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Originally Posted by HarryT
You can buy a $30 DVD player in the UK, too (eg this one costs about $27) but it will still have the statutory 12 month warranty. Low prices are not an excuse for shoddy goods. Indeed, it's low-priced goods that need the protection that the mandatory warranty offers the purchaser. |
The USA, being somewhat larger than your tiny little island, and having different areas of the country develop in a manner that results in a varying view of many things, our separate states have their own laws, regulations and requirements for the conduct of business in their state. Despite federal interstate commerce jurisdiction, you can find where there are products and services that are not available or being offered in some states. Where a state has made requirements that a company finds too onerous, they can and do refuse to do business there. I assume that the same applies to world states.
That said, no company can survive long in the marketplace without complying with a number of non-governmental standards and/or endorsements/ratings organizations requirements. A one year warranty on manufactured goods, is hardly a problem for any company providing goods to today's marketplace.
Luck;
Ken