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What is a Square Trade Warranty, and how does it work?

Has anyone ever purchased a Square Trade Warranty? How does it work? What do they cover? How do they know which product you purchased is under the warranty? Are they easy to deal with?

by duckcake
asked a year ago

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Third party warranty provider, never used 'em before.

here is some info
http://www.squaretrade.com/merchant/learnmore/lm.html?ccode=bs_war_merch_woot&src=merchantquote&merchantID=subscrip_014793207843

here is a copy of their service agreement
http://www.squaretrade.com/merchant/learn/summaryPopup.html

& here is a cat with a machine gun
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/hero_FTW/machine-gun-cat-animation.gif

wilcononomous
a year ago

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I'll just add that refurbished items (this is woot, after all) are not usually covered for accident or damage -- although they will cover them like a 'normal' warranty.

Call them if you have questions before you buy. They're good about answering them honestly and fairly.

zontor
a year ago

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They are easy to deal with during sign up. Warranty on my new Toshiba satellite A - series laptop was about $100 and includes accidental damage. We have them on a few refurb items as well. Repairs are covered up to the original purchase price of the item. If you fry the entire thing in one shot, they just mail you a check. If you blow parts piece by piece, they will cover you until you hit the purchase price.
As of yet have not had a need to use the coverage. Prices are reasonable and you can usually find a coupon somewhere that will save enough cash to make finding said coupon worth it.

thumperchick
a year ago

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