Q: Buying an iPhone (underage).
Hey guys! I have a really important question.
I will be going to New York in April, and I wanted to buy an iPhone 7, (sounds stupid because it's more expensive there because of the taxes, but I live in Barcelona now so it's cheaper for me). I will be visiting New York for a few days because I'm doing an exchange so I will be with my teachers and classmates (some of them are +18).
The problem is that I'm only 16 and I don't know if I can buy an iPhone being underage. If I can't, can some of my teachers buy it for me? Or a classmate? (my parents aren't, of course, coming with me). Is it a problem if someone that's not my mom or my dad buys it for me? Because it will be like his/her like "responsibility"? Or is it just fine? By the way, when I get back, can I go to an Apple Store an make the iPhone like "my mom's iPhone"? I mean the papers and stuff. (This explanation is terrible, I know).
Could PLEASE someone explain all this to me? I'm really confused:/
Posted on Sep 27, 2016 1:35 PM
Please read the actual warranty for iPhone specifically here - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/ Note the section near the top:
IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE.
Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device.
Apple has always included the statement that they may refuse warranty service on iPhones purchased in a country different from the one you seek service in. Other Apple products do have an international warranty, but iPhones have never been one of those products.
If you insist on buying one, yes, you can do so in person as long as you have a legal method of payment that will allow you to pay the full retail price plus taxes, and in US dollars (so if using a foreign issued credit card then foreign currency exchange fees may also apply to your credit card).
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 4:31 AM