Posted on 04/25/2010 7:56:28 PM PDT by dayglored
A US gamer has been banned from ever buying another iPad. Why? He reached his "lifetime limit." Who knew that such a limit existed? ...
After two Apple Employees - identified in the tale as Guy #1 and Guy #2 - check his identity via credit card, Guy #2 informs him: "There is a limit to the number of iPads that customers can buy." Our protagonist ask what that limit might be, and Guy #2 answers: "Only 2 per customer."
At that point, Guy #1 returns, and the conversation takes on a Kafkaesque quality:
* Guy #1: I'm sorry sir, but you have reached your lifetime limit of iPad purchases and will not be allowed to buy any more.
* Me: Is the iPad limit per person? Per credit card? Per household?
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit.
* Me: What does that mean? Can I use a different credit card to buy it? I'm buying this for a friend.
* Guy #1: You are not allowed to buy this iPad.
* Me: Wait, what? Lifetime? What does that mean?
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit of iPads and will not be allowed to buy any more.
...
An Apple Store employee, noted: "The employee got it wrong. The *daily* limit is two iPads per day. The 'lifetime limit' is ten."
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
Nevertheless, this is pretty weird.
Whaddya think, gentlemen?
Ok, so I wont buy more than two per day...Problem solved...
Why is there a limit?
Does Apple plan to ration them?
OK, so I will NEVER by one of Apple’s products ever again!
Take THAT!!
Gray market. They're going for very high prices where they are unavailable.
Leo Laporte said on his show today that he has already purchased 8. Wonder if he knows about the limit.
Indeed. I don't presently have the scratch for ONE, so I'm not in any danger either.
It's a temporary sort of thing to prevent these things from getting 5 times the price (as it normally sells for) over in Bahrain or Timbuktu ... LOL ..
Waiting for the Slate. Kinda useless without Flash.
If he bought them over the period of (say) a week, he's okay on the 2/day limit, but about to run into trouble -- IF he's buying them all in his own name.
OTOH, if he's buying them via proxy, no problem.
I think the “limit 2” really only means two at a time, there’s no way for them to track total purchases.
Does Apple plan to ration them?
It's the same thing that they did with iPhones. It's to prevent them from going in mass quantities to other countries where they go for five times the cost of what they are here...
When Apple's supplies catch up with the demand, and when they get them selling in the various countries, there won't be any permanent limits any more.
Yep, that sounds about right.
Guy 1 can buy my limit. For a small royalty. ;o)
You can go on the Apple web site (it says ships in 5-7 days) or you can buy one at the apple store in the mall. So why do I see the $499 version of the Ipad selling for over $700 on Ebay?
Kinda useless without Flash.
According to a Flash developer, Flash will never work right on Touch devices... so don't plan on that one working out all right ... LOL ...
If it's any consolation, he can have my 10 "allowed" Ipads as I will never purchase one, just like I will never purchase an Iphone or an Ipod. Nothing against Apple, I just really could care less about their tech of the month.
I wonder what the difference could be. Can’t imagine how the input device (touch) could make a difference.
So why do I see the $499 version of the Ipad selling for over $700 on Ebay?
That's because weird people buy things "at auction" ... LOL ...
Have you ever noticed that things sell for more than their value at auctions? Auctions and/or auction sites are the last place in the world to ever get your products from ... :-)
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