Jay
"Lifetime warranty" is a $9.99 marketing scam
Belkin sold me on a free lifetime replacement/warranty. Classic bait. When I actually needed it (Case 18697945), the original product wasn’t in stock. This is for a screen protector tied to the iPhone 17, a phone that just launched, and they still couldn’t fulfill the “lifetime” replacement of their own product. I waited an additional 15 days only to be told it still wasn’t in stock. They pushed a substitute, then had the nerve to charge $9.99 shipping for a cheaper replacement. That fee isn’t about shipping; it’s a paywall dressed up as “lifetime” coverage. Cost of shipping that glass is nowhere near ten bucks. It’s a fee to make “free” mean “not free.” If your warranty only works when you pay again, stop advertising free lifetime replacement. Call it what it is: $9 to replace. Apple should sever ties with Belkin or at least make the $9 fee and the “out of stock on a brand-new iPhone accessory” reality crystal clear at purchase. Never buying Belkin again, and neither should anyone else who falls for the lifetime pitch.

