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

[macboyfan]

Good! I personally never used them, so I felt bad throwing them away. But I'm glad the option is still there to request one for those who love them!

 

[quietstormSD]

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.

So true. I do remember the days when it meant you are a mac user and were part of that little enclave of users. Now it's thrown in every product. And it feels like there are more macs out there than PCs, at least when it comes to coffee shops or whatever.

 

[Gym Rat]

I used to stick those on all the PC's at work and pretend that they were Macs.

 

[ThunderSkunk]

I knew this would happen sooner or later.

Yeah. Anything non-essential can be eliminated. If it saves $00.001, thats $.001 x 200,000,000 to pump the numbers for the shareholder meeting. Old Apple built a value driven market, but they've firmly been in the era of hatchet men since about 2017. Anything not nailed down or on fire gets the chop.

 

[Tommy Lasorda]

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Considering how much coin you have to drop to get one of these, it's kind of ridiculous that they're doing this.

 

[anthorumor]

The Apple giveth and the Apple taketh away.

 

[svish]

Disappointed. Only a matter of time before they are removed from other Apple products.

 

[jonatron]

This should have been done a long time ago. We have bought hundreds of macs over the years for the company I work for and they all went in the bin.

 

[wanha]

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.

other fruits have been super under-represented when it comes to stickers in my household, it's been way too apple dominated... hopefully this helps restore the balance

 

[wanha]

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.

the best locations I found for those stickers were on a microwave and on the inside of the toilet seat

 

[jahsavi]

I think people have forgotten that “paper stickers” exist. We’re all so used to vinyl. Just make the stickers of paper and wax release sheet 🤦‍♂️

 

[Wanted797]

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

I don't throw them away!

They stay nicely in the packaging and box stored in my cupboard

 

[roblognick]

I don’t think I’ve ever used the stickers. To be honest the last time I remember seeing them in the box was maybe when I bought the first iPad Air.

 

[jlc1978]

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

Back to at least the Apple ][ days with the multicolored logo and Apple Computer text.

 

[hugogogo2003]

I never understood the purpose of these. It would have been billions and billions of them over the years, ending up in the bin for 97% of them I'm sure. They should have removed these 2 decades ago.

 

[Silverado]

I have never taken a single sticker out of an Apple product packaging. So I must have dozens of them lying around in the original boxes.

 

[nt5672]

This is just prep for Cook's next innovative product, which will be only the stickers (but electronic).

You know, pay for the privilege of virtue signaling that you are an Apple aficionado. Just imaging having that official Apple electronic sticker. No need to buy an Apple product. No need to wait for delivery. No need to carry something heavy. No need to leave the white padded room.

This is the future of Apple cash generation. This is Cook's innovation. This is the future. This is incredible. This is the best product Apple has ever made.

 

[varsity]

The manufacturing process generates a significant amount of plastic waste. Components such as capacitors, resistors, coils, diodes, SMCs, connectors, and other board elements are supplied on disposable plastic cut reels, which facilitate their placement directly onto the PCB. Additionally, each flex cable and adhesive strip is covered with a thin layer of plastic to protect it from dust and debris before installation. It's estimated that each iPhone produces plastic waste amounting to 30-50% of its own weight during manufacturing.

 

[Zanton68]

I always thought the stickers were nowhere near as thin as they could be….

 

[TurboDrooler]

I would miss seeing them when I open a new box, but in honesty I haven’t actually stuck one anywhere in a long time. The environment is more important.

 

[cbaca51]

This is honeslty one of the worst things Apple has ever done and I’m not joking.

 

[brgjoe]

I also just keep them around. As I open the box and see the stickers I usually just say to myself, "Self, I will keep this until I figure out where I want to stick them at."

And then I forget about them and it never happens. Maybe one day I'll actually remember I have them and figure out where to stick 'em at!

 

[Spike1999]

Why not just keep it as an optional extra?

 

[Japan Ricardo]

No earphones.

No charger.

No stickers.

When will it all end?

No cable?

No wrapping?

No box?

No actual device??