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Dropped my 3G

thechidz said:
important lesson learned here. do not post any thought of ripping off apple on this site unless you are ready to get flamed😛
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Very true. I'd get the death penalty for the stuff I have done in my life if posted on these forums. ;P
 
Oh come on people.

Do you guys actually know how much it costs for Apple to make an IPhone? I don't remember exactly but it was under $99. The least they could do is replace a ****ing IPhone with warranty. IPhone is $199-$299, they make you sign a 2 year contract which ends up cost minimum $1440.
 
marksman said:
I am for personal responsbility and I think Apple's return policy is one of the reasons their products are much more expensive then their competition, but what is one to do. Everyone has this sense of entitlement and lack of personal responsibility.

I don't know that I could ever break something and then take it back and ask for a clean exchange. I just could not live with myself for doing it, because I broke it and I should accept the responsibility and consequences of it. This is a fundamental part of growing up in the world. When we get out of the stage where Mommy and Daddy make everything right for us. That is essentially what people are doing running to Apple to right their wrongs. They are looking for someone else to fix their messes, thus further retarding their ability to grow up. These forums and other like it though, pound this idea into people that it is not only okay but it is what is expected of you when you break your own equipment.
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Thank you. I had really feared that this sort of mentality had died with Ayn Rand. By the way, if you have never read Atlas Shrugged, go read it as soon as you can. You would love it. I also recommend it to anyone else. It's the most influential book I have ever read.
To the original person: Learn how to take responsibility for your actions. To be honest, typing that statement made me feel as though I was speaking to a toddler. Please show some maturity.
 
I'm saying the least they could do is do some type of accidental damage included in the warranty that covers like accidental damage once.
 
haha, it's funny how some of you feel sorry for apple. That company is getting greedier and greedier and although I love most of their products, they are making wayyy too much money for what's offered. I hope you do get a new one, makes for some nice and cheap refurbished models later on.

Have any of you owned ipods such as the ipod when it had just aquired the colour screen? that thing came with video cables, headphones, the dock, wall adapter, blah blah blah. these days I'm surprised ipods/iphones come with any sort of accessory, it's like we should feel glad to only have a usb cable and a garbage pair of headphones. Them iphone loosing a dock was a greedy and anal move.

We pay for the service, so I think you should get a new phone if it's making rattling noises after two weeks of use. It was in a case, seems like poor build quality to me. I've dropped many phones and that's never happened to them.
 
inukami: While that would be nice, the fact is that Apple doesn't offer such a warranty, and the OP needs to to take responsibility for his actions. He was talking about severely damaging his iPhone in order to take advantage of their warranty and get a free iPhone. I and the other members are merely asking the OP to display some personal responsibility, rather than trying to evade the consequences of his actions and shifting the negative effects of his actions onto someone else.
 
swingerofbirch said:
From Arrested Development:

Lindsay: Well, they expect a certain amount of theft, Michael. It's built into the price. If I didn't take it, then people would be overpaying for nothing.
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I guess that makes it ok then? Don't think so. If it weren't for dishonest people, they wouldn't have this built in. Way to go with the status quo.
 
Inukami said:
Oh come on people.

Do you guys actually know how much it costs for Apple to make an IPhone? I don't remember exactly but it was under $99. The least they could do is replace a ****ing IPhone with warranty. IPhone is $199-$299, they make you sign a 2 year contract which ends up cost minimum $1440.
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Come on??? Are you serious? Apple should replace the phone if it is Apple's fault. Not being able to hold on to your phone and dropping it is not in the warranty. It doesn't matter if it cost them 2 cents to make. He broke it, he needs to replace it. It is not Apple's responsibility? WTF are you thinking and Where the F**K are you from. If it were the manufacturers responsibility to replace everything that we broke, they'd run out of business in a matter of weeks. You are part of the problem.
 
murc585 said:
haha, it's funny how some of you feel sorry for apple. That company is getting greedier and greedier and although I love most of their products, they are making wayyy too much money for what's offered. I hope you do get a new one, makes for some nice and cheap refurbished models later on.

