Argos Warranty

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25 January 2020 at 17:33 #448853
nigel jones 5
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I bought a new Dremel yesterday and opted for the extended warranty – so far they have sent me 18 extended warranty policies, each one a different number. I hope they arent billing me for these! If any of you work for Argos…what?????
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25 January 2020 at 17:33 #10058
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25 January 2020 at 19:12 #448870
larry phelan 1
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They might do this just "To be sure to be sure" as we say over here !
25 January 2020 at 20:31 #448895
nigel jones 5
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Now at 28 and counting. Me thinks there is a tiny fault somewhere in their software!
25 January 2020 at 21:27 #448908
old mart
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I bought a combi microwave oven from them last year and opted for the extended warrantee, and it was printed out there and then.
26 January 2020 at 00:18 #448927
nigel jones 5
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And so it continues…….
26 January 2020 at 05:42 #448932
jimmy b
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Fizzy, I dread to think what your inbox looks like this morning!!

Jim
26 January 2020 at 05:45 #448933
Michael Gilligan
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Big question:

Are the extension periods concurrent or consecutive ?

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26 January 2020 at 08:02 #448944
nigel jones 5
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Im currently getting a new one every three minutes. I rang them – they said someone musy have pressed a wrong button. Well if thats the case theyve been up all night and are still pressing it
26 January 2020 at 09:22 #448955
Michael Gilligan
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It doubt if it really matters, but I was asking about the contractual duration[s] of the warranty periods, not their frequency of arrival.

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26 January 2020 at 09:29 #448957
larry phelan 1
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Maybe they operate 24/7 ?????
26 January 2020 at 09:36 #448958
Michael Gilligan
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Posted by fizzy on 26/01/2020 08:02:22:

Im currently getting a new one every three minutes. I rang them – they said someone musy have pressed a wrong button. […]

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Dave [Silly Old Duffer] will probably be along soon, to explain about DDoS attacks.

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26 January 2020 at 09:37 #448959
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Posted by fizzy on 26/01/2020 08:02:22:

Im currently getting a new one every three minutes. I rang them – they said someone musy have pressed a wrong button. Well if thats the case theyve been up all night and are still pressing it

It'll be the Argos cat. Felines can't resist a computer keyboard…

Dave
26 January 2020 at 09:45 #448963
John Haine
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Well, I sort of hope it goes wrong, you might get 28 replacements?!
26 January 2020 at 10:29 #448978
nigel jones 5
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MichaelG – it is covered for any breakdown for three years from purchase date. I have never had one last two years (and never had extended warranty) so for £11 extra im sure I will get my monies worth. Ive now got 78 warranty policies.
26 January 2020 at 10:34 #448983
Michael Gilligan
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Posted by fizzy on 26/01/2020 10:29:52:

MichaelG – it is covered for any breakdown for three years from purchase date. I have never had one last two years (and never had extended warranty) so for £11 extra im sure I will get my monies worth. Ive now got 78 warranty policies.

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I’m sure that’s true … but what I was asking was whether you have a total of 78×3 years additional cover, or just 3 years of 78 policies running in parallel.

MichaelG.
26 January 2020 at 10:36 #448985
Mike Poole
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I would check your bank balance to see if you are being charged for each one. I don’t doubt that Argos will sort things out but it could be inconvenient if they overdraw you.

Mike
26 January 2020 at 13:23 #449025
Bill Phinn
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Posted by Michael Gilligan on 26/01/2020 10:34:48:

what I was asking was whether you have a total of 78×3 years additional cover, or just 3 years of 78 policies running in parallel.

MichaelG.

I'd imagine the latter, Michael, since the date of issue of the warranty is probably a critical factor.

If I'm right, it means fizzy can, if necessary, get 78 replacement Dremels for the current one over the next three years. I believe a normal three year Argos warranty (i.e. a single policy, not 78) ends if you need a replacement, say, 18 months after purchase, and you would need to buy an additional three year warranty with the replacement if you wanted the same protection as originally.
26 January 2020 at 13:32 #449029
Ady1
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So now you have 78 policies…

With the same number or different numbers?

Watch you don't delete the one that applies to the contract you signed

argh
26 January 2020 at 13:56 #449038
Mark Rand
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Why does one need to buy an additional insurance based warrantee policy to cover something that the shop is legally liable for in the first place?
26 January 2020 at 14:09 #449041
nigel jones 5
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shop warranty 12 months, they last me about 18 months so should be worthwhile.

Ady1….all different policy numbers…here are a few more…
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