UAE Consumer Rights
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UAE Consumer Rights
Morning Bored!
I think I know the answer to this one, but here we go anyway...
Bought a TV October 2014 from LuLu. Came with a one year retailer/manufacturer warranty. The display has started playing up as of last week. Lulu told me to talk to the manufacturer, which I have and they have collected the TV for inspection (costs incurred thusfar, 125.00 AED). They've given me a quote for 2,200.00 AED for repair.
If push comes to shove, then I'll pay it as I spent a chunk of cash buying the TV in the first place, however it's pretty shitty that the TV is barely 18months old and requires a repair.
Has anyone had any luck in scenario like this reminding them about the consumer rights and getting a repair/replacement for free? The first line "Goods must meet a level of quality and performance that would be reasonable to expect, given their price and specifications"?
It's tough to accept a TV is only expected to last 18months before requiring repair...
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I think I know the answer to this one, but here we go anyway...
Bought a TV October 2014 from LuLu. Came with a one year retailer/manufacturer warranty. The display has started playing up as of last week. Lulu told me to talk to the manufacturer, which I have and they have collected the TV for inspection (costs incurred thusfar, 125.00 AED). They've given me a quote for 2,200.00 AED for repair.
If push comes to shove, then I'll pay it as I spent a chunk of cash buying the TV in the first place, however it's pretty shitty that the TV is barely 18months old and requires a repair.
Has anyone had any luck in scenario like this reminding them about the consumer rights and getting a repair/replacement for free? The first line "Goods must meet a level of quality and performance that would be reasonable to expect, given their price and specifications"?
It's tough to accept a TV is only expected to last 18months before requiring repair...
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Re: UAE Consumer Rights
Did you pay by credit card? Visa and Mastercard have insurance for something that most people forget.
Other than that I don't think it looks too good for you unfortunately.
Saying that I have seen quite a few of those 'know your rights' stickers about which refer to consumer rights so it maybe worth a check (google) and then go in and quote some lines to them. Often they fob you off the first time thinking you will get bored of fighting and give up.
Other than that I don't think it looks too good for you unfortunately.
Saying that I have seen quite a few of those 'know your rights' stickers about which refer to consumer rights so it maybe worth a check (google) and then go in and quote some lines to them. Often they fob you off the first time thinking you will get bored of fighting and give up.
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I'd agree with Jam2Smack and give it a couple of goes but in my experience retailers here are quite awful when it comes to out of warranty repairs.
Unfortunately these days, consumer electronics have got so cheap that they are virtually throw away devices and as such cost almost as much to fix as a replacement is to buy outright.
Let us know how you get on though because if the retailer/distributor does stand up for it, they would certainly be added to my preferred supplier list.
Unfortunately these days, consumer electronics have got so cheap that they are virtually throw away devices and as such cost almost as much to fix as a replacement is to buy outright.
Let us know how you get on though because if the retailer/distributor does stand up for it, they would certainly be added to my preferred supplier list.
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i'm confused. It's out of warranty.
Was it an LG by any chance? I've never had anything made by LG last more than 18mths. All shite.
Was it an LG by any chance? I've never had anything made by LG last more than 18mths. All shite.
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Thats actually a fair point MH. Virtually all of my TVs, Fridges etc are Samsung and never had one fail yet (touch wood).
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i'm confused. It's out of warranty. Yes, it's out of warranty, however regardless of whether the warranty is 5 months or 5 years, there is supposed to be an element of the item being fit for purpose when originally sold. Had I purchased the same product in the UK, then the retailer/manufacturer would not have been able to hide behind a 1 year limitation on the warranty if the goods were not fit for purpose when originally sold. Was, rather ambitiously I admit, hoping for something similar here.
Was it an LG by any chance? I've never had anything made by LG last more than 18mths. All shite.
Yes, it is.
Was it an LG by any chance? I've never had anything made by LG last more than 18mths. All shite.
Yes, it is.
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I highly recommend souq if you do get a new one.
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* No, that doesn't include Yorkshire.
