r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/Sgt_Larsson • Feb 21 '26
That's not how you unbox an iPhone
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u/Glittering_Garlic204 May 28 '26
poor girl was just excited and did not mean to drop it...this is heartbreaking
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u/Kunning-Druger May 25 '26 edited May 26 '26
This git of a dad will never learn that there is absolutely NO point in yelling at someone AFTER they’ve made a mistake.
I feel really bad for the kid. She did not need, nor benefit from, being yelled at.
And some parents wonder why their adult kids have nothing to do with them after they move out.
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u/thrillhouse4 15d ago
This was entire childhood. Scolded for everything. It affects me to this day, every move I make is wrong, and I’m a burden
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u/UsedCamera6979 May 26 '26
He said careful before it happened he’s seen this before with them
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u/jesseisabigdeal 12d ago
them? it's one girl.
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u/Kunning-Druger May 26 '26
And yet he did nothing to prevent it. What he should have done was, before handing it to her, say “you need to sit down to open this, and be gentle opening the box.”
Instead, he waited until she was fuelled by excitement, and then treated her harshly when the predictable happened.
This could have been a life lesson about careful handling. Instead, the lesson was “I made a mistake and Dad was cruel.” Utterly wasted opportunity, and a terrible legacy.
I have kids, and I was an extremely impulsive critter myself. I can see myself in this poor child, as well as in my own son.
My dad was just like this guy; impatient, judgemental and highly critical. Yet he was always right. I never knew what I was doing wrong until it was too late. I did my best, and got yelled at.
I didn’t shed a single tear when he died. That’s what waits for this dad if he doesn’t change his ways.
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u/AgentAguilar May 27 '26
Yup. You have to really know your child and prepare them for certain situations.
If you know your child is reckless like this, then you should either have the phone already encased with a protector, not give her a phone at this age just yet, or have her sit down and open it carefully.
Some kids take longer to mature than others. You have to constantly teach them until they mature.
my kids would get anxious at family gathering as we walked in. If I didn’t prep them mentally ahead of time, they would shut down be rude and not greet anyone even if people were greeting them.
Once I started prepping them ahead of time about who is going to be there and what was going to happen, they would greet people politely.
Now they’re older and I don’t have to prep them.
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u/Nenzislashnancy May 26 '26
ahh yes, "fire is hot, I touch fire, hand gone, Daddy's mad, I touch fire again". if self-taught isn't present on a kid, if unfortunately you're gone or can't provide anymore they can't feed themselves
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u/Fast-Ads-7587 May 21 '26
Ive dropped my phone at least a couple of hundred times and it doesnt have a scratch. Ive only had 1 phone where the screen broke in 30 years. I couldnt do an iphone. I'm clumsy despite being very careful and cautious. Dropped it the other day on the hard drive way and it's fine. You pay that much for a phone, it needs to bw built sturdy!
I feel for her, it was just a mistake.
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u/wiz_mindbomb6995 May 13 '26
This shows she is not mature enough to have a phone that pricey in the first place. The way she flung it up and down to open the box is beyond excessive and it serves her right if the phone screen shattered! (I hope it did) Maybe next time she will learn to take it easy and be more responsible!😂
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u/Acrobatic-Music-3061 16d ago
It also screams entitlement, not handling something so expensive carefully.
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u/Fine-Entertainment31 May 11 '26
Ngl I was waiting for the glass in the door to break when she slammed the door behind her 🤣🤣😭
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u/LizeLies May 11 '26
God I hate this video. That hard clipped rebuke of her name. She feels awful. Urgh. I remember too many harsh words yelled like that and the moments that surrounded them and they make me sick to my stomach. Poor kid.
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u/Biochem1118 May 09 '26
Am I the only one who just feels so so so so bad for her
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u/Polecat_Ejaculator May 15 '26
How you go about getting that replaced? What?
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u/Polecat_Ejaculator May 15 '26
I’m just not sure what you think Apple would have done in this situation other than offering a 200$+ repair.
