Weber forced to change their warranty

[jdorn]

Interesting article for you with gassers

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8vb4/ftc-orders-weber-to-honor-the-sacred-right-to-repair-your-own-grill

[michaelmilitello]

Big government overreach imho. 


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[MoparProud]

Big government overreach imho. 


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How so?


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[michaelmilitello]

I’m not sure that  the government should dictate to a company what they should warranty.   From my perspective, I thinks it’s reasonable to expect a person to use Weber oem parts as that’s what the product is designed and tested with.   Webers stance should be clear and unambiguous in their warranty documents, of course.   Weber cannot control the quality of aftermarket products. 


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[MoparProud]

But that goes back to the consumers right to use whatever they want to fix or replace or upgrade the product they purchase. Otherwise, we would all be slaves to OE manufacturers.

This may not be so important in the world of grills, but is HUGE in automotive. Say I lose a turbo on my truck, I am completely free to buy a factory turbo from a retailer for, say $1500. I can choose to upgrade turbo for $1500 as well. Or I can replace from a dealer (which would be a requirement to maintain warranty if not for protections), for $3500. As a consumer, I’m getting the exact same turbo as factory, not through the dealer, and saving $2000. Seems like a no brainer to me.

Without this “government overreach”, we couldn’t have any item unless it was factory, and installed by dealers, or the entire warranty would be null and void. Is that right? Hell no.


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