seems stupid that only ONE reseller in the whole of australia has this box...and why AUS? there are many better places in the world to send the iphone to...i.e my house 
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Australian Resellers Receive Mysterious Boxes
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seems stupid that only ONE reseller in the whole of australia has this box...and why AUS? there are many better places in the world to send the iphone to...i.e my house
New Apple store (the first in Australia) opening on June 19, iPhone announced for multiple carriers...of course, being in Australia I'm automatically guessing Apple wanted to send the box to me and only me, they merely got the address on the label wrong.
Oh, and about the label supposedly having to be on the side...not necessarily. I'm another that can raise my hand at having received many packages with the label placed over the opening of the box (in fact, I cannot recall a time when that hasn't happened).
I was leaning against it and sitting in my chair. Yes, my dog seemed happier. It was awkward. And as a side note, to everyone, I just finished my fake label like the one on the box, and it looks exactly the same, plus an addition
At any rate, I'll try to find a box, then post a pic later.
NB: I'm the other MacTalk Australia admin.
Not on the side in Australia for that size of box, send by signed courier. Actually, for that matter, I've rarely received packages, even from overseas, that had labels and con-notes on the side. It preferably goes on the top for Australian couriers. Yes, they are going to deliver it, because missing box = police investigation and fired driver (I used to work with couriers). Apple & the company that handles the movement of their stock probably requested confirmation for all the deliveries. Anyway, you can't see the sides of that box, have you noticed?
Uhh, yeah, because the photo is taken at an angle using an iPhone (ironically).
It wasn't photoshopped (aside from the black boxes) just like Anthony (decryption) who runs MacTalk, along with myself, isn't going to utterly destroy MacTalk's reputation by making stuff up. You're entitled to think otherwise, though. Incidentally, the photo was taken a day before it was posted. There wasn't originally a plan to post a box as news. People seem to find boxes from Apple, shiny or brown, entertaining it seems.
As for nonsense, that's what 99% of the internet is. Yes, we don't really need pictures of brown boxes, but it's been a slow week, it's broken the monotony. Anyway, what would YOU do if a mate was receiving brown boxes under NDA a couple of days before WWDC?
The recipient of the box absolutely refused to open it, even if it wasn't to be photographed. Apple would have hunted both them and us down if we had.
They do regularly. That's why an Apple store can open up the next day after WWDC or Macworld with new products. As someone in the know how scary Apple's NDA's are.
There are plenty of people who don't have the slightest comprehension of the logistics involved, the situation with Apple in Australia, the third parties involved and a bunch of other factors. That's normal though.
Thanks for the entertainment.
Not on the side in Australia for that size of box, send by signed courier. Actually, for that matter, I've rarely received packages, even from overseas, that had labels and con-notes on the side. It preferably goes on the top for Australian couriers. Yes, they are going to deliver it, because missing box = police investigation and fired driver (I used to work with couriers). Apple & the company that handles the movement of their stock probably requested confirmation for all the deliveries. Anyway, you can't see the sides of that box, have you noticed?
Uhh, yeah, because the photo is taken at an angle using an iPhone (ironically).
It wasn't photoshopped (aside from the black boxes) just like Anthony (decryption) who runs MacTalk, along with myself, isn't going to utterly destroy MacTalk's reputation by making stuff up. You're entitled to think otherwise, though. Incidentally, the photo was taken a day before it was posted. There wasn't originally a plan to post a box as news. People seem to find boxes from Apple, shiny or brown, entertaining it seems.
As for nonsense, that's what 99% of the internet is. Yes, we don't really need pictures of brown boxes, but it's been a slow week, it's broken the monotony. Anyway, what would YOU do if a mate was receiving brown boxes under NDA a couple of days before WWDC?
The recipient of the box absolutely refused to open it, even if it wasn't to be photographed. Apple would have hunted both them and us down if we had.
They do regularly. That's why an Apple store can open up the next day after WWDC or Macworld with new products. As someone in the know how scary Apple's NDA's are.
