Logitech mouse warranty - I have to destroy the old one!
Logitech mouse warranty - I have to destroy the old one!
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MOBB

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4,077 posts

143 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Had an MX Master mouse for a few months, it has recently become very jerky to use.

Checked this and that with support, nothing fixed it so they said they will replace it.

Before they would do this however, I had to provide evidence that the old one has been destroyed.................



Shortly after attacking it with a large hammer, it started to smell funny, and the internal battery became very hot. So its sitting outside now to cool down.

Odd warranty conditions, but at least they replace it FOC.

Thorburn

2,417 posts

209 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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MOBB said:
Odd warranty conditions, but at least they replace it FOC.
Makes sense I guess, not worth the cost of shipping it back to then throw it in the bin anyway.
I've done the same with a motherboard I sold second hand once, buyer wasn't happy with it (on-board audio wasn't working, I'd used it in my home server so never realised) so I asked him to crush the pins in the socket and send me a picture to verify he'd rendered it inoperable, then refunded him.

130R

6,925 posts

222 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Did they ask you to do the custard test?

bloomen

8,534 posts

175 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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I approve of the drama they asked for.

JulianHJ

8,849 posts

278 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Logitech have had this policy for a long time, but it's not always enforced. I remember friends of mine having to cut cords of keyboards to send back 20 years ago (cheaper than posting the whole thing), but the only time I've ever made a warranty claim they sent a new keyboard and mouse without any dramas or destruction required.

Kermit power

29,622 posts

229 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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I had this too with a Logitech Harmony remote. They just wanted proof that the screen was broken, then sent me a new device.

Vaud

55,327 posts

171 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Seems a bit daft in terms of pollution given you aren't supposed to put batteries in the bin...

Derek Smith

47,695 posts

264 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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It's lucky you didn't microwave it as there's a label you must remove first:


Zoon

6,992 posts

137 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Kermit power said:
I had this too with a Logitech Harmony remote. They just wanted proof that the screen was broken, then sent me a new device.
Me too, mine was out of warranty by 7 years, replaced it no questions for the new model.

Jonesy23

4,650 posts

152 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Lithium batteries don't much like being tapped with hammers. I may have tested this a few times...

If it was fully charged and smacked hard it would definitely have destroyed the mouse!