Originally Posted by
Lanovran
I don't see anything senseless about it. Warranties protect consumers against the negative results of manufacturing defects. They're not the same as a guarantee of product longevity. Some people will invariably wear out a product sooner than other people will. It depends on how much it's used, how well it's maintained, etc. That's why warranties don't typically cover "normal wear & tear." If there's something defective about it from the start, however, then a warranty comes into play. That's the manufacturer basically saying, "hey, this thing is great, as long as we put it together right! If we didn't, then we'll repair it or replace it with one that we did put together right!"
Nobody disputes the idea of warranties, however SOME warranties, by their ambiguous/meaningless/vague/ridiculous wording are totally useless and merely window-dressing to influence the gullible/inarticulate folks among us. It's like one guy has on here as his signature "Home school valedictorian". At first glance, one sees "validictorian" and thinks "this guy is really smart" without even noticing the "home school" part. (Home school means taught at home by their parents. Since the only other pupils are siblings, which by definition usually can't be in the same grade (unless twins), what it really boils down to is that the guy was the top man in a class that only had one man. Hence the humor.)