What do you do? Just take it?
I will, if money is not really an issue. But when it is? No way.
Serious query, I will read with interest :D
Take what? You have a manufacturer warranty. Contact the manufacturer. Don't take it out on the store. It's really that simple. In all my years of buying stuff that was under manufacturer warranty, I have never had a problem with the manufacturer honoring their warranty.
There's nothing to "take". The store has a return policy. If you are within that policy, they take the item back (or exchange, or whatever). Beyond that, just deal with the manufacturer.
When they don"t, and at those times they are asking dollars for implied value, they need to either earn it, or quit making those representations.
To their credit many have, I will no longer buy from them.
The few that still do tend to get this right.
I have had few incidents in the last decade. The 90's and lesser degree 00's were particularly bad.
They will deal. Always do.
Yes, doing that is not nice, but neither is inane profit seeking and finger pointing.