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Apple to Offer Band Only Exchanges for Apple Watch
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Well this is what happens when you buy an expensive watch, you don't return the watch, they order a replacement band for you, be it for fit or style reasons
So does this mean I can cancel my sports Band that I ordered separately. Turn in my Classic Buckle for a Sports Band and get $100 back?
I ordered the 42 mm SS Watch with Classic Buckle for sizing reason (215 mm). I measure right at 210 mm. But I tried both the Link and Sports band at the store and they fit loose. I bought them separately and was going to cancel if they didn't fit.
I ordered the 42 mm SS Watch with Classic Buckle for sizing reason (215 mm). I measure right at 210 mm. But I tried both the Link and Sports band at the store and they fit loose. I bought them separately and was going to cancel if they didn't fit.
Great - I ordered a green band and somehow people think green does not look good on my wrist. This is the best scenario since I can try the green band for 14 days then if it looks ugly I can get a white band at no cost 
I'm with you. I ordered a silver sport with white band, but what I really wanted was a silver sport with black band (just plain silly this isn't an option). But I think based on the wording of the what they are saying here, they won't exchange a white band for a black one, because the silver doesn't come that way. Again...not offering the black band makes no sense.
Everything online. For the better customer experience Yeah right. I prefer to walk into one of their stores and swap it there, with ANY band I would like. Apple is always ********ting about freedom and diversity, well, then let me decide which combination of band and watch I want, without the delay of an online process. Thank you.
Yeah right. I prefer to walk into one of their stores and swap it there, with ANY band I would like. Apple is always ********ting about freedom and diversity, well, then let me decide which combination of band and watch I want, without the delay of an online process. Thank you.
Well - still doesn't answer if I'm able to switch the blue sport band with a black sport band if I got the aluminum sport watch with the blue band.
This is what apple should have done from the beginning. Apple should have reduced a number of SKUs by offering limited black/white option for immediate delivery/pickup with an option to swap bands later on, and a BTO option for picking right band from the start via online.
Head spinning. This is the most complicated Apple product launch ever.
Hashtag, wondering what Steve would have done...
Hashtag, wondering what Steve would have done...
Did you remove links from the link bracelet to size it properly?
Each link has a release button.
Band has to be in same band family
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Read the article has to be same kind of band, like sport for sport and so on
Is this an attempt to reduce the number of watches needing to be refurbished?
Maybe the watch isn't easily refurbishable? It's kind-of small and isn't a lot of it glued together? It's probably not easy to pull it apart and put the innards into a new casing as Apple usually does with refurbs.
Maybe returns just get scrapped completely?
So this is more an attempt to cut losses?
Maybe the watch isn't easily refurbishable? It's kind-of small and isn't a lot of it glued together? It's probably not easy to pull it apart and put the innards into a new casing as Apple usually does with refurbs.
Maybe returns just get scrapped completely?
So this is more an attempt to cut losses?
I don't recommend a band swap.
Your box says the band that came with the watch originally. For value and keepsake value, you want to have both the original watch and band as stated on the box.
Your box says the band that came with the watch originally. For value and keepsake value, you want to have both the original watch and band as stated on the box.
That's not what I meant. I am in agreement with you. What I meant is that Apple could have stacked the watch inventory seperately from the band inventory. They could still enforce the specific combinations but intsead of assembling them together before shipping could have simply shipped two boxes. This would have been faster or in store let the sales clerk put them together. Waiting to recieve the order to then put the band on the watch, package it up and finally ship it just isnt working.
How do we know this would've been faster? And why ship two boxes when you only need to ship one? I think this will all sort itself out once this initial launch period is over and Apple has a better idea of which models/bands are the most popular by geographic region.
I want to have the space grey band so much anyways.
I want Silver Aluminum with Black band, SS or SG I don't care. If Apple won't allow this, reddit, bandswap, or another service will figure out how to do it. I believe.
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Nope. But you probably could return the Milanese loop in the box, for a refund, and then swap the Classic buckle for Milanese because I believe they are both $150 tier bands.
I want Silver Aluminum with Black band, SS or SG I don't care. If Apple won't allow this, reddit, bandswap, or another service will figure out how to do it. I believe.
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Nope. But you probably could return the Milanese loop in the box, for a refund, and then swap the Classic buckle for Milanese because I believe they are both $150 tier bands.