Re: Will Radio Shack Honor still honor Lifetime tubes?

PeterD wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:38:22 -0500, flipper <flipper@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:19:07 +1100, "Trevor Wilson"
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:25:22 +1100, "Trevor Wilson"
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:16:03 -0700, Bret Ludwig <bretldwig@xxxxxxxxx>
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On Oct 28, 3:24 pm, Sal Brisindi <salb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am just curious, will Radio Shack honor the lifetime tube warranty?
I
have a bunch from 2 amps I purchased... Anyone try recently?

Sal Brisindi
They will not, because they no longer carry tubes. In fact, I just
called a couple of Shacks to find out. none of their employees KNEW
WHAT A VACUUM TUBE WAS. Their site says nothing on the subject either.
That certainly means it wouldn't be easy but I'm not sure a company
still in business can just walk away from a warranty.

Whether it would be worth litigation is another matter but I'd suggest
one should move up a few management notches rather than relying on the
floor staff.

There were probably a number of conditions, however, and one might be
"original owner" so the issue may be moot.
**Yep. Original owner and purchase receipt are required.

How long is a 'lifetime warranty' anyway? Radio Shack could argue that the
lifetime of the valve is, well, as long as it lasts.
If you pet a few cents of thought into that you'll discover it makes
no sense.
**It makes perfect sense. Most manufacturers of valves can provide some kind
of expected life span. Radio Shack could argue that the life of the valve is
the 'lifetime warranty'.
It makes no sense at all and has nothing to do with valves. Anyone
could argue the absurd that "lifetime" means until it's broke or 'worn
out', in which case 'lifetime' means nothing because we already know
that things break and wear out so there is no need to repeat it, much
less claim it constitutes an 'unusually good warranty'.

'Lifetime' invariable means the 'original owner' and/or the 'lifetime'
of the thing the part is put in, as in 'lifetime brake pads' for your
car that are a loss leader to get you back and pay the labor to
install them.

Warranties based on 'expected life span' are 'prorated' warranties.
like 25,000 mile, or whatever, tires.

Trevor Wilson


Much as you'd like the term 'Lifetime warranty' to be a 'Forever
warranty' such is not the case, and courts in the US have upheld that
the term 'Lifetime warranty' is based on the (typical or nominal)
lifetime of the item being warrantied. That said, basically the term
'Lifetime warranty' means nothing, and is virtually impossible to
enforce.

At best, the OP would be able to recover the amount paid for the tubes
should RS not honor the warranty, and the OP went to court, and got
lucky and found a judge who was sympathetic. Won't happen.

And, really, who *wants* Radio Sludge parts anyway?

When any business offers me a "lifetime warranty", my usual response
(thought, at least, if not spoken) is "Who's lifetime: mine or yours?"
Having paid $$$ for lifetime membership in a frequent-flyer program, &
the airline then folded, I don't bother with them.
.

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