How do some Apple products get scratched before they're sold

Samtb · Mar 12, 2013, 08:32 AM

I thought factories take extra care not to scratch new products and they're packed tightly around protective foam for transit. So how do some units still get scratched, dented Etc

T'hain Esh Kelch · Mar 12, 2013, 08:36 AM

The phones are made by humans, not magical unicorns. What would you expect?

sagar4995 · Mar 17, 2013, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by T'hain Esh Kelch

The phones are made by humans, not magical unicorns. What would you expect?

lollllll

johnpeter91 · Mar 19, 2013, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by T'hain Esh Kelch

The phones are made by humans, not magical unicorns. What would you expect?

I like your i.q level

MrMacMack · Mar 24, 2013, 09:11 AM

When you purchase eyeglasses they don't come scratched, so why should an iPhone or better yet a display on a MacBook.

aziatiklover · Mar 24, 2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MrMacMack

When you purchase eyeglasses they don't come scratched, so why should an iPhone or better yet a display on a MacBook.

Because gucci and co dont produce millions of eyeglasses per day!

MrMacMack · Mar 24, 2013, 09:27 AM

Okay so I guess once a company gets to be a big producer, it's okay to degrade quality. Well, I guess so, McDonalds would be a great example of a company that produces a terrible product that people keep going back to buy.

aziatiklover · 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MrMacMack

Okay so I guess once a company gets to be a big producer, it's okay to degrade quality. Well, I guess so, McDonalds would be a great example of a company that produces a terrible product that people keep going back to buy.

No body is perfects. You expect too much from a product that is assemblied by human and not android.

Kilamite · Mar 24, 2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Samtb

I thought factories take extra care not to scratch new products and they're packed tightly around protective foam for transit. So how do some units still get scratched, dented Etc

You should YouTube these factories and see for yourself.

MrMacMack · Mar 24, 2013, 12:19 PM

I hear and read news stories about it all the time. Kinda terrible if you asked me.

bobfitz14 · Mar 24, 2013, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMacMack

I hear and read news stories about it all the time. Kinda terrible if you asked me.

A significant portion of my friends at college have either an iPhone/iPod or both an iPhone/iPod and a Mac computer and I have never ever heard a story about a brand new product being scratched/dented/etc.

Of course, if it were to happen I'd expect a free replacement if the damage was bad enough.

MrMacMack · Mar 24, 2013, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bobfitz14

A significant portion of my friends at college have either an iPhone/iPod or both an iPhone/iPod and a Mac computer and I have never ever heard a story about a brand new product being scratched/dented/etc.

Of course, if it were to happen I'd expect a free replacement if the damage was bad enough.

My quote was in response to this:

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You should YouTube these factories and see for yourself.

I agree with what you are saying... For the prices, I expect nothing less than the best.

Kilamite · Mar 24, 2013, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMacMack

I agree with what you are saying... For the prices, I expect nothing less than the best.

It's impossible for anything on the production line to be 100% perfect. Things get scratched after being used anyway.

I'm very fussy about the quality of my display - anything less than 99.9% perfect then I will ask for an exchange.

MuddyPaws1 · Mar 24, 2013, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bobfitz14

A significant portion of my friends at college have either an iPhone/iPod or both an iPhone/iPod and a Mac computer and I have never ever heard a story about a brand new product being scratched/dented/etc.

Of course, if it were to happen I'd expect a free replacement if the damage was bad enough.

I guess you didn't read any of the posts or se any of the pictures after the iP5 launch then.

bobfitz14 · Mar 25, 2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MuddyPaws1

I guess you didn't read any of the posts or se any of the pictures after the iP5 launch then.

You're right I actually didn't. I'm spotty with visiting the forums and wasn't aware that it was so prevalent with the iPhone 5.

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