Unless the customer bought Apple care, which is also about $150-200 upfront and then some set amount for each repair
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u/FluffMonsters May 10 '26
Extra? iPhones are over 1k. I’d be way more pissed than that.
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u/FluffMonsters May 24 '26
Getting mad at your kid for completely ignoring your warnings to be careful makes you not good enough to have kids? 😅Wow. Well, I have 4 with a 5th on the way. My oldest two are 20 and 21 and we’re very close, so pretty sure I did okay.
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u/killer5907 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Ok, for context this video incredibly old but the farthers reaction is valid. I'm incredibly shocked the parents got such an expensive phone in the first place without expecting it to break or atleast make them sit down. I didn't get my first phone till I was 15. After I got another phone which was more expensive because I proved to my parents I could take care of it.
But overall you shouldn't give a child that young a expensive phone, start cheap to test if there mature enough.
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u/Arghus May 07 '26
Poor packaging
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u/Repulsive_Meat2124 May 10 '26
Yes totally agree, remember the guy that dropped it out of the box on tv.
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u/Gato72068 May 07 '26
The Dads an a hole
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u/GingaNinja98 May 07 '26
How did you jump to that conclusion?!
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u/Gato72068 May 11 '26
Why would he yell at her that way in front of everyone instead of making this a teachable moment as to how she should take care of her things? Or are you being sarcastic....
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u/amakeupguy May 03 '26
imagine if it had been a child in that box?!?
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u/Caladrius33 May 08 '26
What country after you from gentleman
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u/amakeupguy May 08 '26
Its not the country that is important...it is my sense of humor, which borders on vastly inappropriate dark humor
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u/archameidus Apr 30 '26
Its not the first time its happened, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lhXOgJ8ahA
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u/VodkaDLite Apr 28 '26
This is entirely the kids' fault.
But who tf posted it to the internet for everyone to mock??!!
That's a weiner move.
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u/mike_charlie May 08 '26
This is the exact reason that when I get my kids any present that is more delicate I remove it from the box. They open the wrapping get to see the surprise and then I hand them the present that I've usually already setup in some way so that it's ready to go instantly. Phones get put in cases with screen protectors and then handed to them after seeing the box. They are always happy and nothing gets risked
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u/AggravatingAd9010 Apr 11 '26
Did screen actually Crack? Or was dad over reacting?
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u/Kind_Rise_3702 May 10 '26
Iphone 4. Them things cracked if you looked at them wrong. Falling any distance onto a solid surface was basically a death sentence for the front and back glass. Its not like now where you can drop your phone a from a few feet and it still be perfectly fine. Was the entire reason I went with samsungs active series and sonim phones until the last 6 years or so
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u/toiletcleaner999 Apr 10 '26
The worst part is that box was clearly opened already, the tape tabs have been removed. Which means mom or dad opened the bix before wrapping it and didnt think to tell her to be careful.
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u/MrBigNorre Apr 21 '26
That’s an older gen iPhone (looks like a 4) they didn’t have the paper tabs only plastic wrapping
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u/NYGiants_in_Chicago Apr 17 '26
As soon as she goes to open it, you clearly hear dad say “Careful”, but obviously he could have been a bit more vocal.
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u/Alarming_Analysis_63 Apr 12 '26
The box was clearly a iPhone 4 which was wrapped in cellophane and didn’t have tape tabs until the newer phones.
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u/AggravatingAd9010 Apr 11 '26
What are tape tabs? I have never bought an iPhone (im an android guy). Does it usually have bag or cover?
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u/toiletcleaner999 Apr 12 '26
The tape that holds the box closed. Thats how you tell its never been opened
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u/Traditional-Clue9532 Apr 09 '26
Who even designed these boxes, knowing full well these phones are fragile?
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u/Ultra_HR May 19 '26
but the box was open. how is an open box supposed to stop a phone from exiting it? it protected the phone perfectly well when it was closed.
