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Original Apple Lightning Cable $12.50 + $3.95 Shipping (Groupon)

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bozbargain on 30/12/2014 - 10:08 groupon.com.au (434 clicks)
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Seems like a good deal, posting remains $3.95 when you order 2.

Electrical & Electronics Apple Accessory Lightning Cable USB Cable

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  • Innamura on 30/12/2014 - 10:39
    +6

    Is there some way to verify that these are genuine Apple cables and not fakes? Has someone bought these in a previous deal with Groupon?

    • jv on 30/12/2014 - 10:41
      +2

      Just get licensed 3rd party ones from Target. Similar price to these and 1.2 metres.

    • ocoolio on 30/12/2014 - 11:23
      +1

      I ordered fake ones for $1 from AliExpress, working perfectly. Even if they were half the quality, I can buy a dozen for this price :)
      Don't think it makes sense to spend so much on a cable…

      • coxymla on 30/12/2014 - 13:03

        I have ordered a lot of fakes too and I find them to be hit and miss.
        (To be fair, the legit cables are also hit and miss in terms of build quality…)

        I have some fakes right now which will charge my 5S but not my 5.

  • jv on 30/12/2014 - 10:39

    Only 1 metre :(

    • Innamura on 30/12/2014 - 10:44
      -3

      If they are real apple cables, the quality's pretty different to fake cables (not to mention the unfortunate incident of someone passing away due to electrocution, was either due to using a counterfeit charger or cable that didn't comply with safety standards).

      Are the third party cables from Target Belkin?

      EDIT:
      Think these are the ones you were referring to:
      http://www.target.com.au/p/1-cm-lightning-cable-white/565658…

      • jv on 30/12/2014 - 10:50
        +3

        incident of someone passing away due to electrocution

        That was the charger, nothing to do with the cable

      • whooah1979 on 30/12/2014 - 11:08
        +1

        you mean alleged electrocution by a usb charger.

      • Bacchus on 30/12/2014 - 11:10

        The $12 Target one is only 10cm long.

        .

      • scynaz on 30/12/2014 - 11:11
        +1

        Licensed third party cables (which I assumed the Target one is) are the same as Apple cables for all practical purposes and equally 'safe'.

        Even a counterfeit cable cannot possibly electrocute you if it's plugged in to a USB port.
        Equally, while there is probably a fuse or something, a genuine cable is not guaranteed to stop you from getting electrocuted from a malfunctioning charger.

  • Gavman on 30/12/2014 - 11:50
    +3

    whilst the comments in this post are useful to some the question stil REMAINS - can they be verified as APPLE. The point of having and being APPLE is that if the cable breaks or faults with in a year it can be returned and replaced at ANY apple store. If this wasnt the case then why the heck would you pay 16$ for a cable u can get for under 1$

    • bozbargain on 30/12/2014 - 12:03

      Well, they're advertised as original Apple cables. I've gone trhough at least 6 fake cables before and I don't mind paying a bit extra for a cable that keeps on working after each iOS update (reducing landfill at the same time).

  • Gavman on 30/12/2014 - 11:51
    +3

    whilst the comments in this post are useful to some the question stil REMAINS - can they be verified as APPLE. The point of having and being APPLE is that if the cable breaks or faults with in a year it can be returned and replaced at ANY apple store. If this wasnt the case then why the heck would you pay 16$ for a cable u can get for under 1$

  • Gavman on 30/12/2014 - 11:53
    +1

    • Delivery of products purchased in December and early January may be delayed due to the holiday season. We will make every endeavour to ship your product in 4-5 weeks. YEH IM GONA NEG THIS HARD

    • furythree on 30/12/2014 - 12:14

      can you like…combine your posts

    • Tal_Shiar on 30/12/2014 - 12:59
      +2

      Negging a deal because a business is upfront about slow postage…. Watch out ozbargain, we got a badass over here!

  • shump on 30/12/2014 - 12:42
    +2

    I wouldn't trust Groupon to provide genuine cables for this price - I would strongly suspect these were fake.

    Genuine ones are $18 at Big W at the moment
    https://admin.bigw.com.au/electronics/i-pods/ipod-accessorie…

    • Jacku on 30/12/2014 - 17:01

      Thanks so much mate!!!!

    • whodidthat on 30/12/2014 - 17:30

      To be honest, I wouldn't trust them either.
      They've been putting a bit of rubbish out from China based sellers.

  • dione on 30/12/2014 - 17:12

    Ebayer sell the Belkin brand for $5.95
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Belkin-MIXIT-Lightning-US…
    Not sure if this genuine or not, seems legit tho?

    • coxymla on 30/12/2014 - 17:34

      Paypal has no-questions asked refunds for fake products so worth a shot.

    • Elyxar on 30/12/2014 - 18:00
      +1

      I bought 2x green and 1x black of these, all unboxed. They seem to be legitimate. Look and feel is right and my iPhone 6 charges from a genuine wall charger with them no problems and they charge and sync with my PC. iOS 8.1.2

      I did have an issue in the car with the black one but the charger was likely the issue there.

  • Spets on 30/12/2014 - 19:03
    +1

    Just got a 2 meter one from Kmart for 10 bucks

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