Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid deposits for a gold smartphone that remains undelivered, sparking outrage and calls for investigation into Trump Mobile's practices.
600,000 people sent in $100 deposits for this thing—!😧 (Dumbass is laughing all the way to the bank. )
The clearest signal yet that buyers may never see either a phone or their money came with a revised terms of service published on 6 April 2026. The updated document states explicitly that paying a deposit ‘does not constitute a completed purchase and does not create a binding legal contract.’ The payment is described as ‘a conditional opportunity to buy the device if Trump Mobile eventually chooses to sell it,’ with the company retaining all control over whether a phone is produced at all.
I also don’t think contracts work that way, otherwise that shit would be WAY more common. heh. But I’m also pretty sure nobody will see a penny back anyway.
I’d feel bad for them if they weren’t fucking in the middle of turning our nation into a fascist hellhole.
that’s how terms of service work on the internet. companies alter the terms whenever and however they like, and often to the detriment of the end user. it’s technically not legal, but they do it anyway.
If a tech company changes the agreement, you are able to stop using the service if you don’t like the new terms. With this phone people have already put money down for it. As long as they didn’t agree to these new terms, they should be eligible for a refund if the product never ships.
Things like Google and Facebook that don’t charge any money can get away with this, but I highly doubt these people will be able to weasel out of this when actual money changes hands. Otherwise we’d have seen lots of companies doing this by now.
That is absolutely fucking hilarious.
I also don’t think contracts work that way, otherwise that shit would be WAY more common. heh. But I’m also pretty sure nobody will see a penny back anyway.
I’d feel bad for them if they weren’t fucking in the middle of turning our nation into a fascist hellhole.
that’s how terms of service work on the internet. companies alter the terms whenever and however they like, and often to the detriment of the end user. it’s technically not legal, but they do it anyway.
If a tech company changes the agreement, you are able to stop using the service if you don’t like the new terms. With this phone people have already put money down for it. As long as they didn’t agree to these new terms, they should be eligible for a refund if the product never ships.
Yeah sure, but how long will it take until they see any money?
“We can offer you a discount on the new model?”
“For an additional fee”
Things like Google and Facebook that don’t charge any money can get away with this, but I highly doubt these people will be able to weasel out of this when actual money changes hands. Otherwise we’d have seen lots of companies doing this by now.
That sounds like a Trump enterprise.
I don’t think they’re allowed to take past money like that, though. They can increase monthly fees, sure.
but of course as we all know, laws don’t matter in this instance.
Let me know how the class action goes.
His kids will have bankrupted whatever shell company they spun up for this whole grift.
I don’t agree. The clearest signaal that the buyers would be screwed was the Trump brand name. He’s grift incarnate.