What to say to NOT have your phone opened at store?

[AppleBoyFreak]

I hate going to retail stores to get my iPhone. Last year I went to AT&T and the employee opened the box, tore of the screen protectors with out my permission, and then threw my iPhone 4S onto the counter. He was a good 6 inches above the counter and just plunked it onto the counter. I was beyond pissed.

 

[KieranDotW]

Say it's a gift, worked when I bought my sister's 4.

 

[StuLax18]

I'm confused.

Oopsies, ficksed it.

 

[vampireszombies]

And yet they charge $35 to "activate" the phone

This.
Maybe this is why they take phones (not just iphones) out of the box and stuff and type into the computer to make us assume we're paying that $35 for something?

 

[brianbunge]

This.
Maybe this is why they take phones (not just iphones) out of the box and stuff and type into the computer to make us assume we're paying that $35 for something?

It's $36, but who's counting?

 

[pure3d2]

Apple store actually let me cut open the plastic wrap on my iPhone 4 and do the unboxing myself. At the time I was just thinking "okay, whatever." I asked him why he didn't just do it, and he mentioned that a lot of customers like to be the first to open their new product. Makes sense.

I don't know what a carrier would need to enter as all phone ordered online ship ready for the customer to activate by themselves.

Apple understands this, AT&T workers don't.

 

[theonekcrow]

If you open up my iPhone 5 box, and tell anyone you let me leave with it sealed, I will come to your house, and I will cut you!

 

[Bobby Corwen]

I've been buying phones from the same apple store every release and now we have a relationship to the point where after I purchase the phone they say how would you like it and I just say "the usual" and they know what I'm talkin about.

 

[stephen1108]

When I picked up my 5 the other day, ol boy didn't even ask to set it up O_O. He just packed it up in the bag and handed it to me lmao