If they're completely sold out? Their online store would be the next place to look, IMO.
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Apple Beginning to Process Refunds for iPhone 4 Bumpers
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If they're completely sold out? Their online store would be the next place to look, IMO.
This is great. Now just waiting for the white iPhone 4. Hopefully it'll be available for preorder/reserve tomorrow.
no email yet. the people that have gotten emails when did you order? I ordered on the 15th I think.
I paid $30 for a case at Best Buy. It's the Griffin Reveal. I got it to help with the signal issues. But, I don't get a refund, even though it is used to fix the issue. This sucks. I would return it but the back plastic has got so scratched up because it's cheap plastic, so I doubt they would take it. I wouldn't. I think I will just take my free bumper and do unmentionable things to it.
Apple, I want my $30 too!
Question - If I keep the free bumper, that is if I don't pee on it and set it on fire, can I return it to the store for credit? Will they come in different packaging? I could always use $30 in iTunes credits too.
Here's a crazy, wacky idea - why don't you take the free bumper that apple gives you & put it on ebay instead of destroying it? Just checked and they are fetching $60-70 easy for the authentic, Apple brand bumper ( not the el cheapo silicon version ). Oh, wait, nevermind, that makes too much sense
Thanks!
I agree with you. I actually like the bumper. I'm guessing most that are giving it a hard time have not even seen one. Probably more cost goes in to it, because of it's design than a lot of the cases that are out there. And I, like most others have had very little problems with my iPhone 4. Quite an amazing device. I'm sure the new Android phones are cool too, but why take the chance when you already know what the iPhone experience is like. It has everything I need and then some.
It's actually rubber, plastic and metal. It's probably less markup on material and labor costs than your average pair of shoes (Nike gets $140 for what exactly?). Maybe next time you should keep your judgement of idiots to yourself, idiot.
I agree with you. I actually like the bumper. I'm guessing most that are giving it a hard time have not even seen one. Probably more cost goes in to it, because of it's design than a lot of the cases that are out there. And I, like most others have had very little problems with my iPhone 4. Quite an amazing device. I'm sure the new Android phones are cool too, but why take the chance when you already know what the iPhone experience is like. It has everything I need and then some.
Here's a crazy, wacky idea - why don't you take the free bumper that apple gives you & put it on ebay instead of destroying it? Just checked and they are fetching $60-70 easy for the authentic, Apple brand bumper ( not the el cheapo silicon version ). Oh, wait, nevermind, that makes too much sense
Hmm... anyone who wants a bumper has an iPhone 4. Anyone who has an iPhone 4 will get a free bumper. Who will buy them now?
Here's a crazy, wacky idea - why don't you take the free bumper that apple gives you & put it on ebay instead of destroying it? Just checked and they are fetching $60-70 easy for the authentic, Apple brand bumper ( not the el cheapo silicon version ). Oh, wait, nevermind, that makes too much sense
Why are they selling for so much still? They are not that hard to find and now that everyone is getting one, I imagine there will be many for sale now...the ipad camera connector on the other hand is still a rare commodity.
I just got the email. I purchased two in my order and it did not specify how many purchases would be refunded. I bought two for the free shipping thinking that a friend may need one, but as it turns out they are pretty easy to find in the stores around here.
Glad that in this instance I bought the bumpers from Apple directly (not much choice though), makes things like this a lot easier to deal with.
i just got an e-mail confirming my refund.
i got my phone (the day before) launch day from at&t and ordered the bumper online on july 6th, separately.
(on a side note, i got the bumper much earlier than expected! it wasn't even supposed to ship until July 27th and be delivered by the 30th and i received it on the 19th.)
all in all, i'm pretty happy.
though, i have to agree with some of the others that it's a little unfair if people are getting refunded for multiple bumpers if they only have one phone...
i got my phone (the day before) launch day from at&t and ordered the bumper online on july 6th, separately.
(on a side note, i got the bumper much earlier than expected! it wasn't even supposed to ship until July 27th and be delivered by the 30th and i received it on the 19th.)
all in all, i'm pretty happy.
though, i have to agree with some of the others that it's a little unfair if people are getting refunded for multiple bumpers if they only have one phone...
let's break this down--
Apple sells well over 3 million iPhone 4s in three weeks.
Apple reveals that of all the iPhone 4 related calls to AppleCare within the first 22 days, only 0.55% were related to reception issues.
Apple reveals that the return rate of the iPhone 4 is 1/3 the return rate of the iPhone 3GS.
Apple offers free cases to owners of the iPhone 4 to shut people up.
......
remind me, why is Apple going to redesign the iPhone 4 again?
i just got an email but it didn't look like the one posted, maybe because I've only seen it on my iPhone idk? but the feds deffinetly aren't back in my bank yet.
Steve Jobs said "We want EVERYONE to be happy", so that means they'll have to get the iPhone 4 100% perfect.
Some people here are just haters. Or idiots. Or both.
I think Steve Jobs implied that people will be able to get a free case (as in singular, one). If a person chose to go out and buy 20 or 30 bumpers, it is not Apple's responsibility to subsidize the costs of such a purchase.
We had this convo about 2 pages back. Long story short, consider anyone who doesn't want to wait and if supplies remain bleak, almost everyone.
I got my refund email tonight.
Basically, anyone who bought a bumper online automatically got a refund processed through even if you didn't want a refund.
Basically, anyone who bought a bumper online automatically got a refund processed through even if you didn't want a refund.
Got mine, too.
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Dear Apple Customer,
Apple recently announced that iPhone 4 customers who purchased an iPhone 4 Bumper are eligible for a full refund.
As of today, we have automatically processed your refund.
Thank you for choosing Apple.
Sincerely,
Apple Online Store Support
Answers to many Apple Online Store questions can be found at online Help: http://store.apple.com/us/help
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After Sept. 30th, will be at least as many cases for the i4 available (both cheap ones and nice ones) as there were for the 3GS, and a much higher percentage of i4 users using cases or bumpers. So Apple won't have to push cases and bumpers on i4 customers to get the dropped call rate down to about the same as it is with the 3G and 3GS.
That's the whole entire "fix".
+1
There is no way Apple should have to give away more bumpers than there are iPhone 4's in existence.
And if you are upset about the bars dropping on your droid, you have to buy a bumper yourself.
How is that not fair? The fact someone outsmarted you or the fact someone outsmarted you?
I guess you missed the part where they don't even have enough?
How is that not fair? The fact someone outsmarted you or the fact someone outsmarted you?
I guess you missed the part where they don't even have enough?
They should have more than enough considering 99.45% of iPhone 4 owners claim to have perfectly working phones with zero problems. That is, unless not everyone is being forthcoming and the actual number is much higher.