{"id":12604,"date":"2015-10-17T13:30:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=12604"},"modified":"2015-10-17T13:30:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T17:30:23","slug":"kay-jewelers-extended-service-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/kay-jewelers-extended-service-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"KAY JEWELER&#8217;S EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan.gif\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12605\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Policies and Plans<\/h2>\n<p>\nI&#8217;ve talked a lot about <strong>Jewelry Service Plans and Policies<\/strong> before:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/are-extended-service-plans-a-rip-off\/\">Extended Service Plans<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-top-largest-jewelry-store-chains\/\">Jewelry Store&#8217;s Policies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Service Plans are for <strong>Jewelry Repairs<\/strong>, and are often called &#8220;<strong>Extended service Plans<\/strong> (<strong>ESP&#8217;s<\/strong> for Short) in Most Nationwide Retail Jewelry Stores.<\/p>\n<p>\nToday, let&#8217;s take <strong>a closer look<\/strong> at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/b5106y1A719PSXWXYSVPRRSZUYXXPRTZWVUTSVSQQQ\">Kay Jewelers<\/a> (Since they are about the <strong>Largest Jeweler<\/strong> in the World) and their ESP&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/b5106y1A719PSXWXYSVPRRSZUYXXPRTZWVUTSVSQQQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Official-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Official Website\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Official Website\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Official-Website.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Official-Website-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Is it Worth the Price?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Do you Need one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Does it Matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nLet&#8217;s Jump in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/cc111cy63y5LOTSTUORLNNOVQUTTLNPVSRQPOROMMM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2FContentView%3FcatalogId%3D10001%26langId%3D-1%26storeId%3D10101%26cmsId%3Dextended_service_plan_1\">Kay&#8217;s Service Plan<\/a> Starts at <strong>$19.99<\/strong>, and it goes all the way up to <strong>$399.99<\/strong>, depending on the <strong>Amount of Purchase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>As seen here:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/cc111cy63y5LOTSTUORLNNOVQUTTLNPVSRQPOROMMM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2FContentView%3FcatalogId%3D10001%26langId%3D-1%26storeId%3D10101%26cmsId%3Dextended_service_plan_1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Prices.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan Prices\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan Prices\" width=\"640\" height=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Prices.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Prices-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So if you Buy a <strong>$6,000 Diamond Engagement Ring<\/strong>, the Service Plan is going to Cost you <strong>$299.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt seems like a lot of Money for a Plan that will <strong>Cover Simple Repairs&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>But I Beg to Differ!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Have you seen the Prices of Repairs Lately?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s Insane!<\/h2>\n<p>\n(Thanks to the <strong>Price of Gold<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\nJust Check out some Standard Prices for <strong>Jewelry Repairs<\/strong> Today:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Prices.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Repair Prices\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Repair Prices\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Prices.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Prices-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>See! That&#8217;s Expensive!<\/h2>\n<p>\nOne Ring Sizing (and that&#8217;s only up <strong>1 Single Size<\/strong>) is <strong>$50.00 alone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>So is it Worth it?<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn My Book: <strong>YES!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>ABSOLUTELY!<\/h2>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s Why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe <strong>Service Plan Covers<\/strong> Tons and Tons of Other Jewelry Repairs as well.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Things Like:<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/is75dlurlt8BGFGHBE8AABIDHGG8ACIFEDCBEB999?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2FContentView%3FcatalogId%3D10001%26langId%3D-1%26storeId%3D10101%26cmsId%3Dextended_service_plan_details_1\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Coverage.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan Coverage\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Extended Service Plan Coverage\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Coverage.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Extended-Service-Plan-Coverage-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can get those Repairs at <strong>Anytime<\/strong>&#8230; As many times as you <strong>Need<\/strong>, over the Course of a <strong>Lifetime!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>FOR FREE!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>As Long As&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Repair being Done at the Time doesn&#8217;t Cost More than the <strong>Origianl Purchase Price<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Any Repairs Needed are Caused by <strong>Normal Wear and Tear<\/strong>, no Excessive Abuse or Damange (<strong>Run over by a Train<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nAlso note that the Service Plan <strong>Does NOT Cover the Cost of Broken, Chipped, or Lost Gemstones or Diamonds!!!