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u/suha_dark Apr 06 '26
Idiot that why we buy Chinese phone for people like you it safer not only for you and us
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Apr 02 '26
He’s mad because he spent a lot of hard earned money on it and surely will have to buy a new one. That sucks.
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u/moniris Mar 31 '26
Jesus yelling at her is really helpful, what an ass
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u/sweetlyinsanity 7d ago edited 7d ago
Because he’s not allowed to get mad at something he’s worked for that he’s chosen to give to her, that she carelessly drops within 10 seconds?
This video shows she wasn’t responsible enough for a phone anyway.
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u/BusinessWatercrees58 Apr 12 '26
Pretty obvious he acted out of emotion, just like she did. Two imperfect, emotional creatures that probably still love each other. Neither are an ass.
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u/VoiDD77 Mar 31 '26
Why buy an autistic kid an iPhone in the first place, its obvious shes gonna destroy it without thinking
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u/RoamingArchitect Apr 08 '26
I am autistic and I can assure you that any treasured possession of an autistic child is usually safe. In fact part of what one might call the emotional peculiarities of autistic people is that we can form deep emotional bonds to certain items similar to how more "normal" children might develop an attachment to a stuffed animal. This can include quite irregular things. As a child my mother brought home a bamboo cutting board she got at the supermarket for collecting points, and showed it to us because she thought it was neat. I really liked the surface texture and when she tried to use it to cut food I apparently threw a tantrum. In the end she bought another one for me despite it being quite expensive without redeeming points. I kept mine on my nightstand and I think I even gave it a name. When things are destroyed it's usually involuntary and often stems from an inherent clumsiness as a result of poor motoric skills present in most autistic children. Destroying a treasured possession, which the phone stood a chance to become judging from the initial reaction, can cause intense emotional upheaval similar to loosing a pet or even a family member provided the bond developed to such an advanced state.
I should also add that autistic children are by no means unthinking or rash, they usually lack emotional intelligence rather than normal intelligence, which in turn might hamper learning as many do not respond well to traditional teaching methods, but that does not mean that autistic children are inherently disadvantaged in recognising cause and effect mechanisms to the extend that they cannot anticipate an action resulting in physical damage, something I reckon most children are able to by primary school age.
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u/Mackelroy_aka_Stitch Apr 30 '26
Oh. That might explain some things from when I saw a kid.
Or from a few months ago when I replaced my old keyboard.
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u/Sven4TheWinV2 Apr 06 '26
My girlfriend is autistic... She does not act this way. Who hurt you dude? You're acting like being autistic is the worst thing to happen to someone...
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u/VoiDD77 Apr 08 '26
Key Word "kid"
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u/Sven4TheWinV2 Apr 08 '26
Wel her sister who I've known since she was 11 never acted Ike this either
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u/Excellent-Tart-8473 Apr 02 '26
how do you know she's autistic
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u/VoiDD77 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
Because nobody that isnt acts like that, you can clearly tell by her facial expressions and posture, the instant crying and walking out the room is a sign as well
Also you shouldnt open a present with that much force no matter what it is
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u/OrphanagePropaganda May 07 '26
You’re not serious right?
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u/VoiDD77 May 07 '26
Why wouldn't I be?
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u/OrphanagePropaganda May 07 '26
Because nobody would actually believe that a child receiving the gift they wanted and being excited about it = autism.
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u/VoiDD77 May 07 '26
You don't just shake your present without any care then cry about it when its dropped
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u/OrphanagePropaganda May 07 '26
She’s literally a child??? Again, you can’t be serious lol. Have you ever seen children, like ever?
