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Repair or replace it? CR's guide to having products fixed--or not.
If you've found it frustrating to get a product professionally repaired, you're not alone. Our latest "fix it or nix it" survey shows that the process is full of roadblocks, and a hefty number of readers simply give up.
Couple costly, problematic repairs with declining prices for new products, and it's easy to see why readers repaired 16 percent fewer products--including big-ticket items such as lawn tractors, TV sets, and refrigerators--than when we surveyed them in 1997.
But how do you know whether a repair is worth the hassle, and how much is too much to spend? Drawing on the experiences of 2,300 subscribers who answered our 2004 Annual Questionnaire, ...
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 3, 2004 700+ words
...Reports to Shoplink; New products help collision repair facilities manage direct...Estimate Check, collision repair facilities now have access...insurance partners use. These new products can help collision repair facilities reduce supplements...
- ADP Claims Services Group Adds ADP Estimate Check and ADP Shop Reports to...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 2, 2004 700+ words
...remember to include these types of repair costs that are often overlooked...ADP Estimate Check, collision repair facilities now have access to...insurance partners use. These new products can help collision repair facilities reduce supplements...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 4, 2008 700+ words
...Complete Cleanser. "The new products include our first retinol...best known for our DNA repair enzyme technology...the country to help repair the consequences of...formulas to target DNA repair, barrier re-building...introduction of the four new products boosts the scope and...
- Fast repairs. (New Products).(boat maintenance)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Motorboating Clemens, John March 1, 2003 700+ words
...for emergency repair supplies. Two new products from Gougeon Brothers...West System Handy Repair Pack. The former...for long-term repairs, or where moisture...West System Handy Repair Pack contains...for fiberglass repairs, coating and...
- Umberto Giannini has launched a variety of new products designed to repair,...
- Magazine article from: Cosmetics International December 15, 2001 700+ words
...Giannini has launched a variety of new products designed to repair, volumise and provide shine and glamour to all types of hair. The Urgent Repair range has been extended with the addition of Urgent Repair Split Hair Strengthener (4.45...
- Cook Incorporated Launches Two Product Innovations at VEITHSymposium; New...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 19, 2004 700+ words
...introductory medical devices to the endovascular market. The new products, the Beacon(R) Tip Van Schie Seeking Catheters and the...to increase endograft stability during endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). EVAR is a minimally invasive procedure to treat...
- Scope repair options raise tough questions, draw mixed reviews.(New Products)
- Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News Williamson, Julie E. April 1, 2004 700+ words
...specifications to properly repair endoscopes," noted...is performing these repairs until after a problem arises. Repair services with questionable...it was sent out for repairs. When you see it...the third-party repair vendor, they pinpointed...
- Tissue repair mesh.(NEW PRODUCTS)
- Newspaper article from: Surgical Products October 1, 2007 700+ words
...Surgisis Biodesign is an innovative technology for tissue repair that incorporates the best attributes of a biologic...variety of surgical applications including hernia repair, fistula repair, plastic and reconstructive surgery, staple line...
