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what age to buy a mobile

  • 04-05-2013 5:43pm
    #1
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭


    can my 13yr son just go into a shop an buy a mobile or does he need an adult with him


Comments

  • #2
    steloide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭steloide


    If he has the money..................people will take it.


  • #3
    Justask
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭Justask


    Yes he can buy it without an adult, in Meteor. Not sure about other places


  • #4
    Justask
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭Justask


    Steloide I dont think the OP is asking opinions on if he should have a phone or no....confused?


  • #5
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭spud65


    he bought a nokia asha 201 an i want to just get my facts right before i go in to try an get his money back as he already has a phone


  • #6
    steloide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭steloide


    Justask wrote: »
    Steloide I dont think the OP is asking opinions on if he should have a phone or no....confused?

    HAHA.... just edited that, got carried away I think.:p


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  • #7
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,733 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    spud65 wrote: »
    he bought a nokia asha 201 an i want to just get my facts right before i go in to try an get his money back as he already has a phone

    There is no legislation on who can purchase a prepay or non contract mobile phone, as there's nothing wrong with the phone it's unlikely you will get a refund it will purely be at the discretion of the shop.


  • #8
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭spud65


    thanks. will chance me arm an see what happens might get lucky


  • #9
    Davis Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Davis Murphy


    13 year olds are buying condoms these days without having mammy with them holding their hand.


  • #10
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,966 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Don't kick up too much of a fuss in the shop, they were perfectly entitled to sell it to him. And, like you said - he already has a mobile so it's not out of the norm.


  • #11
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭spud65


    Davis Murphy wrote: »
    13 year olds are buying condoms these days without having mammy with them holding their hand.

    not talking about holding his hand, the phone is crap an as stated before he has a phone,i wanted to get his money back which they won't do.


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  • #12
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭spud65


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Don't kick up too much of a fuss in the shop, they were perfectly entitled to sell it to him. And, like you said - he already has a mobile so it's not out of the norm.

    won't give money back or other phone as security seal broken on box.
    bit my tongue an just walked out, as she was a young wan no point making a huge fuss. well at least next time he goes to buy something he will check it out first :)


  • #13
    Davis Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Davis Murphy


    spud65 wrote: »
    not talking about holding his hand, the phone is crap an as stated before he has a phone,i wanted to get his money back which they won't do.

    So you just wanted some excuse to return a phone with nothing wrong with it. no wonder this country is ****ed


  • #14
    spud65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭spud65


    Davis Murphy wrote: »
    So you just wanted some excuse to return a phone with nothing wrong with it. no wonder this country is ****ed

    he is 13 he does not need the phone, as he has one, i would have preferred he bought a ps3 game or somnething
    @ed the country over a fifty euro phone
    :eek:


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