Archived Copies of Warranty Week

December 2002 to Today

Service Contract Pricing: Digital Cameras: Some service contract providers charge more than half the price of an inexpensive camera to protect it from drops and spills. Others charge less than the sales tax for service contracts that cover cameras selling for multiple thousands of dollars. There seems to be much less consistency in the pricing strategies for digital camera protection plans than there is for the products themselves.
October 20, 2016
Green Warranties, Part Three: To help the environment, extended warranty administrators are stepping up to offer customers gift cards in return for their waste computers and cameras and more energy-efficient replacements for their unrepairable home appliances.
May 30, 2008
Digital Media Warranties: Digital music players and digital cameras, despite prices that sometimes surpass several thousand dollars, are never warranted for more than a year. Some manufacturers will cover labor charges for only the first 90 days, which pushes these units right to the edge of disposability, given the cost of repairs.
August 15, 2006