Check this forum on the Amazon Chi Warranty before you buy. Doesn't sound like it's a good chance to take. I absolutely LOVE my Chi and would like to have a back up, but this just sounds too fishy... http://www.amazon.com/Warranty/forum/Fx3O1Z6XYW5AYXA/TxDACLMK1A41NC/1/ref=cm_cd_ef_rt_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0009V1YR8