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OMG ordered in Jun 16 but I got TWO iphone!!!!!

chstr said:
you realize you most likely going to be charged for both right? Since there are 2 different order numbers etc. Im sure they will charge you
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Exactly my thoughts. If it was 1 order number then I think you got away with it and I would probably sell it on eBay.

2 Order numbers almost definitely mean you will get charged for both.
 
fug it id keep it, thats your insurance plan for the "accidental damage", good to keep aside as a spare or use it as a ipod.:apple:
 
Who cares, just keep it lol. It's their fault for sending two. Yes, the right thing to do is send it back but Apple won't know lol.... and if they ever did query, it's not your problem..
 
It's their fault, so they have to pay the consequence. If they did loads of stuff wrong without consequence, they'd keep doing stuff wrong, right? So by selling it to me, it would stop them from giving people two iPhones again, and save them a lot more money. That's the right thing to do ;):D
 
activated

Weren't all the phones that shipped, activated to the user first? Don't we think this might be someone elses phone?
 
Vegastouch said:
I doubt they even find the mistake. And if they do, you are wrong again...they are selling for $700 and if they ask him for the $500 it will cost you at AT&T...he made $200. I dont see where he loses in this.
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You don't seem to understand what is going on here. AT&T or Apple (depending on where he ordered it from) will charge him the full price plus shipping. If he sold the phone for $200 he will still owe 300 - 400 more dollars for the price of the unsubsidized phone and... you know what, don't even worry about it. Just smile and wave.

IverTHPS said:
Yeah, Apple mistakenly sent the original poster two phones; we established that. The original poster is not within his legal rights to keep both phones without fear of being charge, as his deliberate disregard of the duplicate's arrival puts him on the losing end of a quasi-contract. There's a decent chance that Apple will find out that two phones have been delivered to the original poster and, if they do, they will undoubtedly charge him for the second phone. Think of it this way... if you accidentally paid twice for the iPhone 3GS, you would want Apple to refund you for one of the payments and, if they didn't, you could take them to court and win.

I swear, we'd be a better country if some of you fools were just forced to attend mandatory technical schools without access to non-laborious portions of the internet.
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^ /debate.
 
My friend has the same problem.

She ordered online, it was already paid. But she went to the store instead to buy one, she thought ATT cancelled her order, but it's still shipping. She'll have an extra Iphone 3GS.

She told me I can have it. ZOMG!!!!!! I was gonna wait a few days before activating it. I could technically sell it on ebay and split profits with her....


F giving that phone back. Bill of materials on that phone is not 600 bucks, this is a ATT F U call because you should of sudsidized the iphone 3gs for me in the first place.
 
Dammit Cubs said:
My friend has the same problem.

She ordered online, it was already paid. But she went to the store instead to buy one, she thought ATT cancelled her order, but it's still shipping. She'll have an extra Iphone 3GS.

She told me I can have it. ZOMG!!!!!! I was gonna wait a few days before activating it. I could technically sell it on ebay and split profits with her....


F giving that phone back. Bill of materials on that phone is not 600 bucks, this is a ATT F U call because you should of sudsidized the iphone 3gs for me in the first place.
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The same thing happened to me... I wanted to upgrade another line so I ordered an iPhone 3Gs which was backordered at the time, then yesterday since I heard the stores had a ton extra I just walked in and bought one no problem, the AT&T lady said the online order would be voided since I am no longer eligible for an upgrade... then TODAY I get an e-mail and tracking number saying its been shipped out.
 
Federal Trade Commissions Regulations on Unordered Merchandise

"If you receive merchandise that you didn’t order, you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift."

"Federal laws prohibit mailing unordered merchandise to consumers and then demanding payment."

You can keep it if you want. It's not a matter of morals, integrity, but a right afforded to you by the federal government.
 
They are gonna find out you have it sooner or later. I ordered from the apple store and my UPS tracking page and UPS box label listed my phone#, order#, invoice#, delivery#, and two other #s as "reference numbers".

Anyone watch that AT&T distribution video on YouTube? Towards the end individual phones are being scanned along with the invoice which will then be tied to a shipping label. They are going to do inventory like any other business and realize what happened.
 
Eso said:
Federal Trade Commissions Regulations on Unordered Merchandise

"If you receive merchandise that you didn’t order, you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift."

"Federal laws prohibit mailing unordered merchandise to consumers and then demanding payment."

