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Harbor Freight - Extended Warranty
Lobby Dosser wrote:
That's right, HF is now offering extended warranties. Got to the cash register the other day with a ten dollar electric buffer and the clerk asked if I wanted to buy an extended warranty for it. I started laughing and he took that as a no. I think the price was in the neighborhood of what I'd just paid for the buffer. I had a lathe (knock off of a Jet/Delta 14") that had the motor go out on it. I dropped by my local HF and asked if they could order the motor for me. The manager asked if I had an extended warranty? I said no and that I had bought it from the mail order branch about three years ago. He said, "Tell you what, you buy a two year warranty and I will replace the entire lathe." Not being born yesterday, I took home a new lathe cheaper than I could have purchased the motor. Deb |
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Harbor Freight - Extended Warranty
"Dr. Deb" wrote:
Lobby Dosser wrote: That's right, HF is now offering extended warranties. Got to the cash register the other day with a ten dollar electric buffer and the clerk asked if I wanted to buy an extended warranty for it. I started laughing and he took that as a no. I think the price was in the neighborhood of what I'd just paid for the buffer. I had a lathe (knock off of a Jet/Delta 14") that had the motor go out on it. I dropped by my local HF and asked if they could order the motor for me. The manager asked if I had an extended warranty? I said no and that I had bought it from the mail order branch about three years ago. He said, "Tell you what, you buy a two year warranty and I will replace the entire lathe." Not being born yesterday, I took home a new lathe cheaper than I could have purchased the motor. I have seen stuff hauled in that looked like it had been dragged behind the customers truck. 'Course, I've seen stuff carried out that looked like it was dragged across the Pacific. But yes, I do shop there for stuff I expect to kill pretty quickly. I'd rather kill a $10 buffer I might never use again than buy a $150 Brand. And, as someone else noted, some of it just won't die. |
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