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apple sent me an extra 17 mbp. What should i do?
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Lets see, you got a NEW iPhone after yours was out of warranty, so you're okay with keeping a second laptop? Your logic makes no sense! So their mistake is your gain?
I'm so happy to hear that you've made the steps to correct Apple's issue. If they let you keep it, even better! Kudos to you. 
first of all apple will never tell him to "just keep it". They might not contact him anymore resulting in him keeping it, but they will never say those words. Everybody keeps saying "what if its somebody who has already paid for the laptop" so what. If it is all they gotta do is contact apple tell apple they never recived it and waalaa they will ship another one. So nobody gets hurt in this apple would never notice unless notified. So all this moral this and moral that come on now crawl out of your bubble in your perfect upper middle class,parents paid for collage, no student loans involved world and step into the real cutthroat world. Were you only get as much as you take. Ask steve jobs he'll tell you how to be cutthroat like charging three grand for a effing laptop that dosent do more then any other laptop.
Well you did your part. It's up to them now.
Well I think some of the justifications to keep things that don't technically belong to you (the general "you") are ridiculous. All this "well it only costs apple ___" and "finders keepers" attitudes are rather disappointing.
And ignorance to the bigger picture? Please.
Anyway, the OP did the right thing in the end.
In the UK, keeping something you find is actually theft and you could find yourself in a lot of trouble if you ever get caught.
The point is this isn't exactly "found" is it. Im with the "keep it" camp purely because apple is not a struggling company they are quite financially dandy, no-one will get in any trouble for this i doubt they would have ever noticed. Oh and of-course *yawn* hard economic times means everyone for themselves.
People do a lot worse every day, people from the UK have you not seen the news on the bankers of britain recently. this is so small fry in comparison it has no meaning. Some of the "keeping it is immoral" camp seem to be sore losers really. Enjoy your apple lottery win you bugger!
+1
You are an incredibly lucky man. If you want, I can send you my gold encrusted Macbook in exchange.... You'd have to supply the gold though
This is such a ridiculous thread. You bought a $3000 laptop, they gave you two; they just made 1.2BILLION last quarter, and you've got people telling you to return it?
You got lucky, so keep it, nothing more needs to be said on this, i don't even get why this thread is still going.
You got lucky, so keep it, nothing more needs to be said on this, i don't even get why this thread is still going.
I wasn't commenting on whether the OP should keep the extra MBP or not (that's covered under separate "unsolicited goods" laws anyway), but replying the the poster who said they'd found an expensive watch and kept it
We are talking about this topic right now in my legal business class. My professor just brought up the fact that the FTC has made a law that said,
"In Ohio, if something gets mailed to you and you DID NOT order it, you can keep it as a gift, even if they give a prepaid envelope to send it back"
So, if you are in ohio, you are in luck
"In Ohio, if something gets mailed to you and you DID NOT order it, you can keep it as a gift, even if they give a prepaid envelope to send it back"
So, if you are in ohio, you are in luck
You are doing it for you, not anyone else.
Hey I applaud you for doing the right thing. As some have noted, you could have gotten a weird knock on the door with someone saying they were picking up "the mistake."
I wouldn't open and use the machine just yet. Give them a few days to be fair as it's probably unusual to deal with a problem like this.
As for the people who cite stupidity such as possession is 9/10's of the law, well that's why they are, not you.
Sit tight and this situation will resolve itself. And yes, the universe has taken note. (Applause) - for you!
Do I need to tell you who these moochers who urge dishonesty voted for?
Nuff said.
Hey I applaud you for doing the right thing. As some have noted, you could have gotten a weird knock on the door with someone saying they were picking up "the mistake."
I wouldn't open and use the machine just yet. Give them a few days to be fair as it's probably unusual to deal with a problem like this.
As for the people who cite stupidity such as possession is 9/10's of the law, well that's why they are, not you.
Sit tight and this situation will resolve itself. And yes, the universe has taken note. (Applause) - for you!
Do I need to tell you who these moochers who urge dishonesty voted for?
Nuff said.
You may be 25, but a man does the right thing. That means return the computer that was sent to you by mistake. Do you cheat on your taxes too?
Come on man, how about I come over to your house and grab one or two expensive items and keep em? I am sure as a big ole 25 year old man, you have lots of expensive stuff and wouldn't miss one or two measly things (toys).
Oh yea, I am painfully jealous. I so like totally want that 17" MPB(By the way man, learn to spell. It's another one of those grown up things you should learn to be a man)
This thread is un^$%&&$ing believable.
They sent me an another one by mistake
i feel like that they will let you keep it. unless it was meant for someone else. but still i have a feeling its not worth their time to investigate.
Does this thread really need to have petty insults about spelling and argument critiquing which could get the thread closed down? I'd rather like it to stay open so that any updates from the OP will be easier to find.
I think that's only if it was addressed to the wrong person at your address. If it was addressed to you and you signed for it, you could be found liable for paying for it or returning it. To keep it is something called 'conversion' which is a fancy legal term (if my memory serves) of 'converting' it from their property to yours 'illegally'.
You called them. They said call back. Maybe they 'lost' it. It's up to them now...
