New iPads Don't Come With Apple Stickers in the Box

[MacRumors]

The new iPad Pro and iPad Air models unveiled this week do not include Apple stickers in the box, as a result of Apple's commitment to removing all plastic from its product packaging, according to an Apple Store memo obtained by 9to5Mac.

If you really want a sticker, the report said you can still ask an employee for one while purchasing a new iPad Pro or iPad Air at an Apple Store.

Apple also does not include stickers with the Vision Pro headset, but the new MacBook Air models released in March do come with them, so it appears that Apple is still in the process of gradually phasing out Apple stickers in the box for its latest products.

Apple previously announced that it aimed to achieve plastic-free packaging by 2025.

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[ShivneelSingh]

I knew this would happen sooner or later.
Most people just throw them away.

 

[truthsteve]

I draw the line at this

I'm ok with 8GB base ram on Macs, removing ultra wide cam, thinner iPads, 5GB of free iCloud storage, removing the charger, EarPods, etc..

BUT THIS???!?!?!?!?!!?! /s

 

[moabal]

Time to short AAPL.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Damn the tight fisted gits 😆

 

[match14]

Cancelling my pre order /s

 

[lightmyway]

I remember when the stickers really meant something - it was a way to show that you had a Mac, and good taste. But now that Apple is not the underdog, and one of the biggest companies in the world, they make a lot less sense.

 

[jouster]

I can imagine the allusions to penny-pinching this will generate. But I think it’s good. I bet most people chuck them out or toss them in a drawer. I doubt they’re environmentally friendly so I think they’ll be gradually phased out from all products.

 

[LeeW]

Yup, I draw the line at no stickers. I'm selling up everything I have that is Apple, but it should be enough to buy a 2nd home.

 

[JPack]

Since Apple is scrapping those junk FineWoven cases, they could use that material to make stickers. But deleting stickers is probably a cost saving measure rather than due to enviro reasons.

 

[Seanm87]

I’m surprised they still did this to be honest. I thought they stopped doing it years ago.

 

[Eric_WVGG]

How far back did the tradition of including stickers go? I'm almost certain it predates the return of Jobs.

 

[california_kid]

Great. I was literally 2 stickers away from covering my entire house..........

 

[Yourbigpalal83]

OH GOD WHY...YOU TOOK AWAY THE HEADPHONE JACK, YOU TOOK AWAY THE HEADPHONES, YOU TOOK AWAY LEATHER, YOU TOOK AWAY THE POWER BRICK...BUT THE STICKERS....OH SAINT STEVE, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN US?

 

[jz0309]

Never got a sticker with my AW…

 

[mashdots]

i'm never going to recover from this

 

[Realityck]

The new iPad Pro and iPad Air models unveiled this week do not include Apple stickers in the box, as a result of Apple's commitment to removing all plastic from its product packaging, according to an Apple Store memo obtained by 9to5Mac.

This is like Starbucks making everything that increases landfill optional. Now it affects those Apple stickers.

 

[now i see it]

Nobody has want those stickers — ever

 

[Remy149]

I’ve never taken the stickers out the box of any of my Apple products

 

[xnu]

That is a hard no for me. I only collect stickers.

 

[klasma]

Now that the SIM ejector and the stickers are gone, soon only the legalese fine-print will remain.

 

[nutriousmitten]

Makes sense, stickers in there would steal the thunder by being thinner than the IPP.

 

[jwhite9185]

Great, the millions I have in my drawer will be worth a fortune in a few years!

 

[beermode]

I deploy Apple devices by the hundreds. I have thousands of stickers in a box. Time to cash in

 

[BornAgainMac]

Those stickers were nice maybe 20 years ago to put on your car back window. It just doesn't feel the same to do that anymore.