Wouter,

On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 22:09:38 +0200, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:

> > That idea falls down because it doesn't say on the box "Will 
> > fall apart after 3 years", does it?
> 
> Does it state the opposite?

In the UK, the "Sale of Goods Act", 1893, amended in 1975, states that a consumer can expect goods to be of 
"Merchantable quality and fit for the purpose".  I think "consumer durable" items such as we are discussing 
would not be seen to be of merchantable quality if they all fell apart after three years.

> And can't "Will fall apart after 3 years" be considered common knowledge?

Absolutely not!  I've had my television for over 10 years, my washing machine for longer than that, I've had 
laptops that lasted for 6+ years, a laser printer that's 5 years old and a colour laser that's probably twice 
that.  Are you really saying that you expect to replace all your posessions every three years?  I've never 
been paid enough for that!

Cheers,

Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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