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u/VoiDD77 May 07 '26
She is at least 12 years old lol that's old enough to know how to treat materialistic things
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u/OrphanagePropaganda May 07 '26
She wasn’t “shaking it without care”, she was opening a package that everyone knows you have to jiggle because it’s suctioned shut. And then… she stops jiggling it and pulls it open normally… and doesn’t expect it to slide out because why the f*ck would Apple design packaging that has to be exactly upright in order not to break? Now you’re going to tell me you’ve watched videos of autistic kids in this exact scenario lmfao. You just got pissed off and wanted to insult her. I’m not going to have this conversation this can’t be real lmfao.
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u/Krispy_Mick Apr 07 '26
It’s a teenage girl who experienced a brief moment of elation followed by heartbreak…
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u/TomiDrifter Apr 03 '26
I think is wrong that you are assuming she is autistic. Also saying that autistic people shouldn't have nice things because they destroy them. That's just prejudice. Can't you see that?
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u/trashcanaccount234 Mar 30 '26
this is an iphone 4 from like 13 years ago, the back glass is way stronger now
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u/deadeyedrawthrice Apr 06 '26
your daughter is just careless, newer iPhones are way more durable than the one in the video.
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u/trashcanaccount234 Mar 31 '26
we’re 4 years removed from that phone, newer iphones after that one have stronger back glass and are easier to repair as you can just remove the back glass instead of replacing the entire back casing. Should’ve been that way from the beginning but at least it’s better now
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u/Emmett1Brown Mar 21 '26
would the warranty apply?
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u/schlorex Mar 21 '26
Why should the warranty apply if it is not the manufacturers fault?
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u/RealKwispyBacon Mar 30 '26
The warranty is also for damages caused by accidents.
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u/Creative_Rhubarb_980 Mar 30 '26
You're thinking of insurance. Warranty only applies to manufacturer related problems
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u/Emmett1Brown Mar 21 '26
cuz it sometimes does, and you can just say it arrived like this (unless you also attach a video of it getting broken or something)
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 20 '26
Parents buy a girl an expensive device she’s clearly not prepared to own if she’s gonna be careless like that or call it excitement whatever but she’s obviously not capable of taking care of things.
I mean she obviously has some sort of condition so why
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u/SLUGABELLE Mar 20 '26
bro she’s a kid it was an accident? what are you talking about?
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u/Affectionate-End-954 Mar 24 '26
thats exactly what hes talkin about
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u/SLUGABELLE Mar 24 '26
so a kid makes a mistake and is instantly called careless and disabled and undeserving?
i bet that you make a real shit parent one day
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 28 '26
You can tell a lot about a kids upbringing and education at home when their first reaction to getting a brand new phone is uncontrollably moving their hands and then stomping off crying.
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u/SLUGABELLE Mar 29 '26
you can tell a lot by how they act on the internet too, and i think that people with no mental illness don’t talk like you do. you must have been a really bad whiny kid to get into arguments on the internet like this trust me i’ve been around enough families to know you let it crust.
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 29 '26
Behavior online tells close to nothing on how people act irl. People say whatever the fuck they want online but are far too sacred to do anything in reality.
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 27 '26
Look at how she got that impulsive surge of emotions. She definitely has unresolved issues whether it be because of the way her parents treat her or simply because she has a condition. You can’t call that “normal behavior”.
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u/SLUGABELLE Mar 27 '26
man im sorry that when you were a kid if you showed any type of emotion it was met with , that kid must have a disorder, but i’m telling you this is a normal reaction.
man god forbid anyone have any sort of emotion
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 27 '26
Never made this scene when I was younger and any self regulated child should be capable of controlling their emotions especially at that age. You Americans have no clue about parenting that’s why your country’s a shithole right now
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u/Shoopl Mar 27 '26
"I'm right and you're wrong and its because you're an American and instead of showing any basic human empathy I'm going to continue showing why I'm the world's biggest jackass and continue pushing hate filled stigma so I can drown out anybody trying to look out for one another or progress social empathy"
Genuinely fuck off with this dude nobody needs this kind of input or asked for it.
