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A promise the company bets you'll lose before it breaks.
means A written guarantee that something will be repaired or replaced if it fails within a set time.
from From Old North French 'warantie,' rooted in 'warant' (a guarantor or protector), the same Germanic root that gave English 'guarantee' and 'warrant.' Both trace back to a Frankish word meaning to protect or defend — a warranty was literally someone's word standing guard over a deal, promising to defend you if things went wrong.
- true purpose
- Priced into the product before you buy it
- fine print
- Often voided by the repair you actually need
- industry secret
- Extended warranties are pure profit, rarely claimed
- best use
- Leverage for refunds, not actual repairs