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Fake IPad 2s Made of Clay Sold At Canadian Stores
SpuriousLogic writes in with a link to a story about some Canadian consumers who thought they were getting an iPad 2 but instead got the makings of the world's oldest tablets. "As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have launched investigations into how the scam was pulled off. The tablet computers, like most Apple products, are known for their sleek and simple designs. But there's no mistaking the iPad for one of the world's oldest 'tablet devices.' Still, most electronic products cannot be returned to stores. For the the stores and customers to be fooled by the clay replacements, the thieves must have successfully weighed out the clay portions and resealed the original Apple packaging. Future Shop spokesman Elliott Chun told CTV that individuals bought the iPads with cash, replaced them with the model clay, then returned the packages to the stores. The returned fakes were restocked on the shelve and sold to new, unwitting customers."
Not to mention that the product being returned is not electronic.
I explicitly release the above into the public domain.
Everything except neutronium and vacuum is electronic.
Not to mention that the product being returned is not electronic.
Wait. Hold on for a second. This could be big.
You could sell these to frequent flyers - they don't have to turn them off during takeoff and landing.
Might fly....
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Yeah, I stole it from the comments over at the article source. Too good not to share.
The battery life was better.
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
Thankfully, the EULA's short and easy with only 10 items, but it still has you signing over your life.
No wonder the chemical supply company wouldn't accept returns on my shipment of ionized hydrogen...
(In other words, you missed one.)
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It's not my fault! The flight attendants are just too attractive.
But who says that this is a result of people buying iPads, taking iPads out of box, putting clay in box, resealing and returning?
It could just be 14 associated people bought iPads, then went back and said "Hey, I bought this iPad and all that was in my box was this piece of clay!"
Either way, if you have recently bought an iPad in Canada, and you have some clay around, bring your clay in for a refund!
paintball
Hello. I think my iPad has been bricked.
Have gnu, will travel.
(In other words, you missed one.)
Are you positive?
The CB App. What's your 20?
Ecstatically.
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I hear Adobe is working on this.
I'd understand that there might be a restocking charge.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
It's true, last time I flew I was carrying the FT and they ripped the crossword out.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
I believe you're referring to Lewis Caroll (/Charles Dodgson). CS Lewis may have been a born again bore, but as far as I'm aware his only crime against kids was mediocre Christian allegory?