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Originally Posted by Funky Fly
I know I could get the soundtrack elsewhere, but I've always been weird like that about buying CDs. The movie is a bonus. And at $10, it's actually a pretty good deal, considering retail on everything included would probably be around $55 normally.
Plus, I'm guessing you've been lucky enough to never have anything break down on you. I've worked in retail, and it is soul crushing when someone like you, who didn't buy the warranty, comes back to try and get a replacement and the store is like "kiss my ass, talk to the manufacturer" and the manufacturer is like "ching chang chong, not manufacturer defect, kiss my ass" and they have to buy another TV or stove or whatever. It just happens too frequently.
As a sales guy, I used to look out for my customers. I wouldn't even bring up a warranty on shit that I knew would last forever or where getting a warranty wasn't worth the price. But for big shit that'll cost you $1500 - $5000 or more, you'd be crazy not to have that protection.
see above.
Word. Only time I felt ripped off buying a deluxe edition was with Fable 2.
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Yeah, I've done the retail thing too. I've been at Circuit City and at Staples, where selling the protection was your job security. I had a sales manager at Staples get fired because the electronics (his side) department wasn't selling enough service plans. So, I know from experience that most stores push it on you because that's what makes them the $$$, not because they give a fuck about you.