So we have a pretty old furnace (20+ years old) and it wasn't kicking on for the year. A tech came out yesterday and had to replace the inverter motor and got the furnace running. When paying for the service he was trying to sell me on the Gold Seal program and I was hesitant but I said what the hell ($22 a month for 2 years and it's an old furnace so I figured it's like another streaming service).
About 2 hours after he left the furnace stopped working and it started to faintly smell like burning plastic. Called them up and they sent someone out this afternoon. Apparently the ancient electronics board burned out yesterday after he left and they had to replace it today. All told it would have been $1,600+ to fix...but it was all free (trip out, diagnostics, parts, labor, etc.) because I'm the proud owner of a Gold Seal lol.
Anyone have any good stories where a seemingly unnecessary add-on service plan actually paid off big time?