Tuesday biz Tip Costly Mistake #2: Warranties can bite

Costly Mistake #2. 
PLEASE READ the specs and warranty BEFORE you BUY!.  Do not BELIEVE everything the salesman says. Often they have not taken the time to really learn their products/warranties especially in the big box stores. 
With one of my purchases I did  NOT  read it because it was long and boring and of course I was running from one thing to another. And when my  latest purchase of office equipment  broke within six months, I naively thought it was covered...NOT.  
Therefor I had  expensive repair bill  and just had to "grin and bear it" and pay it.
Moral of story:   READ THE WARRANTY.