g8bo
macrumors member
thank you! now I finally believe that these parcels aren't just faked boxes..
... and that the WWDC will get really exciting!
Australian Resellers Receive Mysterious Boxes
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thank you! now I finally believe that these parcels aren't just faked boxes..
... and that the WWDC will get really exciting!
bitslap47
macrumors 6502a
If you are legit, you should obscure the barcode. It is readable and can track back to you.
decimortis
macrumors 6502a
Something bad will happen if you open the hatch, err box.
It will be a 3G iPhone that automatically takes your picture then dials Steve's phone and starts a video chat so he can see the next person to make down on his list.
He'll nod, the screen goes blank and you have 108 minutes to get your affairs in order.
It will be a 3G iPhone that automatically takes your picture then dials Steve's phone and starts a video chat so he can see the next person to make down on his list.
He'll nod, the screen goes blank and you have 108 minutes to get your affairs in order.
thank you! now I finally believe that these parcels aren't just faked boxes..
... and that the WWDC will get really exciting!
LOL Apple won't do that. Look at the pictures... it looks so cheap... like a bad photo shop job...
Why don't they just open it.
No one will know who opened it. You could even blame it on someone droping it and the box breaking open.
I doubt there is a phone in there but if there is real information about the new iPhone how could you possibly resist it?
Then again its probably OSX material that no one cares about!
No one will know who opened it. You could even blame it on someone droping it and the box breaking open.
I doubt there is a phone in there but if there is real information about the new iPhone how could you possibly resist it?
Then again its probably OSX material that no one cares about!
bartelby
macrumors Core
You've got some will power if that box remains closed until the specified time!
The box I have is taped pretty well. I tried flexing the box a bit and it's sturdy, so it wouldn't be believable that it would break open from a dropping. I'd love to open the box, however the ramifications of doing so are quite large. I'd rather wait until I'm allowed to open it and continue to be among the first to receive new products from Apple than open the box a few days early and have them pull that privilege from me.
Sooooooo hard not to rip it open though.
g8bo
macrumors member
not everything is made up by PS, but you can easily fake that parcel in real, than take a picture of it....
Peace
Cancelled
Any manager knows full well that it's not to be opened until after the keynote so if it's real the manager isn't going to open it at midnight. They would wait until the keynote time.
As for the post about being a "tester of Apple hardware"
Get real man. I've opened boxes from Apple's prototype dept. before and I can guarantee you there is never that much white paper all over it.
Prototype equipment comes in a plain brown box with a small label on it. Period.
You do have a fairly good printer though.
As for the size of the original box. It could very well hold 8-10 iPhones.
bacaramac
macrumors 65816
OMG, you guys seriously believe this guy. WOW, that is deep. As you can see he printed the labels and applied tape to apply on box.
We are talking about Apple here, IF they did do this they would do it in style. It would look a lot better then these crappy boxes with labels applied every which way.
Hey post your credit card receipt so we can see what Apple product you purchased in the last year. My guess is a mighty mouse, that box is about the size of the one I got.
Mr Maui
macrumors 65816
So ... if real ... which it is not ... Apple would deliver to Australia on Tuesday morning, which is after the Keynote on Monday by a few hours. Think people ... think. I can't believe there are hundreds of posts over a really bad mock-up.
bitslap47
macrumors 6502a
That's why i said obscure the barcode. I am able to scan it off of the computer screen with a Symbol handheld.
Mr Maui
macrumors 65816
Holy crap! I just checked my mail box and I got one too! Check it out. I'm certainly going to wait. I don't care what you guys tell me!
Even a stupid person can tell you don't need photoshop for this one. LOL
That's why i said obscure the barcode. I am able to scan it off of the computer screen with a Symbol handheld.
Good call. I obscured the barcodes as well.
Arran
macrumors 603
I'm not buying it. No company would advertise the confidential nature of the contents on the OUTSIDE of the box. It just screams "Steal me".
They would ship it in an anonymous brown box - possibly with an anonymous PO box return address. Inside that box would be another box (or a time-locked safe
) prominently covered in the NDA warnings, etc, etc.Even at that, I can't believe they'd just Fedex an unannounced product.
I'm not buying it. No company would advertise the confidential nature of the contents on the OUTSIDE of the box. It just screams "Steal me".
They would ship it in an anonymous brown box - possibly with an anonymous PO box return address. Inside that box would be another box (or a time-locked safe
Even at that, I can't believe they'd just Fedex an unannounced product.
Fedex is fairly secure, as the package is registered and has other protections. I had to show photo ID and sign a special delivery form which gets sent back to Apple.
Peace
Cancelled
I'm not buying it. No company would advertise the confidential nature of the contents on the OUTSIDE of the box. It just screams "Steal me".
They would ship it in an anonymous brown box - possibly with an anonymous PO box return address. Inside that box would be another box (or a time-locked safe
Even at that, I can't believe they'd just Fedex an unannounced product.
You are correct. Not only that but since it's going to a manager of a reseller that person is already under a NDA and there would be no need to place a huge white piece of paper saying NDA.
But who knows. Apple does work in strange ways at times. Especially around WWDC time. This may well be underground advertising.
radiogod69
macrumors member
Is there some sort of credibility you can provide to your claim? It seems very legit. How did they distribute the original product of the edge iPhone last year? (prior to release)
Arran
macrumors 603
Interesting theory. Didn't an Apple insider suddenly appear here just before the release of AppleTV Take 2? He was an engineer, mind you. Seemed quite credible IIRC.
I can just imagine the Apple IP protection dept snickering at us as, while they tease and torture us with an empty cardboard box
I love this site.
Mr Maui
macrumors 65816
Why? Apple's NDA does not say a received box cannot be shown. It's the products or materials it contains, otherwise you'd have to blindfold all DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc employees who might see the box.