Extended warranty on fridge freezer?

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by monster

oh, and my condolences if anyone's nearest and dearest became dearly departed as a result of contact with a fridge freezer or an extended warranty salesperson on or around 9/11.

Let's just say nobody in my family will ever eat ice cream again. (Poor Uncle Fred . . .)
Aside from costs & coverage... is the warranty offered from the store? Or from Whirlpool? Whichever, make sure you trust them to actually honor the warranty & do the work. Some stores I'd just take the sale price & run.