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Originally Posted by asianthree
Up north our gas or electric companies offer full house continuing warranty. Well worth $12 a month. Three dead Refrigerators.
With each house we have bought in TV there was a Free one year extended warranty on appliances. Thanks to those warranty’s 3 refrigerators stopped working within the warranty. $300 food replacements, and check to cover 90% of an upgrade 3 new refrigerators.
Current house came with a Two year free appliance warranty. Given our bad Refrigerator Karma, our two year warranty ended May 15. I chose to buy a 5 year plan starting May 16, for $325. No deductible, free service calls, parts, weekend and holiday, food loss $$ and replacement $$ for new Fridge.
5am This morning French Press Kona, opened fridge for homemade scone, and cream. Every item was sweating, dead fridge. Schedule emergency online appointment for today. The same Repair guy from our past 3 houses, sadly knows me by first name.
Fridge repaired, part would have been $175 service call, $75. He took pics of contents sent in for $300 food allotment. Thankfully trash is Thursday.
Fourth time I have actually made money from Refrigerator Warranty. 59 months and 3 weeks left to fix my bad Refrigerator Karma again and again.
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Appliances manufactured more than 10 years ago were meant to last. Newer appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers are cheaply made with shoddy plastic parts ensuring planned obsolescence.
Plastic parts are manufactured in India or China.
Often there's no replacement parts and this is compounded by ripoff repairmen and excessively price parts worth less than a dollar. It's easier to just purchase a new appliance. Everything is viewed as disposable. The name of the game is exploitation.