Videos on social networks make it easier for us to learn the strangest and funniest stories that we perhaps would not have learned otherwise. One of them, recently circulated in X, tells us: A street vendor’s ingenious strategy uses an iPhone to attract customers to his food stall.

It looks like this entrepreneur realized his business wasn’t working out the way he expected. So, with a spark of creativity and an iPhone in hand, he decided to launch an unconventional plan. He taped a fake iPhone right under the table where he displayed his products, with the screen facing down so it would be easy to recognize.. The idea was simple but effective: Attracting the attention of passersby in the hope that someone will stop and pick it up and explore food stalls along the way.

I used fake iPhone to gain more customers 😂 pic.twitter.com/OW2n5z0vjA

— NO CONTEXT PEOPLE (@HumansNoContext) January 10, 2025

There is no one who can resist the iPhone

The strategy worked perfectly. Sharing his experience on social networks, he showed how this simple action managed to significantly increase the number of customers.. People were impressed and when they approached to buy the mobile phone, they bought things from the stalls to hide the embarrassment of stopping for a very different reason.

People’s reaction to ‘lost’ iPhone is a clear example of our relationship with technology. This anecdote shows us how devices, especially ones as popular as the iPhone, can trigger a range of emotional responses in people.

No one knows for what purpose these people decided to buy the iPhone. Considering how little good it does to steal an iPhone today, thanks to the security measures Apple has put in place, the most consistent course of action would be to pick it up and return it to its owner.

iPhone wins in marketing

The popularity of the iPhone means they are occasionally the protagonists of incredible storiesIt often touts features like water resistance or the ability to save lives or the ability to create fraud with irreparable consequences, but it has rarely been seen to be able to increase a business’s sales.

Two things can undoubtedly be said about this situation. No one can resist the iPhone, and the food vendor got pretty creative with his strategy. Admirable or not? This is another story.

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