They have no legal basis to cancel the warranty and it becomes a small claims court case, already decided by law, in your favor.
At least in Canada.
A box seal or a ’warranty void if sticker removed’, carries no legal weight in Canada.
The government of Canada decided long ago, that people are allowed to look inside their electronics or washer or TV, with no ill being capable of being laid upon them, via the source company.
There are exceptions and it’s in the area of a gas furnace or whatnot. Where a license is required to mess with the guts.
Taking the cover off, though, only (on the given item). Messing with the innards becomes a problem, for all the right reasons.
Deciding the line of looking vs teardown/disassembly becomes the issue, if any, in the given small claims court, or civil claim.
eg, it is very likely that Merril’s ’no look inside’ warranty is invalid in Canada. AFAIK...legally unsupportable and contrary to Canadian law regarding consumer protections and rights.
Source: tech training in repair and electronics work via schooling/courses/degrees in Canada regarding following the law in repair and design/build. Or..said another way.....the information comes via government documents that explain the real world of the legal aspects of the laws, within in-situ context ----as dealt with in degree courses/instructional classes.
I suspect that US law is similar, but I don’t know for sure.
At least in Canada.
A box seal or a ’warranty void if sticker removed’, carries no legal weight in Canada.
The government of Canada decided long ago, that people are allowed to look inside their electronics or washer or TV, with no ill being capable of being laid upon them, via the source company.
There are exceptions and it’s in the area of a gas furnace or whatnot. Where a license is required to mess with the guts.
Taking the cover off, though, only (on the given item). Messing with the innards becomes a problem, for all the right reasons.
Deciding the line of looking vs teardown/disassembly becomes the issue, if any, in the given small claims court, or civil claim.
eg, it is very likely that Merril’s ’no look inside’ warranty is invalid in Canada. AFAIK...legally unsupportable and contrary to Canadian law regarding consumer protections and rights.
Source: tech training in repair and electronics work via schooling/courses/degrees in Canada regarding following the law in repair and design/build. Or..said another way.....the information comes via government documents that explain the real world of the legal aspects of the laws, within in-situ context ----as dealt with in degree courses/instructional classes.
I suspect that US law is similar, but I don’t know for sure.