Target's Selling Fake Apple Products...?

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[@ThatKDX200Kid]

That would suck to find a fake phone

[@motorsport5787]

When it's more than a grand💀

[@Ninnjette-]

I record myself opening any box that’s over $50.

[@froobbo]

No shit

[@YackaSnacka]

No shit

[@XavierMorrisYT]

Or a big nut

[@Abhay0505]

That's literally disgusting from those scumbags

[@321Jarn]

Yeah but it's also stupid that these stores actually trust people, like haven't they learned their lesson already with shoplifters?

[@oyvey304]

@@321JarnBLM!

[@yourlocalidiot69420]

Ye I never thought they would get this bad. Literally selling fake products because they're dumb enough to trust people and then not even taking it back when the customer takes it back because it's fake.

[@carnooo_vr]

@@oyvey304okay so all shoplifters are black? Great bud great racism

[@oyvey304]

@@carnooo_vr Don’t blame me, blame the blacks.

[@CodaCM]

I know the past owner of target. How far they have fallen is sad.

[@scrm4297]

don’t have this issue in my retailer because any returns sealed or not go straight back to supplier

[@shadowseige___5604]

Yea.. hate to say it but almost did this at my local target.(I DIDNT DO IT) but you can buy duplicates and replace old or broken version of the same devices and then return them. If it’s open the check to make sure it’s in there and that pretty much it

[@Nilruin]

They're Apple customers, they deserve to get scammed.

[@Shido-kun.]

This is why I prefer Android, it’s very unlikely for you to get ripped off

[@GerryJr-ni2et]

Dude that's not true either stores never ever sell fake electronic stuff even I know that

[@kuronokagami]

Its common practice in china and hong kong for high value electronics sales to be opened up at purchase with the sales clerk for both to verify. That way the customer can’t just come back and give back a resealed product. It’s also done in the guise of customer service as well to ensure your product is not DOA.

[@Dr.Arin.]

Same here in India

[@depressedtiger677]

We do that in the us with vapes but that’s it unfortunately

[@roh41l_vfx]

@@depressedtiger677lmao the USA got their priorities straight

[@dongatello6969]

@@depressedtiger677 The guy behind the counter is Indian, he brought the idea over.

[@e7193]

guise is the incorrect term there bud

[@Freddyfoozbar64]

One day there's just gonna be just an apple

[@poka26ev2]

Hey siri, what apple product can I afford? Siri: iApple

[@Annielogue_YT]

The thing is, they can just open the seal to check the product and reseal it again it isnt that hard

[@inspector_yasmin]

I mean, if Apple did sell an Apple, people can't use them because they sell what they're called.

[@jordancambridge4106]

Apple shipped out 187 phones with McDonalds bags of apple slices in the boxes instead of phones. There is a massive probability that Apple itself is sending those things out. Apple is that shitty of a company.

[@tahahaider5836]

"big NUT in the box" 💀😂

[@MikeADHD]

Probably a return

[@fawlesssmartspiderman2437]

I’m laughing so hard at this Big nut in the box

[@justinmabb1997]

The all new iNut staring at $2,999.99

[@fawlesssmartspiderman2437]

@@justinmabb1997 Ayo pause

[@justinmabb1997]

@@fawlesssmartspiderman2437 🤣

[@Louie_Log]

The Home Improvement "ahoowuh" 🤣🤣🤣

[@helinameinhard7133]

????

[@Louie_Log]

@@helinameinhard7133 when he said "big nut"

[@gamingrobbie6935]

Be honest that joke not even funny

[@Louie_Log]

@@gamingrobbie6935 oh I'm sorry, skibidi toilet rizz party hahahah

[@EthanJacobus]

Shut the hell up

[@Shadowzz.]

Imagine spending a lot of money for a fake product and the store won't even take it back 🙄

[@tl7538]

Idea

[@undercoverau8276]

At that point you seal it and return it

[@dominicbowie092]

Fake products are about 5-30$ so it can’t be to much of a hassle for the scammer. That’s actually genius method of scamming

[@Casssssssidy_the_great64790]

@@dominicbowie092There being sold for the price of an actual apple product tho

[@rypdx]

If someone can return a stolen iPhone with fake one then you most likely return the fake one they scammed with just reseal and say you don’t want

[@AgentTheVandal]

Open it in the store in front of an employee

[@sierrafirerider]

I second this. I don’t know what’s gonna be in that box, or if the product is real. I’m an employee at one of the affected retailers; I’ll gladly take the return and tape a note to my AP team as to why I accepted the return.

