Apple's Polishing Cloth and AirPods 3 Now Available for Same-Day Pickup at Select Apple Stores

[djstile]

Imagine unironically buying the "Polishing Cloth 1" instead of the "Polishing Cloth 2 Pro Max."

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Waiting for iJustine’s level 10 of happiness and excitement review of the cloth before I pick it up. Also curious when ifixit will give us a repair score for it.

I remember the 'Will It Blend' videos (do they still do those?). What I want to know is will it snag, or pill... First world problems...

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Imagine unironically buying the "Polishing Cloth 1" instead of the "Polishing Cloth 2 Pro Max."

And skipping AppleCare. It seems to be mandatory for that thing...

 

[technole]

Remember when the iMac included a cloth with the instructions.

Now you gotta add the cleaning cloth right when you upgrade your MBP power brick. Apple thrist for ancillary sales never goes away

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I just keep thinking that they dropped their entire line of wireless access points. And brought out a polishing cloth.

I just don't get it. Yikes...

 

[You are the One]

Should be included in the air fare for the M1 ship

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Remember when the iMac included a cloth with the instructions.

Now you gotta add the cleaning cloth right when you upgrade your MBP power brick. Apple thrist for ancillary sales never goes away

Did a couple of the iPods come with wipes too? Or was it an iPhone.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

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Should be included in the air fare for the M1 ship

Hitchhikers!!! Loved that movie, and especially the books!!! Don't forget your peril sensitive sunglasses!!!

Don't Panic!

Yeah, do not forget your Official Apple Polishing Towel... Don't leave home without it...

 

[T Coma]

Typical Day for a MacRumors' Employee

- Get to the office at 9:06
- Man the traffic was brutal
- All hands meeting at 10:30 to discuss lunchroom etiquette
- Meeting with HR on pronouns
- Distribution of new M1Max MacBooks to all employees
- All hands meeting at 1:30 to discuss parking lot etiquette
- Employee of the Month award
- Maybe next month
- Write 1,000 words on Apple Polishing Cloth
- MacRumors publishes it
- Chat with the new girl in Accounting
- Quick half hour of Fortnight
- Write 1,000 words on Technology's Impact on Society
- MacRumors discards it
- Prepare Performance Reviews for your 10 direct reports
- Order new iPhones (13 Pro, 13, and sure an SE)
- Fill out expense account for new iPhones
- Leave at 4:30 to beat rush hour

Sounds sweet - where do I send my résumé?

 

[R3k]

Typical Day for a MacRumors' Employee

- Get to the office at 9:06
- Man the traffic was brutal
- All hands meeting at 10:30 to discuss lunchroom etiquette
- Meeting with HR on pronouns
- Distribution of new M1Max MacBooks to all employees
- All hands meeting at 1:30 to discuss parking lot etiquette
- Employee of the Month award
- Maybe next month
- Write 1,000 words on Apple Polishing Cloth
- MacRumors publishes it
- Chat with the new girl in Accounting
- Quick half hour of Fortnight
- Write 1,000 words on Technology's Impact on Society
- MacRumors discards it
- Prepare Performance Reviews for your 10 direct reports
- Order new iPhones (13 Pro, 13, and sure an SE)
- Fill out expense account for new iPhones
- Leave at 4:30 to beat rush hour

Who do you expect does all the work? Dobby the house elf?

 

[Alonzo84]

But where are the leather sleeves that fit the new MacBook Pros?

 

[5883662]

I’m so tempted to ask my business account rep what volume pricing I could get.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Who do you expect does all the work? Dobby the house elf?

Someone gave him an Apple iPod Sock...

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I’m so tempted to ask my business account rep what volume pricing I could get.

It's Apple. Educational pricing is probably a generous $18.49...

 

[jon9091]

The delivery of my Apple Cleaning cloth just got delayed until tomorrow. ?

 

[bushman4]

If it polishes out the microscrstches on the screen it could be good. I don’t think so
But then again why would Apple call it a polishing cloth

 

[TrevorR90]

This is the same cloth that came with my Pro XDR display.

We are only supposed to use that specific cloth to clean our nano displays and if we lost the cloth, we had to contact Apple to get another one and pay $19. I've had to do this as not to risk damaging my display coating with a generic microfiber towel.

This is just a GUESS, but I'm going to assume perhaps they put this available because enough people were contacting customer support to order the cloth to replace their old ones.


It definitely does not feel like a regular microfiber towel. Its a ton more softer.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

What does this "special magic material" do that any other good quality microfiber doesn't? Or is this a case of The Emperor's New Cloths?

From videos it seems to be thicker than most microfiber cloths and pretty good quality (maybe not $20 worth, but still). I guess there is a market for those who want to make sure their multi-thousand dollars screen are guaranteed to be cleaned without any unintentional problems.

 

[rum0rm0nger]

Seriously, I wonder if it is any good (like, really good) at removing fingerprints etc, without the use of any kind of cleaning liquid.
That would be very useful, actually.

Also, I wonder if it is washable. (That would suit the "sustainable Apple" narrative really well).

I use a highly proprietary cleaning liquid - condensation from my breath.

 

[ellsworth]

Jokes aside, what do you guys use to clean your macbook screens? My 2019 16 macbook pro screen is filthy..

I've been using this stuff for 20+ years now and it's always done a great job with cleaning all of my e- and i- devices.
At one point, it cost $20, came with an 8oz bottle of non-harse cleaning solution, traveling wipes and a large double-sided microfiber cloth.

 

[theorist9]

But wet polishing isn't good either. (I remember getting a small metal particle on my Treo phone, and the stylus picked it up, and wow did it leave a scratch! Steve was right to want to avoid styli. I stratched the hell out of a pair of sunglasses even after dousing them with glass cleaner juice. Suckage happens)

I never scratched my glasses when cleaning them. A couple of decades ago I remember seeing my optician after about 8 years wearing a single pair of glasses (this would have been before plastic lenses had fancy scratch-resistant coatings), and she was shocked at how pristine the lenses looked. I explained that I only cleaned them with soap and warm running water. I ran the water over them first to remove the bigger grit particles, and then only pressed very lightly at first with the soap while under the faucet in case there were any left, before rubbing more vigorously.

Obviously you can't do that with a computer screen, but I apply the same progressive approach, using wet cleaning cloths applied very lightly, and then new wet cloths applied more strongly if there are still spots left.

 

[Motionblurrr]

I've been using this stuff for 20+ years now and it's always done a great job with cleaning all of my e- and i- devices.
At one point, it cost $20, came with an 8oz bottle of non-harse cleaning solution, traveling wipes and a large double-sided microfiber cloth.
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I still have the cloths that came with it. I wonder if the Apple cloth is similar to the big blue chamois cloth that came in this kit. It was different than the microfiber it came with and it was much softer.

If it is, then I have the next best thing and it's larger!

I actually bought a bottle of iKlear last year and it's almost halfway used. Amazing stuff!

 

[Milennia]

Just picked this up at the store alongside my 14 inch
The guy didn't even know it existed and I basically said I was buying it for the memes lmao, It's a high quality cleaning cloth, not much else to say

Only going to use it for my new machine probably

 

[currrr]

Is it just me or are the cloths suddenly unavailable for store pickup again worldwide?

 

[DribbleCastle]

Waiting for iJustine’s level 10 of happiness and excitement review of the cloth before I pick it up. Also curious when ifixit will give us a repair score for it.

I think very little financial incentive for iFixit to say good things about the cloth. Guessing they'll sell an alternative no matter how good it may or may not be.