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Return dilemma for new ipad

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wordsworth03

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Mar 22, 2012
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Ok, here's the situation. I bought 2 new ipads for me and my wife, but my wife does not want hers.

ipad #1 - purchased from Apple online, perfect screen without tint

ipad #2 - purchased thru employer with discount but strong yellow tint

I want to keep ipad #1 since the screen is perfect, but I don't want to return ipad #2 because then I lose my discount (and I don't want to rebuy/exchange running the risk of going thru several exchanges which will take weeks since they order online). I have been reading through the yellow tint thread and I don't want to have to exchange ipad #2 several times when I already have ipad #1 one that is great. Anybody know of a way to remedy this? If I go to the Apple store and talk to them do you think they can work something out?

I do not want this to become a moral/ethical thread. I am looking for a legit way to keep the good one. But if returning the good one and going through potentially several exchanges is the only way, then so be it.
 
soco said:
Why not return the good one, and exchange the bad?
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I guess I'm just afraid I will have to potentially go through several exchanges which is a waste of time for me and Apple when I have a good one in hand. I guess I could just go to the store, exchange in person until I get a good one...if they allow that?
 
wordsworth03 said:
I guess I'm just afraid I will have to potentially go through several exchanges which is a waste of time for me and Apple when I have a good one in hand. I guess I could just go to the store, exchange in person until I get a good one...if they allow that?
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That's the way to go :)
 
wordsworth03 said:
I guess I'm just afraid I will have to potentially go through several exchanges which is a waste of time for me and Apple when I have a good one in hand. I guess I could just go to the store, exchange in person until I get a good one...if they allow that?
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Depends on the store and its manager.
 
Are you never going to be happy with it?

wordsworth03 said:
Ok, here's the situation. I bought 2 new ipads for me and my wife, but my wife does not want hers.

ipad #1 - purchased from Apple online, perfect screen without tint

ipad #2 - purchased thru employer with discount but strong yellow tint

I want to keep ipad #1 since the screen is perfect, but I don't want to return ipad #2 because then I lose my discount (and I don't want to rebuy/exchange running the risk of going thru several exchanges which will take weeks since they order online). I have been reading through the yellow tint thread and I don't want to have to exchange ipad #2 several times when I already have ipad #1 one that is great. Anybody know of a way to remedy this? If I go to the Apple store and talk to them do you think they can work something out?

I do not want this to become a moral/ethical thread. I am looking for a legit way to keep the good one. But if returning the good one and going through potentially several exchanges is the only way, then so be it.
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Easiest solution, return #1 and exchange #2 for #1. They should allow it. Easiest, yet complicated decision. You have the warranty.
 
I don't think you can pull this off, anytime you return an Apple product they check the serial number. If you switched them up they would know.
 
Le Buzz said:
I don't think you can pull this off, anytime you return an Apple product they check the serial number. If you switched them up they would know.
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That's not what I am saying, I mean to say since he returned #1, he can exchange #2 under warranty. So just exchange it for #1.
 
Le Buzz said:
I don't think you can pull this off, anytime you return an Apple product they check the serial number. If you switched them up they would know.
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I don't think LanEvo meant what you think...I think he means bring both ipads to the store...since #1 is the one I have to return, go ahead and return it, but then have them exchange #2 right on the spot with the one I just returned. That makes sense...I'll have to go to the store and try
 
How much was the discount? If it's $10-20 I would just return the "bad" one.
 
doboy said:
How much was the discount? If it's $10-20 I would just return the "bad" one.
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We get gift certificates through work and can redeem at the University bookstore (who orders Apple stuff online)...so with my certificates it ended up being $200 off
 
wordsworth03 said:
I don't think LanEvo meant what you think...I think he means bring both ipads to the store...since #1 is the one I have to return, go ahead and return it, but then have them exchange #2 right on the spot with the one I just returned. That makes sense...I'll have to go to the store and try
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Ah, yea it might work. Talk to a genius and see. Good luck!
 
Well, they wouldn't exchange the one I bought from our bookstore since it wasn't bought from Apple even though it is defective (and our bookstore purchased directly from Apple). I just returned the good one and will be exchanging (at a snail's pace) through our bookstore.
 
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