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FoxPro callers is a usa company that offers free returns postage but from usa only if you like me have bought one from uk and need to return it under warranty you need to pay .....it has just cost me £40 to send/return my remote control for faulty screen in for repair after two weeks it came back fixed ......well sort of now it doesn't control caller unless your within 50 yards which is not much good for use in the field .no way im paying again to return it ..god knows what it would cost to send caller and remote back. buyers beware no uk backup from FoxPro

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I would be making a phone call.

 

As you bought the unit in the UK from a shop then your warranty contract is with the UK company. it is not for you to have to foot the bill for it.

 

If i buy a car from toyota and the thing gets rust within 10 years do i have to send it back to manufacturers in Japan? I think not, it will get taken back to point of purchase, unless the original place are being good and saying take it local.

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When I bought mine a few years ago, the handset developed (what I thought at first) a fault. I contacted Bushwear who said that they would deal with it. But then I found that there was'nt a fault at all. I still believe though, that the contract is beween the purchaser and seller. I've bought a new small freezer for my shed. It's made in Germany, but bought from a large electrical dealer. Should it go faulty under warranty, then the dealer has to repair/replace the item. I would not be expected to send it back to Germany.

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Thank you for contacting FOXPRO. Sorry to hear of your trouble. Unfortunately, there are no locations in the UK that are able to provide service to FOXPRO products. The item will need to be sent into the factory to get repaired. For your reference, here is a link to our warranty statement which includes international information as well

 

 

Your FOXPRO® game call is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship that diminish its usefulness for a of time as established for that particular model from the date of purchase if the item was purchased from a FOXPRO Authorized Retailer. Return the unit prepaid and packaged securely along with proof of purchase to the address shown below. Include a note describing the defect or problem. This limited warranty is void if the unit is physically damaged, used in a manner contrary to intended use, or otherwise abused, either intentionally or unintentionally. Also specifically excluded are batteries and damage caused by attempts to charge batteries not intended to be recharged, and water damage. The buyer of the product is financially responsible for the shipping the product from their location to FOXPRO Inc. and from FOXPRO Inc. back to their location. FOXPRO does not pay return shipping on items sent for warranty repair.

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To the best of my knowledge company procedure does not overrule the Sale of Goods Act, I am confident your contract is with the seller in the UK, whatever FoxPro wants to say.

 

A word with your local CAB will probably provide the answer.

 

ATB!

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To the best of my knowledge company procedure does not overrule the Sale of Goods Act, I am confident your contract is with the seller in the UK, whatever FoxPro wants to say.

 

A word with your local CAB will probably provide the answer.

 

ATB.!

im sure your right but they weren't having it sent them numerous emails just got same old procedure what outweighed the cost was fact after two weeks it came back faulty.i wont be buyer that brand again

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im sure your right but they weren't having it sent them numerous emails just got same old procedure what outweighed the cost was fact after two weeks it came back faulty.i wont be buyer that brand again

your contract is with the seller ...NOT the manufactuor ...I fit was me I would be on the phone pronto kicking off big style

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your contract is with the seller ...NOT the manufactuor ...I fit was me I would be on the phone pronto kicking off big style

:good::good: :good: :good: i have had the same and ended up going toin the shop i got it from and played up ***k with them untill they sorted it out and all they did was to swap it for a new one instore

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Just to reiterate what everyone else has said, your guarantee and redress is with the company who sold it to you, not with the US manufacturer.

Get on the phone to the seller, don't rely on email and demand they repair it. If they refuse get onto your local trading standards.

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Agreed entirely with what all the others have said. What Foxpro may say in their Terma and Conditions does not, and can not, override the Sale of Goods act. You do not have a contract with Foxpro, you have one with the vendor in the UK.

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I am very sorry to hear of all your troubles and the costs you have unfairly incurred.

 

Yes Sale of Goods act is Key.

 

Regardless of where the product is made if it goes faulty you can return it to the seller for refund, repair or replacement. It is down to the seller to manage this and they cannot make you send it back to the manufacturer at your own cost

 

This can apply for products for up to 6 years from purchase, 5 years in Scotland.

 

More information here from the Office of Fair Training: http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/738369/738375/OFT002_SOGA_explained.pdf

 

David

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