With the gas and time you are expending trucking back and forth to WalMart with a disposable trimmer, why not step up to a better quality unit and save the aggravation?
"When I purchase something such as this trimmer, I expect no problems with it." You are fishing for trout in a toilet bowl.

CG,

"You are fishing for trout in a toilet bowl."

Chuckle. I'll have to remember that one. I agree with you. But I have to admit, I have been guilty of doing that a few times myself. However, those toilet bowl trout don't taste very good.

MM

I got a good chukle out of the trout remark too, anyways wal=mart being the second largest employer, and after 5 years selling junk from china. do what they want too. IT's where America shops, so who's to blame?

Sounds like someone wants to use a new trimmer every summer at Walmart's expense. A reasonable person would avoid Walmart trimmers altogether if they had so many problems.

your darn right....every time my trimmer breaks down while still under warranty. yes...i do want a new one.

First of all, it is the store return policy that you are using. Second, it would appear that when the summer is done, you have gone in and gotten the purchase price credited--even when the 90 days are up. Sounds kind of fishy to me. I have heard these use-and-return stories about Lowes, Home Depot, Costco, etc--retailers who have good return policies which on occasion get abused.

nothing fishy about it...no return policy is getting abused. the gas trimmer broke down each time while still under warranty....and as such, i returned it accordingly. nothing fishy about it. when i purchase something, i expect it to last a reasonable amount of time. and to you people who talk against buying a trimmer at wal mart...that's wal mart's problem for selling an inferior product. they must be selling good, the last time i heard, the company that makes the weed eater brand is still in business.

They are in business because for every 10,000 customers, there is only one "roland".

Boy, I sure thought I posted this but I guess not. Step up to the plate and buy a real trimmer. Now, I'm not a stihl dealer, representative etc. But, I dealt with a weedeater brand GT15 trimmer for over 10 years. Yes, it did the job but any load at all put it under stress and caused it to bog down SEVERELY. I really had to slow way, way down and make sure the head was spinning at maximum RPM's for it to cut anything significant. I was in a bind this weekend and ended up spending a mere $139 bucks on a Stihl FS45 trimmer. I expected a little better performance but what I have experienced is absolutely unreal. I don't think I've cut with this thing wide open yet. Stihl's low end trimmer is more than I could have ever imagined. I can't ever see a homeowner needing anything else. Do yourself a favor and step up and buy something that is quality. I did and I'm glad. Hell, my weedeater lasted over 10 years. I'll probably be dead before my Stihl gives up the ghost (and I'm only 38 now) Good luck, Greg

The last time I looked, warranties said they would repair or replace at the manufacturers discretion. Very few businesses or products will give you a new item for the entire warranty period, usually only if it happens in the first few days.

When your new car breaks down 2 years into its 3 year bumper to bumper warranty do you expect them to give you a new one, or fix it?