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Originally Posted by LazyScot
You still have manufacturers' warranties in the UK, but I think (and I am most certainly not a lawyer) the basis of the viewpoint is that you (as a consumer) have a contract and direct relationship with the shop. Essentially you gave the money to the shop, so the shop has the duty on it to provide suitable goods. Likewise, if you buy with a credit card, then the CC company has some responsibilities -- hence it is generally a good idea to use them (though I think paypal breaks that relationship).
I'm not sure how all this interacts with European law, but I think the cross border trade means that you cannot sell something in one European country and deny warranty to other European countries. Which could make some aspects of introducing the Kindle to the UK first, a little problematic (as, come to think of it, could some of the French rulings on iTunes).
However, all of the above "rights" seem to be based on your ability to shout and the size of your lawyers.  (To be fair, some shops are a lot better than others.) |
Well, we do have some of that here as well. I mean, if the thing craps out on me at day two ... it will be the store I will return it to ... not the manufacturer. Most of the stores I shop at a really good about taking returns. If they aren't (and I'm looking at you, Circuit City), I stop shopping there.
But getting back to the original thing with the Norweigians ... the idea of an unvoidable, unlimited five year manufacturer's warranty on every product owned by a Norweigian .... well, that just seems insane looking at it from a legal perspective. Unless you can just sidestep little issues like jurisdiction ... which perhaps the Norweigians have found a way to do.