What is wrong with people in the South?

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Sahar Sabet, 19, was at an Apple store in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, with her uncle. He had come from Iran to visit her family, who live in the state.

"I was telling him how much the product was, in Farsi," she told the BBC, referring to the language spoken in Iran and often by Iranian-American exiles.

The unfamiliar sounds caught the salesman's ear; he asked what language they were speaking.

She answered, then told him she was Iranian.

At that, the salesman told her he could not sell her the iPad, "because Iran and the US don't have good relations with each other", she said.

The store manager and other employees backed their colleague, Ms Sabet said, showing her a written policy that declared: "The US holds complete embargoes against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria."

The policy states that Apple forbids the export of its products to those countries "without prior authorization by the US Government".

Ms Sabet was born in the US - and is therefore an American citizen - and her father has her speak Farsi at home so that she does not forget her mother tongue.

...

Later, Ms Sabet called the company customer relations office, which apologised to her and advised her to buy the iPad online instead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18545003

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Sahar Sabet, 19, was at an Apple store in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, with her uncle. He had come from Iran to visit her family, who live in the state.

"I was telling him how much the product was, in Farsi," she told the BBC, referring to the language spoken in Iran and often by Iranian-American exiles.

The unfamiliar sounds caught the salesman's ear; he asked what language they were speaking.

She answered, then told him she was Iranian.

At that, the salesman told her he could not sell her the iPad, "because Iran and the US don't have good relations with each other", she said.

The store manager and other employees backed their colleague, Ms Sabet said, showing her a written policy that declared: "The US holds complete embargoes against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria."

The policy states that Apple forbids the export of its products to those countries "without prior authorization by the US Government".

Ms Sabet was born in the US - and is therefore an American citizen - and her father has her speak Farsi at home so that she does not forget her mother tongue.

...

Later, Ms Sabet called the company customer relations office, which apologised to her and advised her to buy the iPad online instead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18545003

In another article, it indicated she told the sales person it was for her cousin IN Iran.

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In another article, it indicated she told the sales person it was for her cousin IN Iran.

Let's say that's true. Who is responsible for preventing that? Wouldn't that be CBP?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Let's say that's true. Who is responsible for preventing that? Wouldn't that be CBP?

Its everyone's comrade. The apple employee should have held her and called ICE immediately!

/sarcasm

[JohnR! 5,495]

At that, the salesman told her he could not sell her the iPad, "because Iran and the US don't have good relations with each other", she said.

I do not believe the salesperson could have been any more specific! I am surprised Apple apologized! There is absolutely no room for questioning there.

It is the be-all end-all of answers. :rofl: :rofl:

Next thing you know these furners will come to Amurkha and buy our Xbox and Wii's!!!

Edited June 22, 2012 by Gegel

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We let China build these things and we don't exactly have the best relations with them either.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

We let China build these things and we don't exactly have the best relations with them either.

We only have an embargo on them for gunships..

[SouthernComfort 13]

Let's say that's true. Who is responsible for preventing that? Wouldn't that be CBP?

CBP, i should think NOT store sales clerks

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Next thing you know these furners will come to Amurkha and buy our Xbox and Wii's!!!

[rocks 494]

At that, the salesman told her he could not sell her the iPad, "because Iran and the US don't have good relations with each other", she said.

I do not believe the salesperson could have been any more specific! I am surprised Apple apologized! There is absolutely no room for questioning there.

It is the be-all end-all of answers. :rofl: :rofl:

Next thing you know these furners will come to Amurkha and buy our Xbox and Wii's!!!

I'd just like to say not everyone in the south is like that.

[mawilson 2,133]

Let's say that's true. Who is responsible for preventing that? Wouldn't that be CBP?

Not really. It's your responsibility to get the US government's permission to export a restricted product.

Ever bought a computer from, say, Dell? They always ask you "are you going to export this product to such and such country"

and if you answer "yes", they will not sell it to you without authorization.

[aayitrun 66]

its got nothing to do with people in the south and everything to do with ignorance.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Not really. It's your responsibility to get the US government's permission to export a restricted product.

Ever bought a computer from, say, Dell? They always ask you "are you going to export this product to such and such country"

and if you answer "yes", they will not sell it to you without authorization.

I wonder how well that works. I'd have to guess if someone was going to start shipping computers to Iran, they wouldn't be telling Dell about it.

[rocks 494]

its got nothing to do with people in the south and everything to do with ignorance.

[mawilson 2,133]

I wonder how well that works. I'd have to guess if someone was going to start shipping computers to Iran, they wouldn't be telling Dell about it.

Yeah, it's sort of an honor system. But since the lady was honest and told the guy the computer was for someone in Iran, he did what he had to do and refused to sell it.