tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post615123658518496876..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: Do you pay attention to warranties offered on products?Lilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-23748780881077348402015-08-25T07:30:59.389-07:002015-08-25T07:30:59.389-07:00Hi Anne,
now that would have irked me. A set of sh...Hi Anne,<br />now that would have irked me. A set of sheets should still be in good repair after just one year.<br /><br />That's some warranty your parents had on that fridge. So great that they could get the gasket replaced at no cost, after such a long, long time. We had to have one of the gaskets replaced within the first year of owning our current fridge. The other gasket now needs replacing, and it's long out of warranty. I'm looking into doing the work myself, and just ordering the part.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-53003995166090338282015-08-25T07:28:00.191-07:002015-08-25T07:28:00.191-07:00Hi YHF,
that reminds me of Sear's Craftsmen to...Hi YHF,<br />that reminds me of Sear's Craftsmen tools. I think those are/were warrantied for life. You got a great deal for your husband's tools that he used daily!<br /><br />I have mixed feelings on purchasing extended warranties. They don't do anything to guarantee better quality of the product, but on the other hand, they do provide peace of mind. <br /><br />When we bought new appliances for the kitchen, we asked around about which appliances tend to have the highest premature failure rate. The biggest was dishwashers, so we did buy the extended warranty on that, but skipped the extended warranty on the stove and fridge. And we did buy the extended warranty on my daughters's computers, as we had numerous problems in the first year with one of them, and could buy the extended warranty anytime in that first year. And now, she hasn't had one single issue since buying the extended warranty! I think there's still another year left on that warranty, though, and a lot can happen with a computer in just one year.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-69314467257734598962015-08-25T07:19:51.194-07:002015-08-25T07:19:51.194-07:00Hi Cat,
I was as surprised as you that sheets coul...Hi Cat,<br />I was as surprised as you that sheets could carry a warranty. I'm am hoping this means they will hold up well for me.<br /><br />Your thrift shop sheets probably have a bit of polyester in them. I had some cotton/poly blend sheets that lasted at least 40 years (from my childhood), then we gave them away as we were changing color schemes and cleaning out the linen closet. Those things lasted and lasted.<br /><br />Now that's a bummer on your siding. I always wonder about those roofs that advertise a "lifetime warranty". Hmm, maybe they aren't as great as they sound in adverts.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-83561648993597282512015-08-25T07:16:27.380-07:002015-08-25T07:16:27.380-07:00Hi Belinda,
You have an excellent system for keepi...Hi Belinda,<br />You have an excellent system for keeping all of your paperwork. It sounds like its' so organized and everything would be right where you need it, when you need it. Good job!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-11645656348914651882015-08-24T19:53:55.212-07:002015-08-24T19:53:55.212-07:00I wish I had bought sheets with a warranty. One s...I wish I had bought sheets with a warranty. One set I bought made it through about a year of washings and then the elastic in the fitted sheet lost all its elasticity. I know I could easily replace the elastic, which I did, but it had a cost plus time. I will look for a warranty on the next set I purchase.<br />When I was in my 30's my parents had to have a door gasket replaced on their basement refrigerator. It was purchased a few months before I was born and Dad had saved his warranty. Turns out it had a 35 year warranty on the gasket so they had it replaced for no cost. It pays to save them and use them.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-26289811796064386132015-08-24T15:17:28.728-07:002015-08-24T15:17:28.728-07:00I especially take note of extraordinary product wa...I especially take note of extraordinary product warranties like lifetime, longer than the usual 1-2 year types. My husband bought a set of RIGID portable tool set that came with a Lifetime Service Warranty from Home Depot, 10 years ago, and through the years he's had numerous repairs and battery replacements from a local RIGID service center (this is his main tool used on the job for all those ten years.) Now that his set is very old, he could have had the entire set replaced except one catch, he needed to turn into the service center every tool that came in the original set (but sadly he gave away one tool in the original set to our SIL, who also had a similar RIGID set, but his tools including the tool my husband gave him were stolen several years ago.) Because we lacked that one tool, we have to continue to repair. But I think at this point, it is probably more cost effective for the manufacturer to just replace brand new.