That's right folks. Ms. Diane Campbell of Palo Alto, California has literally changed the world.
Recall the story we posted just yesterday about her run in at her local Apple Store when trying to purchase an iPad with cash (read that story here).
Well, today, thanks to the news story on the local ABC station in Palo Alto, KGO, and those of us in the blogosphere that raised an unfriendly eyebrow – Apple has not only changed their “no cash” policy completely, they also sent two employees to Ms. Campbell's house and hand delivered her a FREE iPad. Hooray for her.
No mention in the story if it was a 3G model or if it was 16, 32 or 64GB, but regardless it's nice to hear a happy ending to this story.
Check the news clip below for more details.
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[…] It really seems that more and more the company is being sloppy with the handling of customer satisfaction issues; case in point the lady who saved for weeks and wanted to pay cash for an iPad but was initially told no; then the blogosphere rallied around her cause and, next thing you know it, she’s got Apple executives showing up at her door presenting her with a shiny new and free iPad. […]