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January 18, 2009

Circuit City extended warranties ()

by fluffy at 1:47 AM
So, back in 2005 I bought my first HDTV, a then-recently discontinued model, at Circuit City. Even though it was being massively discounted between being discontinued and me having a 10% off "welcome to the neighborhood" coupon (having just moved to Seattle), the salesperson threw in an extended warranty for free.

Now in 2009, the warranty is long-expired, and I sold the TV close to two years ago anyway. I have moved three times since purchasing it, and haven't bought anything at Circuit City since. Yet somehow, today, I got a letter from Circuit City, direct to my current mailing address (I guess they've been keeping tabs!), offering to extend the extended warranty, for the "low" price of $60-and-change per year, which could be conveniently billed to my credit card in perpetuity.

So, I guess some part of Circuit City expects to survive Chapter 7 liquidation...

Comments

#11675 01/18/2009 10:39 am from their website
Apparently the extended warranty is owned by a A+ rated firm that is not at all owned by CC.

So they found your thru your credit card then?
#11676 01/18/2009 10:43 am
That seems like the most likely possibility, although it's still rather disturbing.