The iPad rent-a-date

Not sure this is the best way to rent an iPad. You can do it the right way at www.theipadrental.com

Another thing to consider is that some states have laws that prohibit companies from charging restocking fees. For example HI has such a law. The apple store will still charge you because they hide under the guise that they are getting their policies from headquarters but if you point out the webpage of the department of commerce for your state they will have no choice but to waive it. I know this first hand as they tried to dock me 69$ on an iPod photo that I returned when I couldn't justify the price on seeing it didn't do much more than the older black and white ones did.

Had to physically pull up the website on their in store computer before they would even let a manager verify it and override it.


http://hawaii.gov/dcca/ocp/brochures/merchandise you can read about hawaiis law here for those of you in Hawaii who want to return your products. I only post this because I'm grumpy they sold out of apple cases hehehe.

I'm saving the $50 for a foreign prostitute, with this economy $50 gets you a whole lot more than "2nd base!"

Wow! There was more negativity here then I expected. So what do you think of my situation? I have my 3G iPad preordered, but lacking all patience and self control, I bought a WiFi only 16g. I planed all along to sell it on eBay when the 3G ships knowing full well that I will loose some money. I see it as a rental fee. It's sorta the same situation.

Hawaii has no restocking fees law… may be an option to waiting for a few more weeks

In the UK, we have this DIY chain of stores which sell own brand products: drills, routers, table-saws, etc. and offer two year warranties. The stuff isn't crap but compared to stuff from upmarket brands, tend to wear out well within the two year warrantee period.

Loads of people in the trade buy one and keep exchanging them every 10-12 months, and get away with it. Needless to say, these stores are bleeding money.

you do realize that "the "magical" touch-based interface" that you speak of was only magical in 2007 when the iPhone came out.

that was 3 years ago.. I think we've grown accustomed to it now.

You could do this for 5 months (20 weeks) before it just makes sense to buy the iPad. They should just let you lease it for $50/mo and give you a new upgrade model every six months.

The more I think about the practice of going to an Apple store and buying a product when you only intend to "rent" that product, the more I see it as fraudulent conduct.

The implicit assumption on which Apple relies when you buy a product is that you are buying it intending to keep it, rather than with the intent of "renting" it for two weeks.

Encouraging fraudulent conduct is something of which TUAW ought not be in the business.

Strike one. Two more and no more TUAW for me.