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I wont. Bad bad experience with them every time I tried them. Just a week ago I decided to order a Dell XPS 15 i7 which no one had but it was showing as 2 qty available on their site. I took the time out to ask them bluntly that 'DO YOU HAVE IT IN STOCK?" answer yes sir and 2 days delivery sirrrrrr.
After the order was processed, sir sorry sir 5 days delivery and after 7 days, sir sorry sir, order canceled sir, no stock sirrrrr.
The thing is, if souq itself is selling it then maybe you are in safer waters, but if it is being sold by Mr. xyz sitting in sandy dunes AlAin then he is just spending the whole day giving himself reviews and boosting his shop upwards in the ranking.
Btw brains, how large is that LG? I have a fairly decent TV repair guy down the street for me
After the order was processed, sir sorry sir 5 days delivery and after 7 days, sir sorry sir, order canceled sir, no stock sirrrrr.
The thing is, if souq itself is selling it then maybe you are in safer waters, but if it is being sold by Mr. xyz sitting in sandy dunes AlAin then he is just spending the whole day giving himself reviews and boosting his shop upwards in the ranking.
Btw brains, how large is that LG? I have a fairly decent TV repair guy down the street for me
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I take your point about it only being 18 months but you knew the warranty was only for 12 months so I think you'll have to bite the bullet. A year and a week and I would be having an arguement with the supplier.It's quite common for UK/European warranties to be longer than in most other countries.
Before we moved here we bought a Panasonic TV from John Lewis. It came with a 2 year warranty but JL extended it to 5 years. Up to 2years it would be replaced, after that it would be repaired. God only knows I wish we had the same service here!
As an aside our LG washer has worked perfectly for nearly 5 years - it supposedly has a 10 year warranty on the motor, but here in the Philippines you don't even waste your breath getting things fixed under a so called warranty! Everything is plugged in and shown working before you leave the store and unless it fails within the first few days it is nigh on impossible to get it sorted. TBF some stores are not bad but always want to repair not replace. trouble is it can take literally months to get spare parts.
I needed a new sensor for our Samsung Fridge/freezer so got onto Samsung here, gave them the part number and asked how soon they could deliver. "Have to order from Manila sir", Ok "how long" , "Maybe 6 weeks" - that's from 400KM away. They checked did not get back when they said and when I chased said "No stock sir, special order, maybe 4 months"
Ordered online from UK and was here, installed and working in 5 days!
Before we moved here we bought a Panasonic TV from John Lewis. It came with a 2 year warranty but JL extended it to 5 years. Up to 2years it would be replaced, after that it would be repaired. God only knows I wish we had the same service here!
As an aside our LG washer has worked perfectly for nearly 5 years - it supposedly has a 10 year warranty on the motor, but here in the Philippines you don't even waste your breath getting things fixed under a so called warranty! Everything is plugged in and shown working before you leave the store and unless it fails within the first few days it is nigh on impossible to get it sorted. TBF some stores are not bad but always want to repair not replace. trouble is it can take literally months to get spare parts.
I needed a new sensor for our Samsung Fridge/freezer so got onto Samsung here, gave them the part number and asked how soon they could deliver. "Have to order from Manila sir", Ok "how long" , "Maybe 6 weeks" - that's from 400KM away. They checked did not get back when they said and when I chased said "No stock sir, special order, maybe 4 months"
Ordered online from UK and was here, installed and working in 5 days!
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Re: UAE Consumer Rights
I take your point about it only being 18 months but you knew the warranty was only for 12 months so I think you'll have to bite the bullet. A year and a week and I would be having an arguement with the supplier.It's quite common for UK/European warranties to be longer than in most other countries.
All moot points though, as this isn't UK or Europe. It's the UAE
Anyhoo, fired off an email to their head office referencing consumer rights and all that malarky, so will see what comes back!
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Or thumping the side?
And don't dismiss the man-down-the-road idea. A couple of months ago one of our TVs at home (UK) stopped working, took it to a man down the road who replaced some widgit for £30.
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Consumer rights, good one. A colleague bought an Audi A1 from a used car dealer. When he took it to Audi for a minor repair he found out it had been a write-off and had been clocked (a lot). He tried to use consumer rights regulations but was basically told to forget it.