What is a Breach of Warranty?

One category of products that the idea of an express warranty is fuzzy is anti-aging and anti-wrinkle creams. The wording is kind of ambiguous, so it would be kind of hard to go back to the cosmetic companies and say that your wrinkles didn't go away.

I know that they claim that you will look younger and wrinkles will diminish. I don't know how express warranties work with products like this. I'm quite sure their warranties are worded so that the customer can't make a claim that the cosmetics didn't meet their expectations. Too bad - and these products are so expensive.

After some experience buying extended warranties for products I have bought, I have decided it isn't worth it. Even for more expensive products like appliances, TVs,and computer equipment, I have made it my policy not to be persuaded to buy an extended warranty.

These warranties usually only last for the first year. And in most cases, things don't go wrong with products the first year. They happen later on. I'm sure the retail and manufacturing companies make quite a bit on these warranties.

More times than not I have come out ahead when I purchased a warranty on anything. I will only do this with larger ticket items.

I recently bought a new hair dryer and they offered me some kind of extended warranty with it. With small purchases like this, these warranties are easy for me to pass up.

The most common reasons I purchase warranties are for cars and expensive technology items. I don't know anything about fixing either one of them, and like the peace of mind that a warranty gives me.

We purchased a used car that had 45,000 miles on it. The manufacturers warranty expired at 50,000 miles. Even before we reached 50,000 we had some issued with the car, so decided to go ahead and buy the extended warranty.

We had a few minor things go wrong right away, and then went for a long time without having any repairs other than basic maintenance. We pretty much broke even on the warranty, but that was better than worrying about something expensive needing to be replaced.

Sometimes you have the option of paying a little bit more to get a lower deductible when you have to take it in for repairs. We had a $100 deductible each time, but that was better than a huge bill.

My experience with car warranties, is to spend the extra money for the better coverage. The basic warranty really doesn't cover very much when you start reading the fine print.

It sounds good up front, but when you realize everything that can go wrong with your car, the basic warranty doesn't usually do much good. The one time I had a basic warranty, everything that I needed to have repaired on the car was not covered.

I told myself I would never let that happen again. Even though it can be hard to come up with the extra money for the warranty, I think it is better than being stuck with huge repair bills.

Most companies will also let you make payments after you make a down payment. This way you don't have to pay to full price up front.

You really have to be careful when you buy a warranty on a used car. A lot of these are sold by third part agencies that use some pretty unscrupulous business practices. In some cases these warranties are worth less than the paper they are printed on.

Unfortunately I know this from experience. I bought a used Toyota a few years back and it came with a 3 month warranty. I was nervous about buying the car but I figured that the warranty would cover me if things went wrong. It was a big reason I bought the car.

Well things did go wrong, quickly and in a big way. The car started overheating and it turned out that the whole coolant system was bad. I took it to a mechanic and showed him the warranty but he refused to accept it. When I asked why he told me that they wouldn't honor his prices. He charges $80 a labor hour and they only reimbursed for $40 a labor hour. No mechanic in the world works for $40 an hour. That means that no mechanic would honor my warranty and it was basically worthless.

That was an expensive mistake. When you get a warranty be sure to look at the terms to confirm that they will cover you when you really need them to. It is way too easy to get tricked.

Sometimes its great to have a warranty and other times it is a huge pain the neck.

I had an experience a few years ago with one of the big box retailers. I bought a nice new printer from them and took it home only to find out that it didn't work. I don't know what was wrong but it never printed a single page.

Well I figure since they had sold me a product that never once worked I should get my money back. I went back to the store and spoke to their customer service department and they tried to tell me that I broke it myself! That was the start of a huge argument.

First they didn't want to give me anything and then they only wanted to give me store credit. They offered me a 75% refund but I wasn't having that either. After what felt like an hour of arguing and a whole parade of managers that I spoke to they offered to give me a full cash refund. I got what I deserved but what a hassle. You have to fight for whats right and some of those big stores will fight you right back

I have bought a number of new cars in my life and I always opt for the best warranty that they have available. In my experience you end up saving a lot of money and stress over the life of the car.

No matter what kind of car you get, something is going to go wrong eventually. And on top of that a properly maintained car takes lots of regular servicing. Anyone who has had a brake job or an oil change lately knows that these are not cheap. If you have a quality warranty you never have to worry about a big repair bill poking a hole in your budget. And you can rely on the mechanics at the dealership who tend to be a little more skilled that independent mechanics. I think it provides a lot of peace of mind and is completely worth the cost.