It is not 10 years it a lifetime warranty . It is right on their site.
Sightron Warranty, the Reality
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It is not 10 years it a lifetime warranty . It is right on their site.
Lifetime warranties can be a slippery slope.
First and foremost, manufacturers/retailers have to make a profit to stay in business, you HAVE to keep that in mind at all times.
A lifetime warranty on a product which sells for very low profit/markup, better be good quality and reliable or else the warranty work will put someone out of business in a hurry.
A lifetime warranty on a product that can be manufactured and sold at very high profit margins is much easier to handle.
Some manufacturers will replace an item for life if you send it to them with a "shipping/handling fee", usually very reasonable compare to the original price.
The catch is that YOU are paying for the replacement item with the "shipping/handling fee".
Can you imagine how many times a manufacturer will replace an item that costs $25.00 to manufacture and sells for $200.00
if you send a cheque along for $35.00 to cover "shipping/handling"..?????
Just my weird and convoluted way of looking at it. YMMV
First and foremost, manufacturers/retailers have to make a profit to stay in business, you HAVE to keep that in mind at all times.
A lifetime warranty on a product which sells for very low profit/markup, better be good quality and reliable or else the warranty work will put someone out of business in a hurry.
A lifetime warranty on a product that can be manufactured and sold at very high profit margins is much easier to handle.
Some manufacturers will replace an item for life if you send it to them with a "shipping/handling fee", usually very reasonable compare to the original price.
The catch is that YOU are paying for the replacement item with the "shipping/handling fee".
Can you imagine how many times a manufacturer will replace an item that costs $25.00 to manufacture and sells for $200.00
if you send a cheque along for $35.00 to cover "shipping/handling"..?????
Just my weird and convoluted way of looking at it. YMMV
BigUglyMan
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He's been told that a half-dozen times on this thread. I can't figure out if he hates Peter or is being deliberately obtuse. Possibly both.
I don't understand why a receipt is needed to show proof of purchase in Canada.
I don't have a Nikon or Sightron scope (just Leup and Zeiss) but don't they have serial numbers on them?
Are you telling me the manufacturer doesn't know which ones were sent to Canadian Retailers and which ones were not?
I find that hard to believe.
I don't have a Nikon or Sightron scope (just Leup and Zeiss) but don't they have serial numbers on them?
Are you telling me the manufacturer doesn't know which ones were sent to Canadian Retailers and which ones were not?
I find that hard to believe.
nomad 68
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Funny thing. When I googled sightron international warranty,it came up from Hirsch Precion's site and clearly stated 10 yrs on scopes for outside US customers.I read it under another site as well so ,just for sh*ts and giggles, I emailed sightron last night and the responded this morning that the scopes are covered for lifetime as long as it is sent back thru a sightron distributor.So apparently,as long as there is an authorized distributor up here, sightron owners are covered. I should add,that abuse is not covered and she made no mention of a receipt requirement.
