Returning my iPhone for the initial colour I really want
- I have been thinking about returning my white silver iPhone 5S to apple that I bought outright. I wanted the gold 64 gig iPhone 5S but when I got in line at 6:30 they told me they had sold out
I would rather give this phone back to apple and wait a month to receive what I truly want.
It's gonna be a drag living without my iPhone. For a while. I called up apple and they have no idea when they will be receiving there iPhones at the store.
I'm thinking, if I return my phone tomorrow, will I be guaranteed a phone the day they receive stock? Will they call me to come and pick it up or do I have to just go there. ??
I've never had to deal with this because I always order online( preorder) but they were non for the 5S.
Anyone in my boat??
I bet the people that compromised may be feeling the same way I do, but living without an iPhone for so long will be a challenge.09-24-2013 11:17 PMLike 0 -
- 09-25-2013 08:08 AMLike 0
- I completely understand your feelings on the situation. TBH, if it were me, the gold 5S would be my choice as well. When ordering it, if it told me I'd have to wait till Nov to get it, i would, even though the wait would probably kill me at that point lol.
Good luck with your color swap...I really do hope it works out for you !!09-25-2013 08:17 AMLike 0 -
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It was my initial colour of choice09-25-2013 09:01 AMLike 0 - I completely understand your feelings on the situation. TBH, if it were me, the gold 5S would be my choice as well. When ordering it, if it told me I'd have to wait till Nov to get it, i would, even though the wait would probably kill me at that point lol.
Good luck with your color swap...I really do hope it works out for you !!
Probably late October.ThePinkChameleon likes this.09-25-2013 09:03 AMLike 1 -
- 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.anon4757448 likes this.09-25-2013 09:04 AMLike 1
- 09-25-2013 09:06 AMLike 0
- Yes, it applies to all gold iPhone's. The only way you can get one earlier than the back order date is to go to the store and be first in line, allowing you to hopefully score one of the random units shipped to an actual Apple store. I know yesterday when my friend when to go get one, the main store in Atlanta only got two of them, and both were 64GB models.09-25-2013 09:11 AMLike 0
- 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.09-25-2013 09:13 AMLike 3
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Let's take your avatar for instance. A Nike swoosh. Nike is one of the most "status" driven companies in the world...their products are no where near the best on the market, and most of their sales revolve around the consumer wanting a piece of apparel that an athlete wears (because of a highly paid sponsorship deal no less). If you want to judge someone for desiring a product due to it's status, perhaps you should look in the mirror before jumping down someone else's throat.09-25-2013 09:15 AMLike 6 - It all matters what's on the inside that counts lol
But very true when using a case... Why does color really matter?09-25-2013 09:15 AMLike 0 - Yes, it applies to all gold iPhone's. The only way you can get one earlier than the back order date is to go to the store and be first in line, allowing you to hopefully score one of the random units shipped to an actual Apple store. I know yesterday when my friend when to go get one, the main store in Atlanta only got two of them, and both were 64GB models.jerome g likes this.09-25-2013 09:16 AMLike 1
- 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.09-25-2013 09:17 AMLike 0
- IF you're going to use a case, I wouldn't bother, IF you're happy with your current unit. I don't think it's worth the wait, personally. But only you can make that decision. The gold, to me, is a novelty and I think the novelty will eventually wear off.anon4757448 likes this.09-25-2013 09:20 AMLike 1
- How can a preference be a wrong reason for getting the phone he wants? So what if he wants to have the gold iPhone to show off...it's his money, who are you to determine what is right and wrong about how anyone but YOU spends their money and for what reason?
Let's take your avatar for instance. A Nike swoosh. Nike is one of the most "status" driven companies in the world...their products are no where near the best on the market, and most of their sales revolve around the consumer wanting a piece of apparel that an athlete wears (because of a highly paid sponsorship deal no less). If you want to judge someone for desiring a product due to it's status, perhaps you should look in the mirror before jumping down someone else's throat.
No **** it's his money it's all our money we can do what we want with it. If you want something literally to show off that you have it because other people don't then that's silly to me. I ordered a gold because I wanted a white phone since I've had a black 5 and I actually liked how the gold turned out. I'm not getting it to "show off" because I think that's high schoolish...you're clearly missing the point trying to be made.
All in all you should get what you want for whatever reason it is. IMO if that reason is because you want to be cool then it's silly.09-25-2013 09:23 AMLike 0 - You'll know when you get a shipping date emailed to you (or via the status page). As far as store stock, there's no way of knowing, even the employees at the store claim they don't know what models are coming in and how many...Sekelani Zwambila likes this.09-25-2013 09:24 AMLike 1
- Your justification is do valid. I feel this gold iPhone is just ( as you say) a novelty. I have a feeling when it comes out to the masses it will be dull and everyone will have it. Maybe your right.09-25-2013 09:29 AMLike 0
- Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking maybe the fastest way of getting the phone is returning at at apple then asking if they can hold one for me as soon as they received stock. It could be a faster way you recon? Than doing it over the website which is set for a delivery date for late October.sajid ayub likes this.09-25-2013 09:31 AMLike 1
- 09-25-2013 09:32 AMLike 0
- I have a Nike avatar because it's my favorite brand my choice, not because Phil Knight tells me it should be. The products for my needs are the best. I don't get them for the status symbol of it...
No **** it's his money it's all our money we can do what we want with it. If you want something literally to show off that you have it because other people don't then that's silly to me. I ordered a gold because I wanted a white phone since I've had a black 5 and I actually liked how the gold turned out. I'm not getting it to "show off" because I think that's high schoolish...you're clearly missing the point trying to be made.
All in all you should get what you want for whatever reason it is. IMO if that reason is because you want to be cool then it's silly.
You keep saying it's "silly" to you...you're one opinion. I think it's silly to buy overpriced Nike crap that is out performed in every way by other products for half the price, and I know for a fact (since I've been guilty of it myself) that Nike, as a whole, is a company driven by it's brand name, and not because of it's functionality...if people wanted the top tier product based on how it actually works for them, nobody would buy Nike stuff...I have Nike products myself, none of which were bought for any other reason than visual appeal.
Bottom line...and I say this again, who are you to tell a person what is a legitimate reason for them to spend their money? He could be buying the iPhone because he likes the way the box texture feels, and his reasoning would be perfectly legitimate, and just as realistic as your own.daisylin24 and Sekelani Zwambila like this.09-25-2013 09:34 AMLike 2
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