does this happen to you?

Our universal television remote lasts about 6 months. Never fails. One dies, I go to the store and pick out the latest technology and the sleekest of styles, program it to perfection--and 6 months later it's dead. Doesn't matter what I do, or how many times I change the batteries and give it a fresh jolt of re-programming, it always dies. Now our bedroom remote is a little different. We've had this telly (as the English say) for over three years and the only reason I had to replace the original remote controller today was because we'd lost it. Now here's where the story gets interesting--the wife picks out her remote of choice from Best Buy--$7.95--and when I go to pay for it, they offer a two-year replacement warranty for $5.95! That's like 75% of the cost... holy cow.