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Answering Your Questions About Vinyl Warranties

Posted on Sep 15th 2015 Posted by Meredith — Comments ↓

Lately we’ve received multiple questions about installing vinyl flooring in some nonstandard locations. This is great for a couple of reasons: one, it shows our amazing readers thinking outside the bo … read more

How Warranties Work: Who is Responsible? The Installer? The Shipper?

Posted on Nov 21st 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

Installers and/or Contractors Remember that the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act only governs warranties on "tangible personal property." Not only does it not cover property like land ownership, it also … read more

How Warranties Work: Who is Responsible? The Seller or the Manufacturer?

Posted on Nov 14th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

I mentioned a scenario in the first warranty post where customer Oswald had two businesses fighting over who didn’t have to honor the warranty on his damaged floor. I've also written about a situa … read more

How Warranties Work: Used and “As Is” Sales

Posted on Nov 7th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

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How Warranties Work: The Caveats (the “bewares”)

Posted on Oct 31st 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

From the Latin phrase “caveat emptor,” meaning “Let the buyer beware,” specifically of hidden things, what we would call the fine print, caveats still exist with warranties. [caption id="atta … read more

How Warranties Work: The Limited Warranty

Posted on Oct 24th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

As I wrote in a previous segment, a manufacturer may limit the length of implied warranties to the duration of the written warranty. This renders the warranty a Limited Warranty A limited w … read more

How Warranties Work: Basic Types of Warranties – Full and Extended Warranties

Posted on Oct 17th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

Full Warranties A full warranty is the golden ticket in warranty land, and probably as rare of a thing to find too. I’ve found it on things like some Craftsman tools and Wüsthof knives. When you … read more

How Warranties Work: Basic Types of Warranties – Implied part b

Posted on Oct 10th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

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How Warranties Work: Basic Types of Warranties – Implied Warranty

Posted on Oct 3rd 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

The Implied Warranty Our situation with implied warranties is better than my wink and nudge remark in the previous post might have … uh, “implied”. An implied warranty is an unwritten, also unspoke … read more

How Warranties Work: Basic Types of Warranties - Express Warranties

Posted on Sep 26th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

There are two basic kinds of warranties, express and implied, both of which provide remedies to a customer if their product is found to be defective. Before I go into the differences let me clarif … read more

How Warranties Work: Which Law Governs Warranties?

Posted on Sep 19th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

Continued from Warranties Explained part one...The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act [caption id="attachment_2458" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Sponsors of the 1975 law governing warranties, o … read more

How Warranties Work: What is a Warranty?

Posted on Sep 12th 2012 Posted by David — Comments ↓

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