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Originally Posted by davidfor
If you are buying something you should make sure you have all the requirements of that thing. Which means a cable if you don't already have one.
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My assumption is that the necessary cable will be included with the device. And, so far, it always have been. I'm not sure why you're taking the position that this
shouldn't be the case.
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And the high quality cables I buy take longer to wear out. And, if I already have suitable cables, why should I have to store the cables supplied with the devices? Having one spare is handy. But I have multiple spares as I have them in different places in the house to make it convenient to charge something.
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If the cables that come the devices are unwanted, donate them to a thrift shop. I keep them in reserve in case I lose one, or the dog chews one or one wears out. And I give them away to other people who lose their cables.
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And I have worn out or broken more devices with a USB socket than I have cables.
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That doesn't mean everyone has the same experience. I, personally, have never worn out a USB cable
or a USB port. Nor have I lost a cable. But I have given away several USB cables to others who have lost theirs.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
Why tick the customer off by supplying something they don't actually need?
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I'm guessing that 99.999% of customers would
not be "ticked off" by getting a cable included with their device. I think most, like me, would expect the cable to be included in the box with a new device.
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Alternatively, why tick of the customer by supplying a cable that is unsuitable for the customer? The cables are all the same length which means I have a tangle of cables on my desk. Maybe they should supply a short cable so ease this. Or a very long cable to make it easier to read while the device is charging. Or don't supply a cable at all so the customer can get what works for them.
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Any cable is better than no cable if you need one. If you find the one included unsuitable (for whatever reason) nothing keeps you from buying a suitable one. Honestly I'm having a hard time understanding your position on this.
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I am really happy that the last four phones I bought (one for each of the members of the family as they broke/wore out) did not include a charger. I have so many around the house they get in the way. And I don't use any. I had one of them in the backpack I carry to work and never took the plastic wrapper off it. The chargers I use are ones I bought with multiple sockets. But, I could also plug it into one of the two socket on each side of my bed, or a socket in one of the powerboards, or the socket in my laptop charger, or, heaven forbid, one of the far to many computers in the house.
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Again, any excess cables or chargers can be donated to thrift shops. There are always people looking for them.
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Which just means they didn't plan properly. There are far to many shops that do have cables, that it means the purchaser has to be fairly remote. See my response to your point 1.
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Okay. I can see this is an important issue to you. I just don't understand why.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
Sorry, supplying a cable with every device is a waste of resources. It should be stopped. And any salesperson in a shop should ask if you need a cable. Or the online store have it as a "Commonly bought with" item. The solution to your "problems" are far to easy to solve.
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The device won't work without a cable. Most people expect that "proper planning" is buying the
new device and that the necessary cable is included in the package. And, again, excess cables can be donated to thrift shops because these cables do get lost, do get destroyed and do wear out. And many people do like to have multiple cables at various locations, office, home, car, etc.