1. Name changed to iPhone 7
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Tyurin changed his name to iPhone Sim. Sim means 7 in the regional language here. His only wish was to get a new unit of iPhone 7 for free as part of the store’s promotional offer. Let us tell you that it took him $ 2 to change the name, while the price of the most premium smartphone is $ 850. And he has decided not to change his name for the time being.
2. Across the Seven Seas
An American couple moved from the US to Australia just for the iPhone, so that they could be the first in the world to buy an iPhone 6. The couple ordered the smartphone in the US and promised to take delivery in Sydney, Australia. This year, a man from Thailand went to Australia to get the iPhone 7 of his choice and sat in the rain for 18 hours straight.
3. Give me the iPhone then I will marry my sister
In 2014, a man in Saudi Arabia was asked to give an iPhone 6 as dowry to marry a girl of his choice. The funny thing is that this iPhone 6 was not meant for that girl. The demand for dowry was from the girl’s brother.
4. sold only kidney
We and you jokingly say many times that to buy an iPhone you have to sell your kidney. But in 2012 a young man did just that. In fact, a 17-year-old boy in China sold his kidney for 22,000 Chinese yuan. And with this money he bought himself an iPhone and an iPad. And the people who trapped him in this greed earned 200,000 Chinese Yuan by selling the kidney.
In 2016, two Chinese people unsuccessfully tried to sell their kidneys for the sake of iPhone 6s.
5. Hired someone else to stand in line
Apple fans who want to get their hands on the iPhone of their choice have to stand in long queues on the launch day. It’s not easy. For their convenience, many fans hire people to stand in line, spending several hundred dollars.
6. Sold daughter
A couple in China even sold their little daughter for 50,000 Chinese Yuan (about Rs 5,00,000) so that they could buy their luxury items which included an iPhone. Actually, this couple had advertised in the newspaper to sell their daughter. On being arrested, the couple told the police that they had decided to end their relationship with the daughter so that she could get a good upbringing. However, the police did not believe his claim at all.
7. Became ‘Vicky Donor’
In 2015, some sperm banks in China advertised that people who do this, we will give them so much money that they can buy a new iPhone 6S. The sperm bank announced to give 5,000 Chinese yuan for semen under the offer. The ad also read, “You don’t have to sell your kidney, only sperm is enough.”
8. Trying to extract water drop by drop from the lake
A student’s iPhone fell into a lake in Germany. To get his iPhone, he first asked a local fishing club for a diving suit. But he was not allowed to do so. After this he came in the night with a pump and two pipes, so that he could take out all the water from the lake. Due to his efforts, water started accumulating in the adjacent car parking area, due to which the state manager called the police.
9. Attempted murder of mother
When a woman snatched the iPhone from her 12-year-old daughter, the girl tried to kill her own mother. However, the mother senses her daughter’s evil intentions. After this the girl was sent to a child reform home.
10. Rented out to his girlfriend
To buy iPhone 6 in 2014, an overjoyed person did such an act that you will be stunned to know. He announced to give his girlfriend on rent. In a university in China, this man put up a placard saying that his girlfriend is available for rent by the hour, day or month. Nothing wrong will be allowed under this deal. Only food and study will be allowed with the girl child during the rent.