Let’s put aside for a moment that stealing is a bad thing. Let’s go to Ocean’s Eleven and think about what plan we would come up with. be able to steal an iPhone from a Apple Store successfully. Of course, let’s assume that stealing an iPhone is getting harder and harder. These stores have a lot of security. Cameras, codes, alarms and sensors, so the plan seems complicated, right?
Well, no, it turns out not. A woman in China did something that deserves to ridicule George Clooney and his crew of thieves. Because her plan to take an iPhone 14 Pro from an Apple Store was simply to break the cable that holds it. into bites. And that’s it.
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The news was first reported by AppleInsider in the South China Morning Post. The woman, nicknamed Qui, was able to achieve this feat without being detected at the time. At the Apple Tahoe Plaza in Dalian City (Liaoning Province), this madness happened.
It is not known whether this event occurred at an official Apple Store or at an authorized distributor, but I am able to confirm that security in both cases is professional and absoluteThe alarm went off and workers investigated, but the flight still went well for Qui.
Although Qui may have left the store at that point, security footage betrayed her. Half an hour later, incredulous police officers arrested the thief right outside his front door. His argument: he had lost his iPhone and wanted to buy a new one, but after seeing the price he didn’t hesitate for a moment to steal an iPhone 14 Plus.
Aside from the temporary sales, it’s understandable that Qui was shocked to see the prices of the iPhone. Apple products will never be low-end and there are obvious reasons why: construction materials, manufacturing process, finishes, etc. Also, some rumors say that the iPhone 16 will still be more expensive. So, who knows how much worse I would have reacted if I had waited a few weeks to go to the store. Either way, better to finance than to steal.
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An older version of this article was originally published on 05/08/2023.
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