Have any of you owned ipods such as the ipod when it had just aquired the colour screen? that thing came with video cables, headphones, the dock, wall adapter, blah blah blah. these days I'm surprised ipods/iphones come with any sort of accessory, it's like we should feel glad to only have a usb cable and a garbage pair of headphones. Them iphone loosing a dock was a greedy and anal move.

We pay for the service, so I think you should get a new phone if it's making rattling noises after two weeks of use. It was in a case, seems like poor build quality to me. I've dropped many phones and that's never happened to them.
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I feel like you're making too much money, I think that means I can steal things from you and you won't notice/care. Hope you keep your doors locked.
 
Just bring the damn thing back and try to get it replaced

Everyone on this forum will mock you for doing so but 90% of them (whether they admit it or not and I am sure everyone will swear left and right they wouldn't) would do the same thing
 
matteo550 said:
i can always make it not work to get a new one is what im saying.
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make it not work? i hope the specialist you deals with tells you to buy a new one of leave

as it's been said multiple times in this thread

unless steve jobs came to your house, grabbed your phone, and smashed it on the ground he owes you nothing


if you backed your car into a telephone pole and it made a big dent would you total your car to collect the insurance money for a new car?

i hate you
 
andyblila said:
Come on??? Are you serious? Apple should replace the phone if it is Apple's fault. Not being able to hold on to your phone and dropping it is not in the warranty. It doesn't matter if it cost them 2 cents to make. He broke it, he needs to replace it. It is not Apple's responsibility? WTF are you thinking and Where the F**K are you from. If it were the manufacturers responsibility to replace everything that we broke, they'd run out of business in a matter of weeks. You are part of the problem.
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Your thread contradicts itself a few times. Are you sure you quoted the right person cause i don't know wtf you're talking about lol.
 
I see myself asking nicely to see if they can help with the situation but there is no way that I would ever further sabotage the product so that it appeared to be defective (cheat, lie, be a general ass hat) and argue entitlement for a replacement.
 
Inukami said:
Oh come on people.

Do you guys actually know how much it costs for Apple to make an IPhone? I don't remember exactly but it was under $99. The least they could do is replace a ****ing IPhone with warranty. IPhone is $199-$299, they make you sign a 2 year contract which ends up cost minimum $1440.
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lol it doesnt matter how much it costs apple to make it AT ALL

the point is he is trying to scam apple. being a stockholder of apple why would i be happy with this? please tell me

he broke it so his fault not apple's. deal with it
 
Inukami said:
Your thread contradicts itself a few times. Are you sure you quoted the right person cause i don't know wtf you're talking about lol.
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I'll tell you what I am talking about. I am a stockholder. By suggesting that we replace an item that he broke, you are in fact affecting my financial well being. By suggesting that it's alright for him to try and trick Apple into replacing it, because it only costs them $99 to make, you are actively supporting theft! Apple is not responsible for a product that the user breaks. They are responsible for shoddy manufacturing. Manufacturing did not cause the OP to drop his iPhone, therefore Apple is not responsible to replace it. To try and do so is the same as shoplifting it. To support it as you are, makes you as reprehensible as the OP. Both you and he need to get some integrity and take responsibility for your own actions and quit thinking that Apple needs to bail you out, because it only cost them $99 to make it. Neither of you had to pay the $199 or $299. No one put a gun to his head. The OP chose to pay it. He then broke it. He needs to take responsibility. 😡
 
OrleansMac said:
Could you over-exaggerate anymore?

