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#478545 - 11/21/09 06:26 PM Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty
KateSorensen Offline
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Wow! I use to smoke. Interesting

Quote:
'The Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, [the warranty has been voided] and they refuse to work on the machine "due to health risks of second hand smoke,"' wrote one customer. Another said, 'When I asked for an explanation, she said [the owner of the iMac is] a smoker and it's contaminated with cigarette smoke, which they consider a bio-hazard!


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One reader's comment:

Does putting it in the dishwasher void the warranty?

Only if there's ashtrays in the dishwasher.

smile

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#478548 - 11/21/09 07:07 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: KateSorensen]
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Sounds like a joke laugh

You would have to place the ashtray right under the intake vent to get enough tar inside to be noticeable
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#478555 - 11/21/09 07:57 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: carp]
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Registered: 04/21/02
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Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
Not true. My wife's iMac-350 was full of the crap simply because she smoked constantly near it - not to mention the ceiling fans, light fixtures, AC filter, etc.
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#478560 - 11/21/09 08:39 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: MacBozo]
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Dino's are Babe magnets

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How long was she smoking next to it , I bet years right .

Jaz smokes and the ashtray is right next to iMac 24 , we brought it in for a HD replacement and Apple said nothing and honored the warranty <-- keep in mind that was like 11 months after we bought it , so I would think it would take years for it to build up to be noticeable , well depends how heavy is the smoker ?

I am not to sure about this OSHA thing ?

1 - I never read anything about that subject , we are big OSHA readers in my industry . Then I could also have missed that subject altogether but I doubt that happening ?

Consider a smokers home over a long period of time , the walls and ceilings would be stained with tar <-- Believe me if OSHA felt that it was a hazard I certainly would know about it and what protective gear my teams would need to have on site .
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#478565 - 11/21/09 10:37 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: carp]
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Me? I always smoke after texting.

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#478587 - 11/22/09 03:52 AM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: yoyo52]
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Registered: 06/01/05
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Yes. This is why, while my housemate, friends and I do smoke occasionally, it is ALWAYS outside. I enjoy it a bit, but who wants their house and furniture to smell like it?
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#478594 - 11/22/09 08:57 AM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: Antonio]
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Or their people? wink
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#478659 - 11/22/09 10:12 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: padmavyuha]
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We can wash our skin and brush our teeth :P
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#478660 - 11/22/09 10:29 PM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: Antonio]
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...and hair, and clothes... :P
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#478672 - 11/23/09 01:01 AM Re: Smoking - Your Macintosh - Repairs - Warranty [Re: padmavyuha]
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Dino's are Babe magnets

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So you look like clean Pot Heads laugh
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