Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Couplet

Warranty Declined

Seems that with nearly every purchase nowadays for a fee,
Sales representatives want to sell you an extended warranty!

I reckon that's fine should you purchase a washing machine or car,
But the warranty that I was offered today I thought quite bizarre!

A warranty for a disposable camera didn't make a whole lot of sense!
I bought it at the Post Exchange for four dollars and ninety-five cents!

The cashier rang it up and I was dazzled at what the computer displayed!
"For ten bucks you can buy a warranty for the purchase you just made!"

I ain't the keenest guy around, but I considered such a deal a peculiarity!
I astutely deduced, "Gee, I can buy two cameras for the cost of said warranty!"

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Andrea Dietrich September 22, 2011 at 10:24 PM gosh, if this happened for REAL, it was totally worth writing a poem about it!!!

Joyce Johnson September 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM Those warranties are the worst deals in town. If a company can't stand behind its product, I don't buy. Great poem though. Thanks for your kind comments. Love, Joyce

Robert A. Dufresne September 21, 2011 at 9:14 PM This one hit home today, Bob...was out lookign at washing machines and comparing ext warranty prices/ cool coincidence ... and I can't believe you were offered that warranty ... or .. no ...wait...in today's world ... I can believe it!

Joe Maverick September 21, 2011 at 5:22 PM Oh how can i delete answers on my blog without changing the script.? thanks Bob:)

Joe Maverick September 21, 2011 at 5:19 PM More soup mail

Fabiyas M V September 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM Thanks,dear friend.Please see Soup Mail

Tony Lane September 21, 2011 at 8:14 AM My wife loves the extended warranty but even she wouldn't get this one. Tony

Joe Maverick September 21, 2011 at 2:50 AM Soup mail Bob..

John Smith September 21, 2011 at 12:09 AM Somebody probably pays it. One has to pay close attention.

Fabiyas M V September 20, 2011 at 11:26 PM You have got an exceptional style so original and beautiful,Robert.This is what I see in your poems one after another.You are a great poet with talent unbound.This verse is also excellent. Unfortunately,I didn't receive your soup mail.May be due to some system error.Pls send it again.With love,fabiyas

Audrey Haick September 20, 2011 at 8:10 PM hehe! He tried to pull one on you, there Bob! Yeah, each day there's a new way to take your money. Thanks for visiting and your kind comments too! Love, Annalise

Russell Sivey September 20, 2011 at 7:43 PM Great and interesting write Bob! I thoroughly enjoyed this poem! What a crazy thing that salesman, trying to sell you a warranty like that...bizarre!! Awesome work!

Joe Maverick September 20, 2011 at 7:38 PM Crazier by the minute Bob, thats the world today...

Dan Kearley September 20, 2011 at 7:13 PM A silly world we live in hey? Nice one!