r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Warm_Web3768 • 18h ago

Ruined by Technology Plug got stuck at work

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u/pm_me_meta_memes 18h ago

That’s gotta be a fake Apple charger

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u/suentendo 17h ago

Yep. Apple's chargers are overpriced but they don't cheap out on safety (also because Apple would be extremely liable). The fake ones are cheaply made, don't have the same electronics design and components inside, sometimes even have ballasts to add weight etc.

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u/busytransitgworl PURPLE 15h ago

Had a faulty MacBook charger (back in 2009), my Mac was out of warranty, I still called them and explained the issue. It was absolutely hassle-free with them and they took this matter seriously.

And I believe there was also an iPhone charger back in the 2010s that was a fire risk(?), there was a big recall programme, they replaced the charger without any issues.

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u/SilverSafri 10h ago

Yep, they’re good with replacing faulty stuff. Battery in my out of warranty almost 4 year old watch turned into a spicy pillow so much that it pushed the screen out, I went in to ask about replacement cost (trying to figure out if I wanted to pay for replacement or buy a new watch). I got entire watch replaced with a new one for free, cause they said the battery was faulty and it’s on them even out of warranty (probably helped that apparently it was a known issue for some units of that particular model).

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u/Davenator_98 15h ago

Can't you just get a regular charger which isn't shitty and just plug in a USB to lightning cable?

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u/suentendo 13h ago

Absolutely, there are plenty of those. Anker, Ugreen and many more. The risky ones are knock-offs that just try to look like the Apple ones. Those have no brand, no accountability and so on.

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u/Davenator_98 11h ago

Yeah, I just took a quick look, the Ugreen one costs less than 50% of an Apple charger and has more outputs.

I don't really see any reason why you'd go cheaper than this.