Returning my iPhone for the initial colour I really want

[Just_Me_D]

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[anon(4698833)]

you bought the gold for the wrong reason. Lol

Which was?

 

[km12345]

I bet Mr.T would have gotten a gold 5s!


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[prophecyc2]

Which was?

To be cool

 

[Sekelani Zwambila]

I've been thinking about what you guys have been saying and I'll come to a decision tomorrow morning wether I'll swap it or not.

 

[dkhmwilliams]

I think it is important to get exactly what you want. If you don't, it will bother you that you don't have what you set out to get. I have learned this lesson the hard way.


Sent from my smokin hot, white, 64 GB, iPhone 5 on AT&T wrapped in a classic black BookBook case. FTW!

 

[Sekelani Zwambila]

I think it is important to get exactly what you want. If you don't, it will bother you that you don't have what you set out to get. I have learned this lesson the hard way.


Sent from my smokin hot, white, 64 GB, iPhone 5 on AT&T wrapped in a classic black BookBook case. FTW!

You got a good point mate. I'll sleep over it.

 

[jhamilton3]

I have the gold and its definitely nice but I would like to point out it is a light shade of "gold" and in good lighting actually looks like the silver. :straight-face:

Just my two cents..

 

[sj-performance]

At launch day last Friday I had to get 2 iphone 5S. A space grey 16gb for me and gold 32gb for my wife. I already have a new lifeproof case for her phone...so realistic you wont be able to tell her iphone is gold. She always used good cases to cover her phone since we have 3 kids. The moment I found out that there was no gold and only silver or space grey 32gb she said NO!!!! I call her again and she said NO I want GOLD!!! So I had to order from apple.com with a shipping date until October. I left the store happy with my phone and while I waited at store to upgrade and activate new device I ordered hers. So you know people want GOLD!!! LoL

 

[Sekelani Zwambila]

I have the gold and its definitely nice but I would like to point out it is definitely a light shade of "gold" and in good lighting actually looks like the silver.

Just my two cents..

Really?
Can you take some pics so I can see what you mean ?

 

[Sekelani Zwambila]

At launch day last Friday I had to get 2 iphone 5S. A space grey 16gb for me and gold 32gb for my wife. I already have a new lifeproof case for her phone...so realistic you wont be able to tell her iphone is gold. She always used good cases to cover her phone since we have 3 kids. The moment I found out that there was no gold and only silver or space grey 32gb she said NO!!!! I call her again and she said NO I want GOLD!!! So I had to order from apple.com with a shipping date until October. I left the store happy with my phone and while I waited at store to upgrade and activate new device I ordered hers. So you know people want GOLD!!! LoL

That's the way I was feeling last week Friday when I got to the store so early and they never had gold. That was such a disappointment. But again I'll be using a case. Arrg!!
Decisions decisions decisions.

 

[sj-performance]

I have the gold and its definitely nice but I would like to point out it is a light shade of "gold" and in good lighting actually looks like the silver. :straight-face:

Just my two cents..

that is correct. saw this in person and been reading about this all over the internet.

 

[sj-performance]

That's the way I was feeling last week Friday when I got to the store so early and they never had gold. That was such a disappointment. But again I'll be using a case. Arrg!!
Decisions decisions decisions.

don't swap it. I already see you just taking your phone out of the case every time someone wants to see how the gold looks. Call me crazy buts its annoying to constantly be taking a phone out of its case plus on some cases the case itself starts to wear and tear because of this. sleep over it tonight and just keep it. within weeks we all be like gold who? gold what? blah! LoL hahahahahahahah

 

[anon4757448]

If your main concern is standing out and looking cool or different, then you're getting it for the wrong reasons IMO. Silver looking like a 5 isn't a big deal...another instance where status is important for some people.

I definitely think some want the gold so that they're able to show others they have the latest and greatest; however I can't down anyone for waiting on what they want. I wanted a specific capacity as opposed to a specific color. So I got a space gray. I love it!

 

[anon4757448]

There's only two colors imo..black or white. It's funny how the color of the back seems to matter to so many especially if using a case.

Indeed! I keep my phone in a case so others will see nothing but the face of it!

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

If you bought it outright, OP, then sell that thing and make some money off it instead of returning it. I'm assuming you'd buy the gold iPhone outright, anyway.

 

[anon4757448]

Yeah you got a point. Why does colour really matter. Having a gold iPhone would be sweet but I always have cases. You got me thinking. Should I really go along with this.

Get the phone you want and are willing to pay for!

 

[Joe McG]

This whole thread has gotten slightly out of hand in some respects. However, I would contend that using an iphone with a black face vs one with a white face is a whole different experience. I'm not saying one is better but it is definitely different.

As far as gold vs silver, I don't really care. I do know that 95% of people only want gold because it is rare and new.

 

[dkhmwilliams]

This whole thread has gotten slightly out of hand in some respects. However, I would contend that using an iphone with a black face vs one with a white face is a whole different experience. I'm not saying one is better but it is definitely different.

As far as gold vs silver, I don't really care. I do know that 95% of people only want gold because it is rare and new.

And there is nothing wrong with someone wanting the color for those reasons. To each his own. If you are spending that much money on a product that you will use everyday, then it should be what you want.


Sent from my smokin hot, white, 64 GB, iPhone 5 on AT&T wrapped in a classic black BookBook case. FTW!

 

[Joe McG]

And there is nothing wrong with someone wanting the color for those reasons. To each his own. If you are spending that much money on a product that you will use everyday, then it should be what you want.


Sent from my smokin hot, white, 64 GB, iPhone 5 on AT&T wrapped in a classic black BookBook case. FTW!

Truth!