"Greg Mossman" wrote in message news:<40b14fb8$0$105$6c56adcd@news.qnet.com>...
> "Reef Fish" wrote in message
> news:8fb7380b.0405231545.6d0e8a7e@posting.google.com...
>
> > They were taking sucker bets in SHIPPING insurance.
> >
> > What's your point, Greg?
>
> Really?
>
> This is what Chris said:
>
> > I recently purchased a $400 open box camera from Best Buy for $100 and had
> > the camera insured for about $10. If it breaks, they'll probably give me
> a
> > brand new one (comparable or better), so it was well worth the risk (I've
> > actually thought about breaking it on purpose :->).
>
> "Open box" and Best Buy (instead of bestbuy.com) imply that Chris was
> shopping at the physical retail outlet, shipping not necessary.
If that's the case, then I gladly stand corrected.
I was responding to Dr. Yak's post, and the inexpensive purchase price
of $100 on a $400 value camera led me to assume (incorrectly) that it
purchased from some mail-order/clearance center and the $10 insurance
was for the SHIPPING.
There was no mention of any extended warranty nor that $10 was required
to purchase an insurance on the camera itself.
In any event, I made it clear that I was talking about SHIPPING insurance.
> The obvious
> implication is that the $10 was "insurance" in the form of an extended
> warranty, the sort that Best Buy and other electronic big-box stores push on
> their customers at every single purchase.
>
> But since you're a betting man, let's bet. I'll put $100 against your $10
> that my interpretation of Chris's statement is the correct one. Care to
> wager?
No need on two accounts.
1. I don't make any public bet unless I am 100% sure to win.
2. In this case, I believe I made the incorrect assumption about the
$10 being the SHIPPING insurance cost. It's no big deal to simply
say, "I stand corrected" -- as I always do when I am corrected on
something I definitely or probably erred.
-- Bob. |