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		rasz on Jan 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Confusing World of USB >grocery store checkout-lane Lightning charging cable is how you burn your Tristar in the best case scenario, and a House if you are unlucky https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/gma-investig... https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj34z5/why-counterfeit-light... 'Jessa Jones, owner of iPad Rehab in Honeoye Falls' cited above is a legend https://www.youtube.com/c/Mendonipadrehab/videos

chrisseaton on Jan 11, 2021 [–]

Those seem to be about fake cables though, not genuine Lightning cables?

vlovich123 on Jan 11, 2021 | [–]

OP never said if he bought a legitimate Apple cable or a third party one. I don’t think I’ve ever seen genuine cables in these kinds of shops even when I travel to Europe but that could still be a locale thing.

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