IntheKnow
New Jersey,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, June 27, 2010
If you purchased the master protection agreement, you might have purchased 5 years from the date of purchase. Did you take advantage of the annual free maintenance call? If not, you gave $800 of you money to Sears up front for an item which already came with a 2 year warranty. Nowhere does the agreement state "fast service." Normal industry turnaround in the height of the summer season is 2-3 weeks.
Now in year 5 you need a service call. Did you know that Sears, or any other authorized service makes more money from people without service agreements? The service tech company (A&E for Sears) gets their money from customers up front and doesn't have to bill Sears or a third party.
2 months is outrageous though. I would email Sears corporate and copy your State Attorney General, who in Texas is VERY aggressive against companies who bamboozle their customers on service contracts (Google "Conns")