Applecare+ replacement question

[aliciadear]

I have an iphone 5 that has had a tough life. I've spilled drinks in it and dropped it in water and on the ground, but it still works, albeit slow and sometimes glitchy.

Here's my question. My applecare+ expires on the 24th and I want to use a replacement to get a fresh iphone 5 since I don't know when I'll want to use my upgrade and I'd like a less bogged down phone.

Do I need to destroy my phone in order for them to give me a replacement? The cost for replacement with my applecare+ is $50 I believe (I think it went up with the 5s) and I'm obviously willing to pay it.

Will I have problems getting it replaced the day before my applecare expires?

Thanks for any and all insight you can offer.

 

[KuchiKopi]

...... You're going to destroy your phone to get an AppleCare replacement?

 

[aliciadear]

Do I need to destroy it in order for them to let me pay the deductible for a new one? I may end up keeping the 5 for 2 more years and want to have a "fresh" one. Or will they just let me ask for a replacement because I find it slow and glitchy? My applecare+ expires in 2 days and if it decides to stop working in 3 days, I'll be SOL. I would like a phone that hasn't been dropped in water and had mimosa spilled up in it.

 

[Givmeabrek]

No problem. Just tell the truth that you dropped it in water and it's unreliable. It should be covered by AppleCare.

 

[McDaddio]

You should be honest and ethical.
Tell them that it is not performing and show them.

Purposely ruining the phone to get a replacement is dishonest and unethical.

 

[Shadowbech]

Instead of dropping it on purpose, just go to the apple store, tell them that your applecare + is about to expire and tell them that your phone has been glitchy and that you've done everything (restoring your phone and setting up as new) and that it's still glitchy.

 

[heisenberg123]

if you dropped it in water the water sensor would be red, thus a valid reason to pay for a replacement under applecare+