It's up to the store managers?
Why exactly would this be a lawsuit? Purchase limits are perfectly legal.
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Apple Stores fighting back against scalpers
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It's up to the store managers?
Why exactly would this be a lawsuit? Purchase limits are perfectly legal.
Scalpers are everywhere. It's a fact of life. Why make such a big deal about it. Have patience. It's that simple.
It's only an iPad, that most here will drop like it's hot, the moment a new model is revealed. Apples got it's worshippers programmed like Pavlov dogs.
It's only an iPad, that most here will drop like it's hot, the moment a new model is revealed. Apples got it's worshippers programmed like Pavlov dogs.
U will find Texans a lot more friendlier. And it's true that everything is really bigger in Texas.. Gotta luv those cheap all u can eat buffets :d
Try driving I-35E out of Downtown Dallas and we'll see how friendly those Texans really are...Don't bother using your directional signal when changing lanes because the guy in that line is sure to speed up to cut you off.
I used to live there...I know...
People are people...and there really is no such thing as regional/cultural-specific courtesy. Society as a whole has become less courteous...and the myth of Southern hospitality is nothing more than a dream anymore.
U will find Texans a lot more friendlier. And it's true that everything is really bigger in Texas.
No kidding!!
Went to this place ' North Main BBQ ' last weekend [someone recommended it] and it was amazing!! Never had better Brisket and Ribs!You don't have to apologize. What's wrong with reporting what you actually saw? If that guy behind you was an Asian, he WAS an Asian and you are free to say so since you aren't making an assumption here. The fault may lie with the Apple store employee as it's possible that that guy was really buying them for his family members or something.
You are not actually suggesting, to create fake e-bay accounts and bid on iPad2s just to not buy them or letting craigslist people run through all of your local city just to sit in a cafe for two hours alone and so on, are you?!?
Arguably less than the people complaining that, for now, they can't get an iPad at all due to the scalping.
Apple Store's fail. If you make a rule, obey it at all costs. The man comes there and lines up for hours, so be it. If you don't want this, supply sufficient stocks.
whilst this is definitely good news, i find it hard to believe that a person could remember what a customer looks like. especially after serving hundreds in a busy environment.
and we all know that to white people, asian/oriental people all look the same!
i am not white and have been mistaken for a chinese (which i am not) and to me, they still look all the same!
and we all know that to white people, asian/oriental people all look the same!
i am not white and have been mistaken for a chinese (which i am not) and to me, they still look all the same!
You're scientifically right actually, albeit ignorant. There's a study showing how most races could more easily distinguish their own and not others. Was watching the Real Housewives of OC and I can't tell those blondes(fake) apart.
A few things need to happen at this Apple store...
1) If that Apple employee is a manager; the whole store needs a refresher class on bottom line sales.
2) Clearly sales/customer service is not for this employee; offer her a position in Fraud Waste and Abuse department or tell her to link up with Horatio from C.S.I. Miami so they can go after the real criminals together. (glasses not included)
3) The entire store needs a Equal Opportunity/ "“How to Avoid Discrimination Lawsuits: What You Should Know to Protect Yourself and the Company” class.
4) Everyone needs to realize consumerism is what our country is built on, hence the reason for the stimulus we had gotten a while back; stop trying to limit people from purchasing products. There is a lot of money to be made by people like this i.e. airfare, food, gas, hotel, products, misc. more money spent in our country is much bigger than someone being able to get a product on time, scalpers are reselling to a different sector of the market, this hurts nobody except the individual that has to wait a little longer to get theirs.
5) Realize that if Apple can use Psychological Pricing why should scalpers not be able to take advantage of supply and demand.
1) If that Apple employee is a manager; the whole store needs a refresher class on bottom line sales.
2) Clearly sales/customer service is not for this employee; offer her a position in Fraud Waste and Abuse department or tell her to link up with Horatio from C.S.I. Miami so they can go after the real criminals together. (glasses not included)
3) The entire store needs a Equal Opportunity/ "“How to Avoid Discrimination Lawsuits: What You Should Know to Protect Yourself and the Company” class.
4) Everyone needs to realize consumerism is what our country is built on, hence the reason for the stimulus we had gotten a while back; stop trying to limit people from purchasing products. There is a lot of money to be made by people like this i.e. airfare, food, gas, hotel, products, misc. more money spent in our country is much bigger than someone being able to get a product on time, scalpers are reselling to a different sector of the market, this hurts nobody except the individual that has to wait a little longer to get theirs.
5) Realize that if Apple can use Psychological Pricing why should scalpers not be able to take advantage of supply and demand.
Reverse Scalped
I went to an Apple store at 9am to see if there was a line... there was.
so the dude behind me had a white 16gig wifi... he had gotten the wrong one and had a guarantee card for a 3G version.
I asked what he was doing, he said returning the 16gig wifi, and buying the 3G. Well, there was no way I was getting an ipad from the store that day.
So I whipped out $600 bucks, and bought it right there to the chagrin of all the people in the line around me hoping for a chance.
With tax, it would have cost me $533. So I overpaid by $63 dollars
Great day for me, and the seller!
I went to an Apple store at 9am to see if there was a line... there was.
so the dude behind me had a white 16gig wifi... he had gotten the wrong one and had a guarantee card for a 3G version.
I asked what he was doing, he said returning the 16gig wifi, and buying the 3G. Well, there was no way I was getting an ipad from the store that day.
So I whipped out $600 bucks, and bought it right there to the chagrin of all the people in the line around me hoping for a chance.
With tax, it would have cost me $533. So I overpaid by $63 dollars
Great day for me, and the seller!
I really don't understand why people are pissed off at scalpers. They stand in line just like everyone else (or hire someone to stand in line for them).
It's a free economy.
It could be worse, like those electronic systems setup by brokers to "cheat" the stock market system that Goldman and the I bankers do every freaking day (like take your order for X stock at $10/share but they by X stock themselves at $9.99 cents and immediately flip it after buying your shares at the higher price.
Or the ticket brokers who buy all the prime tickets online with their computerize system.
I am not a scalper but I really don't have any issue with what these scalpers are doing with the iPad.
It's a free economy.
It could be worse, like those electronic systems setup by brokers to "cheat" the stock market system that Goldman and the I bankers do every freaking day (like take your order for X stock at $10/share but they by X stock themselves at $9.99 cents and immediately flip it after buying your shares at the higher price.
Or the ticket brokers who buy all the prime tickets online with their computerize system.
I am not a scalper but I really don't have any issue with what these scalpers are doing with the iPad.
Essentially, the three things you've just described are all the same in that they are examples of people who have devised a way to make money out of the system but at the expense of other people, legally.
What this boils down to is really just the lack of any moral dimension or honour in business. Some people are happy with that which is their right, but also a bit depressing.
I loved it when they had you buy an iPad with a Credit Card only. it was much better to track!
And man, the new titles under usernames are pretty funny. (for April fools day)
And man, the new titles under usernames are pretty funny. (for April fools day)
Why do Americans always refer to people by their race? I haven't seen such a thing in any place in the world as much as in the States. I find it bizarre.
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I actually do not agree with this unless the Apple store KNEW he was scalping
I have bought my family 3 iPad 1's (spread out over months)...so what happens if I want to buy 2 one day and 1 another?
I mean, it is really not THAT crazy to think that some may want more iPads for legitimate reasons
I have bought my family 3 iPad 1's (spread out over months)...so what happens if I want to buy 2 one day and 1 another?
I mean, it is really not THAT crazy to think that some may want more iPads for legitimate reasons