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		alexyoung on Jan 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke I wonder why his first instinct was to just lay out $1000 instead of seeing if he could get his current one repaired or replaced on insurance?

smspence on Jan 24, 2013 [–]

I was wondering the same thing.... I was also wondering how he could NOT just get another iPhone for less than $1000? Seriously, if my iPhone died tomorrow, and I had no insurance, I could still easily buy one on ebay for like $300 or $400.

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