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Apple Store iPhone 5S: New or refurbished ?
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depends on how many have been returned and refurbished, I'm guessing in the first couple weeks they were still new, by now refurbished iPhones should be out.
Months? LMAO
It's the most returned phone in the WORLD. Between OCD scuffs, screen tints, rattling buttons, phantom touch ID issues... And that's just the silly stuff. Throw in the real problematic phones and whoa. Tons to refurb literally from launch weekend alone.
You folks who think it takes the richest manufacturer in the world more than a few weeks to refurb their #1 cash cow when they literally have NO reason not to and every incentive TO are funny though.
Probably still think McDonalds slaughters the cow out back or something... Inefficient much???
It's not like Apple just started doing this. They've been refurbing forever. And have piles and piles of stock to do so with. They aren't just collecting them for sentimental reasons.
It's refurb. Has been for a LONG time now. Don't want one? Better swap it launch weekend. Any longer than that and the odds decrease daily.
Apple fanboys give Apple far too little credit.
It's the most returned phone in the WORLD. Between OCD scuffs, screen tints, rattling buttons, phantom touch ID issues... And that's just the silly stuff. Throw in the real problematic phones and whoa. Tons to refurb literally from launch weekend alone.
You folks who think it takes the richest manufacturer in the world more than a few weeks to refurb their #1 cash cow when they literally have NO reason not to and every incentive TO are funny though.
Probably still think McDonalds slaughters the cow out back or something... Inefficient much???
It's not like Apple just started doing this. They've been refurbing forever. And have piles and piles of stock to do so with. They aren't just collecting them for sentimental reasons.
It's refurb. Has been for a LONG time now. Don't want one? Better swap it launch weekend. Any longer than that and the odds decrease daily.
Apple fanboys give Apple far too little credit.
Months? LMAO
It's the most returned phone in the WORLD. Between OCD scuffs, screen tints, rattling buttons, phantom touch ID issues... And that's just the silly stuff. Throw in the real problematic phones and whoa. Tons to refurb literally from launch weekend alone.
You folks who think it takes the richest manufacturer in the world more than a few weeks to refurb their #1 cash cow when they literally have NO reason not to and every incentive TO are funny though.
Probably still think McDonalds slaughters the cow out back or something... Inefficient much???
It's not like Apple just started doing this. They've been refurbing forever. And have piles and piles of stock to do so with. They aren't just collecting them for sentimental reasons.
It's refurb. Has been for a LONG time now. Don't want one? Better swap it launch weekend. Any longer than that and the odds decrease daily.
Apple fanboys give Apple far too little credit.
Rather than pull things out of your bottom, how about some real world experience? Back then when it was easier to discriminate between new and refurb iPhone 4 (number starting with 7 or 8 vs 5), the first refurb came out the beginning of August (release date was late June). Two weeks is a little too optimistic for refurbishing.