[@nailington]

I personally never buy Apple products from anywhere but Apple directly

[@Maisiethebeagle2010]

We either buy them from Apple -T-Mobile or best buy

[@raustysmith]

Same, if I want an Apple product that I’m spending 100s or 1000s of dollars on I’m going to the source for my product, not some reseller.

[@QwoaX]

Well, when you have the opportunity to open it with the salesperson on site, this problem won't matter. Here in Germany, I'd rather not buy from a big company like Apple because smaller, local retailers are easier to deal with when they falsely deny warranty. Also, even when you buy it from Apple/Samsung etc. directly, there's still the risk the actual product has been replaced by a dummy in the logistics chain.

[@nailington]

@@QwoaX I live in the US, so I would just go to the Apple Store nearest to me. Generally speaking that has the least likely chance of being tampered, especially if I open it in store. I would agree that in ur case that makes a lot more sense

[@zohzie]

No no, just stop after 'anywhere' Any apple product is a scam and you're stupid if you buy one

[@MBthefluffycat]

Wow thanks for a heads up didn’t know this was happening until you mentioned it

[@jasonmontinola3677]

When I used to work at Target, they told us to open the package and double check the serial number on the product and make sure it matches the number on the package. Even if it's sealed. There have been numerous times where I would open the package in front of the guest, and they would get mad asking why would I open the package when it's still sealed. Majority of the time, those people had mismatching serial numbers, so we couldn't accept the returns.

[@squashn.695]

What happens to the ones that do match? Sold as open box at a discount?

[@MournelRilloraza]

Same thing at best buy. Before if they would return it, and it was completely sealed, the assumption was they didn't open it. But its gotten to the point where resealing it, and returning it wasn't enough because it was a scam going on to get back the full price on it. So retailers have to open up the box now, seal or no seal, and check the serial number on it before processing the entire return. Its not the retailers fault, as the video makes it out to be, its just the scam, and the policy working together to prevent fake products being circulated through the system

[@Westopolis]

I was one of those idiot customers who didn't know about this and panicked while the girl casually opened the factory sealed box 🤣 Glad to know why she did it

[@Amiriscool9512]

Walmart really said:"Deez nuts"

[@IberianCraftsman]

so... open them in the store in front of them before taking them home to "check if its real"

[@Matrix_TM.]

I don't think supermarkets would allow that 😅😅😅

[@dakotad3970]

@@Matrix_TM.they would and you know they check all products before this guy is just click farming is a fear mongering tatic

[@realjettlag]

​@@Matrix_TM. Are you buying Apple products at the supermarket? Apple fanbots used to crow about how exclusive they were... 😅

[@IberianCraftsman]

@Matrix_TM. No idea in America, but here in Spain you have to return the products in person and they inspect them for damage.

[@nicholasnobles-zygmunt5451]

You can also just check the serial number on the package and product. If they match it’s the real deal

[@catfromyournightmares]

A good safety measure would be to open the product in store when the sales rep is present if you suspect you have gotten a fake ask for a replacement or a refund do the same with the replacement you can never be too careful.

[@tdrg_]

“How does an official Apple retailer […]” Shows the Reverse Flash dressed as Target employee 🤣

[@olympicthunder9054]

“It was me Barry……I switched out your Apple Watch series 10 with just an Apple before you were born…….” -Reverse flash sometimes

[@thesomewhatyou]

This is true, not even with Apple. A guy who bought a GPU from newegg, a 4090, and guess what? Just a metal block. And then they deactivated his account. Nice. Yes, retailers will not inspect the product to keep it pristine and shiny. Yes, they'll assume the product is heavy, and if it is, they take it into the back. If I had a store or a large franchise, I would change the terms, and probably ask employees to: Open the box, and check for irregularities or a really heavy block or something.

