Comment by davidmurdoch

2 hours ago

Had to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

15 comments

davidmurdoch

> The design drew inspiration from the concept of “a piece of cloth”

I'm not convinced this wasn't an April Fools joke accidentally released early.

kenjackson 1 hour ago

And they say you can “create your own personalized color combination”. This is just literally just the pairing of the phone color and whatever color you pick for the bag. Who calls this a customized color combination?!

When I clicked the link, seeing it so high on the FP, I was 100% convinced they were finally re-releasing + rebranding the Mini.

Then I saw what it was, and was like “ah it’s an April Fools joke — but wait, it’s not April 1st”.

So now I can only assume people are upvoting it because it’s so ridiculous?

Are there people (on HN) that seriously think this is a good idea/are considering getting one of these hideous things?

Checked the ULR twice

I'm still not convinced it isn't.

Let's wait until black friday and re-assess

It reads like satire until you hit the part where it costs $229 and realize... nope, this is 100% real

birdman3131 1 hour ago
Its showing as $149 for me.
Which still feels outrageous for what is basically a knitted scarf.
- ryanchants 1 hour ago
  
  There are 2 different sizes.
- beAbU 38 minutes ago
  
  There's a long and a short one. The long one costs $80 more than the short one. Jesus.
inshard 2 hours ago

Whenever in doubt about your product’s acceptance, just jack up the price and keep a straight face.
manarth 2 hours ago
> it costs $229
:o
Surely it's satire! looks around in amazement