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I wonder what the expected warrantee redemption rate is for these things, for all of them that fail. Say you had it for 5 years and it failed. If it was me, I'd
by mullr 14y ago
I wonder what the expected warrantee redemption rate is for these things, for all of them that fail. Say you had it for 5 years and it failed. If it was me, I'd just go out and buy another one. Perhaps a different brand, but I probably wouldn't think that far ahead. For something at this price point, does anybody really USE the warrantee?
- ck2 14y agoFor $10, I would return it for the next ten years. Problem is it costs $1.70 to send via USPS mail, but maybe you could wait until you had a couple to send back.
- Cthulhu_ 14y agoAnd that's exactly where they're going here; offer a long warranty and easy returns, while producing a product that's cheap enough (definitely in 5 - 10 years) that people won't actually bother with it. It's what happens with mainstream consumer electronics; 3 years warranty, sure, but would you return a $30 machine to the webshop you got it the cheapest to claim that three years later?
- ghshephard 14y agoI know some people who write the date on their light bulbs (incandescent, no less) and switch brands if the bulbs burn out too quickly. For $10/bulb, those people would likely get their refunds, but I agree - for bulbs lasting five years, not a lot of People are going to be redeeming this warranty. The good news, is that Cree probably has a very good idea what the failure rate will be, and it's likely that the vast majority of these Lightbulbs are going to last more than 10 years.