Hiya, just bought a new sound bar for my TV. And with it, as expected, came this “Register your product” pamphlet, and had me wondering how many actually register their products? I’ve personally never done this before, as in my country we have 2 years of warranty on everything we buy, so not really ever felt the need for registering products. But I am curious, do you register your products? Should I?
You do not have to do this to get warranty service by law. They just want your contact info so they can spam you.
Correct, but keep you receipts.
Yeah thought there was a catch to it…
The registration is sometimes needed when the manufacturer offers a warranty beyond what is required by law.
No, warranty is covered by European law.
I’ve registered my Bose speakers. It actually made it easier to talk to customer service when I was having trouble pairing up a soundbar.
Personal stuff: No. Warranty is still valid. Plus the place I bought it are legally required to handle warranty related issues as well.
Corporate stuff: Sometimes. It’s not required, but it makes it a lot easier when I can choose the device in question from a drop-down menu of serial numbers to get the exact info/stuff I need. A lot of vendors track issues by serial number, and it’s an easy way for me to keep track as well.
Depends how expensive it is to replace. Up to a couple hundred, no. Over that yes
General rule of thumb is to only get a warranty for things that you cant easily replace. i.e a 10 dollar keyboard from walmart doesnt need a warranty. A 3,000 dollar gaming computer probably does. Companies charge more money for warranties than it costs them to honor them. That is how they make money and it is why they are pushed as hard as they are.
Usually no. But all my festool tools get registered since they are all $$$$$$
Only for computers, phones, tablets.
Yeah, if a company forces me to do so (Razer, JBL). Most companies don’t require registration for warranty, at least in my country. All you need is the original invoice. When you want to claim a warranty, you need to fill out a form on that company’s website which asks for your details like name, phone number, email, and physical address, alongside the original invoice. That’s it, no prior registration required.
Jbl forced you to? I just bought a Jbl soundbar and wasn’t forced to sign anything?
I bought JBL earbuds and didn’t register my product on their website as most companies don’t require it so I basically ignored that. After 7-8 months of usage one bud was discharging quicker than the other one so I tried to claim warranty but they refused, they said that my product isn’t registered in their system. They told me to register the product first then apply for a warranty claim.
Ahh I see, that is unfortunate, hope you got it resolved 🌻
Yeah, after registering the product I claimed the warranty.
I registered a bunch of baby products like the crib and stroller because I wanted to be notified if there was a recall.
