iPad - lifetime limit, you can only buy 10

[The Straight Story]

When his story was linked to by Valleywag, one commenter, self-described as an Apple Store employee, noted: "The employee got it wrong. The *daily* limit is two iPads per day. The 'lifetime limit' is ten."

And this Appleonian said that there's a reason for this restriction. "Nothing is sadder than seeing the look on a little kid's face when you don't have the toy they want, because you just personally sold the last half-dozen to a shady guy in sunglasses who reeks of cigarette smoke. It gets old really fast."

....

It seems Mr. Snow wanted to pass a few iPads to fellow NeoGAF gaming forum members outside the US who were craving their own "magical and revolutionary" devices, but whose hopes had been dashed by Apple's decision to delay international iPad sales by a month.

And so, being a Good iSamaritan, he took it upon himself to buy multiple iPads and ship them to his fellow gamers, charging them only enough extra to cover tax, shipping, insurance, and Paypal credit card fees.

But it was not to be. After buying just a few iPads and shipping them off to his friends, Mr. Snow was thwarted in his attempt to continue his mission of multitouch mercy.

After two Apple Employees - identified in the tale as Guy #1 and Guy #2 - check his identity via credit card, Guy #2 informs him: "There is a limit to the number of iPads that customers can buy." Our protagonist ask what that limit might be, and Guy #2 answers: "Only 2 per customer."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/25/ipad_lifetime_limit/

[ima_sinnic]

1. for only $75 each, I will sell my "rights" to all 10 of mine (nt)

[BlooInBloo]

2. Since we're talking about Apple Inc. people, you may want to up that an order of magnitude.

[ima_sinnic]

7. all right, a bargain at $300 each (nt)

[Toucano]

4. Not so fast

I bet you could get $150!

[htuttle]

11. I might want to buy an option to buy those rights in the future...

...if somebody is willing to swap me insurance coverage that the value won't go down.

I think I'm getting the hang of this whole 'capitalism' thing...

[Lucian]

3. Apple can go fuck themselves.

Oh, and if you pay cash, how are they going to know how many you buy?

[The_Commonist]

5. Why?

For wanting to prevent a grey market?

[Lucian]

9. I don't know why anyone would buy apple anyways...

they have shitty products out on the market. Too much restrictions on their apps. Limits on how much of something you can buy. It's all bullshit.

There's going to be a point where people will figure that out and stop buying apple products. I'm glad I didn't buy into the hype. The Android market is the future.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. Not to mention police protected sweatshops in China

[PCIntern]

6. Rare gold coins!!! Limit 10 per customer! Hurry now!

where have I seen this ad before?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

13. Bingo! (And order before midnight so you don't forget!)

[Regret My New Name]

8. Are there any giftcards that come in $500?

:P I know I've used those all-access gift cards... I think those only go up to $250 though..

Not that I would suggest anyone do such a thing if they could.

[onehandle]

10. Oh no! Apple wants to make sure that there are enough iPads to go around to individuals.

The horror.

Let me know when people get up in arms over limits at ticket sales and toy store collectibles.

[hobbit709]

12. Cash has no ID

Not that I would waste my money on any iPOS.

[blogslut]

14. Translation:

The iPad is a transitional model meant to blend a netbook with a tablet and the future of the market is unsure.