Purchased a new mag2 60Watt charger for my MacBook Pro on December 03, 2020 at a cost of $84.00. The charger failed on January 27, 2021. When I returned to the store on January 28, they advised me it only come with a 30 day warranty, and they couldn’t help me. It seems it was a Chinese knock-off. I purchased a genuine Apple charger the same day at Westworld computers for $99.00, and it came with a 1 year warranty.
It seems to me the Chinese knock-off was a complete rip-off, and the store’s mark-up was exceedingly high. On line the same one can be purchased for $44.95 and free shipping.
We hear all the time to shop local, and try to, but find most “local” products are way overpriced, and little assistance is given when a problem arises. The charger cost $84 and worked for 54 days, so it cost me $1.55 per day to keep my battery charged, or an annual cost of $565.75.
The next time I hear a government commercial asking people to shop local, I think I’ll have them refer to this review.