We really do have a few drama queens around here
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Be that as it may, I don't think that you would appreciate me taking $5 out of your wallet would you? This guy doesn't seem to get the point that he is affecting people. I am not Steve Jobs. Maybe he can afford it. I can't. I can't afford to lose 20 cents everytime some "turd" drops his phone and expects Apple to replace it. If that makes me a drama queen so be it, but the financial status of Apple has a big effect on me in the long run. Sorry it bothers you so much. Feel free to skip my posts. LOL! :apple:
 
andyblila said:
Be that as it may, I don't think that you would appreciate me taking $5 out of your wallet would you? This guy doesn't seem to get the point that he is affecting people. I am not Steve Jobs. Maybe he can afford it. I can't. I can't afford to lose 20 cents everytime some "turd" drops his phone and expects Apple to replace it. If that makes me a drama queen so be it, but the financial status of Apple has a big effect on me in the long run. Sorry it bothers you so much. Feel free to skip my posts. LOL! :apple:
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Bothers me? If it bothered anyone, it was you with the ridiculous over-the-top high school drama type post.

If you need the $5, you can have it. My life will not end if you do take the money nor will my future be put in fear because of it.

I am a stockholder as well but my financial well-being will not be hurt if he goes back and replaces it because things like this happen every day and there are other posts on this forum detailing people stating cracks "just occured" as well so they went back and replaced it. Apple will be fine even if people crack their phones and get them replaced. Their financial security does not rest on this poster going back or buying a new one.
 
OrleansMac said:
Sure, if you need it, you can have it. My life will not end if you do.

I am a stockholder as well but my financial well-being will not be hurt if he goes back and replaces it.

Good grief
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I think you're missing the point. It's not just him. We either support theft or we don't. If you don't have a problem with it....fine, but don't jump on those of us that do. Theft is wrong wether you have a problem with it or not. I'm glad that you have enough money that you don't care, but it still does not make it right. The OP is continually making light of the fact that he is suggesting that dishonesty is ok. All I am trying to do is put a human face on this and hopefully the OP will make the correct decision. If he goes back to the Apple Store, comes clean, and they give him a new phone....great. I applaud it. That's part of the reason I bought stock and support this company. If they don't give him a new one, then oh well he has to suck it up. He broke it. Not trying to be a DQ. BTW if you need my address to send the $5 to let me know! LOL! 😀
 
andyblila said:
but don't jump on those of us that do.
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I am not jumping on those that do. I am calling people out like you who go over-board in a case like this and start talking about your "financial well-being" and other over-the-top things that will not be affected by this move.

I am not advocating theft nor am I trying to say that everyone should do this but if the guy goes back and gets it replaced, Apple's stock will not be hurt by this posters move. It happens probably every day and we can see it on here quite a bit with these scratches and marks that people claim just got on their phones after purchases.
 
OrleansMac said:
Bothers me? If it bothered anyone, it was you with the ridiculous over-the-top high school drama type post.

If you need the $5, you can have it. My life will not end if you do take the money nor will my future be put in fear because of it.
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You're damn right I'm bothered by it. If you don't like my "ridiculous over-the-top high school drama type post" then shut up and ignore it.

However, I think it would bother you and would put your future in danger if I was taking $5 from you daily. Eventually it would add up. It not just the OP that I am worried about, it's the fact that everyone seems to feel like when they break something the manufacturer is somehow obligated to replace it free of charge. If that doesn't bother you ok. I'm not asking you to agree.

I just ask that you keep your ridiculous and antagonistic high school games to your self.
 
OrleansMac said:
I am not jumping on those that do. I am calling people out like you who go over-board in a case like this and start talking about your "financial well-being" and other over-the-top things that will not be affected by this move.

I am not advocating theft nor am I trying to say that everyone should do this but if the guy goes back and gets it replaced, Apple's stock will not be hurt by this posters move. It happens probably every day and we can see it on here quite a bit with these scratches and marks that people claim just got on their phones after purchases.
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We're not talking about scratches here. We're talking about a dropped phone. Apple should replace the cracked phones, but not ones that are damaged by the customer. Get in the correct conversation.
 
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