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Meglet 2 Mar 9:24pm, 2 Mar 2025 25,674 posts	Quote Pin Meglet What GM said.
LindsD 2 Mar 9:56pm, 2 Mar 2025 72,943 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I also agree. It's more than generous
Cheeky’s Dad 2 Mar 11:08pm, 2 Mar 2025 6,486 posts	Quote Pin Cheeky’s Dad @sallykate I’m also in agreement that it’s a generous offer. When you do something foolish it’s natural that you want your Mum to sort it out at no cost to yourself (I’m sure I felt that way into my forties 😁) but sadly it’s the painful lessons you learn from. She may also find that it is repairable much cheaper if she doesn’t go to the official Apple Store. Apple would say that work done not by them invalidates their warranty but that’s almost certainly not an issue after 5 years
Lizzie W 3 Mar 7:24am, 3 Mar 2025 28,889 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W Presumably an insurance claim would be counterproductive?
Mandymoo 3 Mar 7:45am, 3 Mar 2025 20,952 posts	Quote Pin Mandymoo I think you are being more that fair Sally
sallykate 3 Mar 5:02pm, 3 Mar 2025 16,567 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Thank you all. She has found a PC repair place to do it for a more reasonable price so is going for that. We'll still pick up half, but it's half of a much smaller number! One of her friends had the same thought as you @Cheeky’s Dad . I'm not sure it would be covered by insurance - obvs we have contents insurance for our London flat but I guess that wouldn't extend beyond the property (though it's a good question - what if one of our laptops suffered an accident when we happened to be away from home?).
TeeBee 3 Mar 8:38pm, 3 Mar 2025 10,698 posts	Quote Pin TeeBee Our contents insurance covers ds in his university accommodation. MSE alerted me to the fact it's often possible to add this to your home insurance if they're in halls. Worth a look. I think it was an optional extra but recall it was very small - like under £10 or so.