You can keep it if you want. It's not a matter of morals, integrity, but a right afforded to you by the federal government.
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That's fine and all, but couldn't at&t also disable the phone? If they see a SS# missing from the invoice and find out it was shipped by accident I bet they will disable the phone.
 
Primejimbo said:
If he sells it and they they send him a letter that they made a mistake blah blah blah and they say either send it back of be charged the full amount. That amount will be more than $500.00
That's whats wrong with this world, not enough honest people.

To the OP I would call Apple because they might be more grateful for your honesty and might give you a reward. I would also get in writing that you gave it back in case anything comes up in the future.
Now if you got it from at&t, maybe call them also.
Remember Karma..
If you messed up on a shipping order, wouldn't you want the person to be honest so you wouldn't get in trouble?



I had this happen to me and I did the right thing. I didn't get anything back but it made me feel good and it taught my daughter to always to the right thing.
Like I said not enough honest people in this world. This world would be so much better if people were just honest.
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I bet that extra phone would break $1,000 on eBay.
 
iUser4Lyfe said:
lol No.
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why not? we have done this at our company. We shipped stuff by accident and if we can't fine it, we disable it and the equipment is no longer useful. It's funny when we do that THEN people call and say they got extra stuff. If we can do it, I bet at&t can also and I bet they would.
 
Eso said:
Federal Trade Commissions Regulations on Unordered Merchandise

"If you receive merchandise that you didn’t order, you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift."

"Federal laws prohibit mailing unordered merchandise to consumers and then demanding payment."

You can keep it if you want. It's not a matter of morals, integrity, but a right afforded to you by the federal government.
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You're incorrect and have fully misunderstood what the FTC is saying (not that I'm surprised, since you obviously wouldn't need to look this up if you were a T14 law student or anything). What that page refers to are scams carried out in an attempt to corner an unwilling buyer into paying for an item they did not request.

Apple isn't trying to scam the original poster, but rather made a logistical error. Please refer to the following quotation from the page, which is the only thing that even remotely pertains to the situation described in this topic:

Q. What should I do if the unordered merchandise I received was the result of an honest shipping error?

A. Write the seller and offer to return the merchandise, provided the seller pays for postage and handling. Give the seller a specific and reasonable amount of time (say 30 days) to pick up the merchandise or arrange to have it returned at no expense to you. Tell the seller that you reserve the right to keep the merchandise or dispose of it after the specified time has passed.
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Now, I know you're probably going to try and act as if I'm the incorrect party, but I ask that you attempt to utilize rational cognition in regards to the issue at hand. If every previous "consumer protection" Q&A on that page referred to situations similar to the one our original poster has experienced, then there would be absolutely no need to provide any explanation for "honest mistakes." Apple did not mean to send him this phone, and only did so as a result of another contract the original poster made with Apple. If Apple contacts you and requests that you return the phone, as they undoubtedly will if they realize their error, the original poster would absolutely lose a court case should he fail to adhere to their requests and then attempt to contest the $700 charge.

Do the right (and, you know, legal) thing and contact Apple, notify them of their error, and hope for a $100 headset in return.
 
IverTHPS said:
You're incorrect and have fully misunderstood what the FTC is saying (not that I'm surprised, since you obviously wouldn't need to look this up if you were a T14 law student or anything). What that page refers to are scams carried out in an attempt to corner an unwilling buyer into paying for an item they did not request.

Apple isn't trying to scam the original poster, but rather made a logistical error. Please refer to the following quotation from the page, which is the only thing that even remotely pertains to the situation described in this topic:



Now, I know you're probably going to try and act as if I'm the incorrect party, but I ask that you attempt to utilize rational cognition in regards to the issue at hand. If every previous "consumer protection" Q&A on that page referred to situations similar to the one our original poster has experienced, then there would be absolutely no need to provide any explanation for "honest mistakes." Apple did not mean to send him this phone, and only did so as a result of another contract the original poster made with Apple. If Apple contacts you and requests that you return the phone, as they undoubtedly will if they realize their error, the original poster would absolutely lose a court case should he fail to adhere to their requests and then attempt to contest the $700 charge.

Do the right (and, you know, legal) thing and contact Apple, notify them of their error, and hope for a $100 headset in return.
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Okay macrumors newbie who apparently knows everything, take a deep breath.
 
How cute; a passive aggressive attack from someone insinuating that their status as a MacRumors "regular" somehow makes them more knowledge of the law than I do, or at the very least gives them more of an entitlement to post in this thread!
 
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