'Cheapest Nato Straps' SALE

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Watch out for Cheapest natostraps.
They do not follow Swedish legislation to cancel a purchase and get the money back. According to Swedish law, I have the right to cancel a purchase within 3 years and get the money back if the product is incorrect. I also advertised the item within 2 months of purchase which is a requirement, but that time can be extended. Never again will I buy anything from that company. See picture of the band I bought

Poor service, shall certainly not recommend in the future.
Appreciate you sharing.
 
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Yes but in all fairness it would be hard to be a retailer in Sweden if you have to devote resources towards the refund of a $7 watch strap from 3 years ago.

It also sounds like it didn’t arrive that way but quickly became frayed after use based upon the comment on notifying them within 2 months. Personally I think they should have just refunded the money for that particular strap but it seems that they only refund unworn straps. They offer a low cost option to experiment with different straps but there is a reason why some strap makers charge $200 and they charge $8. I think you have to keep expectations in line with payment
 
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As with many others things out there... when you pay bananas, you get monkeys. 😀
 
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Surely the three year right of return are for long term, non-perishable goods, right? That's the case in Denmark though our time period is considerably lower. I would seriously doubt that a court would rule in your favour if so.
 
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Within the EU, a product that is incorrect I can cancel the purchase and request a refound. In the EU it is 2 years but in Sweden it is 3 years. I bought the watchband a couple of months ago and I contacted the seller this week and wanted to cancel the purchase and get the money back. She is obliged by law to repay me, which she refuses. I have no idea to bring this to court. What makes me most disappointed is that she doesn't follow the law, no matter what the cost. The law is konsumentköplagen.
 
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Surely the three year right of return are for long term, non-perishable goods, right? That's the case in Denmark though our time period is considerably lower. I would seriously doubt that a court would rule in your favour if so.
There are probably no major differences in the law between our countries as there is an EU directive on this. The complaint period in the EU is 2 years, Sweden 3 years and all product errors are affected and the damage is essential to cancel the purchase
 
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There are probably no major differences in the law between our countries as there is an EU directive on this. The complaint period in the EU is 2 years, Sweden 3 years and all product errors are affected and the damage is essential to cancel the purchase

My point is that when we are talking about objects of this value there is most likely an issue of it being a triviality, ie. the costs of righting the issue would be more expensive than the product was to begin with.

There are some differences between the countries apparently, here the procedure is that the manufacturer will get two tries to either repair the item or otherwise fix the issue, only after those two tries have failed he will have to refund you or offer a similar product in its place. I am still not sure if this would apply to the sale of a cheap leather strap, to be honest and I have a few years of basic mercantile law education.

No matter what the law says, I am surprised that CNS didn't just send you a new one.
 
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She offered me a watch band first but I didn't want anything as the bands are of poor quality. I wanted money back. Some bands have been ok according to Swedish buyers but usually they have been of poor quality. You get the quality you pay for.
She has marked the bands with the name Kvarnsjö, made in Sweden. She tries to make the customer believe that it is Tärnsjö tannery, which is a well-known tannery in Sweden. There is no tannery in Kvarnsjö so the name on the band is a real scam. Kvarnsjö is also not registered in the PRV. (Patent & Registration Office) According to forum members at the Swedish watch forum are this watch bands made in China
 
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Watch out for Cheapest natostraps.
They do not follow Swedish legislation to cancel a purchase and get the money back. According to Swedish law, I have the right to cancel a purchase within 3 years and get the money back if the product is incorrect. I also advertised the item within 2 months of purchase which is a requirement, but that time can be extended. Never again will I buy anything from that company. See picture of the band I bought
Is your issue the holes for the quick releases are “ragged” because of the canvas material? Those holes are very small so if you’re expecting them to be stitched around the perimeter that’s perhaps expecting a level of workmanship above what should be expected for a $10 canvas strap.
 
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She offered me a watch band first but I didn't want anything as the bands are of poor quality. I wanted money back. Some bands have been ok according to Swedish buyers but usually they have been of poor quality. You get the quality you pay for.
She has marked the bands with the name Kvarnsjö, made in Sweden. She tries to make the customer believe that it is Tärnsjö tannery, which is a well-known tannery in Sweden. There is no tannery in Kvarnsjö so the name on the band is a real scam. Kvarnsjö is also not registered in the PRV. (Patent & Registration Office) According to forum members at the Swedish watch forum are this watch bands made in China

...What exactly is your problem?

- If the quality of the piece isn't as good as you expected, you have two weeks right of return as it is a purchase conducted via the internet. Apparently the quality was good enough for you to keep it?

- If the item broke, you are entitled to either get a new one, get the faulty item repaired or a full or partial refund. At least that's what your Konsumentverket says. That's a bit different than what you stated earlier and more in line with what I've experienced elsewhere; it goes on to say that the rule of thumb is that the seller can either offer repair or replacement - there has to be a significant fault in the product for the customer to be entitled to a full return and the seller is entitled to offer the customer less if the product has been used.




