Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
When 1>3: The iPhone Dock Adapter
So I went Christmas shopping today, which is already a horrid enough experience: wading through throngs of shoppers in San Francisco’s Union Square area, trying to find the perfect gift.
I stopped by the Apple Store to grab an iTunes gift card for a relative and used the opportunity to pick up a simple, but needed accessory for my iPhone — a universal dock adapter. This simple piece of plastic allows my phone to sit in the dock I’ve had for a number of years and connect to my computer (the dock included with the phone is in my bedroom for overnight charging purposes).
Apple includes this item with all new iPods it sells, so I’m already angry that I have to buy one, but when the Apple Store representative hands me the package, it contains not one, not two, but three identical dock adapters for $9.
Now, I understand that some people have more than one universal dock, but I have to believe that most users have one, guaranteeing that 2/3 of what users buy ends up in the trash can (not to mention the packaging). What a waste.
Here’s a suggestion for Apple: either give away the dock adapters or sell them individually. I’d much rather pay $4-5 for one than $9 for three, even if it’s just to satisfy my environmental inclinations for a day. No wonder Greenpeace gave Apple such a poor environmental score.
In the meantime, there are 2 iPhone dock adapters on Freecycle, yours for the cost of a stamp.
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