Consumers pay little attention to mobile warranties

The price difference between those with and without valid warranty is so much that most buyers tend to go for the latter.
“However, poor after-sale service by authorized retailers account for the preference,” a mobile market source said.
“Some retailers even produce fake warranties in order to sell their mobiles under famous brand names,” Ebrahim Dorosti, head of audio/video equipment and accessories retailers’ association, told Mobna news agency.
Mobile phone’s present high import tariff is to blame for the current state of affairs, however, which was raised from 4% to 60% nearly four years ago in a bid to boost domestic production but was later lowered to 25% when the scheme fell through.
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