Garmin GPS - Ridiculous
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From: Northern CA
+1 Garmin is known to be very customer oriented and takes very good care of their customers.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Seattle area
Hard to argue with that...however, on long trips, I've pushed the max. miles more than I should & it's nice to have the Zumo show me the closest gas station. It's kept me from having nice conversations with Road America!
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This is nothing unusual. Sad but true. It's happening more and more. Truth is ... If they provided you with an 'in store' warranty policy, then you would be expected to see the return costs included in the original price you pay for that product. Especially when it comes to electronics. Mostly due to difficulty in providing a local repair service in every district around the globe. Typically, these products go back to the factory where they are manufactured. If they were to do such a thing, they would attach a suggested retail price that would reflect how far each and every retail outlet in the world, is, from the plant.
Considering, cost is one of the key reasons why people choose a product similar to others on the market in the first place, it would affect the sale of that product in the open market. So, they take their chances that the product will work properly at least until the warranty runs out. If you choose to purchase an item with this in mind, you should also consider the distance you are from that manufacturing plant.
Considering, cost is one of the key reasons why people choose a product similar to others on the market in the first place, it would affect the sale of that product in the open market. So, they take their chances that the product will work properly at least until the warranty runs out. If you choose to purchase an item with this in mind, you should also consider the distance you are from that manufacturing plant.
Last edited by bikergirl40; Jan 13, 2010 at 05:22 PM.
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From: loudon,tn
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: MA
May not be his fault that it posted twice in the touring forum. The site was acting flaky earlier and he may have hit submit twice thing it was hosed. His post times were 8:48 and 8:50 so I would write it off as a system issue. I hope some attitudes improve when the weather warms up.....
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Last edited by soos; Jan 13, 2010 at 06:04 PM.
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From: Slidell, Louisiana
I don't see too many shooting at all the people posting completely off topic junk in the touring section. It seems to be accepted all the time here and blamed on the weather but this is what gets the attention?