A free replacement - Alpen Shasta Ridge 10x42 Waterproof/Fogproof Binoculars

I went through two horrible 10x52s from Alpen. I'm of the opinion that the company itself realized they were "dysfunctional." So, honoring their airtight warranty they completely replaced them with a Shasta Ridge 10x42, not exactly what I had in mind, but in ways better...waterproof, stepped up from BK7 to BAK-4 prisms and better for birding than astronomy. I had intended the 10x52s for astronomy but happily have also taken up birding as a daytime endeavor. Was using a very good 8x42 for that, yet the 10x42 Shasta Ridges fill the bill (no pun intended) equally well, as an adjunct.
Thank you, Alpen, at least you are honest and replaced a useless product with one listing at nearly three times the others' value.