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Fat Shamed by the Apple Watch

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This may or may not be new news. I am sorry if it is not new. But I feel I must be heard about this.

Apple branded the Apple Watch as being a fitness tool for everyone, but by default it is not designed for people with plus sized bodies such as me. Not only is that in of itself insulting, but they have the nerve to charge me $50 for more links for my link bracelet. This is in effect a fat tax and I am being punished for something outside of my control.

I have emailed Tim Cook about this knowing that he replies from time to time and I will keep you all updated.
 
DadBod630 said:
This may or may not be new news. I am sorry if it is not new. But I feel I must be heard about this.

Apple branded the Apple Watch as being a fitness tool for everyone, but by default it is not designed for people with plus sized bodies such as me. Not only is that in of itself insulting, but they have the nerve to charge me $50 for more links for my link bracelet. This is in effect a fat tax and I am being punished for something outside of my control.

I have emailed Tim Cook about this knowing that he replies from time to time and I will keep you all updated.
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The link bracelet comes with X number of removable links. Need more, it's extra. This is not a fat tax, it's how the product is supplied. Specifications show maximum size. Need different, be prepared to pay different.

I'm not very tall. I have to pay extra to have my new slacks re-hemmed. Is this a short tax? To whom should I complain?
 
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I am a ample fella myself and let me get this right - you are being fat shamed because they don't give you enough links to fit your wrist?!?! What about the guys on the other side of the spectrum, the one's with the 24" pythons who have to purchase extra links too? Are they being fit-shamed?

Life choices my friend - we all make them and we all have to be responsible for them and we all have to deal with the consequences of them. I don't think you are being fat shamed at all - I think you are looking for free links.
 
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Wouldn't it only be shaming if they didn't offer extra links for the larger person? The fact you can get them means they are accommodating. If you went to the cinema and ordered a small popcorn would you expect to get a large free because you were fat?
 
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DadBod630 said:
This is in effect a fat tax and I am being punished for something outside of my control.
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Please elaborate on this... if you dont mind of course.. I am not trying to troll you here, but just trying to find out if you have a medical condition, if so perhaps you can present a medical letter to apple and they would give you free links. But outside of that being overweight is very much within your control. again barring a medical condition of course.
 
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JayLenochiniMac said:
Can't take this thread seriously based on the OP's past posts.
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Like the "Trick the Geniuses" thread that he started?

DadBod630 said:
Im not gonna sugarcoat this but i have a drinking problem. the other night i wanted to show my buddy jeff how durable my watch was so i started smacking it on my granite kitchen counters as hard as i could. yea a little whiskey was involved. needless to say i woke up the next morning and the heart rate sensor on the back is shattered. it actually hurts and cuts me to wear this watch now and it asks for my pass all the time. i know lying to the apple guys is wrong but i don't have the cash on me to get this fixed for full price so i was hoping you guys had some tips to trick them into thinking this was accidental damage. i thought about telling them i fell down a set of stairs but that doesn't seem bad enough. let me know

thanks,

David
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Whatever the intention of OP, there's the 245 mm long Sport Band for only $49 for XL length, same cost for the S/M-M/L or L/XL BTW, or you can pay for additional links for the link bracelet to get to the same length. Two nice options. Wear the sport for $49 and exercise and lose weight and regular bands will fit without extra cost and at health benefit to you. Of course some people are just framed larger so may not make a difference. However totally understandable be it extra fabric needed for larger sized clothes or metal links in watch band that there's going to be an extra cost for that.
 
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OK.... I'll play

If you are truly plus size... then you have been clothes shopping. Most time you pay more for clothing sized 2X and above vs small up to XL. They charge more because it takes more material to make larger clothing. Have you written to those companies and complained?

But this probably isn't a serious thread anyways....
 
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ooooh this is that guy lol, funny stuff
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Ahhhh it all comes back around. Thanks for the link. I remember the night out drinking thread :)

Hard to take someone serious after that post and lying to Apple.

I wish all sizes cost the same but they don't. Do people with tiny feet get a discount on shoes? Nope. Xxxxl sometimes costs more. Shame either way I guess but that is how you avoid have too many SKU's.
 
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I'm afraid you're going to have to shell out for more links.....This kind of thing isn't just going to be handed to you for free because you feel you're being personally attacked, those links COST money to make, and it is pretty damn good tech...I would know, i have the Link Bracelet as well, it's well worth the full amount they charge for it, and more. And it's the same thing with clothing, you want XXL? You're going to have to pay extra because of the amount of material needed to make such a size, and that's something you're going to have to accept.

If you've got a medical problem which has made you overweight, then that's fair enough, there has to be a way of helping you lose the extra weight, i'm sure a doctor/surgeon or fitness expert will be able to help you there.

But if you're overweight because of your lifestyle and eating habits, then you're going to have to either suck it up and pay for the extra links, or just work it off like everyone else who's carrying extra pounds. You have to help yourself, no one is going to do the work for you.



But then again, if you bought the :apple: Watch for fitness reasons, why didn't you buy a sports band along with your SS Watch? Surely a Link Bracelet isn't the kind of thing to be worn while exercising, you could scratch it or break it....Get a Sports band, your wallet/bank account will thank you for it.

And wouldn't you rather be able to say to someone "Hey, i lost that much weight that i had to REMOVE links for this to fit me perfectly!"?
 
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10 years ago I paid $80 for one extra link for my TAG Heuer watch. ONE link. They still charge similar prices to this day, yet I don't see anyone screaming at them for fat shaming. The price Apple charges is a comparative bargain. Apple will always draw extra criticism just for being Apple, and this is just another example of that.
 
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DadBod630 said:
This may or may not be new news. I am sorry if it is not new. But I feel I must be heard about this.

Apple branded the Apple Watch as being a fitness tool for everyone, but by default it is not designed for people with plus sized bodies such as me. Not only is that in of itself insulting, but they have the nerve to charge me $50 for more links for my link bracelet. This is in effect a fat tax and I am being punished for something outside of my control.

I have emailed Tim Cook about this knowing that he replies from time to time and I will keep you all updated.
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Thank Tim for providing motivation for your new life. Go for it, we stand ready to proffer encouragement on your journey to fitness and health. Godspeed!
 
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