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http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/apple-store-cash-ipad-3g-iphone,news-33499.html

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To her surprise, the Apple store workers told her that cash wasn't a suitable form of payment for the iPad


Think in the UK they have to accept cash. Shops can refuse to accept cards and can refuse to accept too much change – you can’t force them to accept a million 1penny pieces for your tax bill for example.

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http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/apple-store-cash-ipad-3g-iphone,news-33499.html

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To her surprise, the Apple store workers told her that cash wasn't a suitable form of payment for the iPad


Think in the UK they have to accept cash. Shops can refuse to accept cards and can refuse to accept too much change – you can’t force them to accept a million 1penny pieces for your tax bill for example.


Yes, but the restrictions stop at £1 coins, so you can legally pay your £700 tax bill with 700 £1 coins.

Of course the legal tender argument is never worth bothering with - if I had £1 for every time I've seen a "No £50 notes" sign....

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Didn't something like this happen with the iPhone (haven't read the link)? Something about registering to hinder multiple unit purchases? :?

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Diane Campbell, who is disabled and on a fixed income, wishes to go onto YouTube to learn some new songs to play on her guitar. Instead of getting a computer, she's been saving up for an iPad.

Erm, but don't you need a computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes to activate it? I don't think it will work out of the box without first linking it to an iTunes account, will it? I might be wrong, but I think you'd need a computer somewhere along the line.

And who the hell walls around these days with $500 or more on their person? Just asking for trouble.
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Diane Campbell, who is disabled and on a fixed income, wishes to go onto YouTube to learn some new songs to play on her guitar. Instead of getting a computer, she's been saving up for an iPad.

Erm, but don't you need a computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes to activate it? I don't think it will work out of the box without first linking it to an iTunes account, will it? I might be wrong, but I think you'd need a computer somewhere along the line.

And who the hell walls around these days with $500 or more on their person? Just asking for trouble.
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ipads were jailbroken an hour after release. I'm guessing they're trying to stop the black market.

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Diane Campbell, who is disabled and on a fixed income, wishes to go onto YouTube to learn some new songs to play on her guitar. Instead of getting a computer, she's been saving up for an iPad.

Erm, but don't you need a computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes to activate it? I don't think it will work out of the box without first linking it to an iTunes account, will it? I might be wrong, but I think you'd need a computer somewhere along the line.

And who the hell walls around these days with $500 or more on their person? Just asking for trouble.
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No, they have an "on-device" activation also.

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Diane Campbell, who is disabled and on a fixed income, wishes to go onto YouTube to learn some new songs to play on her guitar. Instead of getting a computer, she's been saving up for an iPad.

Erm, but don't you need a computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes to activate it? I don't think it will work out of the box without first linking it to an iTunes account, will it? I might be wrong, but I think you'd need a computer somewhere along the line.

And who the hell walls around these days with $500 or more on their person? Just asking for trouble.
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Quite a lot of people, we commonly take £1k+ sales in cash.

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No, they have an "on-device" activation also.

Ah, I stand corrected then!

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Didn't something like this happen with the iPhone (haven't read the link)? Something about registering to hinder multiple unit purchases? :?

Yes but the iPhone was to be sold with a contract. The iPad does not.

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No, they have an "on-device" activation also.

Ah, I stand corrected then!

Having said that, I don't know many people who don't have a computer that would have a Wifi internet connection to be able to use said activation. :?

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No, they have an "on-device" activation also.

Ah, I stand corrected then!

Having said that, I don't know many people who don't have a computer that would have a Wifi internet connection to be able to use said activation. :?

You can activate it in-store, non?

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Didn't something like this happen with the iPhone (haven't read the link)? Something about registering to hinder multiple unit purchases? :?

Yes but the iPhone was to be sold with a contract. The iPad does not.


I walked in to the O2 store & bought my generation 1 iphone no questions asked (although I had to pay by card), it wasn't until I activated it that I had to sign up for a contract.

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This story is about America and their laws. Though I can understand its reasons to stop grey market exports. Though it is discriminatory against those that do not have or want a credit card.

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And I don't want to give it to them, how convenient! :)

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And I don't want to give it to them, how convenient! :)

They are helping you by not accepting your cash. :D

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