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[Moopy Sac]

Call it gambling or not, this type of practice of packaging up items of various values and selling each package in a lot at the same price is against many US Federal Trade Laws.

So either Groupon breaks the law every year when they do their big "surprise" gift or you are wrong. I'm going with the latter.

 

[Moopy Sac]

Also since baseball cards are printed material, First Amendement issues come in.

This is hilarious. Please go on...

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Because Americans are so spoiled and entitled that they would NEVER accept the "no returns" policy on this item. I can picture the irate American customers threatening to sue because their bag wasn't as valuable as they had hoped.

The Japanese culture accepts and embraces this tradition - Americans never would.

Definitely, American consumers would never accept a no return policy, other than the millions of times they do every month.

What a scary little world you people live in where you wield your GED in law and completely misunderstand the American civil law system.

 

[kingofwale]

This is hilarious. Please go on...

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Definitely, American consumers would never accept a no return policy, other than the millions of times they do every month.

What a scary little world you people live in where you wield your GED in law and completely misunderstand the American civil law system.

can you return lottery tickets after you scratched it?

I love how everyone blames the American consumers for this, when it's painfully clear it's Apple who refuses to sell them in US (probably due to the fact they'd be required to get a lottery license for it)

P.S. I'm not even American

 

[Michael Goff]

can you return lottery tickets after you scratched it?

I love how everyone blames the American consumers for this, when it's painfully clear it's Apple who refuses to sell them in US (probably due to the fact they'd be required to get a lottery license for it)

P.S. I'm not even American

They wouldn't need to get a lottery license for it.

 

[CFreymarc]

This is hilarious. Please go on...

I'm done here. This whole thread is becoming a Peanut Gallery.

 

[ksuyen]

let's understand this better.

I assume MOST people will be getting the standard basic feature. For someone who is buying it for its VALUE, there isn't much to be had

* Apple TV, ($ 99 dollars retail, but considering it's so out-of-date compare to other offering, I am not surprised Apple is "giving" them away)

*4000 mAh Mophie Powerstation external battery pack, (completely useless unless you want one originally, picked up a much smaller one at Bestbuy for 10 dollars during boxing week)

*an Incase Icon backpack, (Apple value it at 150, I found it ugly)

* an iTunes gift card, (for most people who don't use iTune gift card, I guess you can sell it for 70-80% of its value)

*and Beats by Dre Powerbeats2 wireless earbuds: only remotely value item here, obscenely overpriced at the MSRP front



So.. does it worth HOURS of waiting and 300 dollars?? Well, it depends on how big of an Apple Fanboy/gamble addict you are.

See... This is why Lucky Bag would never happened outside of Japan. The cultural mentality is just not there.

 

[topdrawer]

Woot sells the bag of crap all the time. They havent been busted by the fbi.

 

[weckart]

See... This is why Lucky Bag would never happened outside of Japan. The cultural mentality is just not there.

But it did happen. Several times. In the US and the UK before even the first Japanese store opened.

 

[paradox00]

when did Incase bag that is supposedly worth 150 dollars or Morphie battery considered "Apple Products"?

I hope even the most fanatic of Apple fans realize that not everyone will love EVERY single product a company makes

You shouldn't buy an Apple grab bag if you like ONE apple product line. Is that better? It's not about liking every Apple product. Your rant basically suggested you don't like most Apple products and by extension other brands accessories for those Apple products. Clearly the bag isn't targeted at you. Stop insulting others. Are you capable of making a post without referencing Apple fanatics?

All you've said is basically "I don't like these things, if you do, you're a massive fanboy." Even though, as you point out, stuff like the bag isn't made by Apple.