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Accidental Damage Plan
This is random but I was just curious as to why the accidental damage plan through dell is not offered in Florida. If you configure a system it says "(Except in Florida)." Is it because Floridians are prone to damaging their notebooks?
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I believe it is because of the insurance laws in Florida, not because they are more prone to damage there.
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I think NY is also excluded. I really don't know why though.
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mzimm is correct. state law is the reason.
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I used to live in Tampa, and it IS the lightning capital of the word. But state law makes more sense. Florida has a lot of consumer protection laws, and if you read the fine print on many of the "mail-in rebate" deals you'll see that these are also invalid in Florida.
I guess it can kind of be circumvented by purchasing it and having it shipped to a friend or relative that lives in another state, and by using that address when you contact customer support. I don't know whether or not that counts as a shady practice though, so I'm not recommending it as a course of action.
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So what happens if you bought the laptop in say Georgia and was visiting your folks in Florida and an accident happened? Would it still be covered?
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it is based on the state you are a resident of. It is simply consumer protection. In FL, extended warrenties can only protect against "normal hardware defects". This prevents against companies offering misleading plans.
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I used to live in Tampa, and it IS the lightning capital of the word. But state law makes more sense. Florida has a lot of consumer protection laws, and if you read the fine print on many of the "mail-in rebate" deals you'll see that these are also invalid in Florida.
I guess it can kind of be circumvented by purchasing it and having it shipped to a friend or relative that lives in another state, and by using that address when you contact customer support. I don't know whether or not that counts as a shady practice though, so I'm not recommending it as a course of action.
That's froad and ship then again from a friends adress, lol
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Yea but I bought an MP3 player at bestbuy here in florida and got a 3 year damage replacement plan. If anything happens, I can get a new one.
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it is based on the state you are a resident of. It is simply consumer protection. In FL, extended warrenties can only protect against "normal hardware defects". This prevents against companies offering misleading plans.
How is accidental damage protection a misleading plan ?
Does florida also not allow car iinsurance ? That is also accidental damage proetction right ?