Good Christmas For My Daughter - iPhone 5!

iMas70 · Dec 20, 2012, 11:21 PM

Santa will be bringing my 13 year old daughter a white iPhone 5. This will be her first iDevice and first real phone. She wanted an iPod. For the price of that, the phone is a better choice and it will do so much more! Looking forward to seeing her gifts Christmas Day!

SomeDudeAsking · Dec 20, 2012, 11:25 PM

Did you check the phone to see if it is scuffed or nicked? There's been a lot of those.

dukebound85 · Dec 21, 2012, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeDudeAsking

Did you check the phone to see if it is scuffed or nicked? There's been a lot of those.

yea, not quite sure how this is relevant to the thread's topic

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Originally Posted by jessica.

OP, ignore this:

Yes, some have had microscopic cosmetic issues and if there is actually an issue you can see with the naked eye then you can exchange. This site is the worst when it comes to deciding whether or not there is a widespread issue with anything Apple-related.

That is a nice gift. My nephew is about her age and call me old, but it has been decided that he is too young for a smart phone.

Indeed, not sure why he posted that

numberforty1 · Dec 21, 2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

yea, not quite sure how this is relevant to the thread's topic

I bought a phone as a gift, and the carrier offers a 14 day return only. i got the phone like a month ago, so I HAD to open it and inspect it. I can see how it's relevant if you're gifting it passed the return date.

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 20, 2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by iMas70

Santa will be bringing my 13 year old daughter a white iPhone 5. This will be her first iDevice and first real phone. She wanted an iPod. For the price of that, the phone is a better choice and it will do so much more! Looking forward to seeing her gifts Christmas Day!

Your daughter's lucky to have such a thoughtful parent

Merry Christmas!

AFDoc · Dec 20, 2012, 11:39 PM

Cool..... Why exactly are you telling us?

iMas70 · Dec 20, 2012, 11:49 PM

That I am leading my daughter into the wonderful world of Apple products!

. She's used my stuff once in awhile. Now I can thoroughly teach her on her own and maybe get her into some other products later. A lot of the local schools use Macs and some will be having the students use iPads instead of books.

Testing my luck with a sealed box. Hoping everything is good in there!

mentaluproar · Dec 20, 2012, 11:53 PM

School adoption of iPad is amazing. I'm going back to college in the spring and they told me most books are GIVEN out in PDFs to students.

I still doubt I heard that right.

internetguy · Dec 20, 2012, 11:55 PM

you know kids might try to steel her...

gmanist1000 · Dec 21, 2012, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mentaluproar

School adoption of iPad is amazing. I'm going back to college in the spring and they told me most books are GIVEN out in PDFs to students.

I still doubt I heard that right.

HAHAHAHAH. Do you know how much money a school would lose if they gave out free books?

My school charges at least $60 for a basic book. An algebra book is more like $130

Maverick713 · Dec 23, 2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by iMas70

That I am leading my daughter into the wonderful world of Apple products!

. She's used my stuff once in awhile. Now I can thoroughly teach her on her own and maybe get her into some other products later. A lot of the local schools use Macs and some will be having the students use iPads instead of books.

Testing my luck with a sealed box. Hoping everything is good in there!

isn't facebook a better venue?

iMas70 · Dec 23, 2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick713

isn't facebook a better venue?

I figured this post is worth at least the same as the 50 or so that we read here in September that said "I ordered my iPhone 5, can't wait to get it" or, "What color iPhone did you get?"

. Not knocking those, but not all posts here are tech related. Plus, not only am I excited about getting my daughter a tech item for Christmas that most of the people here appreciate, she'll also be someone that appreciates having it! And someday, when the iPhone 35 is out, she might be here reminiscing about the day her Dad bought her first iPhone and posting about buying one for her son/daughter...

sawah · Dec 24, 2012, 11:22 AM

There is quite a lot of posts in here telling the OP how pathetic it is. His daughter sounds like a very responsible young lady who takes care of her stuff. You're not the parents and it's really not for any of you to judge whether she's responsible enough. My kids are 9 and 5. Our 9 year old has a galaxy tab, and our 5 year old has an ipod touch. Christmas morning they will be replaced by iPad minis. They've had the others for almost 3 years and they are still in perfect condition. They've proven responsible with them and understand they need to be taken care of. Some kids are responsible with electronics and some aren't. They are well aware if they are broken they won't be replaced. Say it's pathetic and they are too young all you want. They have learned responsibility from owning them. Sorry but no different from the things that you got bought when you were younger - nintendos, flip phones, cd players, whatever.

