IPhone 5c refurb

[Anonymous]

I have ordered an iPhone 5c refurb and read to see the phone does not come with a charger, does that mean the USB plug or the actual wire that connects to the phone?

[jonsie]

It will come with a USB lead but no mains plug.

[Anonymous]

Okay thats great, thank you for your response

[jonsie]

Happy to help

[Curr946]

A lot of phones are shipping without the wall wart these days. Most of have these kicking about or a pc that can be used to charge the phone from.

[Cleoriff]

Poor practice in my opinion. No-one should be encouraged to use old chargers or buy cheap ones from Ebay etc.

This type of cost cutting could put lives at risk.

[Curr946]

You can't even feel 100% safe the genuine ones are safe these days

[MI5]

It's common practice not to include a wall charger when you purchase a return phone.
This isn't unique to o2.

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
It's common practice not to include a wall charger when you purchase a return phone.
This isn't unique to o2.

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You're quite right that this practice has become the norm these days, but despite the eco-friendly intentions behind it, it does seem a short-sighted view given that chargers are not standard across all devices, which can lead to the obvious safety concerns that have already been expressed.

If you traded in your device at a retailer like CeX, having all of the accessories that were originally supplied, would definitely ensure a better price, so it does seem strange that other retailers would consider them surplus to requirement. And if they're removing "surplus" chargers just to recycle them, why can't consumers be trusted to do the same?

[Curr946]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
It's common practice not to include a wall charger when you purchase a return phone.
This isn't unique to o2.

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You're quite right that this practice has become the norm these days, but despite the eco-friendly intentions behind it, it does seem a short-sighted view given that chargers are not standard across all devices, which can lead to the obvious safety concerns that have already been expressed.

If you traded in your device at a retailer like CeX, having all of the accessories that were originally supplied, would definitely ensure a better price, so it does seem strange that other retailers would consider them surplus to requirement. And if they're removing "surplus" chargers just to recycle them, why can't consumers be trusted to do the same?

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because the retailers need something to upsell you. Cases etc are cheaper online and people won't mind buying those. But cheap chargers still send chills down most consumers backs.