There are plenty of people who don't have the slightest comprehension of the logistics involved, the situation with Apple in Australia, the third parties involved and a bunch of other factors. That's normal though.
Thanks for the entertainment.
TO all those people indignantly insisting that only an idiot would post a photo of a box with the label on the bottom, who said it was on the bottom?
Looks like it's on the top to me.
And what's wrong with putting it on the top? I just got a bunch of stuff from Amazon in a similarly sized box - with the label on top. In fact every time I get something that sort of size the label is on top. It's the logical place to put it, especially if it's delicate, as the label can be read without tilting the box onto it's side or lifting it up to head height. Plus the label will be ripped when the box opened, providing absolute evidence of tampering.
Looks like it's on the top to me.
And what's wrong with putting it on the top? I just got a bunch of stuff from Amazon in a similarly sized box - with the label on top. In fact every time I get something that sort of size the label is on top. It's the logical place to put it, especially if it's delicate, as the label can be read without tilting the box onto it's side or lifting it up to head height. Plus the label will be ripped when the box opened, providing absolute evidence of tampering.
lol yeah, coz something THAT cool they'd definitely send out to Re-Sellers in Australia and risk an almost certain cat-out-of-bag moment ahead of the unveiling...
It's some display 3G iPhones, everyone knows they're coming next week. Chillax, people.
i just hope its got one of these sexy babies in it:
http://www.apple-style.com/laboratory/pict_08iphone_0805.html
Tempting, but like myself waiting to open presents on xmas, even though I know what I am getting, sometimes waiting just makes it that much better.
this is really some cool design.... thanks for sharing
Give me a break, they would not send a package that early to a reseller. I am aware that stores get product before hand (duh) in order to open stores. These things are done in the dead of night generally. There is still nothing here to suggest to me that it's real.
This happened with Halo 3 I think ... some people at Argos got into big trouble.
A little bit of rounding wouldn't hurt, but I much prefer the design of that phone to the one we'll see in the future.
I was working at a game retailer at the time. They would have murdered us if we even looked at it funny. Didn't stop us from sneaking a peek *cough, I think we accidentally got French versions, better check, cough*
European resellers receive mysterious letters
OMG!!! I just got this in. At least one Apple reseller in Brussels received similar mysterious mail this morning. It's not a box but an envelope, see picture.
Although the envelope is very thin my sources confirm that the enveloppe actually contains the new version op the iPhone which is in fact much more slimmer then originally thought. You can see clearly see that this is not a hoax because Steve Jobs himself sent the letter! I also weighs very little looking at the postage stamp.
We also got a picture of the envelope as it was being delivered by the mailman in attach. Rumor goes his name is Freddy and he knows a guy that knows a guy that actually heard from another guy that the new iPhone also contains a built in pepper spray. However, this I cannot confirm.
OMG!!! I just got this in. At least one Apple reseller in Brussels received similar mysterious mail this morning. It's not a box but an envelope, see picture.
Although the envelope is very thin my sources confirm that the enveloppe actually contains the new version op the iPhone which is in fact much more slimmer then originally thought. You can see clearly see that this is not a hoax because Steve Jobs himself sent the letter! I also weighs very little looking at the postage stamp.
We also got a picture of the envelope as it was being delivered by the mailman in attach. Rumor goes his name is Freddy and he knows a guy that knows a guy that actually heard from another guy that the new iPhone also contains a built in pepper spray. However, this I cannot confirm.
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why did it take you so long to do this label? Some could do this in one minute flat.
I'd like to see that. And besides, it was a typo. The 6 is right next to the 1! A common mistake.
Yes, but it's for Australia, so the bottom of the box in the Northern hemisphere would be the top of the box down under...right??
That or it's not the next greatest thing!
Is poking a hole and inserting an endoscope considered "opening" the box?
If someone poked a hole in you and inserted an endoscope, would you be pissed? So, just don't open it....