warranty registration

harry_

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This have come up a couple of times in different threads, here and here.

I am not putting this out there to trash anyone, but it seems that there is a `communications breakdown` some place.

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a T15+3 (SWEET TOOL!). At checkout, the VERY helpful AND informative person assisting me with my purchase said (and I do mean these quotes literally) "Do not forget to send in your green warranty card to Festool".  Naturally I called him out on it saying 'that card is for MY records, Not Festool's'. From that point forward his responses were lacking, indicating/implying that they do not do that (anymore?). He was aware that they had done so in the past but had no idea how it was done (now).

I have been told in the past that dealers are supposed to take care of that, as it is one of those customer service things which Festool is all about .

I did not get the impression that he was confusing Festool with some other brand as he was very specific about the ~green card~. And again, he spoke with the tone of certainty that it was my responsibility register the purchase.

I have no interest in bashing the dealer in a public forum by name, for other than this, he/they were quite helpful and knowledgeable. I may have finally found a dealer worthy of the 1.5 - 2 hour drive. I just wanted to put the info out there to Festool so that you folks in Indiana know where there might be a weak spot in dealer education. Can't fix it if you don't know it is broken. If Festool wishes to PM or email me for the info, I am with that. Can't educate the dealer if you don't know who it is.

 
Is that what all those green cards are for that are in my systainers?

I never sent one in and the couple times I had to have something fixed, they knew what I had.

I think the dealer does that paper work.
 
WarnerConstCo. said:
Is that what all those green cards are for that are in my systainers?
You hang onto those for your records.

I never sent one in and the couple times I had to have something fixed, they knew what I had.

I think the dealer does that paper work.

Yes, hence the reason for original post. The guy was saying it was up to me to get it done
 
I bet Shane has already contacted you and the dealer will getting a call soon to straighten this all out very soon.
 
Almost all of my tools have been purchased mail order - non local.  Some dealers are better than others with registering.  After posting in another thread that some of my tools had not been registered, I got a PM from a dealer here upset that this had happened.  They weren't tools that I had purchased from that dealer.

Peter
 
Brice Burrell said:
I bet Shane has already contacted you and the dealer will getting a call soon to straighten this all out very soon.

Shane is (predicatably) kind of lickety-split like that [laughing]
 
My local dealer can't stock normal consumable's but, they are all over registering the tools for me. [scratch chin] [doh]
 
I can happily say that after a few initial hiccups on some purchases over 2 years ago I have never had to use the warranty on any of my Festools. I have a ton of them and beat the crap out of them, I am happy. :)
 
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