Originally posted by Clones123 I'd be interested to hear Pentax's position on the dealers that are selling the extra 2-year warranty to their customers for as much as $40. Seems a little odd that the warranty is being handled in such a way that dealers have an easy time ripping off customers by selling them something they could get for free if they only knew in advance. I bought my K-7 from Abe's of Maine specifically because they offered the extended warranty for free with the camera. B&H and Adorama each charge $19.95 extra for the warranty.
Maybe collecting for something that is supposed to be free is their way of financing contributions to pentaxforums.com on click through sales. With the valuable information found here, paying for the EW on click through purchases may be a double edged sword. It cuts that you are paying for something that is supposed to be included, but it helps support this site.
BTW the above conjecture is exactly that; pure conjecture. I have no way of knowing if there is any substance to it or not, nor would I find that particular activity particularly egregious. In fact, maybe I'll have the store where I work become an affiliate and finance click through sales by charging for things included with the camera. How much do you think I could get the strap...?