Warranty Cards - Send? Toss? or File?

I stopped sending in the warranty cards years ago as a way to reduce junk mail.  Instead, I keep them with the manual of whatever product I have purchased. Only once have I needed to actually use one of the warranties. We had not sent the warranty card in, but when we called for service, all we had to do was pull out the warranty card and give him the unique number on it and we got the part we needed for free!

I hesitate to suggest what you should do with your warranty cards - but I HIGHLY recommend this very well researched and informative post by Jeri Dansky about how warranty cards are used and the risks of not sending them in.

Comments

[Jeri Dansky]

Thanks, Ariane! The issue of warranty cards came up recently, and I realized I wasn't totally sure about the issues and legalities. But now that I've done some research I feel pretty confident!

[gl hoffman]

I stopped sending them years ago when i realized i was just helping create a new mailing list. Good blog...i like your writing.

[Jay, writer MemberSpeed.com]

Honestly, I have never really used warranty cards before. There has been absolutely no need for me to anyway. I went over and checked out the link you provided and I agree that there is really no need to send in those cards. And if I ever need to, I could always opt to not fill out those check boxes they have.

[Ariane Benefit]

Thanks everyone for your notes! I appreciate your contribution. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who never sends in those cards. : )