Do you let strangers or friends touch your iPad?

[iHeartsteve]

After comtemplating on whether buying apple care, I realized I'd only be buying it in case a friend or stranger drops my iPad. In the past I have never dropped or lost any of my electronics so in my mind if I do have to pay $299 replacement then I've still saved at least 2k of warranties over the years.

Then I thought, why Should I pay insurance for someone else's mistake? (I've had some crappy friends in the past who drop my things and don't pay for it)

I go to coffee shops a lot and I must be an approachable person bc every time I'm out, someone asks to see my iPad. I guess I should just say no?? I just feel the peer pressure of everyone watching me. One time I did say no and some stranger looked at me as if I was an assh*le. Lol

Do you let friends or strangers look at your iPad?

 

[Julien]

After comtemplating on whether buying apple care, I realized I'd only be buying it in case a friend or stranger drops my iPad. In the past I have never dropped or lost any of my electronics...

So because you have never dropped or lost guarantees you are incapable of or it won't happen to you?

 

[pure3d2]

After comtemplating on whether buying apple care, I realized I'd only be buying it in case a friend or stranger drops my iPad. In the past I have never dropped or lost any of my electronics so in my mind if I do have to pay $299 replacement then I've still saved at least 2k of warranties over the years.

Then I thought, I should I pay insurance for someone else's mistake? (I've had some crappy friends in the past who drop my things and don't pay for it)

I got coffee shops a lot and I must be an approachable person bc every time I'm out, someone asks to see my iPad. I guess I should just say no?? I just feel the peer pressure of everyone watching me. One time I did say no and some stranger looked at me as if I was an assh*le. Lol

Do you let friends or strangers look at your iPad?

If they are standing up? No. If they are sitting down on carpet, I'll let them touch it. You need to add this as a choice in your poll.

Which would you rather be toward someone you don't know: a nice guy with a broken iPad or an ****** with a non-broken iPad?

 

[iHeartsteve]

So because you have never dropped or lost guarantees you are incapable of or it won't happen to you?

No I'm not incapable of it by any means. I'm saying that if I drop this current iPad and have to shell out $299, this is first time and I've saved more money in the past by never buying a warranty bc by their grace of god nothing has happened, yet.

I'm sure I'll jinx myself now though

 

[poloponies]

No I'm not incapable of it by any means. I'm saying that if I drop this current iPad and have to shell out $299, this is first time and I've saved more money in the past by never buying a warranty bc by their grace of god nothing has happened, yet.

I'm sure I'll jinx myself now though

I take it you live alone?

 

[iHeartsteve]

I take it you live alone?

Live w my fiancé, no kids though. We both have our own iPads

 

[timothyjay]

Yes. It's one of the tools I use when I'm out to client meetings showing them samples of my photography.

I have my iPad in a case, and often, the clients are very careful with the iPad, some even not wanting to handle it themselves afraid they might damage it.

Never had a problem with it, except a crumb off of a pastry from Starbucks fell on it while a client was looking through my iPad... that bitch. (joking)

 

[Coltaine]

I am absolutely honest, no one touches my iPad, but me.
Not even my fiancée is getting closer to it than arm's length. I even bought her an iPad of her own, so I won't have to deal with her messing around with my iPad. Pretty sick, eh?
But this extends to all electronic devices I own, iMac, MBA, iPod. Of course, I couldn't buy her one of each, but I got her an 11" MBA.

I can't imagine a complete stranger messing around with my stuff.

In other aspects of my life, I am not like that. I wouldn't mind anyone driving my car.

But stay away from my electronics.

 

[iHeartsteve]

If they are standing up? No. If they are sitting down on carpet, I'll let them touch it. You need to add this as a choice in your poll.

Which would you rather be toward someone you don't know: a nice guy with a broken iPad or an ****** with a non-broken iPad?

Good point, it's soo hard saying no. Lol maybe I should practice.

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Yes. It's one of the tools I use when I'm out to client meetings showing them samples of my photography.

I have my iPad in a case, and often, the clients are very careful with the iPad, some even not wanting to handle it themselves afraid they might damage it.

Never had a problem with it, except a crumb off of a pastry from Starbucks fell on it while a client was looking through my iPad... that bitch. (joking)

I'm always glad when there's the person who doesn't want to touch my iPad. Lol

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I am absolutely honest, no one touches my iPad, but me.
Not even my fiancée is getting closer to it than arm's length. I even bought her an iPad of her own, so I won't have to deal with her messing around with my iPad. Pretty sick, eh?
But this extends to all electronic devices I own, iMac, MBA, iPod. Of course, I couldn't buy her one of each, but I got her an 11" MBA.

I can't imagine a complete stranger messing around with my stuff.

In other aspects of my life, I am not like that. I wouldn't mind anyone driving my car.

But stay away from my electronics.

This is pretty much how I feel over my electronics lol. Stationary things like desktops I'm not worried about either.

 

[Arid]

No, get your own!
In the same way, I would never ask anyone if I could play with theirs.

 

[nfl46]

I mean, I don't think I would let a "random" person walking down the street touch my iPad. I do have personal information on it, such as pictures and e-mails. But family and friends, sure! Same applies for my phone.

 

[applesith]

why would you ever elt a stranger handle your ipad even with insurance? that's a stupid an unnecessary thing to do.

 

[Beltane63]

My wife and my son are allowed to touch it - carefully

 

[LostSoul80]

No, get your own!
In the same way, I would never ask anyone if I could play with theirs.

Exactly. I'd never even try to ask something like that.

The "have insurance" in the poll makes no sense at all.

 

[Shrink]

I gotta tell you, all this touching stuff is beginning to get just a tad...um...strange!

 

[Burro99]

I mean, I don't think I would let a "random" person walking down the street touch my iPad. I do have personal information on it, such as pictures and e-mails. But family and friends, sure! Same applies for my phone.

Same here. I wouldn't have gotten one if I were afraid of it. If I trust someone enough to be in my house, I trust them with the objects in my house. If a person feels like a thing breaking is the end of the world, they probably shouldn't have the thing.

 

[Philthy84]

Family, friends, and co-workers sure I'll let them use it and play with it. But for a complete stranger to ask me like at a Starbucks, I'd have to say no as politely as possible. That or I turn around and ask if I could hold $730 of their money.

 

[TrentS]

Pay Up!

I'll let you "look" at mine, for a dollar.

 

[Menel]

Family, friends, and co-workers sure I'll let them use it and play with it. But for a complete stranger to ask me like at a Starbucks, I'd have to say no as politely as possible. That or I turn around and ask if I could hold $730 of their money.

This.

 

[brentsg]

I'm not sure why I'd be handing any stuff over to a complete stranger.

I can understand letting someone use a cell phone when their car is broken down or something, but what are they going to do with the iPad that's important.. book emergency movie tickets?

 

[rocknblogger]

Friends and family, yes. Strangers, no.

 

[John55455]

No one touches my iPad or any of my electronics for that matter.
It makes me cringe when other people touch my Apple products.

 

[imbogus1]

Hell NO !

 

[ninaco]

The only other person who's touched mine is my sister - on Easter Sunday. I wouldn't let her use it again. She held it carelessly & I was scared she'd drop it even though it was in a case.

For me, the iPad was a big splurge. I don't see myself letting anyone else touch it. Ever.

 

[ewo1992]

I don't let anyone use it.....