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Lawn Mower Works Once Then Will Not Start With No Home Depot Resolution

A customer bought a lawn mower from Home Depot that worked once and then failed to start. Home Depot's warranty exchange process for defective power equipment is slow and unclear. Consumer power tool defect resolution has no fast-path replacement mechanism for items failing immediately after purchase.

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