You can't pay cash for that iPhone!

[vision63]

That means that if you don't have a credit card or debit card, they can refuse to do business with you? I don't think so.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

[quote Craig]Since the iphone and payment are exchanged simultaneously then no debt is created. It would however be illegal for MC/Visa/AmEx to refuse any cash that you presented to pay off your credit card debt.

Craig
Sorry, but that logic is ridiculous.


EDIT: Maybe not: http://www.treas.gov/education/faq/curre...nder.shtml

Pretty much what Craig stated above. My apologies.

[JoeH]

Unless state law specifies differently, yes, they can refuse your cash. The phrase is "legal tender", which means you can legally tender it, i.e. offer it, but there is no requirement on the recipient to accept it.

[GGD]

[quote vision63]That means that if you don't have a credit card or debit card, they can refuse to do business with you? I don't think so.
Probably just like other places can refuse to do business with you if you don't have a shirt or shoes.

[Craig]

[quote vision63]That means that if you don't have a credit card or debit card, they can refuse to do business with you?
Yes. Similarly, there are many online vendors that only accept credit cards.


Craig

[OWC Jamie]

Oh, jeez, you're gonna pull a race card ?
Who are they refusing to do business with ?
No one.

There's no law that says they have to accept payment via credit card or check, either.

They can accept just chickens today if they want. Got chickens ?
They wouldn't sell too many phones to anyone but maybe Frank Purdue, but they could.


If the dollar fails tomorrow and they only will exchange iPhones for gold nuggets, you'll need gold nuggets.

[vision63]

Vendors that don't accept checks or money orders? That's discrimination.

[Carthaigh]

[quote vision63]Vendors that don't accept checks or money orders? That's discrimination.
Better call the NAACP.

[JJ]

Apple is perfectly OK here. They are in compliance with US law.

Apple is obviously trying to assuage AT&T over the number of phones sold versus the number activated and used on AT&T's network.

I am one of those who purchased an iPhone with no intention of using it with AT&T. My unlocked iPhone doesn't really bother Apple since I paid full retail price for it. AT&T, on the other hand, are very displeased with me.

JJ

[Seacrest]

Anyone can refuse to take cash or refuse to do a transaction with cash.
What they cannot do is take the cash and then turn around and say that the cash is not legal tender, and demand to be paid again.