Extended Warranties

Anyone who has ever purchased an appliance, electronic device or component of any kind in the last 20 years has been offered the chance to buy an extended warranty.  

British Columbia's Registrar of Motor Dealers, Ken Smith, has joined other Canadian regulators in warning the public about an apparent new fraud involving the sale of vehicle extended warranties.  

By Teresa Bird - North Island Gazette Published: December 19, 2008 9:00 AM Updated: December 19, 2008 9:22 AM Local car dealerships are warning the public about a phone scam for extended warranties.  

The Lambton OPP has been made aware of a phone fraud where the caller offers an extended warranty for vehicles.  

Planning to purchase an electronics item or appliance this holiday season? If so, chances are you will be encouraged by your salesperson to buy an extended warranty to go with it.  

"Isn't it covered under my warranty?" This question is asked thousands of times a day in dealership service departments around the country.  

Over the past several years, a new breed of home appliance extended-warranty options has come onto the scene, providing an alternative to the limited-time versions typically pedaled at the check-out counter.  

Etelcharge.com today announced it has begun sales of extended hardware warranties for mobile phones. The new extended warranties cover mobile phones with an original cost of up to $400.  

GILLIAN CARR The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE General Motors customers are being warned of a vehicle warranty phone scam currently making the rounds on P.E.I. Jeff Hemphill, general manager with Hemphill Pontiac ...  

McConnellsburg, Penn., November 5, 2008 - JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced today that it has developed an extended warranty program for all boom, scissor and all telehandler products sold in the United States and Canada. Customers can extend their warranty to three...  

Extended warranties remind me of ordering fast food. I go in for a hamburger and invariably somebody behind the counter talks me into fries by offering me a deal.  

Over the past several years, a new breed of home appliance extended-warranty options has come on to the scene, providing a sudden alternative to the limited-time versions typically pedaled at the check-out counter. These new warranties are sold by outside companies, the three major players being...  

McCusker & Company, http://mccuskerco.com/ a leading developer of customer support solutions including extended warranties, field service and OEM warranty programs, is excited to extend an invitation to the International CES event being held at the Tower Suite in the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas...  

Gartner has advised IT departments not to invest in extended warranties when buying equipment in an effort to reduce business costs and show quick savings.  

Stores are offering holiday shoppers warranties or protection plans, but are they worth the cost and will they will honored if the company goes out of business?