty period if there's something MAJOR going on, but I will at least consider an Extended if it will save me money -- for instance, if the MFR one does not include shipping, that alone is worth the cost of a warranty...

Corporate types don't seem to find anything wrong with badgering customers about stuff like this...but then, most of them have probably never been on the cash register side of the equation.