How did you miss the stairs at Upper West Side, they are right by the main entrance as you walk in!
was too busy going in to decide about the ipad that i really wasnt noticing my surroundings.
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Apple Does Not Allow The Purchase of iPad Cases w/o a Credit Card. This is ridiculous
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was too busy going in to decide about the ipad that i really wasnt noticing my surroundings.
i realize i was incorrect and there were stairs headed downstairs, just not paying close enough attention
There is a valid reason behind this temporary policy, which directly affects you -- a consumer looking to buy an Apple product -- in a positive way. You act like they're just doing it to make your life miserable.
The only solution, as someone else said, would be for Apple to not launch any products until it's ready to do a simultaneous international launch.
No problem. Just giving you a heads up that if you pay with cash at some Apple stores, the guys holding the credit-card swipers can ring you out. You don't always have to go stand in front of a cash register.
As I see it, you've got two pretty simple choices:
1) you can pitch a fit about it on the internet and call people who don't share your opinion names
2) take your business (and your money) elsewhere
Which choice would seem to be more mature and also get you what you want (a case for your iPad)?
i know they used to send all cash customers to the 1 register in the store, years ago when i bought a powermac g5 and 20" cinema display and wanted to pay cash(long story) they sent me there, was kinda fun actually
Yeah, that's how it used to be at the store near me too. That line used to suck, especially if someone had a transaction like yours (big $$$) and Telecheck wants additional information before they'll honor the check.
Now that the handhelds are iPod-touch based, it's cool to see that Apple's making most of the functions that could only be performed at the register doable on the handhelds now (pay with cash, do a return w/o a receipt, pickup a repair, etc).
Maybe in SC it is a bitch fit, here where I live it is called consumer rights, if I feel that I was treated wrongly I will speak up.
I don't mind people not agreeing with me, what I mind is people who gets all offended and belittle me for not agreeing with their policies, because God forbit Apple does something wrong.
Did you really? You bought the Apple manufactured iPad case and paid cash? That is hut wrong I will be calling them.
Seems to me it isn't Apple he should be mad at but the greedy tossers ****ing it up by buying up all the stock to sell on eBay for profit.
If they didn't have the policy in the first place, my guess is this thread wouldn't exist because there would have been no cases in the first place......they'd be on eBay with a huge mark-up.
It sucks for the OP not using a credit card, life is cruel sometimes, but it carries on nonetheless.
If they didn't have the policy in the first place, my guess is this thread wouldn't exist because there would have been no cases in the first place......they'd be on eBay with a huge mark-up.
It sucks for the OP not using a credit card, life is cruel sometimes, but it carries on nonetheless.
Honestly, I don't see why people are getting bent out of shape about this.
If you want to pay cash, then just wait till the iPad is released internationally. Steve has stated that this policy will go away when the iPad's are released internationally.
Seems like a simple solution to me. This credit card only policy is not going to last forever.
Edit: As a fellow New Yorker, let me complain about the fact that the NYC buses don't accept dollar bills directly! That's insane and been going on for decades.
If you want to pay cash, then just wait till the iPad is released internationally. Steve has stated that this policy will go away when the iPad's are released internationally.
Seems like a simple solution to me. This credit card only policy is not going to last forever.
Edit: As a fellow New Yorker, let me complain about the fact that the NYC buses don't accept dollar bills directly! That's insane and been going on for decades.
Yeah, I paid for the whole thing in cash. And yes at the UWS store, maybe you should call back and ask again? I'm not sure, but that's weird. I didn't see anyone else buying a case so I can't tell you if it was a single occurrence or what their policy is.
All you do is insult people who disagree with you. Sorry but that will get you no where in life.
Just called the store, spoke to a manager by the name of Jeremy.
they don't allow cash payments.
What the hell... then I honestly have no idea =/
I thought that would MAYBE be only applicable to the 5th ave. store since it gets so much traffic. Maybe I had a stupid employee?
Given the way the OP has handled himself here I would venture to guess there is more to this story and that the OP makes it a habit to act like a child when he doesn't get his way. While I do not agree with Apple's policy on their cases, I believe the OP has it coming.
If I were the OP then I would have attempted to use my credit card (or debit card) to buy the case after being told I could not use cash. Instead, the OP went back to his parent's basement to post a thread on MR where he has managed to insult a fair number of members because Apple hurt his feelings.
Two things could have been done here:
Use a credit card or use cash to buy a gift card then use that. It's clear to me the OP is not seeking resolution.
Chalk this up to cosmic karma.
If I were the OP then I would have attempted to use my credit card (or debit card) to buy the case after being told I could not use cash. Instead, the OP went back to his parent's basement to post a thread on MR where he has managed to insult a fair number of members because Apple hurt his feelings.
Two things could have been done here:
Use a credit card or use cash to buy a gift card then use that. It's clear to me the OP is not seeking resolution.
Chalk this up to cosmic karma.
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