A social media user who was overjoyed to unbox her newly launched iPhone 17 after “mysteriously” losing her previous iPhone, little did she know that the moment would almost put her heart in her mouth. Sharing her experience on Instagram, Ashli Singla said that she ordered the iPhone through the e-commerce platform Blinkit.
When the phone arrived, an excited Singla started unboxing it while someone recorded the moment. Once she opened the box, while talking to the delivery man, the phone momentarily slipped out of the box and fell to the ground, leading to an anxious moment.
A woman says buying a new iPhone was an “emotional comeback” after she lost her previous phone while she was shopping.
“My new iPhone 17. Delivery with Blinkit was fast… the fall was faster. After losing my previous iPhone (not lost, more like mysteriously disappeared while chilling in the market), I survived for a while on a borrowed Android. Reality hit; I needed a phone. So I Blinkit ed and turned an emotional comeback into a hilarious unboxing fail,” the secure content of the new phone is here, the video read.
The post drew a number of likes and comments from social media users. One user joked that it’s the sound every iPhone owner dreads, while others criticized the owner for her carelessness. Meanwhile, many expressed anxious curiosity as to whether the phone had survived the fall.
Here’s how people reacted online
One user wrote: “Yes, let me unwrap my most expensive sidewalk purchase in a hurry.” Another said: “Who opens any Apple product box like this! It has some friction; the more you pull, the more it resists.”
“What happened to the screen? Did it break or get scratched?” asked a third user, while a fourth added: “At least you have content; the phone can be fixed but this coil is priceless.”
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