A friend of mine once bought a terrible futon from a company that spent fortunes advertising on cable. They had a great jingle, but their product was simply trash. They did, however, offer a lifetime warranty, so that if the product wasn't any good, you could get free lifetime replacement. The mattress was trash, and six-months later they were out of business... ain't it great?It isn't great, because the warranty you're given is only as durable as the company you buy it from. I wouldn't even dare to dream how many were raked across the coals with their uncommonly favorable 7-year warranties on their old Hyundai's, but I don't feel bad for them. They knew the cars were the worst of garbage, so even if the warranties were real (which they were at the time, technically) they should have known they were only as good as the company, which quickly was spending half its domestic revenue fixing their garbage and the other half trying to control their tailspin into the drain.
So when you're promised a [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. thisisbroken. com/ . shared/ image. html?/ photos/ uncategorized/ lifetime_ 1. jpg , anchor: warranty] that sounds too good to be true, make sure the people backing it are worth the warranty in the first place. Sears isn't what it used to be, but they're still solid enough to insure you're $100 purchase. Ford is fully 100-years-old, but the only reason they're still alive is because they borrowed $20 billion last year, so if they fold, your warranty is gone… and they're going to fold any day now.
While you're at it, take the time to complete and mail in your warranty forms, because they aren't binding without them.