iPad Refurbished iPad Mini

Divyadisha01 said:

Hi!

I have ordered one refurbished iPad mini. Can anybody tell me that the packaging of iPad at the time of delivery will be same as new apple products or it will differ?

Looking for your help ASAP.
TIA

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Refurb products come in a plain box, not the same box as new products. Other than that, refurbs are pretty much the same as new, possibly better.

Divyadisha01 said:

Hi!

I have ordered one refurbished iPad mini. Can anybody tell me that the packaging of iPad at the time of delivery will be same as new apple products or it will differ?

Looking for your help ASAP.
TIA

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The box is the same type, but has no pictures of the iPad on it. It simply says iPad mini on it. Packaging otherwise is exactly the same i believe. You'll get the same unboxing "experience" all in all.

I know that for me, the box is the most important thing in the purchase.

Apple actually shows you the a picture of the box in the gallery of the refurbish product.



http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD528LL/A/refurbished-ipad-mini-with-wi-fi-16gb-black-slate

Refurbed gets here pretty fast they come from china.
I live in ny Long Island my refurbed ipad 4 came 5 days if you live on the west cost u will get it faster by the way these refurbs are awesome it's like brand new

tazz3 said:

Refurbed gets here pretty fast they come from china.

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I don't think that is true.

I live in Modesto, Ca and about 90 miles away in Rancho Cordova, Ca their is an Apple repair center and thats where all of my refurbished iPods and MacBook have come from. I usually pay for next day delivery and I get it in less than 24hrs hours later.

Its kind of like Netflix, Apple has repair centers across the US but they're just not listed.

I just ordered a 16GB Mini in white and received it a few days ago. Was shipped from China and arrived in the normal "new" packaging. Not sure of something got crossed in the process and I got a new one but that's how it arrived and I ordered from the refurb section of Apple.com.

tazz3 said:

Refurbed gets here pretty fast they come from china.
I live in ny Long Island my refurbed ipad 4 came 5 days if you live on the west cost u will get it faster by the way these refurbs are awesome it's like brand new

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Refurbs don't come from China. Many Apple products are shipped directly from the factories in China when they're new, but refurbs are shipped from the US.

ZGXtreme said:

I just ordered a 16GB Mini in white and received it a few days ago. Was shipped from China and arrived in the normal "new" packaging. Not sure of something got crossed in the process and I got a new one but that's how it arrived and I ordered from the refurb section of Apple.com.

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If it came from China and was in new packaging, it wasn't a refurb. The serial number should tell you whether it's a refurb or not.

GGJstudios said:

Refurbs don't come from China.

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I have purchased five Apple refurb products and 3, maybe 4, were shipped from China. One iPod touch I remember shipped from the US.

GGJstudios said:

Refurbs don't come from China.
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Actually some refurbs do come from China. Seeing as I just got an iPod touch in a refurb box that shipped from China.

GGJstudios said:

Refurbs don't come from China. Many Apple products are shipped directly from the factories in China when they're new, but refurbs are shipped from the US.

If it came from China and was in new packaging, it wasn't a refurb. The serial number should tell you whether it's a refurb or not.

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Sweet. Saved $50.00 and still got brand new.

ZGXtreme said:

Sweet. Saved $50.00 and still got brand new.

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Only the serial number will tell you whether or not it's a refurb. Almost every refurb i have bought from Apple shipped from China.

skiltrip said:

Only the serial number will tell you whether or not it's a refurb. Almost every refurb i have bought from Apple shipped from China.

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Then maybe it depends where you live because all of my refurb products have come from Sacramento, Ca (none from China).

I have bought about 20 refurb Apple products over the years. I live in Maryland and every one has come directly from China.

saving107 said:

Then maybe it depends where you live because all of my refurb products have come from Sacramento, Ca (none from China).

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Maybe. Though I dont really see the logic in it. I'm in New York for what it's worth.