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Brikk Launches Pre-Orders for Diamond-Studded iPhone 7 Models Costing Up to $1.3 Million
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Comparable does not equal relative.
You are judging someone for spending a lot of money on an iPhone case when you have no idea about that person or their life or charitable donations. To a lot of people a $600 Apple Watch is very decadent and wasteful also.
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It does? Do you really know how someone who would buy this case spends their money? Do you know how much money they donated to charity in the last year? You don't. You are just being judgmental and trying to tell people who have a lot of money how they should spend it.
Doesn't matter. It would be even worse if a wealthy individual bought this case and only donated money just to try and offset things. If you don't want this type of stereotype to be around, these products should cease to exist.
Less than two months before Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 7 lineup, Los Angeles-based luxury accessory maker Brikk has announced that it is now accepting pre-orders for diamond-studded and other customized versions of the smartphones, with prices ranging between $4,295 and $1.3 million.
Brikk's mockups for its Lux iPhone 7 appear to be based on leaked photos and schematics of the purported 5.5-inch iPhone 7 with a dual-lens camera system, and it also advertises other rumored iPhone 7 Plus features such as a faster A10 processor, 3GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of flash storage.
Brikk describes the Lux iPhone 7 as "the most opulent iPhone the world has ever seen," and offers three different collections:
- Standard: 10 different color options with multiple diamond logo choices. Scratch resistant matte or glossy finishes. Prices start at $4,295.
- Deluxe: 24 carat yellow gold, 18 carat pink gold, and 950 platinum options with Heptagon-shaped engravings and French enamel accents.
- Bespoke: Fully customized designs between the customer and head Brikk designer Cyrus Blacksmith. Up to 60 carats of diamonds. Priced up to $1.3 million.
Brikk states that each iPhone is disassembled, hand polished, prepared, and then plated with five layers of various metals and two layers of either 24 carat yellow gold, 18 karat pink gold, or 950 platinum. The iPhone is then reassembled and the precious metals are certified using laser and x-ray testing equipment.
The customized iPhone is then packaged in a custom Zero Halliburton case with a carbon fiber and suede leather interior, with the user manual and all standard accessories included in the box. All models come with a diamond-embedded certificate of authenticity and Brikk's sapphire glass screen protector.
Deluxe versions include Brikk's customized gold studio headphones, and other Lux-branded accessories will also be available, such as a matching gold and diamond power bank, car charger, world charger, and desktop dock. Each Lux iPhone 7, assembled in Los Angeles, includes a 1-year warranty.
Prospective buyers can fill out a form on Brikk's website to receive a Lux iPhone 7 catalog and price guide for pre-ordering. A deposit of an unspecific amount is required for pre-orders. Brikk expects to begin shipments 3-4 weeks after Apple officially releases the iPhone 7, which is expected to be introduced in September.
Brikk also offers the Lux iPhone 6s and Lux Watch, a diamond-studded Apple Watch that costs up to $75,000. See real-life photos on Instagram.
Article Link: Brikk Launches Pre-Orders for Diamond-Studded iPhone 7 Models Costing Up to $1.3 Million
Dear Brikk,
Bespoke = British English
Custom = American English
Stop trying to sound "fancy" in order to sell your hideous products.
Bespoke = British English
Custom = American English
Stop trying to sound "fancy" in order to sell your hideous products.
I didn't say comparable equals relative, I just used the two words in the same paragraph...
It's clear that you don't have an adequate enough grasp of human behaviour to make useful input to this conversation, so we'll leave it at that.
So you would outlaw products like these then?
Any other products we should make sure nobody is allowed to sell so people like you don't associate negative stereotypes with their owners?
What test do you propose for people that both make substantial charity donations and buy frivolous things? (Im sure you will also want to be the arbiter of what constitutes "substantial" and "frivolous" too).
Do you really think that there is some reasonable way of measuring whether a charity donation is not just guilt money paid out for the privilege of not feeling guilty of spending one's own money on some personal luxury?
Maybe the person has to make their substantial charity drop before ever buying something for themselves? (But I suppose there would be folks there to claim that a prospective donation is just a sign of trying to preemptively trying to forestall guilt or criticism.)
Can't wait to go pokemon hunting with one of these in my gold plated stretch hummer. KAT just got shut down so I should be getting a few more royalty cheques than usual too.
Because as a wealthy person you have a responsibility towards people in society who are struggling with their lives. That simple. But as a responsible person you wouldn't waste your money on something stupid like this in first place...
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Wealth doesn't grow on trees. All the money must come form somewhere. It finds it's way to the wealthy in all kinds of ways from other people. Saying "it is my money" while somebody in front of you is e.g. starving is selfish to the max.
How do you know that the original poster is not doing something already to support people in need? If not with money, maybe with volunteer work...
Why not?
Or Americans do do what the Chinese are doing and smashing iPhones out of a display of "patriotic nationalism", oddly since the Chinese actually make those products in question:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36842660
Good luck in determining if Apple is American or Chinese as each country's citizens keeps claiming the company is a ___ company where "____" means "Chinese" or "American" depending on which citizens says it, even though the company is really multinational and has allegiance to both and neither.)