Man spends $105,000, buys 99 iPhones to propose

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#1173390 12-Nov-2014 10:45

Zeon:
ubergeeknz: Wow. That guy has 100 problems - and none of them are a woman of any description

LOL

Shamelessly ripped off from the uber-polite Ice T and Bodycount...I love it!

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#1173479 12-Nov-2014 11:51

I just don't understand. What was the thought process behind this idea?

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#1173480 12-Nov-2014 11:53

The girl said "No", but Siri said "Yes! 99 times yes!"

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#1173510 12-Nov-2014 12:37

Paul1977: I just don't understand. What was the thought process behind this idea?

boy is lonely. boy wants girl. boy thinks to himself ... love = iphone, lets buy her lots of iphones so she will be with me. after all in hollywood, if you buy lots of stuff for girl, they always say yes.

but he forgot about girl.

girl is lonely. girl thought the boy was fun, but doesn't really have feelings. in fact he probably bought her other stuff / food which she gladly accepted. but he's not up to her standards and was never going to marry him. 99 iphones didn't change that.

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#1173522 12-Nov-2014 12:50

I just have one question.

What the heck would you do with 99 iPhones had she said yes?

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#1173566 12-Nov-2014 13:34

I saw a translation of some of his Weibo posts. He was clearly aware that she wasn't all the interested in him.

Sounds like a desperate attempt that failed epically.

At least he can probably get 80-90% back by reselling the iPhones.

Better resale than a diamond ring I am sure

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#1173567 12-Nov-2014 13:37

Fred99: 99 goats - probably, 99 roses - possibly, 99 iPhones - you get to marry Tim Cook.

He could, she couldnt.

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#1173576 12-Nov-2014 13:47

Did it really all happen as portrayed or was it just a stunt staged by all concerned?

The pictures that I saw showed no iphones, just lots of boxes.

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#1173591 12-Nov-2014 14:10

joker97:
Paul1977: I just don't understand. What was the thought process behind this idea?

boy is lonely. boy wants girl. boy thinks to himself ... love = iphone, lets buy her lots of iphones so she will be with me. after all in hollywood, if you buy lots of stuff for girl, they always say yes.

but he forgot about girl.

girl is lonely. girl thought the boy was fun, but doesn't really have feelings. in fact he probably bought her other stuff / food which she gladly accepted. but he's not up to her standards and was never going to marry him. 99 iphones didn't change that.

Sure, try to buy her affections... I get that. But 99 iPhones? Even if she didn't already have one, what are the other 98 for? If I was going to spend $105,000 on a proposal (which is itself ridiculous) I think I could come up with something that made more sense than this.

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#1173707 12-Nov-2014 17:03

would have been better to use 99 Luftballons. :-)

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#1174929 13-Nov-2014 08:37

Epic "more money than brains" fail.

I mean, 99 Iphones and he "uses" them in their boxes to make a heart shape on the floor? No playing of music in 99-part harmony. No 9x11 big screen. No 99-step treasure hunt from 1 Iphone to the next, all hidden at romantic places.

The woman was right to turn him down. Life with him would have been an endless drudgery of acquiring possessions to impress people.

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#1175147 13-Nov-2014 12:59

Paul1977:
joker97:
Paul1977: I just don't understand. What was the thought process behind this idea?

boy is lonely. boy wants girl. boy thinks to himself ... love = iphone, lets buy her lots of iphones so she will be with me. after all in hollywood, if you buy lots of stuff for girl, they always say yes.

but he forgot about girl.

girl is lonely. girl thought the boy was fun, but doesn't really have feelings. in fact he probably bought her other stuff / food which she gladly accepted. but he's not up to her standards and was never going to marry him. 99 iphones didn't change that.

Sure, try to buy her affections... I get that. But 99 iPhones? Even if she didn't already have one, what are the other 98 for? If I was going to spend $105,000 on a proposal (which is itself ridiculous) I think I could come up with something that made more sense than this.

Private jet to Bora Bora, then boat trip to the Island at the entrance to the lagoon with a romantic dinner with private waiter and chef cooking for you. Cant be that far off!

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#1175311 13-Nov-2014 16:48

Isn't the "point" of this special occasion to spend money on un-needed objects, so you get good luck and find love?

He obviously took this quite literally and thought more money = more luck = more love.

Idiot.

But at the end of the day, iut's probably only going to end up costing him about $5000 after he sells the iPhones. And some nice young man or woman may come along and sweep him off his feet after reading the tragic tale of love and loss and iPhones.

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#1181392 22-Nov-2014 18:35

Or maybe this is just another Apple marketing stunt.

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