[@Matrix_TM.]

Lol poor guy spent 2 grand for a block of metal 🤦

[@thesomewhatyou]

@@Matrix_TM. It's not his fault, it's Newegg's

[@avronilhtech]

Avoid there online model of store use local

[@Matrix_TM.]

?

[@Vince51838]

While still working in customer service, I was once on the refunds team and the amount of refund return request we get in a day from people doing this is insane. Thankfully, you can scare some of them by telling you'll transfer them the to the account review team but they'll just hang up and then make a new account and do it all over again as they can request a refund a few times before their account can be flagged.

[@ulawan5]

Tech store guy here, yeah we always check to make sure things are sealed when selling them and open up to check serial on return. I recommend opening them up in-store on camera after the transaction if you're worried. Apple products specifically are on more of a lockdown lately with us. It's gotten SO much worse way faster than I expected

[@IeiejdjxjsIjsjsjsjcnfne]

Dude keep up the great work with the videos! You inspired me to get into phone repairing and I’ve repaired 3 iPhones so far and will start making money when school starts back up again soon!

[@Anonyme09865]

They can check the serial number b4 accepting the return, if it’s activated they will know

[@stupidfish8544]

Check to see if it’s fake “in the store before walking out” an important caveat

[@salsa_50]

And this is how you get an infinite money glitch. You buy the real thing, keep it, return the fake thing and get your money back, then resell the real thing.

[@Rd2NeZZ]

Until you get caught and charged with mass fraud and go to prison

[@dominicbowie092]

@@Rd2NeZZhighly unlikely. Unless you start self snitching and posting ur methods with specific details online. The fact of the matter is retailers like target and walmart deal with millions of loss due to theft. They are never going to check a sealed product box. Micheal making minimum doesn’t give two shits about checking the sealed box to make sure it’s all good. He just wants u the hell out of his face. This is a nearly flawless scam

[@wagwan2]

@@dominicbowie092 but can't they know who returned the product?

[@dominicbowie092]

@@wagwan2 I mean eventually stores would catch in if u attempt the same scam at the same store multiple times. Loss provention at these stores woukd have a picture of the scammers face in their offfice. But it’s very hard to identify these people by government names unless they are detained by actual police

[@unknownboi4414]

I lost it when they had placed a real pen on an Apple Pencil box 😂

[@TravelingConductor]

Current target tech employee here, as far as I know, it’s company policy to send all Apple products back to the distributor and not to put back on shelf regardless if it’s opened or not. My store doesn’t put any returned Apple products on the sales floor and they are sent back to the warehouse to be dealt with

[@foax.]

His watch tan 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@BrownChocoMilkBoy]

That's why they mostly buy on apple stores even if less discount

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Easy fix: all returns require one to bring the card used for purchase or photo ID. Returned products restocked on shelves are tagged with the returner's card or ID info on file.

[@sierrafirerider]

That’s also used for scams iirc; the customer can request in-store credit to buy the same item again and “return" it over and over. I’ve dealt with it myself. Iirc there’s a limit to how many ID returns you can do in the span of a certain period of time, but I’m not sure since my store declines ID returns.

[@NickiMinajNewSongs]

I got fake AirPods YEARS ago from Walmart 😅 funny how this is STILL an issue

[@MyPhone-xp4vw]

Costco checks the serial number on each Apple products.

[@atikattar1104]

Bro, TF Happened To Your Left Hand☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️!? Get Yourself Checked ASAP!

[@Dartharanince]

Something like this happened to me a few years ago at my local walmart. I bought a copy of the resident evil 3 remake. When I got home, I removed the plastic wrap and sealing stickers. When I opened the case, though, there was a regular burner cd inside. I went back and showed it to the customer service rep, and she was just as surprised and confused as I was. Luckily, they had an actual copy in the back, and I left with the game that I paid money for.

