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What is the Apple 14 day return policy?
Can I return an iPhone after opening it?
Can I return my iPhone in 30 days?
My understanding is that Apple doesn't have restock fees for any of their products, even if opened and used, as long as they returned in like-new condition within 14 days - Please correct me if I'm wrong.
My question here is - did Apple make a mistake by not implementing a minor, but painful-enough, restock fee of say 5%, to dissuade the many people that are buying them with no intention of keeping them ?
I think the product looks amazing and will be a huge success, but I've got to think their return numbers around day 13 are going to be (relatively) huge - like 20 thousand plus. (Returns will likely continue at a much lower % once the initial must-try-it people are done, but the return rate of people who ordered on day 1 are likely to be higher than normal, I bet)
It will be interesting to see how quickly Apple starts selling them as 'certified' or whatever they call it.