In this case, the TV was on New Year's Day sale, plus another discount, plus something else, etc. The TV itself ended up being around $100. Super deal for a 27" screen TV! The extended warranty would have been $60 or something along that line. I just remember us say "Holy Cow! THAT much for a $100 TV!!! " If it was a plasma TV or something we shelled out major money for we might have gotten the extended warranty.

PS: The one time we DID buy the extended warranty ended up a nightmare and it didn't cover the item. We've had so many friends have the same experience with extended warranties. Even the people who sell them tell us they are for the most part a joke (a friend we know owns a large appliance store and told us this himself... and we've bought every new washer, dryer, stove, etc from him in the past few years.)

PPS: This TV is on A LOT. Its the first thing on in the morning, the last thing off. Hubby might die if he falls asleep in silence )