Magic wrote:
>
> Lifetime guarantees are not worth the paper they are printed on. A lifetime
> guarantee means the product is guaranteed for its lifespan - ie until it
> goes wrong. THis is basically saying "We guarantee this product will remain
> frree from manufacturing or workmanship defects until somethig goes wrong
> with it, because then it's lifespan is over so it's no longer guaranteed."
> What a waist of time that is. Check out the local trading standards office
> (or whatever your contries equivelent is if you're not in the UK) and ask
> them about Lifetime guarantees - it sure surprised me when I did!
>From auto parts to computer and audio products, I've NEVER had a problem
getting an item replaced under a lifetime guarantee no matter how old
the item is or how it broke. Some items require you to have proof that
you are the original purchaser, but keeping a receipt is no big deal.
I had a couple of ancient Lifetime warranted Sony cassette tapes once.
Probably about 15 years old at the time. By no fault of the tapes
themselves, one of my recorders broke a belt and chewed up the tapes. I
returned them to Sony and they replaced them with brand new blank
cassettes from their current lineup. They were all CrO2 cassettes and
Sony replaced them with new CrO2 cassettes. I have also taken up MAXELL
and MEMOREX on their lifetime warranties, because I would try tapes in
questionable players that people gave me. So far, no company that I've
dealt with has failed to honor their lifetime guarantee.
I don't know about the UK, but in the US, my experience is a lifetime
warranty means just that. They will replace the item for free as long
as you still own it, and you're still alive.
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Shawn Lin
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