How can they sale a rod with a lifetime guarantee and have no spares 
Because its all a load of bollocks, a sales pitch to sell rods for more than what they are worth, i reckon you pay for a rod about 3 times with the guarantee when you buy it.
It seems these days thats what people want.
I know accidents happen but i do often feel people are perhaps a little less than careful sometimes as they think they are covered for life.
I'm not casting asperstions at anyone here, but a few years ago if you broke your rod it was your tough, although some of the better manufacturers like hardy would often build you a replacement section for a reasonable cost, funny how their rods are still in the same price bracket yet they too offer a lifetime guarentee these days, following the crowd?
The lifetime guarantee bankrupted Sage when they still built all their own rods properly, pity it caught on.
I personally think if the manufacturer charged a fair , reflective price for the rod and perhaps either included two tip sections (like bamboo rods, or loop used too) or offered a service where they could build a new tip for a reasonable charge if the rod was say less than 5 years old then they could perhaps claim to be honest in the value of their product.
Of course this would rely entirely on people changing a somewhat blinkered perspective on rods
Rant over
Oggy how far from the tip is the rod broken? if its less than a couple of inches then it could be fixable for the cost of a slightly larger tip ring, without affecting the action
Sandy
