I tried that for a while, and got bit taking stuff in for warranty replacement over, and over, and over, and over.... "Lifetime warranty" usually means "you'll spend the rest of your life exchanging this piece of crap trying to get one that works as advertized."
Nowdays "country of origin" is my first criterion. If its China, I look long and hard for an alternative product. :-/ If its US, Mexico, Canada, or Europe, I feel pretty confident.