Just accidentally washed my new iPhone 5s

[imaginex20]

I wish I had known about this! My brother's phone was in the bed sheets and he washed his phone as well. Do all Credit Cards do this?

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Is Amex the only company to do this?

As far as I know. Discovery and American Express does...some Visas and Mastercards. You have to check your member benefits.

 

[VinoGrande]

Is Amex the only company to do this?

No, a lot of cards do this. However they usually cover damage and theft and only up to a certain amount per purchase, then up to a certain amount per year. AMEX Platinum covers loss up $10k/incident and not sure what the annual limit is. But they also cover LOSS, instead of just theft and damage like most companies. Between that and doubling my effective warranty, I always buy my gear with my AMEX Plat.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

No, a lot of cards do this. However they usually cover damage and theft and only up to a certain amount per purchase, then up to a certain amount per year. AMEX Platinum covers loss up $10k/incident and not sure what the annual limit is. But they also cover LOSS, instead of just theft and damage like most companies. Between that and doubling my effective warranty, I always buy my gear with my AMEX Plat.

This. Amex is the way to go when it comes to protection/extended warranty coverage. The sleep/wake button on my wife's 4S stopped working in its second year and I replaced it out of warranty for $199. I was expecting Amex to reimburse me the $199 but they gave back the whole $299 plus tax we paid for the 32 GB.

 

[Brookzy]

OP - do keep us updated with how the Genius appointment goes!

 

[Soulflower]

I'm sorry I'm just now responding. I washed the phone on Sunday morning, called AppleCare and they made me an appointment for Monday but told me to go ahead in the store and tell them I had an appt. for the next day but that was my only phone.

I did that and they swapped it out immediately. I didn't have to wait long at all. I did have to pay the $79 deductible but I was happy to do it.