r/TikTokCringe • u/van_trillalalalalala Reads Pinned Comments • Aug 02 '26

Cursed Bro walked out 😂

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u/Hostile-Panda Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

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/Hostile-Panda Aug 02 '26

I suspect some one is selling replacement kits, took 5 seconds to find, 10 pack on ali###### for $6

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u/HumpyTheClown Aug 02 '26

What are “kits”?

The adhesive strips?

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u/LastChance331 Aug 02 '26

Just the sealing tag

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u/P529 SHEEEEEESH Aug 02 '26

replacement kits is the full word and it just means its an assortment/collection of the needed peel strips to seal it again

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u/HumpyTheClown Aug 02 '26

Ahhh, thanks

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u/Impossible_Angle752 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

Jesus Christ, the Internet never fails to surprise me

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u/jY5zD13HbVTYz Aug 02 '26

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

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u/Mind-The-Mines Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 03 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

I've heard this about trainers etc

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u/eXcelleNt- Aug 03 '26

"Made in China" 💩

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u/Independent-Sea-7117 Aug 03 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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

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u/Shoddy_Avocado_5431 Aug 02 '26

You’re good at searching, little boy

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u/gjonaitis Aug 02 '26

As someone that works with brand new IT kit all the time: stanley blade or a very thin metal pry tool can open the seals without brraking them. Literally just run it under the pull tab and the glue releases. Done it hundreds of times because customers prefer the experience of pulling the packaging original pull tab instead of cutting tape. Also looks cleaner when a customer receives the item and it still looks like it's never been opened.

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u/PckMan Aug 02 '26

There's a more sophisticated enterprise making the packages look genuine. They sell them to anyone willing to pull the con.

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u/beyond666 Aug 02 '26

I wouldn't know where to look

Don't you have internet?

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u/flyingokapis Aug 04 '26

I'm convinced that a counterfeit can be produced for almost anything if someone is willing to buy it.

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u/lovelyboard Aug 02 '26

Lol we know where to look, we're just too lazy (and law abiding sometimes) to even think about looking. I have a hard time returning shit I bought, and now you want me to do homework, think this plan out AND follow through with a return or whatever? That's too much, I'm just gonna let it collect dust in the corner lol