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FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: abevilac
Date: September 03, 2014 01:03PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: vision63
Date: September 03, 2014 01:15PM
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abevilac
I bought the tv from Costco in 2007 and I stopped by today and sure enough I'm getting a 40" replacement for my now dead 37" Vizio.![]()
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Fritz
Date: September 03, 2014 01:17PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: chopper
Date: September 03, 2014 01:18PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: September 03, 2014 01:19PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: September 03, 2014 01:24PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: rz
Date: September 03, 2014 01:36PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Gutenberg
Date: September 03, 2014 01:53PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: abevilac
Date: September 03, 2014 07:43PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: GGD
Date: September 03, 2014 07:52PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: abevilac
Date: September 03, 2014 08:15PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Speedy
Date: September 03, 2014 08:47PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: h linamen
Date: September 03, 2014 09:13PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: September 04, 2014 12:22AM
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h linamen
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.
Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Racer X
Date: September 04, 2014 01:23AM
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GGD
Curious about how you got Costco to give a full refund? I thought they changed their return policy on electronics to 90 days and 2 year warranty. I think the policy change was implemented in early 2007, so did you just slip in under the wire? What was the purchase date?
Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Bill in NC
Date: September 04, 2014 06:50AM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: N-OS X-tasy!
Date: September 04, 2014 09:41AM
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h linamen
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.
Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: space-time
Date: September 04, 2014 03:43PM
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N-OS X-tasy!
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h linamen
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.
A TV that cost nearly $1000 shouldn't "wear out" in only 7 years.
Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: GGD
Date: September 04, 2014 04:56PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: Fritz
Date: September 04, 2014 05:09PM
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Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: space-time
Date: September 04, 2014 05:10PM
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GGD
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space-time
7 year is a decent time these days, remember, some will last longer, some shorter. it depends on how you use it, and also just pure luck. There is some randomness in these failures.
CRT TV's seemed to last longer (15-20 years) and cost less too.
Re: FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco
Posted by: N-OS X-tasy!
Date: September 05, 2014 09:54AM
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