[@awarem8739]

I call bullshit on target not opening closed boxes. Target employees are REQUIRED to open up sealed unopened electronics that are returned BEFORE accepting the return right in front of the customer. Maybe if it’s some 16 year old that doesn’t know the return procedure but majority of employees are already trained on this

[@sierrafirerider]

Target employee here. Normally I try to demerch the product as a return or outright open it, but corporate has been telling us to not do that anymore. It infuriates me so much that we’re getting backlash when scammers take advantage of our policies. Like, my store is very close to an Apple Store so I usually tell folks that if something in the product feels off, get a Genius Bar diagnostic and bring it to us so we can just refund the product before the return window lapses. Usually people do that during the 2-week window, but I feel sorry for those with that return window lapsed. Normally what we’re supposed to do is open the box and verify the serial before accepting the return, but it’s gotten to the point where in my store, I call up the manager when it’s Apple products, and we know who’s a scammer because they always come every other week with two "unopened” Airpods or Apple Watches with a receipt from another store in another borough that’s only 3 hours old.

[@Monochrome_blr]

I thought apple would check if everything is in the box

[@S1RVING]

I work at Target tech department and can confirm. Although I do check Apple products for serial numbers. If there's no serial numbers, look off, dirty or just being opened, i will not put back on the floor. Its usually a group of Chinese decent that are doing this, we are aware of them and are taking a close eye on them. They are also responsible for replacing the gift cards with fakes so that you're giving them money.

[@FireAngelZero]

This has been going on for years, back in the late 2000s I worked at an electronics retailer and when external drives were getting big this would be the exact thing that happened. People would either buy the drives and return them later with empty enclosures, or my favorite, they’d stick random rocks in the box… After it happened at my store we just started opening anything returned that was sealed confirming it was there and once we issued a refund re-wrap it with new shrink wrap…

[@avres13]

Not surprised it would be Walmart and target. Probably their employees

[@sportyfreak222]

Thank you so much for making this video! I was debating if I should buy an Apple Watch from Walmart and this Saved me hundreds of dollars.

[@brunoob-1]

This has been an issue with amazon i believe? But damn thats a new low now 😂 Honestly i couldnt bother since i dont buy iphones or other products and i dont got stores that allow that in my country

[@TNerdo]

Just buy directly from  to be safe. There will never be a sale at  but at least it’s legit.

[@TheBuffedMan]

Made from china💀💀💀💀

[@JupiterGuy1]

Bro the watch tan 💀

[@youtubeaccount4477]

You have to buy the real product in the shop face to face not online

[@itsmeyourlalith2463]

Beo stop using that stupid watch ur hand is becoming worse

[@Anonymous-bk6eq]

i notice that walmart CS wont take electrinos, u gotta go to the back and return it at electrinos

[@arshdeepsingh8578]

This is also due to Walmart being a Brick and Mortar store

[@Dtr146]

Or better yet. When you order your phone or Apple product. Pick it up in store. And open it right there.

[@CarpeNoctum95]

I remember in like 2012 this was a massive problem with beats headphones.

[@C2XII]

Had this happen to me a few years back with some Beats, there was some broken Skullcandy headphones in the box. Funny becaus some guy at self checkout was by me buying a TV and i went to open my the box in the car and saw they weren't beats. That same guy came back with the TV and it wasn't the size on the package and it was busted and we both couldnt get refunds. Even went through trying to go through better business buero or whatever it's was called, dont know if it was what i should've done but they couldn't help. I stopped buying tech from walmart since then, if i ever do I'm opening it in the store with someone there.

[@Chill-zen]

Damn.

[@pravitkeyo9167]

I just go Amazon Renewed

[@turtlehermit6047]

Just another reason not to be a Apple bro.

[@Techforlife280]

That’s why I only buy straight from the Apple Store.

[@Stooled]

just open the product in the store

[@AlKaseltzer87]

If they're won't open the returns themselves, Certain expensive products should be promptly returned to the manufacturer for inspection by these stores.

[@NetITGeeks]

Nothing new. This has been going on for a decade now. This is why BestBuy Canada ALWAYS open returned eq at the Customer Service. When I was a uni student, I used to work for BestBuy and our GM made us open every single sealed returned item. It is better to resell it as open than to have a product returned with a rock inside!

