Apple NOT ACCEPTING CASH FOR iPHONE!!

[socalkevin21]

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/1...em-to-two-per/

And also limits iPhone purchasing to 2 per person. This is ridiculous.... Nowhere I know has EVER rejected cash... This pisses me off enough to consider returning my 4 day old MacBook Pro.

[jjvaldez]

is there a law against this kinda stuff?? dont you need a credit/debit card to activate it anyway[ i could be totally wrong on this]

[socalkevin21]

Originally Posted by jjvaldez

is there a law against this kinda stuff?? dont you need a credit/debit card to activate it anyway[ i could be totally wrong on this]

Right on the cash it says "This note is Legal Tender for all debts, Public and Private"

[jjvaldez]

yea .. im just wondering can a person just tell the apple rep at the counter, im covered by "XXXXX" law" i can get this with cash.. or is there not a specific law for that... this is just horrible for those that dont want to use their plastic..... this is lame

[socalkevin21]

Originally Posted by jjvaldez

yea .. im just wondering can a person just tell the apple rep at the counter, im covered by "XXXXX" law" i can get this with cash.. or is there not a specific law for that... this is just horrible for those that dont want to use their plastic..... this is lame

Yeah man I feel you.... This may SLOW DOWN resellers but they are going to lose LEGIT customers too. I am already going to switch to T-Mobile soon. People are just gonna start buying with Apple Gift Cards or Pre Paid Credit cards. You cannot stop the devoted!!!

[jjvaldez]

yea that is true... i am on the side of the cash buyers, that is how i got mine, but my question is can apply legally say this item can be bought only with card, i mean, it is the CASH that makes the card.. right?

[socalkevin21]

Originally Posted by jjvaldez

yea that is true... i am on the side of the cash buyers, that is how i got mine, but my question is can apply legally say this item can be bought only with card, i mean, it is the CASH that makes the card.. right?

Okay... here is why they are pissed. People were going in and buying 5 phones at a time... and when Apple asked them to sign the "disclaimer" stating that they were not going to resell them, people used a fake name and said "I only have cash, I don't have an ID on me" , thus avoiding giving their real name. How I know that this was going down?? I have no idea

[ColsTiger]

They are just trying to protect their partner at&t. Apple guaranteed the iphone would be exclusive to at&t for five years. At&t ponied up the cash for the partnership and now Apple is trying to keep up their end of the deal.

[beej]

Originally Posted by ColsTiger

They are just trying to protect their partner at&t. Apple guaranteed the iphone would be exclusive to at&t for five years. At&t ponied up the cash for the partnership and now Apple is trying to keep up their end of the deal.

More than that, I'd be willing to bet Apple is "contractually obligated" to help AT&T maintain its lock on iphone service.

I don't think there's anything illegal about refusing cash. Just because it's legal tender doesn't mean a seller has to take it.

[thesaint]

What if a family of four is trying to buy 4 iPhones. How do they do it, dad buys 2 and mom buys 2? This sounds kinda crazy.