Warranties for white goods are they really worth it?

Geordie_bear

Does anyone actually pay the money for these things?:D I mean I've just recently bought a Hotpoint Tumble dryer for £160 at Comet & the sales guy was trying to flog me a warranty for £60 a third of the price of the tumble dryer :eek: He then went on 'well it's a £90 call out charge from Hotpoint if anything goes wrong'

I said 'listen bonny lad it has a 1 year warranty & by law I'm covered for 6 years by the sales of goods act & if it goes kaput after 6 years I'll simply say well I've had my moneys worth I'll go & buy a new tumble dryer!':D

I mean it logical really, I bought a cheap LG fridge freezer & a cheap indisit washer 5 years back & they're still going strong if it suddenly packs in then I'll just toddle make to Comet & Currys and buy a new one. Why would anyone want to take out a warranty for then pay for an extra call out charge that would equate to the same as buying the appliance brand new! They must think we're all stupid!

jess1974

I agree with you completely, i think the electrical stores make most of the profit on the warranty, i always tell salesman that my brother in law, son, father etc is a repairman, that way they stop pressuring me to buy the warranty.

DCFC79

We've never had and we have never had an appliance go in 8 years or so, still got the same fridge and freezer we got form iceland, the dishwasher all bought 8 years ago which are still working, even though the d/washer baskets have seen better days and im not sure if the fridge is working as it should be.

Geordie_bear

I know it's their job & they probably on comision to sell it but to me it's like flogging a dead horse. You'd have to be either really rich or really dopey to take one of these things out!

DCFC79

Geordie_bear wrote: »

I know it's their job & they probably on comision to sell it but to me it's like flogging a dead horse. You'd have to be either really rich or really dopey to take one of these things out!

some people buy the cover for piece of mind and others buy it without knowing the item is covered for a year anyway.

Geordie_bear

Yeah but under the sales of goods act you have a 6 year warranty courtesy of the government & it's free!

DCFC79

Geordie_bear wrote: »

Yeah but under the sales of goods act you have a 6 year warranty courtesy of the government & it's free!

yes i know that, but people still arent aware

fluffnutter

Warranties are generally not worth the money, hence the hard-sell. I think the worst I've ever been offered was an £87 one year warranty on a £90 vacuum cleaner. !!!!!!?? I'm able to easily withstand the pressure from sales assistant trying to push these pointless policies; I feel annoyed on behalf of those that aren't. Makes me cross that people are taken advantage of.

lincroft1710

fluffnutter wrote: »

I think the worst I've ever been offered was an £87 one year warranty on a £90 vacuum cleaner.

ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!!!
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Sambucus_Nigra

I was asked if I wanted extra cover on a lampshade once. I asked what colour it would be. He didn't get it.

barbiedoll

I bought 3 pairs of silver earrings from Argos for the princely sum of £7.99. I was asked if I wanted an extended guarantee for £3.99. I just laughed out loud!

I think it's pretty much taken as read that these things aren't worth the paper that they're written on. "Watchdog" did a report recently showing how often they are "missold" and often the staff don't even know what is covered by the policy. When I bought my gas cooker, 15 years ago, I was offered a policy to cover against "accidental damage, breakdowns and theft". I told the assistant that these type of cookers rarely break down, I had accidental damage cover with my home insurance and, let's face it, how many burglars really steal gas cookers? When I did get burgled, the thief, not surprisingly, made off with my CD player, my video recorder and my jewellery. I don't suppose he could get through the window with my gas cooker too!
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