The bottom line here is:
There is a reason that Geniuses are no longer allowed to make judgement calls on replacement devices and are required to charge for an out of warranty replacement regardless of the circumstances. The policy was abused.
If the 14 day return policy is abused one too many times for the bean counters to ignore, the specialists will be required to make Genius Bar appointments for computer returns. This will quelch the unethical returns such as the OP's but create unnecessary Hell for those who are just trying to do a simple exchange.
"It's just once.. Won't hurt <insert corp name> bottom line.." Eventually punishes everybody.
There is a reason that Geniuses are no longer allowed to make judgement calls on replacement devices and are required to charge for an out of warranty replacement regardless of the circumstances. The policy was abused.
If the 14 day return policy is abused one too many times for the bean counters to ignore, the specialists will be required to make Genius Bar appointments for computer returns. This will quelch the unethical returns such as the OP's but create unnecessary Hell for those who are just trying to do a simple exchange.
"It's just once.. Won't hurt <insert corp name> bottom line.." Eventually punishes everybody.