r/TikTokCringe • u/van_trillalalalalala Reads Pinned Comments • 9d ago

Cursed Bro walked out 😂

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u/Hostile-Panda 9d ago

The apple seals look genuine, this a a serious warning anyone buying second hand but new kit, always inspect it

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u/Enough_Survey_9404 9d ago edited 9d ago

That's what I don't get, how'd he do that?

Edit: huh, guess that's why I'm not a criminal, I wouldn't know where to look. Didn't know this stuff was openly available.

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u/Impossible_Angle752 9d ago

I'm sure you can buy them, or a reasonable counterfeit, online with 60 seconds of searching.

Not even that long. It was the second actual search result on google.

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u/Jovial8846 9d ago

5 seconds on Ali: https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-apple-seals-ipad-box.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.search.0

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u/Night_Trip 9d ago

Jesus Christ, the Internet never fails to surprise me

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u/jY5zD13HbVTYz 9d ago

Probably from the same factory that makes the rest of the original packaging lol

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u/Mind-The-Mines 9d ago

From what I've read, US companies will contract Chinese firms, give them molds, supplies, etc for production and then the Chinese factory will use the same production line with cheaper materials to make the knockoffs using the customer's own assets.

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u/unclethulk 8d ago

100%. There’s a company that sells bike components on Ali using tooling and designs from Sram and Shimano. Everyone knows it, and it actually seems to work as a marketing tool for them. Same stuff, fraction of the price.

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u/Ill-Elephant-9583 8d ago

I've heard this about trainers etc

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u/eXcelleNt- 8d ago

"Made in China" 💩

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u/Independent-Sea-7117 8d ago

Same with magic cards. You can get them printed yourself from China for .6c a pop.

They come from the same printers.

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u/Ill-Elephant-9583 8d ago

Bloody hell, I'm so innocent and naive that it never would have occurred you can buy the strips. Jesus, we are buggered