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   Message 71,977 of 72,318   
   Commander Kinsey to Phil Allison   
   Re: Cheap Chinese rubbish   
   09 Jan 21 19:05:27   
   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Fri, 08 Jan 2021 23:43:51 -0000, Phil Allison  wrote:   
      
   > Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   > ======================   
   >> >> I guess they've never heard of warranties. They are refusing to replace   
   it. Right....   
   >> >   
   >> > ** There is no consumer warranty on items YOU import from China.   
   >> Actually, they shipped from the UK, and advertised it as a UK item. Just   
   because the owner of the company lives in China doesn't make a difference.   
   This was a UK to UK sale.   
   >   
   > ** So you can find the seller- right ?   
      
   Ebay has his registered address, and it's visible to me.   
      
   > The UK has strong consumer laws - why not use them ?   
      
   For £3.25?  Not worth my bother taking someone to court over.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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