Re: Will Radio Shack Honor still honor Lifetime tubes?

"flipper" <flipper@xxxxxxxx> wrote...

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'.

This is exactly what it means. As long as a "lifetime" tube
lasts,
it's covered by a warranty that says it will be replaced if
it fails.
Once it's failed and has been replaced, the warranty on that
tube has been honored and the replacement comes with a
*new* warranty. Unfortunately, they don't carry "lifetime"
tubes anymore, so the new warranty is different.

"Lifetime" simply says that the warranty is not limited by
any
set period of time, such as 90 days, 2 years, etc. Saying
things like "lifetime of the original owner" and/or
"lifetime
of the thing the part is put in" would also be
*limitations,*
because they set conditions that can terminate coverage.
The RS statement quoted elsewhere establishes that RS
could theoretically demand that you demonstrate that the
tube you're bringing in has spent its entire operating life
in the same piece of gear, but how you'd ever do this is
anyone's guess, and they're not even asking.

What made the "lifetime" warranty on tubes "unusually
good" at the time was that as far as I can recall nobody
else was offering it on tubes. As of 5 years ago (the
last time I got tubes replaced by RS), it was even better
than I ever expected it to be.

Gene



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