http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/michael-frommer/ Michael Frommer is a senior policy officer at Choice who focuses on telecommunications and general consumer protection issues. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/are-we-being-served-the-rort-of-extended-warranties/ In the run up to Father’s Day the electrical stores are spruiking like it’s Christmas. You can be sure that along with any of the hot deals from digital cameras to TVs will come one innocent –sounding question. At the very point of sale when you’re about to hand over the cash for dad’s gift you’ll be asked “Would you like an extended warranty with that?” It sounds simple enough. An few extra years’ “protection” for a hundred bucks or so, depending on the price of the item. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Michael Frommer) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/are-we-being-served-the-rort-of-extended-warranties/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/are-we-being-served-the-rort-of-extended-warranties/#item1100 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:30:20 +0000 Michael Frommer | Author bios | The Punch