Goods out of warranty period..
Oct 7th 2005, 9:16 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Eskimo
ever seen the return line in Costco :scared:
Its not the bulb thats faulty its the light unit .. basically the whole bloody insides of the damn thing - I WILL NOT BUY A US ELECTRICAL BRAND AGAIN !!!!!!!
Its not the bulb thats faulty its the light unit .. basically the whole bloody insides of the damn thing - I WILL NOT BUY A US ELECTRICAL BRAND AGAIN !!!!!!!
Oct 7th 2005, 9:35 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Big D
ah well- US brand, you only have yourself to blame then
I know I know ..hindsight is a wonderful thing
Oct 7th 2005, 11:11 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by syllk
No limitations at all (save for computers)...and I guess some people will and do take the piss. My friend was going on a trip around America, and so he bought a nice Canon Digital SLR camera from Costco to take with him. He took some impressive photos, downloaded everything to his computer, and then packed the camera up and returned it for a full refund.
Oct 7th 2005, 11:50 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
If the American EXpress extension doesn't work out, why not try phoning Best Buy & see if you can buy an extended warrenty (without telling them it's already busted) - they're usually keen to sell them. Wait a week or two and then try claiming under that.
Oct 7th 2005, 2:36 pm
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by rochdalediva
If the American EXpress extension doesn't work out, why not try phoning Best Buy & see if you can buy an extended warrenty (without telling them it's already busted) - they're usually keen to sell them. Wait a week or two and then try claiming under that.
Oct 7th 2005, 4:46 pm
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
So you buy all your electrical etc goods at Costco.
Use them for a year and then trade them in for new ones and probably get money back.
Interesting, do they do this on Cars?
Use them for a year and then trade them in for new ones and probably get money back.
Interesting, do they do this on Cars?
Oct 7th 2005, 5:53 pm
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Boiler
So you buy all your electrical etc goods at Costco.
Use them for a year and then trade them in for new ones and probably get money back.
Interesting, do they do this on Cars?
Use them for a year and then trade them in for new ones and probably get money back.
Interesting, do they do this on Cars?
Oct 8th 2005, 1:46 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
I would (or rather wouldnt) if I knew who Frys were.
Oct 8th 2005, 1:49 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Eskimo
I WILL NOT BUY A US ELECTRICAL BRAND AGAIN !!!!!!!
Or for that matter, anyplace but China?
Oct 8th 2005, 3:19 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Englishmum
and they have a scheme which doubles up your warranty if you paid for your purchase with the card. For example if you bought something with a six month warranty, when that expires Amex will add another six months to it and likewise for one year warranties etc up to a maximum purchase price of $10,000.
I love Amex LOL!
I love Amex LOL!
I hate Visa!
Oct 8th 2005, 7:01 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Do they make any electrical products in the US anymore? Or for that matter, anyplace but China?
Or for that matter, anyplace but China?
Oct 9th 2005, 2:28 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Bob
Nokia still make things else where...plenty of highend electronics get made else where...can't think of any in the US though off the top of my head...and don't forget Taiwan and Korea
Oct 9th 2005, 8:25 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Boiler
Japan, Malaysia - must be quite a few others.
speaking of things out of warranty, not quite the same, but to chuck out a puter costs $20 in maine for environmental fee, but to a charity it is $4...where I help out, they write out a reciept for the original value of the goods donated so that the company can claim the full value as a tax right off...so when the charitable place of mbna off loaded 400 of its old puters and we're talking mostly utter shite...they just closed a site down...instead of getting charged $20 a unit, they made $400 a unit...and claimed a wonderous heart in donating computers to charity...yeah we were able to use the hard drives and cases, even a quarter of the puters were P3's that were good...still a lot of junk...
Oct 9th 2005, 10:26 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by Bob
I've seen a few low end chips made in India and case parts produced in Vietnam...don't know where assembled, but the components are made all over...
speaking of things out of warranty, not quite the same, but to chuck out a puter costs $20 in maine for environmental fee, but to a charity it is $4...where I help out, they write out a reciept for the original value of the goods donated so that the company can claim the full value as a tax right off...so when the charitable place of mbna off loaded 400 of its old puters and we're talking mostly utter shite...they just closed a site down...instead of getting charged $20 a unit, they made $400 a unit...and claimed a wonderous heart in donating computers to charity...yeah we were able to use the hard drives and cases, even a quarter of the puters were P3's that were good...still a lot of junk...
speaking of things out of warranty, not quite the same, but to chuck out a puter costs $20 in maine for environmental fee, but to a charity it is $4...where I help out, they write out a reciept for the original value of the goods donated so that the company can claim the full value as a tax right off...so when the charitable place of mbna off loaded 400 of its old puters and we're talking mostly utter shite...they just closed a site down...instead of getting charged $20 a unit, they made $400 a unit...and claimed a wonderous heart in donating computers to charity...yeah we were able to use the hard drives and cases, even a quarter of the puters were P3's that were good...still a lot of junk...
Oct 9th 2005, 10:28 am
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Re: Goods out of warranty period..
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
I'm sure they'll branch out to Florida eventually. You really need to get out of there once in a while.
Why? Is there more of the USA than here and LA then? I thought it was all just swamps north of here right up till you get to the frozen wastelands bit.
Here you go...my best combination of geography and art:
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