Opened my credit card statement for my brand new gold master card from sears yesterday. Was amazed to find that the caring personnel in the sears protection agreement dept. Had kindly taken upon themselves to provide me with coverage on three appliances I had purchased in the past from them. The first one being a TV I bought in 1998, which was struck by lightning in 2001 and replaced with a new unit from a different retailer. The second was a chest type freezer I bought in 2001 and the third a dehumidifier purchased in 2003. All of these items they took upon themselves to insure for me for the paltry sum of $475. I didn't even have to authorize it! Of course it would have been somewhat troublesome for me to do so since I was 1500 miles away on vacation on the very date they stated the agreement was authorized! I do recall that some months previous to all this a call from a telemarketer trying to sell me this same insurance. At that time I did unconditionally decline the offer. Guess I just don't know what's good for me. This is fraud plain and simple, no other way to describe it! Other than theft. I will never ever darken the door of another Sears or K-Mart again! Where are the lifesucking lawyers when you need them.
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