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Show void if the product is resold? Does the warranty specify exclusions ex-clusions or provisions for normal nor-mal wear and pro-rate what you pay for replacement according to the amount of wear or length of time the item has been used? Do you have a designated safe place to keep your warranties along with each proof of pur-Chase, pur-Chase, indicating date, cost, motor and serial numbers? Mrs. Vernon believes that consumers should make themselves them-selves heard when they are dissatisfied dis-satisfied with guarantees or warranties. Manufacturers are beginning to make improvements improve-ments such as warranties written writ-ten in clear, easy to understand under-stand language and longer term warranties, simply because consumers are expressing themselves, she noted. Happy New Year! I Double-Check Your Guarantee Guarantee or warranty, to consumers these terms mean the same. But with either term know what you are getting, advises ad-vises Mrs. Annette Vernon, USU - Extension Home Economist. She said, "Be aware that certain cer-tain specified conditions make some warranties just about worthless, and frustrating beyond be-yond bearing. Buyers are often justifiably annoyed when they learn that parts are under warranty war-ranty but not service. Or they discover that a large item such as an expensive TV is covered only by a 90 -day warranty for service. 'Unreasonable charges rate a loud complaint to the manufacturer, man-ufacturer, the President's Committee on Consumer Affairs, Af-fairs, or to your senator. An example, not uncommon, is a 60-dollar service charge for replacing a burned-out, comparatively com-paratively inexpensive part on a five-month old home entertainment entertain-ment center. 'The best time to avoid such exasperation is before buying. Ask some pertinent questions and read to make sure the answers ans-wers are written into the warranty. war-ranty. Don't depend on spoken claims.' Mrs. Vernon suggests that you seek satisfactory answers to the following questions. What is the length of the warranty period? When does it begin and end? Exactly what does the warranty war-ranty cover in the way of parts, service, and replacement? What conditions are stated in the warranty that may limit its application? Must the item be returned to some distant center for service or be serviced by an authorized person? Must specified service be performed perform-ed at stated intervals (as with most automobile warranties) to keep the warranty in force? Does the warranty apply only to the first owner and become |