8 month old Galaxy tab s not covered under warrant

I took my Samsung Galaxy Tab S to the Samsung Smart Care Service Centre in Constantia Park to repair a fault. After two weeks I was told that my device would not be repaired because it is not covered by the warranty, even though it is still only eight months old. I purchased it from Singapore last year with the guarantee that it was covered by a global warranty but instead I was told that they wouldn't repair it because it was purchased outside of South Africa and that it would be too inconvenient for them to lodge a claim against Samsung Singapore because of differing legal systems.<br> Instead of assisting me with this claim I was told to take the matter up myself or I could pay R3000 to repair it, which I believe is utterly ridiculous. This is poor service.