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Returning Unregistered Computer Warranty

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Long Story short.
On October 15th, I ordered an Acer Aspire V3 from Simply Acer (real name Box Ltd). 2 days later I realised I had not ordered extended warranty.
There are seemingly hundreds of different Acer laptops, and all images of warranties seem identical, and I managed to order incorrect one. I only discovered this when it arrived & and I removed the flimsy shrink wrap to open the booklet and read as invited on the outside cover.
I did NOT break or interfere with the internal envelope perforation seal where the registration codes are included.
I realised the warranty was not one although difficult to understand different warranty descriptions, contacted Box Ltd by email, who confirmed this & issued an RMA no. for return, and ordered the correct one. They stipulated that it was returned "as new", which apart from the flimsy shrink wrap it was.
I returned incorrect warranty by registered mail, but Box Ltd refused to accept it, claiming it was a consumable item, despite the fact that I had not accessed the registration information, never-mind 'consumed' them.
Cost to me was about £60 including postage.
Do I have any re-dress?

Comments

  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hiya and welcome to TheSite boards!

    Sorry to hear about the situation you're in.

    As this is quite a specific scenario, it may be hard for people here to give you advice. Perhaps you could try using our Q&A service, askTheSite - you can ask a personal question and one of our expert partners will respond confidentially.

    You could also read some of the information on the Which? consumer rights website.

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    I hope this helps :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks for that

    I'll research that further. This problem has been put on the back burner because I was unsure what to do or how. Now I have a little time to dedicate to it, I thought I'd have a bash and see what occurred, so thanks.
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