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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by thfuran on Sunday August 14, 2022 @07:27PM (#32464147)
Yeah, except that you're not getting your money back because almost nothing has a warranty that extends nearly to it's reasonable lifetime, so the manufacturer has no particular interest in stopping you from buying another one.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by ars on Sunday August 14, 2022 @08:14PM (#32464419)
You get your money back when your return the defective item for a refund.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by ImPostingOnHN on Sunday August 14, 2022 @08:40PM (#32464578)
not when the return is a year after purchase (even shorter for most products these days)
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by ProjectArcturis on Sunday August 14, 2022 @08:58PM (#32464682)
You don't claim the warranty. You buy the new one, put the old broken one in the new one's box, and return that.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by warkdarrior on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:29PM (#32464887)
I believe this is called fraud, but you do you.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by boppo1 on Monday August 15, 2022 @07:07AM (#32468179)
Well, on some ethical level so is what manufacturers are doing. Race to the bottom!
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by thfuran on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:43AM (#32468952)
No, a bad deal isn't fraud.
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