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Sears: Plasma TVs Have to Be Recharged Every 5 Years, So Buy Our Pricey Warranty [HDTV]
Gizmodo —
... —turning down bogus pricey add-ons. But then Sears called him at home, imploring him to buy a warranty because plasma TVs need to be recharged. WTF? ...
Sears upsells plasma television "recharging" service (Hint: no such thing)
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... plan that would cover this service (the same one I declined before, which would expire before the 5 year recharging date anyway). I declined, ended our call, then got on the internet and discovered rather quickly that this is a myth about plasma tvs that lots of salespeople are propagating.
I am certain that there are people buying these protection plans to cover their plasma tv's future "recharging" which they will discover never happens.
lolwhut?
Sears Calls Several Days After Purchase To Upsell Unnecessary Protection Plan With Lies ...
Sears is full of bull, plasma TVs do not need to be recharged
CrunchGear —
Buying a plasma TV can be so frustrating. First, you as the informed consumer, know that plamsa TVs generally produce a superior picture verse LCDs but sometimes TV salesmen don’t agree. That being said, this guy managed to buy a plasma from Sears and turned down the $300 three-year service plan only to have the company call him a few days later to pitch the plan again. This time though, the rep ‘informed’ the buyer that plasma TV’s suck (or something like that) and need to be ‘recharged’ every five years at a ...