<\/strong> (That&#8217;s a Part of their <strong>OTHER<\/strong> Warranty, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/7n65lnwtnvADIHIJDGACCDKFJIIACEKHGFEDGDBBB?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2FContentView%3FcatalogId%3D10001%26langId%3D-1%26storeId%3D10101%26cmsId%3Dthe_kay_guarantee\">Diamond and Stone Warranty<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\nIt only Covers the <strong>Repairs, Parts, and Labor<\/strong> Needed to Repair the Item back to <strong>Wearable Condition!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Also Note&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Repairs <strong>MUST<\/strong> be done at an Authorized <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/b5106y1A719PSXWXYSVPRRSZUYXXPRTZWVUTSVSQQQ\">Kay Jewelers<\/a> Store and <strong>NOT anywhere else<\/strong> (that would actually <strong>VOID<\/strong> the Plan!)<\/p>\n<p><h2>See the Plan in Action:<\/h2>\n<p>\nLet&#8217;s Say you Wear your Ring for a Couple of Years and you take it in for a <strong>Routine Cleaning and Inspection<\/strong> (Which I Recommend doing at least <strong>2 Times a Year<\/strong>, and a <strong>Diamond Guarantee<\/strong> would Demand that it&#8217;s done every <strong>Six Months<\/strong> anyway to Uphold the Requirements).<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Salesperson Inspects your Ring and says that the <strong>Stone is Loose<\/strong> and your <strong>Prongs are all Low<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Which also means &#8220;GOODBYE RING!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\nFor if Work Needs to be Done, it has to be <strong>Sent out Immediately<\/strong> to be Covered under Warranty! (<strong>Otherwise YOU Pay!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;It MUST Be Repaired NOW!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\nShe asks you if you have their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/cc111cy63y5LOTSTUORLNNOVQUTTLNPVSRQPOROMMM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2FContentView%3FcatalogId%3D10001%26langId%3D-1%26storeId%3D10101%26cmsId%3Dextended_service_plan_1\">Extended Service Plan?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nHopefully you say &#8220;<strong>YES<\/strong>&#8220;, because otherwise this is what it <strong>Could Cost you<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Price-Estimate.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers Repair Price Estimate\" title=\"Kay Jewelers Repair Price Estimate\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Price-Estimate.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kay-Jewelers-Repair-Price-Estimate-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nThat Price (<strong>$215.94<\/strong>) would Cover the Cost of <strong>Retipping 6 Prongs<\/strong> (This Price is an <strong>Estimate<\/strong> at the time of this Post, it could vary from Store to Store and Location to Location).<\/p>\n<p>\nSo Retipping those Prongs <strong>Costs over $200<\/strong>, and a Couple of Years down the Road, if you need to get them <strong>Retipped again<\/strong> (which will happen), <strong>that&#8217;s ANOTHER $215.94<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>\nOr if you Need to get the Ring Sized up (<strong>You&#8217;re Pregnant &#8211; Congrats!<\/strong>), that&#8217;s <strong>$49.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>A New Head is $126.00!<\/h2>\n<p>\nJust one Stone Tightening is <strong>$40.00!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSuddenly you see, <strong>Repairs are Eating you Alive!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>NOW&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nOn the other hand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you <strong>HAD a Service Plan<\/strong>, all those Repairs would be:<\/p>\n<p><h2>FREE<\/h2>\n<p>\n<h2>FREE<\/h2>\n<p><h2>FREE<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>You Pay NOTHING!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>For Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>EVER!<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt sounds like <strong>a Much Better Option<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Service Plan even Covers <strong>Soldering your Wedding Rings Together<\/strong> when you get Married.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It&#8217;s Well Worth the Price you Pay.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Keep in Mind:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You Can only Buy the Service Plan at the <strong>Time of Purchase<\/strong> on Items Purchased at Kays (<strong>of Course<\/strong>). You Can&#8217;t Purchase the Plan Later, <strong>when you Need it!<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>If you Return the Item, for Whatever Reason, the <strong>Service Plan is NOT Refundable!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nBuy hey, the Plan is a <strong>One Time Only Fee<\/strong> (No Renewal Charges), and it <strong>Covers the Mounting for LIFE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>What More Could You Ask For?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1606802550\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Extra Sensory Perception?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>HA!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Wouldn&#8217;t that be Nice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/b5106y1A719PSXWXYSVPRRSZUYXXPRTZWVUTSVSQQQ\">Buy the Service Plan at Kay Jewelers TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Oh, and if you&#8217;re Wondering, <strong>NO, I Don&#8217;t Work for Kay Jewelers!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Policies and Plans I&#8217;ve talked a lot about Jewelry Service Plans and Policies before: Extended Service Plans Jewelry Store&#8217;s Policies Service Plans are for Jewelry Repairs, and are often called &#8220;Extended service Plans (ESP&#8217;s for <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/kay-jewelers-extended-service-plan\/\" title=\"KAY JEWELER&#8217;S EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,16,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-guides","category-jewelry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}