ClipsApple Makes People iGroan with Cash Only Policy on iPhone 3G
First Clipped on Jul. 28, 2008
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Boy was my brother mad. He waited in line at the AT&T store for hours to buy the new iPhone 3G only to discover two maddening things.
1. AT&T didn't actually have any of the phones in stock. It turns out he was waiting merely for the privilege of ordering one that would arrive more than a week later--the sort of thing he could have easily done at home via the Internet while sipping an ice tea.
2. They wouldn't accept cash. What?! Right, hard, cold, American green backs, that are "legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues" aren't worth squat if you're trying to buy an iPhone. And, of course, cash was all he brought.
