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Comet - 5 year customer care extended waranty

Hi All

wondered if anyone else had dealt with this,

We took out the warrenty and 6 months in my toddler took her hockey stick to the TV

Luckily it was covered

My issue is that it appears I am locked into Comet to get a replacement

I asked if I could have the value as a cheque and they said no

So it seems I'm stuck with them, but my model is no longer available and they ones they have at the moment are either:

A) More expensive than the model I had
or
B) The models they have are cheaper on other websites

Are they able to do this by insisting I get a replacement with them rather than offering a cheque for the value?

Comments

  • CoolHotCold
    CoolHotCold Posts: 2,158 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yes

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  • vuvuzela
    vuvuzela Posts: 3,648 Forumite
    Hi All

    wondered if anyone else had dealt with this,

    We took out the warrenty and 6 months in my toddler took her hockey stick to the TV

    Luckily it was covered

    My issue is that it appears I am locked into Comet to get a replacement

    I asked if I could have the value as a cheque and they said no

    So it seems I'm stuck with them, but my model is no longer available and they ones they have at the moment are either:

    A) More expensive than the model I had
    or
    B) The models they have are cheaper on other websites

    Are they able to do this by insisting I get a replacement with them rather than offering a cheque for the value?

    All of this will be covered in the warranty documentation, but as CoolHotCold says, yes :)
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    So you want to have a cheque, buy the tv in a cheaper store and pocket the difference.

    it isnt done that way,

    You wouldnt get a cheque for the full value anyway because they would deduct an amount for the time you have used the telly.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
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