<br /><br />Warranties like these are great because I think it is win-win, shows the dedication and care of the company to produce high quality products. Not only do they care about customer satisfaction, they want to know how the product fails, and by servicing the product through its lifetime, they learn a lot from the repair records on how to improve future quality and design. <br /><br />Then there are warranties, like the EcoCatLady described (sorry to hear about that warranty), where the warranty is not worth the ink that's used to print "Lifetime", except to get your attention thinking the product must be better because of the warranty. Same with those warranties that don't back service but only parts (especially when the part may cost 50c). Or those where you have to ship the product back on your dime. <br /><br />I love warranties, often buying the product extended warranty, our laptops, tablets, Kenmore refrig, Sears treadmill, all had 4-5 year purchased warranties. Also I consider the double manufacturer type warranties when purchased with credit cards. I've exercised this with VISA, was a bit more trouble because I have to prove product failure by having it serviced. But once confirmed, I got my original price paid refunded.<br /><br />YHF Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19312051916654106992015-08-24T12:42:33.126-07:002015-08-24T12:42:33.126-07:00Wow. It would never occur to me to look for a warr...Wow. It would never occur to me to look for a warranty on something like bed sheets. Of course, I think I've only purchased one set new in my entire life - ironically they fell apart in a few years while the ones I got for a few dollars at the thrift store are still goin' strong!<br /><br />Anyhow, you make a good point about warranties, though my experience in trying to use the darned things is mixed at best. When CatMan bought me a tablet for my birthday a few years ago, it developed issues within a week or two, and I was glad I could send it back to the manufacturer to be fixed. It was still a major hassle though, and took weeks of filling out forms, getting special return codes, yadda, yadda, yadda.<br /><br />When I had steel siding put on my house 15 years ago after a hail storm took out the aluminum stuff, I went for the kind with the "lifetime warranty." So in the past few years the siding on the south side of the house started to peel - apparently even baked on paint can't hold up to the massive temperature swings it sees in that location. Anyhow, I pulled out the warranty to discover that a) it only covers the product, not the installation, b) "lifetime" means 20 years (I guess they don't expect people to live very long?) and c) the amount they'll pay out diminishes with each year that you've owned the stuff. After doing the math, I calculated that if I was really lucky I might get $50 out of them. Totally not worth the hassle! Grrrrrr....<br /><br />Sooo... I guess I sorta have mixed feelings on the topic! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-63682566102435955132015-08-24T12:32:31.606-07:002015-08-24T12:32:31.606-07:00Panty hose are EVIL!!!! Runs or not. Sorry... just...Panty hose are EVIL!!!! Runs or not. Sorry... just had to get that in...EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-78733525589054614292015-08-24T09:45:12.313-07:002015-08-24T09:45:12.313-07:00What I remember of the NO -Run Panty hose is that ...What I remember of the NO -Run Panty hose is that although they did not run they dis develop snags and looked disgusting in short order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-40062883848644657082015-08-24T07:28:30.811-07:002015-08-24T07:28:30.811-07:00I keep all of my warranties/owners manuals in a th...I keep all of my warranties/owners manuals in a three ring binder. Each warranty has its own plastic sleeve page protector along with the receipt. It makes them easy to find when I do need something. I still have the ones for my food processor and hand mixer which I rcvd as wedding presents in 1989, so 26 years. They have long outlived their warranties and are still going strong. I even accidentally dumped the hand mixer in the dish water one Thanksgiving day and it is still running well. I like your idea of the longer warranties meaning higher quality products. My Mom's blender, which came from Kmart in the 1960s is still running after all these years. Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-41231163282417920282015-08-24T07:13:23.346-07:002015-08-24T07:13:23.346-07:00Hi live and learn,
I remember hearing that in the ...Hi live and learn,<br />I remember hearing that in the Soviet Union they had panty hose that didn't run and light bulbs that didn't burn out. I would sure like a few of both of those.<br /><br />My method of keeping warranties isn't the greatest, just a file folder with warranty info from packages clipped to the receipt. I save boxes in the attic for items that would require me to ship my product back to a factory/repair (like my mixer). I figure that's all I'd need. Organizing that all does sound like a good cold weather activity.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-56238668799095604262015-08-24T04:19:08.438-07:002015-08-24T04:19:08.438-07:00Do you remember years ago, there were panty hose t...Do you remember years ago, there were panty hose that didn't run? I don't think they were around for long because the weave of the fabric was not as comfortable as the regular ones and they didn't look as good. However, each pair did last a long time. I don't really know. Maybe they're still around somewhere.<br /><br />I do look at warranties for the same reasons that you mentioned--quality of product and rarely have had to use them. I do save them, but my filing method is kind of haphazard. Straightening that out has been on my to do list for a while. Maybe when the weather turns cold.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com