[@bosswoman5128]

Amazon does that where they will just put an item back up to sell if it’s returned because 9/10 times it’s returned simply cuz the person didn’t like it, or it wasn’t the right part. But if it’s an actual broken item that was returned for being damaged, Amazon will only flag it after the same box has been shipped out and returned like 3 times before they suspect an actual problem

[@memesmemes2156]

That aint apple thats peach

[@KaalDhamma]

Does Apple did not do what samsung do at their store? Do a serial number registration after purchase.

[@NOTLeavingLV]

Since when do retailers not accept returns that aren’t damaged and within the return period. Really.

[@garretreed9709]

Damn that’s a BAD tan line

[@xodox-_-]

The apple pen one is wild 💀

[@LaffoProductions]

It’s definitely returned products what else could it be

[@EpicCamraMan]

I remember buying a quest 3 from target and it was open when I bought it even tho it was new, the batteries inside the controllers were Kirkland from Costco brand so I feel like they sold me a used product at full price

[@sunryze3318]

former tech consultant any time we get a return it's labeled as "reshop" and i personally will always defect the product out if the seal has been broken. this means it gets sent back to the distribution center and they choose to do something with it if it was sealed then i usually would just restock it

[@dsvhs93]

Damn PRG got them real deep tanlines lol

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Well now there are going to be x rays machines checking on expensive devices.

[@ATLTraveler]

Why are you buying Apple products at walmart

[@Shockify-Beams]

Bro took "Iphone from Walmart" to a whole new lvl 💀

[@x-techpro]

That's a reason why I buy a phone from its official website

[@Edward-vx3eg]

shouldn't they sell it as an "open box" product ?

[@kendijojohnson]

POV just bought the 15 pro max from target can’t wait to- wait a sec … WHAT THE HELL

[@JAMESYQ24]

Just before Covid lockdown, I bought some Beats Studio Buds from a department store, got them home and the box (still sealed) was empty. I took them back and they couldn’t give me a straight refund because they had to launch a full warehouse investigation, so I had to buy a second pair since I needed them for that week. Second pair was fine, but the next week lockdown hit. All customer service was shut down the entire lockdown so I couldn’t get any updates on the investigation. By the time lockdown was over, it was past the 3 month refund period and I couldn’t get a refund. The worst part is, it was my first (and last) time doing it on a store card, which meant the amount I was supposed to get refunded was accruing interest the whole time, ended up paying over 2.5x the cost for what ended up being one set of earphones. Lesson is, 1) NEVER get a store card, and 2) Just buy directly from Apple if you’re paying retail anyway.

[@oseidwomoh]

The world is getting more and more fishy. As consumers, we shouldn't have to be victims of counterfeit goods. The companies should just stop being lazy and get the freaking act together. Reminds me of the people who would sell AirPods in the street. Ugh 😒

[@McQuiznos]

Few years back I bought Skyrim for the switch from Walmart. Opened it up, and there was no game at all. Looking at the case, someone has resealed it using a heat gun, melted the case partially, and found a strip of the scotch “invisible” tape. Brought it back after work the next day and they shrugged saying “happens all the time, you can grab a new one.”

[@quandingleberry445]

They dont even check to see if the serial numbers match. L

[@okuyashoe_official]

I work at a Micro Center and very rarely I have seen someone successfully return a 4090 but there is just a bunch of bricks or weights in the box. It’s a combination of social engineering and lack of diligence unfortunately

[@doodledude2d295]

"Hey, uh, I bought these Apple Headphones, turns out all there was was a giant nut inside, could I get a refund-" probably someone affected by this

[@Nubdub]

I would just say buy it when you’re in there and then open it in there

[@miniboss3578-k8m]

If it wasn’t a fake iPhone, then you be getting a used product

[@xXmlgamingXx355]

They should definitely come up with some sort of way to check this without opening the box (or maybe just open the box and sell the product for a lower value). Blindly trusting people is not the way to go.

[@OakleyJustANerd]

Getting a fountain pen in an Apple pencil box makes sense to me

[@the_slasher_pl1830]

Why can't retailers just open the boxes, check if it's authentic and then seal it back...

[@artifact6131]

Had that happen too many times in the store i work for. We now have a "no returns on Apple" Policy

[@ferrialandy]

meanwhile me happy with a iphone 4S I found in the target e-waste bins (it doesn’t know it’s gonna be destroyed with my ifixit repair kit)

[@Toxic_panda.]

