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The dishwasher broke

My wife said "good thing we have the home warranty"

I said nothing

I've been paying $62 a month for three years for this moment

$2,232 for the peace of mind that when something breaks someone will come to the house and tell me it's not covered

I called

47 minutes on hold

They sent a technician

Arrival window: Tuesday through Thursday between 8am and 5pm

My analyst delivers faster than that

And he still hasn't fixed the gridlines

He showed up Wednesday at 4:47pm

Looked at the dishwasher

Opened the door

Closed the door

Touched something underneath

Said "not covered"

90 seconds

That's faster than my bank lets me prove I'm human

I said "what's covered"

He said "the motor"

I said "what's wrong with it"

He said "not the motor"

I said "convenient"

He said the service fee is $75

I paid a man $75 to open my dishwasher, close my dishwasher, and say two words

My analyst could do that

And he's not even that good

I called the warranty company back

38 minutes on hold

Requested the policy

129 pages

I read all 129 pages

Because that's what I do

The coverage section is 34 pages

The exclusions section is 58

The business model is right there

In the margins

Where nobody reads

Except me

Page 91 says "all mechanical and electrical components essential to appliance function are covered under standard service"

Page 104 excludes control panels

A control panel is an electrical component essential to appliance function

Their own document contradicts itself 13 pages apart

I highlighted both

Sent them an email

Subject line: "Plz fix. Thx."

Attached both pages

No other context

Took them three days to send a technician

Took them 4 hours to call me back when I found the loophole

Funny how that works

They covered the repair

Waived the $75

And I canceled the warranty anyway

Because a contract that contradicts itself isn't a contract

It's a suggestion

My wife said "so we're canceling"

I said "we're canceling"

She said "and the dishwasher"

I said "fixed. They're covering it."

She said "how"

I said "I read the policy"

She said "all 129 pages"

I said "the exclusions section starts on page 47. The coverage section ends on page 34. There are 13 pages between them where they hoped nobody would look."

She looked at me

Then she said "you're unbelievable"

I said "I just saved us $744 a year and got a free dishwasher repair. I'm not unbelievable. I'm thorough."

She looked at the ceiling

The dishwasher works now

The warranty is canceled

And the policy has been read

By at least one person

Probably the first

Make common sense common again

Plz fix. Thx.

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@alt_w_v_g I added this meeting to my calendar