Which bit is not taken seriously?
You can get the parts and chose to use the repair kit or not and they buy the old parts back and they will repair it in store or you can mail it in for a repair. And you can get them to send you a replacement out and stick the broken item in a box and send it back.
That is every repair option that actually makes sense covered.
Do you want Tim Cook to personally fluffle your balls when you’re doing the repair?
How much do the parts cost if you don't send back the old bits?
How much cheaper is a repair if you do it yourself?
More expensive than the knock off shitty parts but reasonable.
Battery replacement kit for my 13 Pro is $71. Includes replacement screws, new gasket, battery. After refund that goes down to $46.
Well you can do the repair yourself using whatever cost tools you have. I have an iFixit toolkit with the required minimum tooling. But I would take it to apple who will replace the whole device for free if they fuck it up during the repair (that actually happened to me in 2018 and they gave me a new iPhone 6s instantly without argument after 23 months of owning it). Or you can risk it yourself. Or risk a third party repairer. Neither of which have that safety net of a warrantied repair.
YMMV but this is where the right to repair falls on it’s arse.
Can order parts here:
https://www.selfservicerepair.com/orderTo get a battery done in store in the UK is £49-69 depending on model. Takes under two hours.