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submitted 1 week ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I imagine most of you, like me, don't. Just another datapoint.

But, I recently got a new jig for my table saw, and I saw this paper one. Is there any reason to register other than the warranty? Should I fill these out for my larger, more expensive tools?

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

I don't fill those in because you just know they are going to use data for marketing.

[-] scytale@piefed.zip 9 points 1 week ago

I do for larger/expensive purchases. For example, I registered all our home appliances. I use a separate email for all warranty registrations.

[-] dontsayaword@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

Never. I give companies as little info as possible.

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Never. Data privacy aside, I can't be bothered to fill out yet another form or create yet another account just for one item I purchased. I also can't remember the last time I had something break on me before the warranty expired.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So my printer can rat me out? Fuck no

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I do not, because if my product brakes, I would spent more money traying to make the warranty valid, that and loss time. It's such a useless procedure where you do a little work for the company for free (give them info directly), when people actually can earn money answering actual polls.

[-] makeitwonderful@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

This is my experience as well. I have no faith in warranties or insurance. If it happens to have a warranty I'm willing to spend only a few minutes trying to redeem then I move on with my life. This led to me spending more time looking for high quality products and companies before purchases which is probably a good thing.

[-] AsoFiafia@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Depends on what it is and what it offers. If the product is something unlikely to experience failure that would be covered(like a standard, basic Weber grill), then no. If it is and there are no additional offerings for registering, then no. I keep photo copies of my receipts so there is never a question about purchase dates or warranty expiration. If there are additional offerings, I weigh the need for them and if they are good enough then yes, I will.

I’ll add to this that I always buy the insurance anytime it’s offered. I accidentally bought it with a TV about a decade ago and two days after the warranty expired I was moving and dropped the TV(barely. It was about an inch from the floor an shouldn’t have had a failure from the drop). It would give audio but no video. I told them that and they still replaced it, free of charge, with a much better model. My electric shaver just died two and a half years after I bought it and used it every day: replaced for free with a better model. The insurances have paid for themselves at this point.

[-] makeitwonderful@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

I want 0 spam in my life so I skip sharing info any chance I get. I don't register anything and I've never had that be an issue getting warranty work/replacement.

this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2025
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