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home warranties: WARRANTY SERVICE -- THE NEW WRINKLE - 08/21/10 02:53 PM
While I'm not sure of its genesis, there's a somewhat new gimmick when it comes to service calls for warranty work.  As you are making arrangements to schedule the time the technician will come, you are told that you will need to provide the operator with your credit card number, and authorize a charge to your account for $99.50.  "That's in case the problem isn't covered by the warranty, " she explains.
So what is the inference?  They charge $99.50 to determine whether or not your problem is covered by the warranty, and they are afraid that if it isn't, you'll stiff them … (8 comments)

home warranties: American Home Shield and the Home Warranty Business - Should I or Shouldn't I? - 06/18/07 09:35 AM
For a number of years -- at least 10 -- I have encouraged my selling clients to throw in a free home warranty from one of the warranty companies like American Home Shield.  It seemed to be both a good marketing strategy for the seller and as a help against the possibilities of disclosure disagreements and lawsuits after closing.
It didn't take long doing this that I sold myself that an American Home Shield warranty on our personal home might be just the thing to do, so I bought and the company started drafting my bank account every month for the premium...about $45, … (43 comments)

 
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