Comments on: None of Morphy Richards’ business http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Emmanuel Goldstein http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12741 Emmanuel Goldstein Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:00:39 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/#comment-12741 I thought you were a specialist business journalist? As Karl-Marx-Straße points out you (well, the purchaser) will have extensive rights under the Sale of Goods Act, and these rights are primarily against the seller, not the manufacturer. http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/ http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/guides_to/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/guides_to/goods_wrong.shtml http://www.oft.gov.uk/ I thought you were a specialist business journalist? As Karl-Marx-Straße points out you (well, the purchaser) will have extensive rights under the Sale of Goods Act, and these rights are primarily against the seller, not the manufacturer.

http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/guides_to/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/guides_to/goods_wrong.shtml

http://www.oft.gov.uk/

]]> By: Last of the Blairites http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12740 Last of the Blairites Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:16 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/#comment-12740 Dave, is that your cover blown? Dave, is that your cover blown?

]]> By: Karl-Marx-Straße http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12739 Karl-Marx-Straße Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:35:44 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/#comment-12739 Of course a guarantee isn't optional. 1 year on new goods is UK law (though Germany claims EU directives forced them to change the law to 2 years over here), and the Sale of Goods Act on top of that meaning things should last for a 'reasonable' period. You've got a receipt, you've got a guarantee, . Shove morphy richards' questionnaire up their...up their paper shredder, if they sell that kind of thing (in beige, with a 'farmhouse scene' in dark brown enamel paint, presumably). Of course a guarantee isn’t optional. 1 year on new goods is UK law (though Germany claims EU directives forced them to change the law to 2 years over here), and the Sale of Goods Act on top of that meaning things should last for a ‘reasonable’ period. You’ve got a receipt, you’ve got a guarantee, . Shove morphy richards’ questionnaire up their…up their paper shredder, if they sell that kind of thing (in beige, with a ‘farmhouse scene’ in dark brown enamel paint, presumably).

]]> By: stroppybird http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12738 stroppybird Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:16:56 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2007/12/none-of-morphy-richards-business/#comment-12738 Well I have to admit the reason that was one of your pressies was I was fed up with trying to toast bread using one of those grill thingies. Mind, even I couldnt burn toast with it as it was so damn slow. I wonder if it is legal to expect that info in exchange for a guarantee. You should send it back blank for those bits, see what they do.I suppose a guarantee is optional , so they can get away with it. Well I have to admit the reason that was one of your pressies was I was fed up with trying to toast bread using one of those grill thingies.

Mind, even I couldnt burn toast with it as it was so damn slow.

I wonder if it is legal to expect that info in exchange for a guarantee. You should send it back blank for those bits, see what they do.I suppose a guarantee is optional , so they can get away with it.

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