[kenjackson]

Sears appliances and extended warranties actually seem like a good deal. I've certainly come out ahead fairly consistently on them, and the service is excellent.

I actually think it is one of the rare cases where the extended warranty may be a loss leader. I only by major appliances from Sears due to their service, and tell my family to do the same.

In fact, I once thought I hadn't renewed a warranty on my fridge, when it went bad. After the repair guy was done fixing it and gave me my quote, I handed him my credit card to pay for it. After 30s he hands it back and says, "You have almost a year left on warranty." I had gotten the years mixed up.