- jigz - Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 A public proposal involving 99 iPhones didn't go as planned in China Tuesday. A young man in Guagzhou province spent around $85,000 ? the equivalent of two years salary in the country ? in iPhone 6s, arranged them into a heart shape around his girlfriend outside their workplace, and proposed to her. In front of his friends and photos, she said no. The heartbreaking moment went viral on Weibo, the Chinese social media site, the International Business Times reported. The proposal came on Singles Day, Nov. 11 ? or 11/11, representing four single people. The day is gaining popularity in China, and is now considered among the biggest shopping days in the world. The country's online retail giant Alibaba said Tuesday it had pulled in $9.3 billion in sales from its annual shopping event. Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/11/chinese-man-buys-99-iphones-for-proposal-gets-rejected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted November 11, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted November 11, 2014 I don't pretend to be any kind of Casanova, but that wasn't going to work... What was the relevance of the iPhones in their relationship? Or did he just do it because he thought, "I need 99 pricey objects to try this"? And what about the ring? If he spent that much money on the phone display, the ring had better have been huge. The Evil Overlord, Dick Montage, MikeChipshop and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 That's got to be one of the crazier wastes of coin I've seen in a while. Can't say I blame her. One is a nice gift. 99 is f'ing nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Tay Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 dont purpose with stuff that would expire in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted November 11, 2014 MVC Share Posted November 11, 2014 neo1911, HoochieMamma, The Evil Overlord and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REM2000 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I got 99 iPhones but a finance ain't one x-scratch, +John Teacake, The Evil Overlord and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Awkward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 He got 99 iPhones but gettin? hitched ain?t done. With ?Singles? Day? looming in China (Nov. 11), one man thought the time was right to try to tie the knot with his girlfriend, preventing them both from having to participate in any future 11/11 festivities. As a keystone of the young programmer?s marriage proposal were 99 iPhones 6?s placed on the ground and arranged in the form of a heart. The setup, as reported by The Nanfang, cost the love-bitten chap two years? salary (about $82,000). But that evidently wasn?t enough. She said no. Siri, how do you mend a broken heart? Whether our once-hopeful groom likes it or not, pictures of the ultimately sad event (seen above) are up on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo. But of course, with a bushel of iPhones that size, we?re not convinced he has any real reason to feel too bummed. According to a recent survey, one in five men would actually rather have an iPhone 6 than a girlfriend. And that number is even up from last year?s survey about the iPhone 5s, where one in eight said they would forgo the soft touch of a woman for a new Touch ID-equipped Apple phone. Photo: Weibo.com So, whether our crestfallen man ends up hawking these phones one by one to make back big bucks, or just decides that 99 Siris are better than one real wife, we get the sense that he?ll be OK in the end. Remember, it?s better to have loved and lost 99 iPhones than never to have loved at all. Read more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'd say no too. That's a poor use of finances. MikeChipshop, +John Teacake, BajiRav and 7 others 10 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippleman Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 i don't get the relevance or meaning of the phones... T3X4S, MikeChipshop and Dick Montage 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerchan Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'd say no too. That's a poor use of finances. You won't understand how people in China interpret romance, which is almost equivalent to extravagance. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted November 12, 2014 MVC Share Posted November 12, 2014 If buying 99 iPhone's isn't a red flag not to marry someone, I don't know what is. spaceelf and Mugwump00 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 You won't understand how people in China interpret romance, which is almost equivalent to extravagance. Are you saying Chinese women are greedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerchan Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are you saying Chinese women are greedy? No. I mean people are just too materialistic so they can't find anything but money or luxury goods to express their sincerity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 No. I mean people are just too materialistic so they can't find anything but money or luxury goods to express their sincerity. Oh well that's lame of them. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francescob Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 He clearly didn't want to commit for that 1 more to make it 100. Why would any materialistic chinese girl want to marry him then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerchan Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 He clearly didn't want to commit for that 1 more to make it 100. Why would any materialistic chinese girl want to marry him then? Because 99 in Chinese "??" voices the same as "??", which means everlasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are you saying Chinese women are greedy? If there's any truth to a commercial I saw on TV about banking and international relationships, A rejection like that could be a way of questioning said giver's generosity (But I don't know for sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted November 12, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted November 12, 2014 According to a recent survey, one in five men would actually rather have an iPhone 6 than a girlfriend. And that number is even up from last year?s survey about the iPhone 5s, where one in eight said they would forgo the soft touch of a woman for a new Touch ID-equipped Apple phone.Oh dear... :/ gameboy1977 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 99 Lumias is how you get the girl. +John Teacake 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 99 Lumias is how you get the girl. Eh here we just stick with tacky jewelry. Screw diamonds (you know I'm never getting married.) T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranui Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 So that's why Chinese people were buying up all the iPhone 6s in Tokyo when the went on sale ? to sell on to this tool. The Evil Overlord and T3X4S 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 wait, the average salary in China according to this is 42500 us dollar? I thought they were supposed to be a cheap labor country, that's a lot more than I make :p 123456789A 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted November 12, 2014 Administrators Share Posted November 12, 2014 wait, the average salary in China according to this is 42500 us dollar? I thought they were supposed to be a cheap labor country, that's a lot more than I make :p The average doesn't pertain to the poorer areas of China where the factories are built and used by overseas companies ;) Does a burger flipper equal a national average in the US or Western Europe? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 This guy has dumb written all over him. How would 99 phones help her ? If she said yes, what would she do with all those phones ? It would probably start with giving them away or selling them, so there goes the symbol of their love (according to him)$85,000 - would have bought a nice 2 1/2 ct ring, and one hell of a Rolex... that would have been more appropriate, but still not the smartest thing.I guess I simply dont understand the culture. If iPhones are so coveted over there where it is hard to get one, I guess 99 of anything that is rare and a status symbol would be shocking, but not romantic, Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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