“This is a yearly service. So I will likely pay twice to get that 2 years of coverage. Yes, there are other things included but many are already free. There is also a fee for each claim. Seems smarter to buy the 5 year warranty. Why am I wrong?”
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You're not wrong, they're trying to get more money out of you. You're probably better off not buying either, but if you have to buy a protection plan, a yearly subscription is a bad idea.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As with all plans it depends on you. Geek squad protection covers incidental damages and spills. It also covers normal failures associated with electronics. Most of the things included are not free at all. For instance, data transfer from you old to new laptop is 99.99 that is free with total tech. Virus removal and troubleshooting issues with your PC. The biggest advantage for total tech is when you are a frequent shopper. It will cover 90% of the items you buy automatically. That means you could have a kitchen full of appliances and 3 tvs all covered for up to 2 years (with some things giving the option to do monthly payments to continue the warranty). In that case the value is 10 fold. Now if you never shop at best buy except for 1 tv a year. The GSP for 5 years is probably the better choice. Warranties are always the right choice. As technology continues to advance it becomes more complicated. This often means there is way more going on to make things work. This means more chances for you things to fail. I have worked at many difference electronics stores and the amount of people that tell me they are buying new things because of failure is astronomical. That being said, you can always roll the dice to save a couple 100 dollars and you may not need it at all.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Definitely buy the 5 year warranty if all you have is the single tv; my tv went out on the 4th year, however this program is great idea if you have multiple TVs, electronics, appliances, all through Best Buy cause it’s covered all under this so this is all you would need essentially
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can spend lots of money for protections plans for the chance that a problem happens, or with the Best Buy Protection Plan included for free with Totaltech, you only need to pay a service fee when something actually goes wrong! This saves you lots of money in the long run. Our Totaltech membership offers numerous benefits to help our customers save money that are not available with our standard rewards program. You get free standard installation/delivery, 60 day return/exchange policy on most products, and free 24/7/365 troubleshooting services with Geek Squad are just some of the many benefits included with the membership. Check out www.BestBuy.com/Totaltech for more information!
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