On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:09 +0100, Java Jive
wrote:

Over the years, consumer advice has consistently been against paying
for such extended warranties. They are a rip-off. In fact, if you
think about, there is a sense in which all insurance is a rip-off.

The best form of insurance is to have enough money earning interest to
replace whatever it is that is being insured. That is unlikely to be
possible with your life, your house, or your legally required car
insurance, but for anything else, don't bother with it.

Interest??? More like disinterest nowadays

The other side of the equation makes up for that to some extent, a new
one will be better and cheaper and may use significantly less
electric/gas