Visa’s Warranty Program saved me $1000

About 14 months ago I spent $1800 on a 17″ Hewlett-Packard laptop.
 
As luck would have it, 13 months after the purchase the LCD screen melted. 
 
My problem = I only had a 12-Month Manufacture’s Warranty and it was expired.
 
Faced with $1000 repair bill I scrambled to find some way to fix my baby.
 
I vaguely remembered flipping through the little white book that came in the mail with my Visa debit card… something about a service the doubles your warranty on most purchases.
 
It turns out, because I bought the PC on my Visa debit card I automatically DOUBLED the warranty.  My 12-month manufacture’s warranty became a 24-month Visa warranty.
 
The process was easy, I brought my laptop to a local repair shop and they fixed the screen.  Then I took the receipt and sent it to Visa. 
 
Visa paid 100% of the repair bill.
 
I saved $1000, hopefully someday this will come in handy for you.
 
Visa’s Warranty Manager Service:
http://tinyurl.com/6kbck
 
In the search process I found the American Express Buyer’s Assurance Plan which is very similar:
http://tinyurl.com/5l7a2