Apple's New $19 Polishing Cloth is Sold Out Until Late November

[44267547]

It saw that it was available minutes after the Apple store came back online but I'm not sure about the shipping date timeframe since my custom order pushed out to 3-4 weeks to begin with.

Apple under-promises—>Over-delivers. That’s been their motto for years, even though they give you a further projected date, you’ll likely receive it sooner than the estimate time. But then again, given supplier constraints with logistics that’s affecting almost every vendor, it might be variable.

 

[DarthDon]

Will be a apple care plan for that?

 

[Spock1234]

I’ll pass, gen 1 products are prone to catastrophic failures. Let the others beta test this and get gen 2.

Yeah, I can’t afford to have my cleaning cloth crash on me!

 

[macduke]

I’m holding out for the space black colorway.

This cloth hurts my eyes.

 

[Kulfon]

I found a better deal as the cloth I am getting has a notch and is better suited for the MBP

 

[dwaite]

I'm not ashamed at all for ordering one. It makes a ShamWow look like a ShamMeh.

 

[dejanh]

14-day return policy still applies so why not give it a test drive. Maybe it will surprise us 🙂

 

[markrath]

A million jokes will be made..... but do people know if this was actually available yesterday for earlier shipping. Like in October? I remember it already being at the end of November yesterday when people first started talking about it. If not, feels like a filler post to get some eyeballs and commenting.

And how many were there to start with? Having 2 and selling out is not near as impressive as having 1,000,000 and selling out.

 

[SFjohn]

It not only polishes your computer, it polishes you off… (the DNA you leave on the computer screen)

 

[one more]

Oh, that irresistible pull of the Polishing Cloth! 😋 While Apple seem to have underestimated its wild success with the US public, true Polishing Cloth affectionados can take a trip to Europe where this little marvel can still be found around 18-26 November. Hurry, for it is so soft and awesome! /s

 

[twisted panties]

?

 

[yabeweb]

Slap an Apple logo and the sheep would buy anything.

Seriously, 19$ for a small cloth? I mean yayy for my stock investment, but it really shows the state of mind people are in.

Next, no warranty if you cleaned your display with 3rd party cloths.

 

[fullfast]

Well I wanted one so badly I bought a new Volvo car as it came with the same cloth to clean the screen in the middle 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I also went for the upgrade that added a clear sealable bag to stop it getting dirty....overall cost $95k 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

 

[Jony Ive and Co.]

Can't wait for the reviews.....

by iJustine - "OMG this is the best cloth ever!!!!"

Or by Jon Prosser. Oh wait, he wouldn't be able to publish a review cuz he would have already used the cloth to wipe his a$$ on the toilet seat.

 

[emulator]

I was just telling a friend yesterday that, back when I got a 3rd generation iPod in 2003, it came with (words that would never be associated with Apple today) a dock, an attachable remote, a carry case with belt clip-on, and extra ear cushions along with the device, charging cable, power adapter, and earbuds. It's almost disgraceful that they actually sell this rag for $19, and am surprised that they already sold all the twenty five that they produced.

It was also $500 in 2003 money, you just pay everything separately these days. But none the less, I get your point! 👍

And the $700 Mac Pro Wheels kit is still around.

 

[Abazigal]

I have no more rebuttal to those claiming that people will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.

 

[SFjohn]

Funny thought: “Did Bill Gates buy up all the Apple clothes to wipe his rich A$$ on?”

 

[Shirasaki]

Brilliant move by apple.

Despite all the ridicule, they'll still probably sell a million units a year; when you consider that it's nearly entirely profit, that's another 20M or so to their bottom line.


I'm pretty sure there's a product manager tasked with combing through their spare parts & accessories list to work out what else they could sell directly for a huge markup.

For a second I thought even if apple prices this at $99 people are gonna still buy this like crazy despite it might be just the damn same $5 cloth you can get from target right now (in stock) and have more Color options.

 

[Shirasaki]

And this is why apple feels comfortable charging $19 for a single cleaning cloth.

In fact, they could’ve charged $99 and apple can still sold out them in a minute.

 

[Davelfc]

A fool and their money….

 

[Macintosh101]

A fool and their money….

Was literally about to post the same thing 😂

 

[Shirasaki]

As a shareholder of Apple, I am very happy. It would be even better if Apple also sells the isopropyl alcohol solution as a bundle.

Oh yeah, only $199 for a pack of two. Apple certified cleaning solution. Using any other solution cleaning your device will instantly void device warranty and counts as accidental damage on AppleCare.

 

[MiloCody]

Are we going to get 5 minute youtube reviews on this?

 

[orthorim]

Wow, how many did they have in stock? 20??

They polled Mac sites and found that 99% of the forum members hated it, so they only produced a few.

Then reality kicked in and everyone actually wants it.

I paid $10 for a polishing cloth and it's not even original....

 

[mxrider88]

IRONIC, i was about to press add to cart for 2 pieces ...and it was out of stock and after 1 minute, this article shows up
Macrumors are spying on me?! how they do it?

Just look at how many trackers MacRumors uses! LOL