Latest on wetsuits.....
ron wrote:freeride76 wrote:Feels kinda weird no Aussie manufacturer has picked up on Yamamoto rubber.
Thinking the same. If Need Essentials can get a Y40 suit done a bit cheaper than Isurus, feral etc they will get a huge chunk of the market.
Does Yamato tear easily?
Florence had pre order suits at $250 us
They are looking to expand into the mid tier market.
Interesting to see how they will run.
ringostarr wrote:Manufacturer warranites are a bit of a furphy. Don't let them throw you off your rights under the Australian Consuemr Law. Many (most?) companies that offer a separate warranty do so (a) as a marketing mechanism to increase sales (eg I recently bought a fridge where one of my key decisions was that the particular fridge came with a 10 year warranty on the compressor which was important for me as that is what had failed on my old fridge), (b) to trick consumers into thinking that their rights expire when the warranty expires, or (c) to actually upsell to gullible consumers who are willing to pay extra for a longer warranty ((c) often goes hand in hand with (b)) .
Under the Australian Consumer Law, all consumers of domestic goods purchased in Australia are protected by statutory warranties or (a.k.a consumer guarantees). These apply regardless of whatever manaufacturer's warranty is provided "on top" of the consumer guarantee.
The consumer guarantees include:
-goods will be of acceptable quality
-goods will be fit for a particular purpose
-the manufacturer will provide repairs or spare parts for a reasonable timehttps://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/publications/a-guide-to-consumer-guaran...
It is illegal for manufacturers or retailers to not honour the consumer guarantees.
How long do the consumer guarantees last and what do they cover? It depends on what you are buying and what is the reasonable expectation for the quality and life of that product. If you buy a $600 wetsuit, use it a couple of times a week for a year and look after it, you probably have a reasonable expectation it will not fall apart after 13 months. Don't let manufacturers or retailers hide behind their warranties. In my experience if what you bought has deteriorated well before it would reasonably be expected to, even though outside the warranty period stated on the label, if you push the issue and mention that you know your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, you will get looked after.
You sound like an absolute knob. Imagine the poor kid on minimum wage having to deal with this when you return a 13 month old used wetsuit.
burleigh wrote:ringostarr wrote:Manufacturer warranites are a bit of a furphy. Don't let them throw you off your rights under the Australian Consuemr Law. Many (most?) companies that offer a separate warranty do so (a) as a marketing mechanism to increase sales (eg I recently bought a fridge where one of my key decisions was that the particular fridge came with a 10 year warranty on the compressor which was important for me as that is what had failed on my old fridge), (b) to trick consumers into thinking that their rights expire when the warranty expires, or (c) to actually upsell to gullible consumers who are willing to pay extra for a longer warranty ((c) often goes hand in hand with (b)) .
Under the Australian Consumer Law, all consumers of domestic goods purchased in Australia are protected by statutory warranties or (a.k.a consumer guarantees). These apply regardless of whatever manaufacturer's warranty is provided "on top" of the consumer guarantee.
The consumer guarantees include:
-goods will be of acceptable quality
-goods will be fit for a particular purpose
-the manufacturer will provide repairs or spare parts for a reasonable timehttps://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/publications/a-guide-to-consumer-guaran...
It is illegal for manufacturers or retailers to not honour the consumer guarantees.
How long do the consumer guarantees last and what do they cover? It depends on what you are buying and what is the reasonable expectation for the quality and life of that product. If you buy a $600 wetsuit, use it a couple of times a week for a year and look after it, you probably have a reasonable expectation it will not fall apart after 13 months. Don't let manufacturers or retailers hide behind their warranties. In my experience if what you bought has deteriorated well before it would reasonably be expected to, even though outside the warranty period stated on the label, if you push the issue and mention that you know your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, you will get looked after.
You sound like an absolute knob. Imagine the poor kid on minimum wage having to deal with this when you return a 13 month old used wetsuit.
Haha, the minimum-wage retail-employees worst nightmare.
So its that time of the year again where the mornings are getting fresher and the offshores are starting to show. It looks like its been a couple of years since there was a discussion about it so I am looking for wetsuit recommendations.....
Whats everyone wearing/buying or not wearing/buying and why?