Most Amazon-Owned Private Label Brands Have No Warranties

Most amazon private label stuff is disposable, low cost, I-don&#x27;t-need-a-warranty stuff.<p>They compete directly against no-brand or unknown-brand chinese imports.<p>Seriously, who cares about a warranty on a $6 thing? As long as it works when you get it, it will probably continue working.<p>Amazonbasics cables or camera tripod DOA? Amazon will ship you a replacement and you can send back the broken one.<p>By the way, all the amazon label clothing comes in bag already set up to repackage and return.

This is illegal in Australia due to consumer-protection laws that automatically apply. I wonder how Amazon is getting around this, because the agency that punishes vendors tends to come down like a ton of bricks if they get wind of this kind of behaviour...

In California, goods sold without express warranties have implied implied warranties of one year. If goods <i>do</i> have an express warranty, then the implied warranty is as short as the express warranty, but no less than 60 days.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;leginfo.legislature.ca.gov&#x2F;faces&#x2F;codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&amp;sectionNum=1791.1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;leginfo.legislature.ca.gov&#x2F;faces&#x2F;codes_displaySectio...</a>.<p>&quot;(c) The duration of the implied warranty of merchantability and where present the implied warranty of fitness shall be coextensive in duration with an express warranty which accompanies the consumer goods, provided the duration of the express warranty is reasonable; but in no event shall such implied warranty have a duration of less than 60 days nor more than one year following the sale of new consumer goods to a retail buyer. Where no duration for an express warranty is stated with respect to consumer goods, or parts thereof, the duration of the implied warranty shall be the maximum period prescribed above.&quot;

As someone who both uses AWS professionally, and as a consumer of goods on Amazon.com, I&#x27;m really surprised by the dichotomy in quality. Perhaps I shouldn&#x27;t be, and that&#x27;s just how corporations are.<p>If AWS was as shaky as Amazon.com goods, nobody would use it.

No warranty, but you can probably use a pair of amazon basics underwear for a year and return it with free shipping for it being <i>insert random reason from drop down menu.</i><p>Imagine if a car manufacturer offered unlimited halfway fraudulent returns, warranties would feel like a ripoff.

Will happen to Amazon what has happened to the other big techs assuming U.S. laws &#x2F; principles could just be applied world-wide without taking local laws &#x2F; principles into account.<p>Amazon is getting under the scrutiny it deserves, and it will lose some of its current competitive advantages by being forced, fairly or not, to (over) comply with local requirements.<p>Easiest card to play for countries trying to defend their historic, local players &#x27;who pay their taxes in [insert country] and comply with its laws&#x27;.

Do they need warranties? Doesn&#x27;t Amazon have a return anything, anytime policy? I thought I read stories about people just buying stuff, using it, and returning it years later after it&#x27;s worn out for a refund or replacement. I think I heard this in one of the many Amazon returns mystery box videos on YouTube.

If the item is still available, it is possible to purchase it again, and return the broken item during the 30 day return window of the new purchase.

There are legal implicit warranties. Manufacturers like to reduce your rights by offering limited warranties. This is why they want you to sign the card and send them in to register because it helps them.

This isn&#x27;t very helpful info without knowing what the item is (I didn&#x27;t see the article specify this). I mean, if I&#x27;m buying a cheap pair of underwear and I can return it within 30 days if it has any initial problems, then I&#x27;m 100% fine with no warranty. The chances of me using it are basically zero anyway.

The movie tommy boy has a great scene about guarantees&#x2F;warranties. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=mEB7WbTTlu4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=mEB7WbTTlu4</a>

Warranties these days are shit anyway. You have to jump through a million hoops to get anything and they often are &quot;pro rated&quot; over the time period so they decay over time.

If they are sold in EU warranty is a legal requirement. Sooner or later this will get them in trouble.

Does consumer protection legislation not impose minimum standards?

Are those items sold in Europe too ? By law there is a two years long warranty on item sold in EU, no matter what