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Conan mocks gold iPhone 5s shortages with return of the ‘VP of Gold’

Conan mocked the gold iPhone 5s when it was originally unveiled, with ‘Raffi’ taking center stage in the video. Now, Raffi is back in Conan’s amusing take on the gold iPhone 5s shortages. As well as being highly entertaining, the parody does highlight a real problem with iPhone availability. Shipping times for the gold iPhone consistently stretch into the holidays at T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint in the US, with similar delays mirrored around the world.

But Raffi’s got you covered…

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Comments

  1. standardpull - 11 years ago

    This is why people go with the Samsung. It’s not cool or hip, it’s the Hummer of Handsets.

    • Edison Wrzosek - 11 years ago

      Hummers are oversized gas-guzzlers driven mostly by rappers, pimps, drug dealers and gangsters. Gotcha, so next time I see someone with a Samsung, I’ll call the cops.

      GTFO troll! This was just poking fun at the demand, and I found it funny, but you come in and bash it with a Scamsung comment. Perhaps you forgot the /s at the end of your post…

    • iSilver (@iSilver) - 11 years ago

      Well Sammy ripped off the gold iPhone too.

      Galaxy phones are ok, but in the end it’s up to the person to choose the phone they like, be it an iPhone, an Android, or a Windows Phone. Maybe even a Blackberry if they’re into that stuff.

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