BlondeBuddhist
macrumors 6502a
In a few days, yes.Will I get my early upgrade price back of $200 if I return my iPhone?
In a few days, yes.Will I get my early upgrade price back of $200 if I return my iPhone?
My feelings are that it's not a problem, nor do I have remorse for those that haven't gotten theirs... I ordered a second one after the pre order date and still got it in a week or so... No big deal. Not sure why people "can't get one" or are having trouble that want one. I want to see if the white one acts differently than the black since they have had a bit more time holding it from the public. It may very well be the same, but when some say they don't have a ""death grip issue" and can't make it happen with the current 4s, and I can and do, I think I have a right to view the options![]()
The only idiot I see is you ^ since you insist on name calling.
That's called Freedom. If you have the option to return your phone within 30 days and choose to do so. Go for it.
You may call it 'Freedom'. In actuality, it is an uninformed choice that someone made because they didn't have enough common sense to use that 'freedom' right, wait until the White iPhone came out, and made an INFORMED choice. Their screwed up intentions causing someone who is legitimately waiting to wait longer is not 'freedom'. It's rather inconsiderate, and the way things are going, Apple and ATT see it as so.
BL.
There are so many self-righteous people preaching their values on here. If people want to swap a black phone out for a white one, who cares? The whole crybaby "Oh you took a black phone from somebody who actually wanted it" is so childish. It's ridiculous how you guys are acting like this is some huge morally wrong situation. Try focusing your energy on things that actually matter in the real world.
There are so many self-righteous people preaching their values on here. If people want to swap a black phone out for a white one, who cares? The whole crybaby "Oh you took a black phone from somebody who actually wanted it" is so childish. It's ridiculous how you guys are acting like this is some huge morally wrong situation. Try focusing your energy on things that actually matter in the real world.
There are so many self-righteous people preaching their values on here. If people want to swap a black phone out for a white one, who cares? The whole crybaby "Oh you took a black phone from somebody who actually wanted it" is so childish. It's ridiculous how you guys are acting like this is some huge morally wrong situation. Try focusing your energy on things that actually matter in the real world.
I thought so too but the unsubsidized price apparently doesn't mean no contract when it comes to the iPhone 4 and when I go to Apple's site it only gives you the option of buying a new one to replace an existing phone or to add a new line (which I don't want).
It sounds like they deactivate your old phone when you get your new phone?
And the "I want it, when I want it" entitlement attitude isn't?
It's really more childish to get so worked up about it actually. If people want to return their phone for a different color, let them do it and mind your business. Thinking that they are "stealing" (or whatever word you want to use) is absurd. Somebody exchanging black for white is not going to affect stock levels enough to ruin your day.
And by the way, I have a black iPhone 4 and am keeping my black iPhone 4. But if I were waiting on a list, I wouldn't get all riled up about people swapping their phone. That's what the return policy is for. Whether you like it or not, people are allowed to return their phone for whatever reason they like within 30 days. Normally, they would have to pay a fee to do that. This occasion just happens to be unique in that Apple is waiving all restocking fees.
Woah, get off the midnight morale train to madness. The truth is, this is a perfectly sane practice in our free market society. Just one example here, how many times a day do stores do exchanges for different color shirts, pants, shoes, etc. You should go to every customer and yell at them for being immoral for returning their loaner items LOL. We've all been in a similar situation and just b/c it's an item prioritized on your list doesn't make it right to involve morals.
How many of said shirts, pants, shoes, etc. have a limited time for you to return them before they say that you can't?
I just returned from shopping for a baby. Excluding gifts, the chain stores here in CA have a 15 day return/exchange policy for clothes. After that, you're on your own. Nursing supplies? Once you open the box, they won't accept it for returns nor exchanges. You're on your own.
Don't mistake a 'free market society' for self entitlement. In a free market society, it is up to the consumer to make an informed choice on what he/she wants to buy. Like I said before, you don't have that informed choice when half your choices aren't available. So you wait until all choices are available, THEN MAKE YOUR DECISION. If you don't, you deserve what you get. The person who played it smart and waited shouldn't be punished by having someone who didn't try to exchange their phone after the 30 day period is up, potentially making the person who waited have to wait longer.
BL.
Woah, get off the midnight morale train to madness. The truth is, this is a perfectly sane practice in our free market society. Just one example here, how many times a day do stores do exchanges for different color shirts, pants, shoes, etc. You should go to every customer and yell at them for being immoral for returning their loaner items LOL. We've all been in a similar situation and just b/c it's an item prioritized on your list doesn't make it right to involve morals.
As long as Apple allows the option to be available people have the right to do what they want. It might not be very considerate or nice, but they certainly can do it.
seems to me that the people who "played it smart" are the ones who have been using the iphone 4 for almost a month now and will probably still get the white one they wanted.
if you waited and decided to not "steal" a black iphone 4 for someone else then good for you. i hope you feel good about yourself, hopefully as good as i feel when i'm playing with my ip4.![]()
I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't mind paying a restocking fee.