Law firm Maurice Blackburn is leading a class action against JB Hi-Fi for selling "extended warranties that essentially offer Australian consumers the same thing as what they already get for free under the Australian Consumer Law". They reckon the overlap between Australian Consumer Law and the extended warranties are so tight that the extended warranty offers nothing of value. Fancy TV that dies in 5 years? ACL covers it. Expensive fridge that conks out after 7 years? ACL has your back. The only valuable thing these extended warranties help with is short circuiting the threats and bullshit you need to throw at a retailer to follow the law. JB Hi-Fi's chairman said it "intends to vigorously defend the proceedings" and I look forward to seeing it play out in Federal Court.
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