Panasonic Refuses To Fix Smokers’ TV
A British couple is furious with Panasonic after the electronic manufacturer is refusing to honor the warranty on their broken flat screen TV.
The couple noticed issues with the quality of the picture on their screen and took it to a repair a shop. However, the tech at the repair center said there was evidence that cigarette smoke had gunked up the inside of the TV and caused damage.
Panasonic said since the damage was caused by the couple’s smoking and not a manufacturer’s defect, that they wouldn’t pick up the tab. The couple admits to smoking 20 cigarettes a day, but say they don’t think that could cause the problem. Having worked for many years in television, I can definitely say that smoke can be a real threat to equipment. Especially since a TV has vents that can be easily infiltrated by smoke. So if you won’t quit smoking for yourself, think about doing it to spare your innocent TV.
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Robot Waiters Fired
It doesn’t look as if the robots will be taking over all of the jobs for us just yet. Three Chinese restaurants that introduced robot waiters have fired all of the robots.
It turns out the robots were terrible at taking orders and clumsy to boot. They spilled drinks on customers and soup on the floor. Plus, they frequently broke down.
~ Cynthia
Seems fair to me – no specific exclusion is required – any warranty applies to defect due to manufacturing faulty.
The warranty does not include smoking damage as an exclusion, so Panasonic should honor their warranty.
They are not doing their job if the TV is known to fail from cigarette smoke. Can I fart in the same room? UNBELIEVABLE!
Why not invalidate the TV warranty? A lot of PEOPLE are being invalidated by cigarettes!