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Re:Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands fo... by colordrops on Saturday September 18, 2021 @09:34PM (#28580932)
Just don't buy an extended warranty for an expensive piece of electronics. The SquareTrade warranty I bought with a Dell XPS 15 was absolute trash. Sent it in three times due to a swollen battery. Replacements only held 5 minutes of charge. After the third time getting a fake battery I just gave up.
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Re:Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands fo... by indymike on Sunday September 19, 2021 @09:52AM (#28584311)
> The SquareTrade warranty I bought with a Dell XPS 15 was absolute trash.

I'm dealing with a trash warranty from Assurion on an electronic drum kit I bought at Guitar Center for my son. Not a good experience - I have to ship drums back to some warehouse to get a gift card? Um... that's $50 worth of packaging right there. Oh, and then I have to buy the warranty again if I want the replacement covered. Yes, I should have read the fine print in detail... but maybe the retailer shouldn't offer horrible experiences like this for a premium.

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Re:Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands fo... by tdeck on Saturday September 18, 2021 @10:09PM (#28581110)
SquareTrade is a third party company so I suspect they cut corners. It's arguably worth buying a manufacturer warranty for certain devices, particularly business class laptops.
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Re:Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands fo... by kelnos on Sunday September 19, 2021 @02:31AM (#28582166)
Right, but I think this speaks poorly of Costco, too. If, as claimed, Costco does their homework on QA and vetting brands and products, it's a huge hole in their reputation that they did such a bad job vetting the extended warranty vendors they allow to sell in their store.
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Re:Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands fo... by colordrops on Saturday September 18, 2021 @10:59PM (#28581322)
No doubt. Costco has no business offering these as the poor quality is associated with their own brand.
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