Huppin`s Signs Contract with Warrantech

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:38am EST

Washington-Based Home Electronics Dealer Offers Warrantech Service Contracts
BEDFORD, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Warrantech Consumer Product Services, Inc. (WCPS), a leading independent
provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, announced that a new
agreement has been signed with Huppin`s/OneCall, a premier home electronics
store and e-retailer based in Spokane, Wash. A member of the PRO-Group
merchandising and marketing organization, Huppin`s/OneCall started offering the
Warrantech-backed service contracts on November 1. 

Huppin`s/OneCall is the latest retailer to join Warrantech`s expanding client
roster. With the largest selection of in-stock name brand electronic products in
the region, Huppin`s specializes in selling a variety of electronic merchandise
including flat panel televisions, cameras, audio equipment as well as
installation of custom home theater systems to customers in eastern Washington
and throughout northern Idaho. 

The company also markets nationwide through OneCall, a popular electronics
retailing Internet site. Matching prices with other retailers, having
knowledgeable staff available to answer technical product questions, and
providing fast, courteous service, helped OneCall achieve the Best Consumer
Direct Dealer rating by Twice Magazine in 2008. In addition, OneCall has also
received recognition and positive reviews from InternetRetailer, BizRate, Price
Grabber, Amazon, Reseller Ratings, Shopping.com and the Better Business Bureau
Online. 

Considering the level of service Huppin`s/OneCall customers have come to expect,
Warrantech created a customized private label service contract designed to
provide full coverage for next generation home electronics. This new program,
operating under the Huppin`s/OneCall name, allows customers the option of
ensuring the ongoing reliability of their product purchase throughout the term
of their new extended service plan. 

"Helping dealers like Huppin`s provide the highest level of customer service is
the key to Warrantech`s success," said Joel San Antonio, CEO and president of
Warrantech Corporation, the parent company of WCPS. "Our programs enable dealers
to generate additional revenue through the sale of extended coverage plans while
ensuring customer satisfaction through reliable, top-rated service." 

"For more than 55 years, Huppin`s has been providing competitively priced home
electronics to customers throughout the northwest, and the advent of the
Internet enabled us to expand our business nationwide," said Murray Huppin,
owner and president of Huppin`s/OneCall. "Our reputation depends on providing
our customers with products that perform reliably, while insuring that they
won`t have to worry with the cost of expensive repair bills should a component
malfunction or break. With close to three decades of experience as the nation`s
leading independent warranty provider, we are confident that the protection of a
Warrantech service contract is the best extended coverage that Huppin`s/OneCall
customers can buy." 

"During the past 12 months, more than 1,500 new dealers have signed up to sell
the company`s customized extended service plans," noted San Antonio. "In
addition to independent dealers such as Huppin`s, Warrantech continues to expand
market penetration through key partnerships with some of the country`s largest
buying groups which include PRO-Group, Nationwide Marketing Group, America`s
Hometown Brand Center, Brand Source, MARTA, and ICE." 

About Huppin`s:

Family-owned and operated since 1908, Huppin's has become Spokane`s premier home
electronicsstore, with the largest selection of in-stockname brand products in
Eastern Washington. The company`s price matching mail-order/online division
(OneCall), allows them to beat the competition both locally and across the
country. For more information on Huppin`s/OneCall, visit:www.huppins.com or
www.onecall.com.

About Warrantech Corporation:

Based in Bedford, Texas, Warrantech specializes in the administration and
marketing of service contracts and after-market warranties on consumer
electronics, computer and computer peripherals, jewelry, furniture, appliances,
homes, automobiles, automotive components, and recreational vehicles, for
retailers, distributors, Internet providers and manufacturers.Acquired by H.I.G.
Capital in 2007, the company continues to expand its domestic and global
penetration, and now provides its services in the United States and Canada. For
more information, visit www.warrantech.com.

Warrantech Corporation
Rick Gavino, 817-785-1366
Executive Vice President
richard_gavino@warrantech.com
or
Michael A. Burns & Associates
Virginia Stuart, 214-521-8596
Director
vstuart@mbapr.com



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