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Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« on: September 05, 2011, 05:59:34 AM »
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“Spectacularly stupid.”


 That’s what Gawker is calling Ashley McDowell, the woman who bought a block of wood with an Apple logo on it, thinking it was an iPad.

 Two men approached McDowell in a South Carolina McDonald’s parking  lot and told her they had a special deal on new iPads. They wanted $300  for their specially-painted block of wood, but when McDowell only had  $180, they decided to make the deal anyway. It wasn’t until McDowell got  home that she realized her super cool new gadget was really a wooden  block.

 
 
 

There’s more.


 After McDowell realized her mistake, she called the police  and they actually launched an investigation  into the duplicitous scammers. McDowell claims that the men told her  they bought the iPads in bulk and were selling them at a discount.


 But the craziness doesn‘t end with McDowell’s less-than-prudent  purchase or the police investigation. The crooks are bonkers, too. They  took the time to paint a screen and a couple of fake icons onto the  block of wood they sold in a taped-up FedEx box. They may be good  artists, but if anyone asked to open the box it’d be pretty hard to pass  a block of wood off as the sleek (not wood) new tool, even with the  most accurate of painted-on icons. It’s probably a better idea to keep  people from opening the package in the first place.


 A warning to all the bargain hunters out there: If you swipe the  screen of your new iPad and get a splinter, you may have gotten duped.  In addition, a general caution to not make purchases from guys who approach you in McDonald’s parking lots.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2011, 06:10:33 AM »
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woah  :o , who would be stupid enough to buy an ipad from strangers especially in a mcdonalds parking lot without checking it  ::)
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2011, 06:26:08 AM »
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Saw this a few days ago. It was really funny :D
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2011, 06:33:56 AM »
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Quote from: A4F| Ghost on September 05, 2011, 06:10:33 AM
woah  :o , who would be stupid enough to buy an ipad from strangers especially in a mcdonalds parking lot without checking it  ::)
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2011, 08:51:44 AM »
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I would've fallen for it too.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2011, 09:06:02 AM »
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>McDowell

OH! That explains it then...
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2011, 10:53:01 AM »
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2011, 11:46:10 AM »
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>south carolina

that explains a shit ton.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2011, 12:59:15 PM »
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Quote from: Devie ♥ on September 05, 2011, 11:46:10 AM
>south carolina

that explains a shit ton.
Wait wha-?

*Reads report*

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

People always makin' my home state look bad.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2011, 01:08:43 PM »
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Quote from: Captain Communism on September 05, 2011, 12:59:15 PM
Wait wha-?

*Reads report*

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

People always makin' my home state look bad.

yeah this home state sucks.
wanna leave so bad T_T

After I graduate from USC, I'll go to Boston.
Just anywhere else but this fucking state.
gah.

co-workers and customers ask retarded shit everyday.
me: urgh.. I'm taking astrology this semester
coworker: rayy-ly??? so yall like, can guess mah sign den?
me: wat... no. like... comoslogy..
coworker #2: OMGAH I LUUUV MAEK UP!
me: *badpokerfaic*

me: That would be 10 bucks :)
customer: Can i buy 6 of dem thangs?
me: sure! *gets 6 more*
customer: ....so.. if it's 6 and its 10 bucks each... how much would dem thangs be? *digs into purse and grabs 100 dollar bill* I thank this will cover it.
me: *silence*

OH AND LOL
me: Yeah after I finish tech I might get into computer science
coworker #3: OMGAH LIKE A SCIENTIST?
coworker #4: LIKE TOM CRUISE?
me: LOL
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2011, 01:12:29 PM »
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Quote from: Devie ♥ on September 05, 2011, 01:08:43 PM
yeah this home state sucks.
wanna leave so bad T_T

After I graduate from USC, I'll go to Boston.
Just anywhere else but this fucking state.
gah.

co-workers and customers ask retarded shit everyday.
me: urgh.. I'm taking astrology this semester
coworker: rayy-ly??? so yall like, can guess mah sign den?
me: wat... no. like... comoslogy..
coworker #2: OMGAH I LUUUV MAEK UP!
me: *badpokerfaic*

me: That would be 10 bucks :)
customer: Can i buy 6 of dem thangs?
me: sure! *gets 6 more*
customer: ....so.. if it's 6 and its 10 bucks each... how much would dem thangs be? *digs into purse and grabs 100 dollar bill* I thank this will cover it.
me: *silence*

OH AND LOL
me: Yeah after I finish tech I might get into computer science
coworker #3: OMGAH LIKE A SCIENTIST?
coworker #4: LIKE TOM CRUISE?
me: LOL

That reminds me, I was once at best buy, looking at the games section, and some redneck family was looking at GTA4

Daughter: Dad, can we get this game? *holding up copy of GTA4*
Dad: *Looking at the front cover* I'm not sure, it's rated R.
Me: *just walks of laughing*

Shit was SO cash.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2011, 01:17:26 PM »
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Quote from: Devie ♥ on September 05, 2011, 01:08:43 PM
yeah this home state sucks.
wanna leave so bad T_T

After I graduate from USC, I'll go to Boston.
Just anywhere else but this fucking state.
gah.

co-workers and customers ask retarded shit everyday.
me: urgh.. I'm taking astrology this semester
coworker: rayy-ly??? so yall like, can guess mah sign den?
me: wat... no. like... comoslogy..
coworker #2: OMGAH I LUUUV MAEK UP!
me: *badpokerfaic*

me: That would be 10 bucks :)
customer: Can i buy 6 of dem thangs?
me: sure! *gets 6 more*
customer: ....so.. if it's 6 and its 10 bucks each... how much would dem thangs be? *digs into purse and grabs 100 dollar bill* I thank this will cover it.
me: *silence*

OH AND LOL
me: Yeah after I finish tech I might get into computer science
coworker #3: OMGAH LIKE A SCIENTIST?
coworker #4: LIKE TOM CRUISE?
me: LOL

Wait, what part are you living in?
I'm in the Upstate, so I don't have that many issues.

Also, lol'd.
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2011, 01:18:45 PM »
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southern california is like sc and florida mixed
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2011, 01:20:24 PM »
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Quote from: Supertoaster on September 05, 2011, 01:18:45 PM
southern california is like sc and florida mixed
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Re: Woman Buys $180 Block of Wood Thinking It’s an iPad
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2011, 01:21:33 PM »
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Quote from: A4F| Ghost on September 05, 2011, 06:10:33 AM
woah  :o , who would be stupid enough to buy an ipad from strangers especially in a mcdonalds parking lot without checking it  ::)

Lol, totally agree and what was she thinking when she bought it
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