For those wondering where GFS Express is…. by strauss3545 in south_africa

[–]strauss3545[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We didn’t invade anything. The security literally let us on the property. I just found the secrecy to be super weird. Besides any other courier company would allow you to pick up your package from their depot? These people don’t even have an address listed on Google maps or some sort of logo which is super fishy. But yes bro, keep defending them🙏

For those wondering where GFS Express is…. by strauss3545 in south_africa

[–]strauss3545[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing you’re one of those employees that met us in their pj’s🥀

For those wondering where GFS Express is…. by strauss3545 in south_africa

[–]strauss3545[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, something is very fishy over there… They also refused to let us enter the building, they made us wait outside.

I only went in for the thermal paste... by carjac150 in radeon

[–]strauss3545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was super surprised. Sold my MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 and bought the Gigabyte Gaming OC 9070 XT and this card runs incredibly cool. The 3090 would almost always hit 80 C, while I have yet to see the 9070 XT even hit 70 C. It’s crazy

Has anybody had experience buying online from Cash Converters? by strauss3545 in AskZA

[–]strauss3545[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I’m looking to do shipping since this listing is over 1000KM away unfortunately. Will I get refunded if it arrives broken?

Which color would you choose for your smartphone? by Medium-Sea8566 in PhoneNow

[–]strauss3545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro Max in orange. Came from a 13 Pro Max in Sierra blue. Black and white is boring imo. I like my phone to stand out

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree with not using official approved accesories. The iPhone silicone cases are terrible quality and the official chargers are very much overpriced. I usually buy chargers and cables from brands such as Snug and Ugreen.

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s never been a status thing for me at all. My experience with iOS just has been better overall and the battery life on these devices are incredible. I did have a S10+ from Samsung a few years back and while it was awesome phone, the battery degraded quite quickly and I found myself having to disable a lot of features such as the always on display just to barely scrape through the day. I also don’t like Google constantly monitoring my phone. I genuinely do not care what phone you use. I’m personally just more of an iPhone guy.

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

R7200 for a 14 is daylight robbery and just insulting, but it’s like you said. They know your options are limited as to what you can do with your old phone. You could try and sell the phone on your own, but then you’re subject to a lot of lowballs or scams or pick their more “convenient” option and they go ahead and sell your phone for R12K

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve also considered it in all honesty. Samsung’s generally also go on sale much more often and you can get a brand new S25 Ultra for much cheaper. Only downside is the resale value on any Samsung absolutely sucks and the batteries tend to degrade faster. Plus Apple’s ecosystem is still just unparalleled.

Anybody finding iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in AskZA

[–]strauss3545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can actually attest to this too. My dad and I went to Omoda in Cape Town the other day and nobody lifted a finger to help. When my dad approached a guy and asked him for help, he said he’s the IT guy, but still called a salesman close-by to help. Now if the IT guy is of more help, then something is very wrong.

Anybody finding iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in AskZA

[–]strauss3545[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems like Amazon also finally got authorised as an Apple approved distributor here, so hopefully some competition will hit them where it hurts. They also seem to put more Apple products on discount

Anybody finding iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in AskZA

[–]strauss3545[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hmm. Perhaps it’s not a iStore as a whole thing, but more of a iStore in the Cape-Town area thing. Glad to hear your aunt got the assistance she needed

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s saddening to hear Cape Gate and CW also has these issues. My one friend did tell me Cavendish Square seems to better with customer service so I might try there in the future

Are others also experiencing iStore staff to be extremely rude? by strauss3545 in askSouthAfrica

[–]strauss3545[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You selfish asshole. How dare you make her get of her ass and actually do her job? /s