They do well in school, they're polite kids. If they're not, they lose privileges. There's nothing wrong with rewarding them. They don't spend 24 hours a day playing video games and they do their homework after school. They have other toys, they play outside, they are both in Hockey, they play with friends. It's just a tool like anything else. When they get a little older they can learn more responsibility by saving and buying their own devices.

Myiphone7 · Dec 25, 2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AFDoc

Cool..... Why exactly are you telling us?

That she's excited that her daughter is joining the apple iPhone community obviously

AppleBoyFreak · Dec 21, 2012, 12:01 AM

I think she'll definitely appreciate it. I got my first iPhone back when I was 12. It was like 3 months after the iPhone 3GS was launched and that's the one I got. Only difference is that I actually had to save my money for mine lol. Intact I still save my money for every iPhone update.

tymaster50 · Dec 21, 2012, 12:10 AM

Damn, kids grow up fast these days, when I was thirteen about 4 years ago in 2008 I was in my 8th grade year of middle school and I was still playing pokemon occasionally. someone stole my iPod touch and it was hard enough convincing my mom to get me an iPhone.I had a little red prepaid samsung phone for T-Mobile I think lmao even though my mom is on AT&T. I barely even used the phone, I didn't even know the number for it.

dukebound85 · Dec 21, 2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tymaster50

Damn, kids grow up fast these days, when I was thirteen about 4 years ago in 2008 I was in my 8th grade year of middle school and I was still playing pokemon occasionally. someone stole my iPod touch and it was hard enough convincing my mom to get me an iPhone.I had a little red prepaid samsung phone for T-Mobile I think lmao even though my mom is on AT&T. I barely even used the phone, I didn't even know the number for it.

you speak as if you are not still a kid yourself lol

tymaster50 · Dec 21, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

you speak as if you are not still a kid yourself lol

Legally yes I am, to everyone else I look like a fully grown adult lol

dinggus · Dec 21, 2012, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by iMas70

Santa will be bringing my 13 year old daughter a white iPhone 5. This will be her first iDevice and first real phone. She wanted an iPod. For the price of that, the phone is a better choice and it will do so much more! Looking forward to seeing her gifts Christmas Day!

Your daughter is 13.. Let's be realistic here, when I was 13, I had a pager.

I hope she still doesn't believe in Santa.

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Originally Posted by AppleBoyFreak

I think she'll definitely appreciate it. I got my first iPhone back when I was 12. It was like 3 months after the iPhone 3GS was launched and that's the one I got. Only difference is that I actually had to save my money for mine lol. Intact I still save my money for every iPhone update.

I'm not going to hate, but at least you saved up for it. You learn to appreciate things better and as you grow up you understand money management.

Chuchichan · Dec 27, 2012, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dinggus

Your daughter is 13.. Let's be realistic here, when I was 13, I had a pager.

I hope she still doesn't believe in Santa.

I'm not going to hate, but at least you saved up for it. You learn to appreciate things better and as you grow up you understand money management.

When I was 13 I had a pad and pencil.

Rocko1 · Dec 27, 2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuchichan

When I was 13 I had a pad and pencil.

Yeah, and when your dad was a kid polio and small pox killed and crippled thousands of people each year.

meistervu · Dec 27, 2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocko1

Yeah, and when your dad was a kid polio and small pox killed and crippled thousands of people each year.

And there were more open space, more fish in the sea, fewer endangered species.

Jordan921 · Dec 21, 2012, 12:13 AM

Damn that's so nice of you.

teejaysyke · Dec 21, 2012, 12:29 AM

Damn, I didn't have a cell phone until I was 16 and I'm 20 (going to be 21 now) and I'm not getting my first iPhone until Sunday...

She's lucky, make sure she takes care of it.

tymaster50 · Dec 21, 2012, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinggus

Your daughter is 13.. Let's be realistic here, when I was 13, I had a pager.

I hope she still doesn't believe in Santa.

I'm not going to hate, but at least you saved up for it. You learn to appreciate things better and as you grow up you understand money management.

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Originally Posted by teejaysyke

Damn, I didn't have a cell phone until I was 16 and I'm 20 (going to be 21 now) and I'm not getting my first iPhone until Sunday...

She's lucky, make sure she takes care of it.

