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Australian Buyers Say They Were Told "No iPad Without Accessories"

Posted by timothy on from the side-deal dept.

CuteSteveJobs writes "Australian iPad buyers have been forced to buy all manner of unnecessary add-ons, including screen protectors, docking stations, covers, chargers, and extended warranties, due to a reported official Apple policy. Shoppers reported sales assistants said it was 'company policy' or 'Apple policy' to sell the devices only with accessories, or not at all. A store manager for Authorised Apple Reseller JB Hi-Fi said it was 'a bad policy but it was Apple's policy and they couldn't sell one without it.' Other customers were told they must 'buy a Telstra SIM because the iPad is locked to Telstra,' even though it wasn't. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission and Consumer Affairs are investigating the complaints."

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  1. Get Mick Dundee by Fluffeh · · Score: 4, Funny

    He would sort this shit out quick smart!

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    1. Re:Get Mick Dundee by oztiks · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's not a tablet! This is a tablet!

      http://nozama.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ed05fc288330128771bd234970c-800wi

  2. bad apple policies by WarJolt · · Score: 4, Funny

    no flash... No ads...now no ipad without accessories...it's not so hard to believe

    1. Re:bad apple policies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Here in Australia we do business a little differently from the way you do business over there. Also, how many shops can afford to stock the iPad, over there in the trailer park?

    2. Re:bad apple policies by Kielistic · · Score: 2, Funny

      As long as you offer them five dollars for it apparently.

    3. Re:bad apple policies by nanter · · Score: 2, Funny

      That is ridiculous. You were in your own home, and you were displaying a firearm to show that you had the means to protect your family. Brandishing a firearm is legal when you are concerned about your own safety. How do you think a concealed carry permit holder can draw a firearm to defend himself? By brandishing it, of course.

      I'd have had one serious conversation with the lieutenant of that police department. Brandishing their firearms and detaining your whole family like that was excessive.

    4. Re:bad apple policies by mustafap · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm getting the feeling that the reason you have a permit is that lots of people would like to shoot you.

      I no longer wonder why.

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  3. Re:super kawaii~ by Fluffeh · · Score: 4, Funny

    pirst fost!

    this one is for super kawaii and the kawaii supers

    Yer good kid, real good, but while I'm around, you'll always be second best... see?

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  4. Re:It's about time a stop was put to these combos by sjwt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like the same argument you had with the good lord when he was trying to force you to get a neural net.. why get all those millions cells when it seems you could be quite happy with just a few of them

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  5. Re:False Flag by itsdapead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shush! Dont you know that Apple are solely responsible for rogue Australian electronics stores, massive Chinese factories with below-average suicide rates, the security of AT&T's website, the state of the 3G network, global warming, exploding lithium batteries, the BP oil spill and the Kennedy Assasination?

    In fact, Apple are responsible for original sin: the company name is a dead giveaway.

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  6. Re:Bad summary by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Funny

    and IMO is one Government department that is WELL worth the money spent on it

    If Americans have taught me anything, its that the government interfering in private companies is ALWAYS bad. So clearly this must be false. Despite the well documented gains from the department. Hopefully Tony Abbott will continue Howard's tradition of becoming more like America. Hail Jesus!

  7. Re:You got to wonder sometimes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And for what? A few extra dollars? Australian dollars at that.

    Sorry to be pedantic, but it's about .85 AUD to the USD at the moment, and its been hovering around .90 for a long time, so its not that much of a difference.

    The primary difference in the two currencies is US dollars used to be exchangeable for gold where as the AUD is exchangeable for beer.

  8. Re:Get Steve Irwin by erroneus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wotch thes! Oym gonna gow boy an Oypaid without any accessories! Cehful now...heh we go...

  9. Re:Bad summary by cyber-vandal · · Score: 3, Funny

    You think they wouldn't want the credit card and bank account details of rich people with lots of disposable income?