Yes, I was with her when she picked it up.
Ok in that case your story must be 100% true and no at all made-up for cheap HN upvotes. Thanks for the clarification.
PS: get back to us when you’ve checked the “switched” laptop serial numbers against the “friend” invoice, box and other ways to verify the identity of the device.
I'm being downvoted and called a liar.
This is such a pathetic line.
The story is so full of inconsistencies and the poster is backtracking fast on the clear initial implication that the laptop was somehow switched for an inferior replacement - but you're downvoting people for being "Apple fanboys" when they call it out.