Listen to these guys. And you're gonna have to break it to her soon that there is no santa. If she's old enough for an iPhone then she's old enough to know. Unless you're one of those parents that needlessly baby their kids and believe they can do no wrong and everything they do is a gift from god lol

Dec 20, 2012, 11:21 PM	#1
iMas70 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	Good Christmas For My Daughter - iPhone 5! Santa will be bringing my 13 year old daughter a white iPhone 5. This will be her first iDevice and first real phone. She wanted an iPod. For the price of that, the phone is a better choice and it will do so much more! Looking forward to seeing her gifts Christmas Day! __________________ iPhone 5 (32GB), iPad 4 (32GB), Apple TV, 2.3 GHz i7 Mac Mini - 16 MB RAM! Apple... it's not just a brand... it's a lifestyle!
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Dec 20, 2012, 11:49 PM	#7
iMas70 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	That I am leading my daughter into the wonderful world of Apple products! . She's used my stuff once in awhile. Now I can thoroughly teach her on her own and maybe get her into some other products later. A lot of the local schools use Macs and some will be having the students use iPads instead of books. Testing my luck with a sealed box. Hoping everything is good in there! __________________ iPhone 5 (32GB), iPad 4 (32GB), Apple TV, 2.3 GHz i7 Mac Mini - 16 MB RAM! Apple... it's not just a brand... it's a lifestyle!
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mentaluproar macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio, USA	School adoption of iPad is amazing. I'm going back to college in the spring and they told me most books are GIVEN out in PDFs to students. I still doubt I heard that right. __________________ Powered by OSX 10.9 Ocelot Will someone please make a safari extension that gives us back the downvote button?
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Dec 24, 2012, 11:22 AM	#13
sawah macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2010	There is quite a lot of posts in here telling the OP how pathetic it is. His daughter sounds like a very responsible young lady who takes care of her stuff. You're not the parents and it's really not for any of you to judge whether she's responsible enough. My kids are 9 and 5. Our 9 year old has a galaxy tab, and our 5 year old has an ipod touch. Christmas morning they will be replaced by iPad minis. They've had the others for almost 3 years and they are still in perfect condition. They've proven responsible with them and understand they need to be taken care of. Some kids are responsible with electronics and some aren't. They are well aware if they are broken they won't be replaced. Say it's pathetic and they are too young all you want. They have learned responsibility from owning them. Sorry but no different from the things that you got bought when you were younger - nintendos, flip phones, cd players, whatever. They do well in school, they're polite kids. If they're not, they lose privileges. There's nothing wrong with rewarding them. They don't spend 24 hours a day playing video games and they do their homework after school. They have other toys, they play outside, they are both in Hockey, they play with friends. It's just a tool like anything else. When they get a little older they can learn more responsibility by saving and buying their own devices. __________________ "Doing something new and different is easy. Doing something genuinely better is hard." iPhone 5 - iOS7b1, Galaxy Nexus GSM
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Dec 21, 2012, 12:01 AM	#15
AppleBoyFreak macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kentucky	I think she'll definitely appreciate it. I got my first iPhone back when I was 12. It was like 3 months after the iPhone 3GS was launched and that's the one I got. Only difference is that I actually had to save my money for mine lol. Intact I still save my money for every iPhone update. __________________ The 16 year old Apple fanboy! Base 2012 15" MacBook Pro, 16GB iPad 1st Gen, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and Apple TV. And to think it all began with a 2nd Gen iPod Nano
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Dec 20, 2012, 11:25 PM	#2
SomeDudeAsking macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2010	Did you check the phone to see if it is scuffed or nicked? There's been a lot of those.
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Dec 20, 2012, 11:39 PM	#6
AFDoc macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Springs USA for now	Cool..... Why exactly are you telling us?
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internetguy macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	you know kids might try to steel her...
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tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	Damn, kids grow up fast these days, when I was thirteen about 4 years ago in 2008 I was in my 8th grade year of middle school and I was still playing pokemon occasionally. someone stole my iPod touch and it was hard enough convincing my mom to get me an iPhone.I had a little red prepaid samsung phone for T-Mobile I think lmao even though my mom is on AT&T. I barely even used the phone, I didn't even know the number for it.
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Dec 21, 2012, 12:13 AM	#23
Jordan921 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bay Area	Damn that's so nice of you.
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Dec 21, 2012, 12:29 AM	#24
teejaysyke macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	Damn, I didn't have a cell phone until I was 16 and I'm 20 (going to be 21 now) and I'm not getting my first iPhone until Sunday... She's lucky, make sure she takes care of it.
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