I crashed my BMW into a pole and it crushed my hood like an accordion. I blame BMW.
Oh boy.
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If a customer returns a product as "did not like", rather than due to faulty issues, and if it pasts basic testing, doesn't Apple have the right to sell it as new?
Nope. It's resold as a refurbished unit.
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After the apple employee turned on the laptop to see it working and when they see it working, they are not going to do any more tests before they resell it as refurbished. (unless some apple employee can confirm they open up ALL returns)
However, if it fires up and the OSX checks out, it will be re-boxed, and some poor sucker will end up with it and more than likely will have problems down the road; maybe at the 13th month, and he will be screwed simply because someone chose to be dishonest. Hopefully the next owner will purchase AppleCare.
I don't work for Apple, but in response to both of the above comments, I would be shocked if it doesn't go back to Houston (or one of their facilities), opened up, and thoroughly inspected. Most electronics manufacturers have a multi-point checklist for refurbishing items. Again, I don't have first-hand knowledge of what SOP is at Apple, but based on my experience with other companies, I doubt there's going to be an unsuspecting buyer who gets hosed down the line.
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Where our stories differ is that I was honest about what happened.
I'm giving this Air to a friend who needs a computer badly - she lost her job and needs something to use for writing and research. I'm not selling it to her. I told her about the coffee too. I hope it keeps working as well as it has (without any problems).
It never occurred to me to return property I'd damaged myself and expect a refund.
But we should not all expect others to PAY for our mistakes.
I quoted the parts that are most poignant to me. I wish there were more people like you out there, and I wish I knew more people like you.