I had a few funny looks on the tube on the way home... why is that you ask? Don’t you get funny looks everyday??
Yes I do, but I enjoy these looks.
You see, I was sick to death with that hacked iPhone. It was an iPhone 7 purchased in March/April and I’m still paying for it... Having my money stolen, the tracking, the lack of privacy... I have so much I haven’t sorted out in the past two weeks due to this.
And... the cherry on the cake... going to the iPhone Store on Tuesday, I attempted to have my iPhone restored again. However it crashed the first Mac, the second didn’t work well either. The genius I was with, had to attempt to restore it 5-6 times as my serial number free iPhone wouldn’t restore back to factory default. Then, when it did finally restore, whilst no one laid a finger on it.. The home button stopped and the assistive touch appeared.
My mind was set... A loan and a new phone. The beautiful new X was £1,000... wow!! With Apple Care £1,200... that would mean I could pay only my mortgage and nothing else with my salary. But the iPhone 8 was £699 and Apple Care £120. That would still be tough, but I have no PC, no landline, my iPad doesn’t work.. I have nothing else to communicate to the world with. I felt I had no choice and applied for a loan online and was approved for £3,000.
I sent my bank statements, but still hadn’t heard from them this morning. So, I decided I’d get another payday loan if needed. I have avoided communicating with anyone for 2 weeks. Things that required my attention were left unattended and naturally caused me a huge amount of anxiety.
Blocking this out, in an attempt to carry on as normal, I knew I had no choice.
I was not going to get a older model. I would definitely upgrade. And I didn’t want second hand for two reasons. One, if they could predict where I was going to make a purchase, the phone may have been already tampered with. Secondly, Apple Care. £120 and ANY DAMAGE to my phone, covered for two years. I spend a lot more on repairing my phone. Software, hardware, damn cracked screens. Anything bar being lost or stolen. The genius confirmed should my 7 had Apple Care, it would be traded for a new phone.
So lunch time today, I bombed it to Oxford Circus. ‘iPhone 8, silver, 64g (I hardly use 1/10 of my 128g) with Apple Care please’ I said to my genius. Her name was the same as mine, but spelt differently.
I told her my story, phone going ‘missing’, finding springboard, phone getting hot, internet drained quickly, the restores, the AppleSamsungSPIController extension showing up in analytics, the crazy photos showing on after I had erased iPhone to factory default, the stolen money from my online account and crashing the iPhone Store’s Mac.
‘I can’t imagine, you must have so much anxiety? If it was me, I wouldn’t sleep at night’ she replied in complete awe of my tale as to why I was here today.
‘Yes, exactly, I’ve found myself wanting a couple of glasses of vino at night to calm my head down. I have ADHD and I get bad anxiety as a symptom’
‘I think I have ADHD too’ she replied.
Immediately I agreed. She wasn’t as hyper as me, but also spoke really fast and was incredibly chatty. The comments she made about anxiety, disorganisation and her time keeping.
She then told me if I was buying an 8 or a X, I could pay over 24 months with an interest free loan. The X was calling me with its smooth glass screen begging me to touch it. It worked out to cost £699 for a silver and I think £120 for Apple Care. The X was £999 and Apple Care £199.
‘Did you know with the iPhone 8 and the X you can get an interest free loan over 24 months.... my head stopped listening... interest free??? I did ask for the iPhone 8 monthly cost, but I also wanted to know the X’s cost.
‘The X is £69 per month and that includes Apple Care’
I’ve done my maths now and I realise that doesn’t quite add up.. but that was incredibly adorable.
‘As it’s interest free, should I wish to lay a lump sum or pay it off, that’s ok? There’s no early repayment fees?’
‘No, it’s interest free, but you would need to pay Barclay’s.’
The 8 had long gone from my mind. Decision was made.
‘I’ll have an iPhone X WITH Apple Care, in silver, 64g please’
And thankfully it was in stock and my credit check went through.
So right now, I’m typing this on a iPhone X 😛
Anyway.... the funny looks on the tube... well funnier than normal. Was the bizarre look from my fellow POS commenters who think ruining a young girl’s life acceptable, where looks of confusion when I pulled out a brand new phone costing a grand.
You’ve all been told, and stupidly believe, I’m a terrible, terrible junkie and you must watch out, probably under the bullshit guise of my safety. Therefor I’d steal 50p reduced broken up eyeshadow, when purchasing £12 worth of other items. I certainly don’t have money to spare for expensive technology. Surely it all goes on my crack habit.
WRONG!!
FUCK YOU!
Sending love to all the secret junkies who work, pay their bills and appear normal.
#itsnotaboutthedrugs @Gemma_Stalked
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