Beep, beep, beep, the barcode scanner identifies my three
grocery purchases and the clerk asks, "Do you want to purchase the five
day warranty on that milk?" My face
flushes as I question, "Are you telling me the milk may sour in the next five days?" "Sir! Do you want the
milk or not?"
Silly situation? Perhaps!
But just this morning I received a letter from Kitchen Aid offering a one, two or three year warranty extension on
our newly purchased, higher end dish washer.
Logically, I know that these extended programs are rarely used and are
in general just a money maker for the company.
I wonder though if the manufacturers have gone one step beyond the
'planned obsolescence' which began in the 1960's and if the modern product is
really not expected to last longer than the one year protection you get with
the appliance purchase.
I know I'm being paranoid, but I can't help but remember
that Crosley Shevador my folks bought in the early 1950's...it is still keeping
the milk cold in Utah. I wonder if that
milk is under warranty?
