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JonInMiddleGA · 03-25-2007, 06:52 PM

I don't have any experience with AHS or these sort of plans, but I'll throw in my .02 as a homeowner.

In over ten years of home ownership with new appliances in both houses, the only things I've replaced that you mentioned was a built-in microwave that got struck by lightning. Everything else you listed has only required routine maintenance (although I did have multiple service calls on our 'fridge & a new washer/dryer combo, but you didn't list either of those). That makes me leery of paying $500 a year for what sounds like "appliance insurance".

To me, just based on your description, I'd be hard pressed to think it's worth the price, especially if there's restrictions on what service providers you're allowed to use (since I expect their motivation to be timely is going to be limited by their presumably negotiated rate with the warranty company).

03-25-2007, 06:52 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I don't have any experience with AHS or these sort of plans, but I'll throw in my .02 as a homeowner. In over ten years of home ownership with new appliances in both houses, the only things I've replaced that you mentioned was a built-in microwave that got struck by lightning. Everything else you listed has only required routine maintenance (although I did have multiple service calls on our 'fridge & a new washer/dryer combo, but you didn't list either of those). That makes me leery of paying $500 a year for what sounds like "appliance insurance". To me, just based on your description, I'd be hard pressed to think it's worth the price, especially if there's restrictions on what service providers you're allowed to use (since I expect their motivation to be timely is going to be limited by their presumably negotiated rate with the warranty company). __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis