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iPhone Pocket Now Available to Order, But Already Selling Out
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Haha, so much for the naysayers regarding how overpriced they are. Apple knows who’s buying their products & knows how to create demand. Sure you’ll be able to buy a knockoff brand that’s much cheaper, but you’ll never have the real thing. Are you the kind of person running around with a fake Cartier watch band or purse? That’d be sad. Personally I’m not into a sock for my iPhone, I have pockets made just for them. 😉
Don't feed the troll (and i mean Apple). Wait couple of weeks, buy chinese knock-off for 10 bucks.
At Singapore’s Apple Store now. The long version is all sold out. 
Played with it for a while. Fabric feels nice, phone fits snugly, it’s really one of those things that has to be seen and felt in person to understand. A mere press release does this zero justice at all.
And funny. Even for an accessory like this, customers still opt for the more expensive models and eschew the cheaper options.
Played with it for a while. Fabric feels nice, phone fits snugly, it’s really one of those things that has to be seen and felt in person to understand. A mere press release does this zero justice at all.
And funny. Even for an accessory like this, customers still opt for the more expensive models and eschew the cheaper options.
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Be worried when that stops being the case. iPhone air comes to mind. Also never judge initial demand of something as much to draw on. Apples supply could be extremely limited.
Think either the stocks were extremely limited or people may be buying them to resell at an even higher price. Absurdly high price for the product. Even if it is a limited edition product, would have liked Apple to sell it worldwide wherever Apple has an online store.
Is it going to be restocked? I assume Apple didn’t dump all their stock yesterday for people to buy and that they’re gonna drip feed some more.
Why does this generation insist on looking like Hobos and clowns? A lot of younger people deliberately reject polished, put-together outfits because looking too curated feels inauthentic to them. Oversized, mismatched, baggy, thrifted, chaotic? That’s the point. It signals: “Hey everyone look at me, I’m not trying too hard.” or “I’m different from older generations.” and my favorite “I’m not obsessed with materialism.” Ironically, that becomes its own aesthetic. This generation dresses like “hobos and clowns” because: It’s intentional anti-fashion, thrifting and sustainability values, influencer culture rewards extremes, Economic pressure, Rebellion against past generations, maximalism cycle, Identity signaling. I think it looks ridiculous, but give it 20 years — it’ll be nostalgia, and the next generation will have its own weird aesthetic that drives them crazy.
If I had to make a stab in the dark, I'd say that Apple is paying careful attention to the young adult Asian market. Smart move with both this and the crossbody strap. It's interesting to see what plays well in SEA.
I'll hang tight. Belkin will have a knockoff coming in a couple months for a third of the price that looks close enough.
But, but, and I do mean, but, it’s Issey Miyake, dontcha know!? Well, it’s not him exactly, but the design director of the company. You know that Issey designed Steve Job’s iconic black mock turtleneck, eh? That is truly a major selling point! I mean, Issey and Steve y’all! *hysterically* It’s the PRECIOUS INCARNATE‼️
Really though, I do, and for many years, have admired Issey Miyake’s designs, couldn’t afford them, but he was very innovative. If anyone wants something from The House of Issey, I highly recommend his Eau d’Issey Miyake, it can be found for much less than the sock or whatever the name of this thing is now. I agree, the price is absolutely ridiculous and insane.
It will also fill up with self-appointed meta commenters offering banal observations and condescending eye rolls at people who are so bold to suggest that selling a sock with a cut in it for $230 is ridiculous. What do you think of those people?
If they sold a bag of literal crap and put their name on it, these fools would buy it.
The only Apple product not to get stolen if criminals where to snatch and grab at an Apple Store 🤣
