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Extended Warranty

carolyne53
carolyne53 Posts: 6 Forumite
in Insurance & life assurance
My inlaws are determined to buy an extended warrantee for their Toshiba tv. The quote they have received from Toshiba is £89.90 for 12 months or 249.90 for 4 years. My husband volunteered me to see if I could get a cheaper deal online. I am now tearing my hair out in frustration. Does anyone know of a company that does good value warranties. Any help would be great.

Thanks:confused:

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  • Oscar_The_Grouch
    Oscar_The_Grouch Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    Hi there

    If your inlaws are over 50, Saga used to do an ad-in for their home insurance that covered up to about 11 items in the home. May be worth giving them a call
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  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    How much is the television costing and where are they buying from?

    Buy from John Lewis for instance and you get an extended warranty for free.
    Put the £300 in a savings account and put it towards the next television set. IMO most warranties are poor value.
  • carolyne53
    carolyne53 Posts: 6 Forumite
    They bought it online and the manufacturers warranty has now expired. tv just over 12 months old now. It cost £624 pounds originally.
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    carolyne53 wrote: »
    They bought it online and the manufacturers warranty has now expired. tv just over 12 months old now. It cost £624 pounds originally.
    Thanks for that - I would suggest the same telly today would be substantially cheaper than that.
    Do a little research to find out what they are priced at today.
    If it has worked perfectly for the first year I would put the money in a savings account pot for when it needs replacing.
  • GT60
    GT60 Posts: 2,375 Forumite
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    you could get a quote from domestic and general (domgen.com) they have a 10% off at the moment.
    Spending my time reading how to fix PC's,instead of looking at Facebook.
  • 111
    111 Posts: 3 Newbie
    carolyne53 wrote: »
    They bought it online and the manufacturers warranty has now expired. tv just over 12 months old now. It cost £624 pounds originally.
    if they paid for it using a credit card, they might have some sort of cover, or they may need to register it...
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    111 wrote: »
    if they paid for it using a credit card, they might have some sort of cover, or they may need to register it...
    Unlikely - not many cards if any offer this service now.
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