- As CNS offered you a replacement strap, there is really no reasonable claim for you to make and if I was you, I'd seriously reconsider posting as you have done in this thread; you are already giving them a pretty bad rep based on a misunderstanding of your own laws. See how @Alpha - for one - has reacted to your post? Pretty poor form, @Andsan.
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Well also if that's the same strap, then it looks like the width is mismatched. However if we're comparing two different straps and complaining about the quality.... you paid approx. $10 USD for that strap including shipping, what did you expect?
 
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I bought straps from CNS recently in their sale, they aren't top, or even medium quality....but the clue is in the name! I am quite happy with what I received, I go through quite a lot of straps so it works out well for me.
Andsan, get a grip, it's a watch strap from a business that has 'CHEAP' in the business name. You are revealing yourself to be a strap removal tool. Excuse my poor attempt at humour....but it really amused me!
 
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CNS offered a replacement. Seriously, that's pretty good. If you turn that offer down, that's on you - not them.

Maybe they should offer a special section on their website. Same straps, just $50 usd each, which will include a 2 yr replacement guarantee.
 
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...What exactly is your problem?

- If the quality of the piece isn't as good as you expected, you have two weeks right of return as it is a purchase conducted via the internet. Apparently the quality was good enough for you to keep it?

- If the item broke, you are entitled to either get a new one, get the faulty item repaired or a full or partial refund. At least that's what your Konsumentverket says. That's a bit different than what you stated earlier and more in line with what I've experienced elsewhere; it goes on to say that the rule of thumb is that the seller can either offer repair or replacement - there has to be a significant fault in the product for the customer to be entitled to a full return and the seller is entitled to offer the customer less if the product has been used.




- As CNS offered you a replacement strap, there is really no reasonable claim for you to make and if I was you, I'd seriously reconsider posting as you have done in this thread; you are already giving them a pretty bad rep based on a misunderstanding of your own laws. See how @Alpha - for one - has reacted to your post? Pretty poor form, @Andsan.

Hold my hands up, on refection I did jump in a bit quick with my response 🙁
 
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...What exactly is your problem?

- If the quality of the piece isn't as good as you expected, you have two weeks right of return as it is a purchase conducted via the internet. Apparently the quality was good enough for you to keep it?

- If the item broke, you are entitled to either get a new one, get the faulty item repaired or a full or partial refund. At least that's what your Konsumentverket says. That's a bit different than what you stated earlier and more in line with what I've experienced elsewhere; it goes on to say that the rule of thumb is that the seller can either offer repair or replacement - there has to be a significant fault in the product for the customer to be entitled to a full return and the seller is entitled to offer the customer less if the product has been used.




- As CNS offered you a replacement strap, there is really no reasonable claim for you to make and if I was you, I'd seriously reconsider posting as you have done in this thread; you are already giving them a pretty bad rep based on a misunderstanding of your own laws. See how @Alpha - for one - has reacted to your post? Pretty poor form, @Andsan.

You have completely misunderstood the law. where did you get information that it is two weeks to advertise a product. According to Swedish law, I have 3 years to advertise and cancel a purchase and can request a full refund after two months after purchase. In some cases even longer.
 
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You have completely misunderstood the law. where did you get information that it is two weeks to advertise a product. According to Swedish law, I have 3 years to advertise and cancel a purchase and can request a full refund after two months after purchase. In some cases even longer.

You need to spend more time reading the posts you quote.
 
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You need to spend more time reading the posts you quote.
you may also want to do this and read new legislation regarding cancellation of purchases in Swedish law
 
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you may also want to do this and read new legislation regarding cancellation of purchases in Swedish law

My link isn't correct then? If it is then please direct me to the right place.

The two weeks right of return is across the board on internet purchases (same as mail order) and has nothing to do with declaring defects as is what you are concerned about. I only mentioned it as it WOULD allow you a refund, no questions asked, which differs from the points re. returning a faulty object under the chapters I quoted from Konsumentverket.

Basically, your wish for getting a full return under the heading "She offered me a watch band first but I didn't want anything as the bands are of poor quality" (your own words) have no place in trade law; the laws aren't in place for you to renegate on a business deal or a purchase, they are there for you to receive what you paid for. You paid a very small amount of money for a watch strap, her offering a correct replacement is her living up to her side of the deal. The quality of the product does not come into this at all.

You should have returned it within two weeks of receiving it if you'd wanted to make sure of getting your money back.
 
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She has not complied with current legislation. It does not matter if the cost is low. It's about following the law. She has not. I rejected her offer for a new band due to poor quality, wrong size also and I wanted money back It is enough to cancel purchases and I knew also from information that the handling and current stock status was low. By law, I have the right to demand money back within two months. I hope I made it clear so you understand. You may have difficulty interpreting Swedish law or you just want to provoke
 
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Is your issue the holes for the quick releases are “ragged” because of the canvas material? Those holes are very small so if you’re expecting them to be stitched around the perimeter that’s perhaps expecting a level of workmanship above what should be expected for a $10 canvas strap.
bandwidth is incorrect. two sizes