[Mumbodog]

http://consumerist.com/5408885/smoki...voids-warranty


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I took my mid 2007 apple macbook (black) into the Jordan Creek Apple Store in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, April 25th, because I had been experiencing some issues with it overheating, and figured the fan was bad. After some initial testing, they took the computer in for work under my Applecare plan, which has over a year remaining on it.

Today, April, 28, 2008, the Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, that has voided the warranty and they refuse to work on the machine, due to "health risks of second hand smoke".

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[Frank4d]

Another good reason to not buy a Mac.

[Mumbodog]

Next it will be,"we found Oreo cookie crumbs in the keyboard, sorry warranty voided"


Stupid imho


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[bp936]

REALLY ???
Maybe the computer smoked because the fan didn't work.
People seem to confuse smell with smoke.

[Mumbodog]

I think the PC smoked because it could not deal with the pressure and prestige of being a MAC.


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[namenotfound]

Originally Posted by Frank4d

Another good reason to not buy a Mac.

Or another good reason not to smoke

Smoking is a bad habit, that can lead to lung cancer. Nasty!

[bp936]

Originally Posted by namenotfound

Or another good reason not to smoke

Smoking is a bad habit, that can lead to lung cancer. Nasty!

regardless, I hope this was written in the smallprint of the sales contract, that smoking in the house of a Mac owner is not allowed or else warranty is void.

[namenotfound]

Originally Posted by bp936

regardless, I hope this was written in the smallprint of the sales contract, that smoking in the house of a Mac owner is not allowed or else warranty is void.

True, if it's not written than you can take Apple to court over this. If Apple doesn't put it in print, then they are responsible to honor the warranty.

[JohnWill]

Time for a class action lawsuit.

[ozziebeanie]

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...-a-smoker.aspx

It's well known that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a bit of a health nut, but this may be taking things too far.
If you're a smoker and a Mac user, Apple may refuse to fix your computer.

Consumerist is reporting that two Apple customers from different parts of the United States have seen their Applecare warranty packages voided because the computers were used by smokers and contained tar and second hand smoke.
Apparently, Apple won't let its technicians work on computers that come from smoking households due to risks associated with second hand smoke.

(Second hand smoke? man those people must be tiny if they are inside the computers still smoking)

Not that I have ever had a warranty other than the 12 months that comes with any hardware you buy, I would never buy warranty packages.

Another excuse to not fulfill a promise I guess.

Its one thing to complain that someone is smoking while you are trying to eat a meal at a restaurant or someone is drink driving and running over people and you are demanding justice.

Personally I think that voiding a warranty is going a bit far, or is that how the big companies make money?

[Mumbodog]

Beat you to it Beanie.....

http://forums.techguy.org/tech-relat...s-creates.html

[ozziebeanie]

(laughing) That will teach me not to scroll down and not just assume, just because I received that in a tech alert that is has not been seen.

Thanks Mumbodog

[guy2]

That's the stupidest thing iv almost ever read ,O well just another reason not to buy their junk ,what am i talking about they blow.

[spud_upb]

I can't say that I totally agree with this, but as tech support personnel for a university I have seen some personal computers that come in with tar just caked on the innards of the computer; warranty voiding if I have ever seen it. A flat no working on smoker's computers is definitely too harsh, but when you find cigarette buttes inside the computer, tar caked to the innards, or burn marks on the outside don't expect it to be covered under warranty; no matter what is wrong with it.

[Mumbodog]

I agree, but that is not the case for this article, they stated there was only one smoker in the house, and it was not their PC.

Nice example of what you are talking about though.




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