[johnnyboiog88]

No I am also curious. Do they even check the phone in store? What about other shops like MediaMarkt? I was thinking about return in shop but first I need to do test.

I returned a legit iPhone last week at a store near here, was relatively busy and got a worker who seemed a bit unsure of what to do so had a manager standing over her. He told her that they always open and check sealed phones at that store. I am unsure about others.

So, did they open it with you?

Yes I was there and they opened it with me before they processed the refund.

[elemenowpee]

I returned a legit iPhone last week at a store near here, was relatively busy and got a worker who seemed a bit unsure of what to do so had a manager standing over her. He told her that they always open and check sealed phones at that store. I am unsure about others.

So, did they open it with you?

Yes I was there and they opened it with me before they processed the refund.

Was the box sealed? / did they break the seal?

[eljot88]

I returned a legit iPhone last week at a store near here, was relatively busy and got a worker who seemed a bit unsure of what to do so had a manager standing over her. He told her that they always open and check sealed phones at that store. I am unsure about others.

So, did they open it with you?

Yes I was there and they opened it with me before they processed the refund.

So it’s globally. In my opinion, sealed box method for apple is dead.

[johnnyboiog88]

So, did they open it with you?

Yes I was there and they opened it with me before they processed the refund.

Was the box sealed? / did they break the seal?

Yeah the box was completely sealed, it was a brand new phone I hadn’t touched. I wanted to DNA it but I failed so I just returned it for a full refund and they broke the seals to look into the box. Was quite surprised myself.

[eljot88]

Yes I was there and they opened it with me before they processed the refund.

Was the box sealed? / did they break the seal?

Yeah the box was completely sealed, it was a brand new phone I hadn’t touched. I wanted to DNA it but I failed so I just returned it for a full refund and they broke the seals to look into the box. Was quite surprised myself.

Did they turn on the phone? What about dummy one? Would they fall for it? What do you think?

[johnnyboiog88]

Was the box sealed? / did they break the seal?

Yeah the box was completely sealed, it was a brand new phone I hadn’t touched. I wanted to DNA it but I failed so I just returned it for a full refund and they broke the seals to look into the box. Was quite surprised myself.

Did they turn on the phone? What about dummy one? Would they fall for it? What do you think?

What the girl did when I dropped mine off was, opened the sealed box
tilted the phone slight to look at the black screen
took note of the serial number on the back of the box
Then she refunded me

It was about a week ago so might be a little cloudy but that’s what I remember doing

[Itsit]

Yeah the box was completely sealed, it was a brand new phone I hadn’t touched. I wanted to DNA it but I failed so I just returned it for a full refund and they broke the seals to look into the box. Was quite surprised myself.

Did they turn on the phone? What about dummy one? Would they fall for it? What do you think?

What the girl did when I dropped mine off was, opened the sealed box
tilted the phone slight to look at the black screen
took note of the serial number on the back of the box
Then she refunded me

It was about a week ago so might be a little cloudy but that’s what I remember doing

Sounds like dummy phone may of worked.

[johnnyboiog88]

Did they turn on the phone? What about dummy one? Would they fall for it? What do you think?

What the girl did when I dropped mine off was, opened the sealed box
tilted the phone slight to look at the black screen
took note of the serial number on the back of the box
Then she refunded me

It was about a week ago so might be a little cloudy but that’s what I remember doing

Sounds like dummy phone may of worked.

Yeah possibly, would have been sweating it big style if it was a dummy phone though 😂

[mothered]

What the girl did when I dropped mine off was, opened the sealed box
tilted the phone slight to look at the black screen
took note of the serial number on the back of the box
Then she refunded me

This clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of using a like-for-like product (In this case, a dummy phone) with the sealed box method.

A job well done Indeed on your end.