{"id":31359,"date":"2014-11-12T23:28:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=31359"},"modified":"2014-11-12T23:36:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T15:36:32","slug":"man-blows-2-years-salary-on-99-iphones-for-marriage-proposal-girl-says-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/12\/man-blows-2-years-salary-on-99-iphones-for-marriage-proposal-girl-says-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Man blows 2-years salary on 99 iPhones for marriage proposal; girl says \u2018No\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What do you get when you add 99 units of the iPhone 6 and one marriage proposal? Possibly an empty wallet and a broken heart.<\/p>\n

This is the harsh lesson that a man in China recently learned after he spent two-years worth of his salary (RMB 500,000, roughly $82,000) to purchase 99 iPhone 6\u2019s as props for his marriage proposal to his girlfriend, only to have her say \u201cno\u201d after he popped the question.<\/p>\n

As reported by Chinese news site, The Nanfang<\/a>, the young programmer from Guangzhou province proposed to his girlfriend before November 11, \u201cSingles Day\u201d in China.<\/p>\n

On Singles Day, it has become customary for single men and women to woo each other with lavish gifts \u2013 hence, the \u201c99 iPhones\u201d touch.<\/p>\n

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The young programmer used the iPhones to build a big heart, inside which he proposed to the girl, in front of a large-enough crowd of friends and onlookers.<\/p>\n

Sadly, she rejected his proposal.<\/p>\n

Users of Chinese microblogging site Weibo, where photos of the (sad) event were posted, had diverse reactions. One said the move was stupid; while others said the iPhones would not be a problem to re-sell, and the man could easily make his money back. Another user reportedly asked \u201c\u201cHow many kidneys did it take to buy those phones?\u201d, in reference to recent news that a young man had sold his kidneys to buy an iPhone; to which another user replied, \u201c99 kidneys!\u201d<\/p>\n

A survey done by Metro.co.uk<\/a>, however, showed that 1 in 5 single men would rather have an iPhone 6 than a girlfriend. So the young programmer may be able to find some solace in that.<\/p>\n

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