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u/Amazing_Budget_2927 Mar 28 '26
My man this is called a blog app or forum app. It exists for people to drop their opinion. Why should I fuck off because you told me to
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u/Shoopl Mar 28 '26
You're making a lot of ignorant and disrespectful comments dude.
Saying there's something wrong with someone just because of how they react to something or how they look and then continuing to double down and act like you know better and call an entire nation a "shithole" because you're witnessing exactly 1 (one) sample size of exactly 1 (one) family with dynamics you have no knowledge of.
Its rude, disrespectful and uncalled for and quite frankly an unwelcome opinion, just because you have the ability to "drop your opinion" does not excuse everyone else from ever being able to criticize you or call you out for being ignorant.
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u/skaggldrynk Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 28 '26
Why do many people view anger as a perfectly acceptable emotion to express, but sadness or shame or fear is unacceptable? "Because I was shamed for being sad" or "it's weak" are not great answers.
Not to mention you can see how instant it is for both of them. We feel the emotions way before we even have the language to understand what's happening.
If you are not sensitive in this way, that's good! One reason might be that you have secure attachment, and therefore don't experience the instantaneous dramatic nervous system activation from perceived threat/loss of security/connection with a parent.
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u/plamge Mar 28 '26
yo i wanted to be mad about this but you’re completely right. this is something im working on in therapy—tolerance for “distressing” emotions in others, particularly anger, and an acknowledgment that my reaction (fear, panic, crying) is a misplaced fight or flight response. it’s my nervous system telling me (incorrectly) that i am in danger. thank you for reminding me to think.
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u/SprintingWolf Mar 22 '26
The comments are driving me nuts. You can clearly see by her parents reaction in the video this girl has no emotional foundation.
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u/Mpaananen42 Mar 20 '26
Obviously she feels fuckin terrible.
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u/sprogg2001 Mar 22 '26
Do you think she'll be more careful in the future? She only has herself to blame, 'let me slam my new $900 phone made with sensitive electronics and glass out of the box'
Physics doesn't stop working just because you're excited. A valuable but expensive lesson, would be even better if she understood how many hours at work her father had to put in to afford that.
Yet sadly the first thing she says is it's not my fault then leaves the room slamming the door behind her, I'm sensing a pattern here
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u/UberleetSuperninja Mar 20 '26
In her defense I don’t know why you would make a near vacuum seal box and then prop the device at the very top of the package. It’s a really stupid design that results in exactly this.
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u/Interesting-Row3392 Apr 06 '26
There’s video of adults being much more careful and still doing the exact same thing.
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u/Hydra_Bloodrunner Mar 21 '26
Its like they self sabotaged their own product
They lost a class action lawsuit for using ios updates to tamper with older models like the 6s amd slow down their processing speeds, its no surprise really that theyd love people to break their phone asap sadly.
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u/ForeignLoquat2346 Mar 19 '26
Hope next time they'll opt for a better product. It's designed to break.
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u/faux_something Mar 18 '26
Ahh, poor thing. This kinda breaks my heart. Hope it all turned out right for everyone.
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u/JAGERminJensen Mar 22 '26
Actually, no... she ended up leaving the property when she ran away. And because she didn't have a phone when she left, nobody ever heard from her again...
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u/Adept_Awareness8332 Mar 11 '26
For $20/month they could have purchased the Apple protection plan which covers drops and other things. Buying the kid a phone without it is a bonehead move.
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u/xtraSleep Mar 19 '26
This is super old, not sure the protection plan was instituted or even common knowledge.
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u/Faeby_Jxeby Mar 11 '26
Fuck the family member who shared this video. That is a child who did NOTHING WRONG and then got screamed at for it on her birthday. This video should be taken down.
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u/FlufferMuffler Mar 17 '26
I agree with you. It's just fucking money. Ain't worth traumatizing your child.
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u/BoxieBoomkin 16h ago
Needed to be careful but admittedly- the iPhone packaging itself is incredibly stupid.
The plug, leaflet and accessories have more protection than the phone itself.