It happen with my AirPods I bought AirPods gen 2 and got AirPods gen one charger case was gen one I noticed after I looked at the box and it’s show an entirely different style of AirPods case with charging light in the front rather the top. And was post to wireless charging case and ‘twas not I still use them but target tried plying some bd they didn’t notice. And my Apple Watch was the same I was post to get a 44 mm se 2 but they gave me a 41i believe and it’s was post to black or nightshade but I ended up with starlight not huge problem but still would have been nice to actually have my iPhone and Apple Watch the same color. ESP since now I’ve upgraded from the (Product Red) iPhone SE 2 to a black iPhone 12. My Apple Watch looks so outta place by color it’s make makes me salty as fluck so I just use cases n bands to ignore the fact that its not the color I wanted.

[@elbishus]

High priced re-stocking fees would prevent this.

[@ConfidentialMeerkat]

I've had this before with something, I can't remember what it was this was years ago. I started and I still open it in the store in front of a member of the staff so I don't have the problem of being accused of swapping it out, I so far haven't had another fake but this is the way to beat the system, they could even do it themselves in the back of house!

[@pingpongtrainsmelbourne]

I bought an AirPod 3rd gen and after your video that said if you use your fingernails to left the plastic off, it lifted off so it’s fake 😢😢😢

[@fanfan54old]

Maybe it's not fake but I bought a brand new, sealed Apple SuperDrive sold by Amazon, it doesn't work, recognized and can eject on Windows but nothing happens if I try to put a disk inside it, it doesn't even take it, I have to force the disk inside and it doesn't recognize that a disk is inside, no sound nothing, or maybe the Apple SuperDrive is COMPLETELY incompatible with Windows 10 I don't know... With a brand new 12 watts USB-A power adapter from the online apple store, sold by apple, EVERY f*cking device I have, even the ones which take the least amount of power, complain about slow charging, no problem with the same exact charger but from the iPad 4 my high school gave me in 2014... And last but not least, also bought from the online apple store from Apple at the same time as the 12 watts USB-A power adapter, the brand new 20 watts USB-C power adapter from Apple... well this time maybe it's just stupid old iDevices which don't understand it because, with my old Apple devices (iPod Nano 7th gen, iPad 4 and iPad mini 1st gen I think), with the official USB-C to Lightning 1 meter cable also bought on the online apple store still in the same order, they charge veeeeery slow, I forgot about that but the iPads even say that the device is not recognized/not supported by iOS lol, all my devices have the latest version of iOS supported by apple for them so iOS 9.3.5 for the iPad mini and iOS 10.3.3 or something for the iPad 4 I think... OK maybe they don't have fast charging with a 20 watts USB-C Power Delivery power adapter, but I didn't expect then to charge SLOWER, WAAAAAYYYY SLOWER than with the 12 watts power adapter I got with the iPad 4 in 2014, again I can't say the same thing for the exact same 12 watts USB-A power adapter but bought in 2023 on the online apple store as it charges slowly... My iPad 4 on FaceTime even still discharges while plugged in with the brand new 20 watts USB-C PD power adapter bought from the online apple store sold by apple, defective... or just these devices are too old for it? Don't know 🙃 At least I think it fast charges newer Android phones compatible with USB Power Delivery, among others, and it can even charge even while it's being used/turned on a Dell Latitude which needs 65 watts, impressive, I didn't want to do that but my mom absolutely needed to charge her work laptop as she lost her 65 watts USB-C power adapter from Dell, this small 20 watts power adapter from Apple did the trick, it produced some heat and charged it quite slowly but it did the trick so... Weird 🙃

[@DaHaiZhu]

Buy only in store. Even WalMart and Target sells from third-party vendors. And while in the store ask to open it in front of a manager before buying it.

[@andrew-o8w]

There should be more regulations regarding this. Maybe they should ask for personal info before a purchase of an expensive product...

[@P3xyz]

Hey I need some help. My sister’s phone won’t let us connect to WiFi or blue tooth. like it’s grayed out in the settings. does anyone know why that is?

[@oostunzs9127]

Here's a very simple solution just look inside the fucking box.💀💀💀