Went through about 8 new unlocked iPhone 5's at two apple stores..

LuckyTheDog · Jun 11, 2013

Guess what? They were all scuffed! Everytime the employee brought out a new iPhone, I would examine it and 100% of the time it would have some sort of defect! Has anyone experienced this? Maybe it's just a bad batch of iPhones this time around.. I'm thinking about waiting since $700 is a huge purchase and I'd rather have a perfect iPhone that will get scratches by me later than an defective iPhone. The Apple Stores, if the managers see me, will not let me purchase anymore iPhones. Should I go to Best Buy? I really would like to get an iPhone 5 but my hard earned money will NOT be wasted on a cosmetically defective one!

Thomasjtsi · Jun 11, 2013

So, why will the managers not let you purchase an iPhone?

LuckyTheDog · Jun 11, 2013

It's not that they won't let me. It's that they won't let me exchange anymore..

InkedAdrenaline · Jun 15, 2013

No offense but I don't think I'd let you either if you were exchanging them like that for one lil minor imperfection. It's a phone, it's gonna fall, scratch, get bumped, thrown by a 4yr old, put it a pocket with keys, etc. I cant imagine that "8" iPhones had imperfections, unless you are seriously over analyzing them. Just my $.02

iZIGGA · Jun 15, 2013

InkedAdrenaline said:
No offense but I don't think I'd let you either if you were exchanging them like that for one lil minor imperfection. It's a phone, it's gonna fall, scratch, get bumped, thrown by a 4yr old, put it a pocket with keys, etc. I cant imagine that "8" iPhones had imperfections, unless you are seriously over analyzing them. Just my $.02

Agreed

Bazinga!

Col.bris · Jun 16, 2013

I find this thread totally unusual. When you buy the phone open the box before you leave the store. I have never heard of some one replacing that number of phones ever. If they declined to replace the phone that means the phone meets full quality for delivery. Going to another Apple sales retail out let will not resolve your problem.

Andrew Cheadle · Jun 16, 2013

Col.bris said:
I find this thread totally unusual. When you buy the phone open the box before you leave the store. I have never heard of some one replacing that number of phones ever. If they declined to replace the phone that means the phone meets full quality for delivery. Going to another Apple sales retail out let will not resolve your problem.

Agreed, in fact the salesman at AT&T inspected the phone for scratches etc before selling it to me. I'm sure at better retailers this is common.

LuckyTheDog · Jun 17, 2013

Col.bris said:
I find this thread totally unusual. When you buy the phone open the box before you leave the store. I have never heard of some one replacing that number of phones ever. If they declined to replace the phone that means the phone meets full quality for delivery. Going to another Apple sales retail out let will not resolve your problem.

I opened the box every time I came to return my phone. It was so bad to the point that I knew the next phone that I would open would have some sort of cosmetic defect on it.

But I've learned to accept it now even though it is a $700 item. It's just outrageous that all of these phones have something on them!

InkedAdrenaline said:
No offense but I don't think I'd let you either if you were exchanging them like that for one lil minor imperfection. It's a phone, it's gonna fall, scratch, get bumped, thrown by a 4yr old, put it a pocket with keys, etc. I cant imagine that "8" iPhones had imperfections, unless you are seriously over analyzing them. Just my $.02

It is a high priced item though of course. Just not in my nature to accept damage on the new iPhone right out of the box but I will accept damage from things under my supervision!