[ale] OT: BestBuy PSP

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Chris Fowler wrote:
> Maybe someone here has a similar story.  
> 
> I received a letter in the mail to renew my PSP plan on my laptop.  I
> was thinking about doing it but the cost is almost at what the laptop is
> now worth.  I may also buy a new one in 3 years.  
> 
> My concern is that the letter stated that I needed to renew to protect
> my laptop from normal wear and tear.  That brought up a red flag.  When
> I bought the laptop I specifically asked the guy if it covered me
> dropping it.  He stated that it did and as long as they got the laptop
> back they would fix it.  Losing it in Lake Lanier would not get it
> fixed.  I guess I should have recorded him.  My wife and I was there and
> we heard it.  Obviously I was lied to.

Like my Dad used to say, 'believe none of what you hear and only half of 
what you see (read).'

Get it in writing or you lose...

Insurance dweebs will tell you anything to sell you a policy.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey