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Back when mythical wife was pregnant for the first time, she didn\u2019t deal with a lot of the stereotypical things that are associated with pregnant women.\u00a0 No crazy cravings for shit like pickles and ice cream, no rampant morning sickness that had her running to the bathroom sporadically.\u00a0 However, if there was one thing that could be construed something of a craving, it was that she wanted to have some ice to chew on occasionally.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the refrigerator at my home doesn\u2019t have a water\/ice function.\u00a0 At that time, I was still content with buying and drinking bottled water, so we never really had need for ice, beyond occasional recipes or the want for a mixed drink, in which we did have the old tech ice cube trays in the freezer for such things.<\/span><\/p>\n Long story short, mythical wife ended up purchasing a countertop ice machine to be able to make fresh ice in six minutes, and satiate her want for ice cubes.\u00a0 Our household would eventually get used to having the ice machine, and after enough guilting about the environment, we purchased a water cooler and stopped purchasing bottles, and since my water was now coming in cups and bottles, I started getting used to being able to load up a bunch of ice to keep my drinks colder longer.<\/span><\/p>\n The thing is, either they\u2019re not supposed to be left up and running 24\/7 like we did, or much like lots of machines of today, they\u2019re designed to eventually fail and die, which is exactly what happened to ours.\u00a0 After getting used to it, it really sucked to suddenly not be able to have fresh ice whenever we wanted to, which is about as big of a first-world problem there could be, but bear with me here.<\/span><\/p>\n Fast forward, over the last few years, my household has gone through three ice machines.\u00a0 As noted above, either they\u2019re not supposed to be running 24\/7, or they really are just kind of shittily made and aren\u2019t meant to last beyond 18 months, which seems to have been the general lifespan for all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n Needless to say, when I bought ice maker #4, I actually had the wherewithal to pay the $12 to Target and get the 2-year replacement plan.\u00a0 By now, I had enough empirical evidence to take the gamble that #4 would not make it 24 months, and that if I played my cards right, should theoretically be able to get a free replacement in the future, for the low-cost of $12.<\/span><\/p>\n Otherwise, like the other 98% of electronics I\u2019ve ever purchased in my life, I would\u2019ve declined the protection plan without a second thought.\u00a0 In all those cases, knock on wood, either nothing has happened within two years, or there\u2019s some funny business that leads to my shit being invalid for coverage, and it resulting in a sunk money cost and feeling of remorse for wasting the cash in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n Either way, ice maker #4 died, as anticipated it would eventually do, but this time, the moment of dread and first-world problem anguish at having to go procure ice machine #5, I had a moment of excited curiosity, at being able to explore the protection plan I had the wise wherewithal to invest in back in May 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n Because I\u2019m a digital packrat that saves every single e-receipt and document pertaining to anything I\u2019ve ever purchased online, I was fairly easily able to track down all needed documentation to file a claim, and the process was pretty painless and simple, and within maybe 90 minutes, I had a submission, an approval and a resolution completed.\u00a0 Target has apparently given up on peddling ice machines, so the insurance company resolved to just reimburse me the cost of ice maker #4, effectively having paid just $12 for it, less the minute aggravation of having to go track down #5.<\/span><\/p>\n But as the title of this post said, this has got to be like the first time in history, at least for me, where a protection plan actually worked and paid out, right?\u00a0 Usually PPs are the consumer\u2019s version of sucker bets, like insurance in blackjack, but after years of evidence of how short-lived ice makers are, I made an educated decision, and it paid off, without any real complications.<\/span><\/p>\n It brings me great joy, and softens the first-world gripe of not having fresh ice until I can get #5.\u00a0 The question is if, the retailer I get it from, if they\u2019ll offer a protection plan on it as well, because it seems to be a wise investment on these little machines.\u00a0 But if they do, I think I\u2019mma take it again, and hope it works out in 18 months from now<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back when mythical wife was pregnant for the first time, she didn\u2019t deal with a lot of the stereotypical things that are associated with pregnant women.\u00a0 No crazy cravings for shit like pickles and ice cream, no rampant morning sickness that had her running to the 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