Returnable or Not? Easton Stealth CNT GRIP

[isles 0]

I just recently bought the Easton Stealth CNT Grip OPS at my LHS. I have a 30 day warranty that is still in effect. I played one game with the stick and after the game I noticed a small chip on the toe of the blade. It is not earth shattering or anything but it is still a chip.

Would you try and return the stick or is this just part of the wear and tear that a stick goes through during a normal game?

Thanks.

[Oberon 0]

A chip in the toe is normal wear and tear.

[dangle 0]

it's wear and tear. dont return it, they most likely wont even accect it if its a minor chip. If your worried about it, tape the toe of your stick and you'll never see it and it wont chip anymore most likely

[isles 0]

it's wear and tear. dont return it, they most likely wont even accect it if its a minor chip. If your worried about it, tape the toe of your stick and you'll never see it and it wont chip anymore most likely

Thanks guys. I am going to tape up the toe of the blade from now on.

[supa 3]

I have lost the top corner of my blade aswell, I just put some epoxy in the gash to seal it and its like its not even there.

[mgchockey 0]

dont return it for just a chip in the toe but if you really want to get a replacement you could just break the stick....

[Rustyhole 1]

dont return it for just a chip in the toe but if you really want to get a replacement you could just break the stick....

loser, lowest of the low

[dangle 0]

dont return it for just a chip in the toe but if you really want to get a replacement you could just break the stick....

umm... no

[team50 20]

It appears that some buttons are being pushed. Best response is none at all.

[TBLfan 25]

Breaking sticks on purpose has been talked about to death but being that there are quite a few new members as of late I will go ahead and put in the general consensus on MSH.

First off, making a warranty claim on something that is damaged purposeful is fraud. It is illegal.

Second, because of these kind of practices this drives warranty prices higher because companies need to still make money.

2a, because warranty prices go up, stick prices go up. Of course R&D, labor, materials and freight are the majority of the overall stick price but companies need to figure in the price of replacements.

You can think of this as shipping costs from online retailers. The shipping cost is based on dollar amount spent. What this does is at some point, shipping costs less than the amount the customer paid... at others, the shipping costs more than the amount the customer paid. Mix this in with the discounts from shipping and the money made off of products, it balances out the cost... It's similar to warranties, companies charge enough assuming that x% of them will be warrantied based on previous numbers and this allows them to calculate the amount they need to charge retailers for the sticks. If x goes up, the price goes up.