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Chinese man wins iPhone at company’s party, finds tiles inside box instead, demands apology
South China Morning Post
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Chinese man wins iPhone at company’s party, finds tiles inside box instead, demands apology

South China Morning Post · Feb 16, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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A Chinese man experienced an emotional roller coaster as he discovered the latest iPhone model he won at his company’s year-end party turned out to be just tiles. The man, known as Jiang Jiang, said his firm played the prank by announcing him as the winner of its year-end party’s grand prize, an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Jiang, from southern China’s Guangdong province, was ecstatic to receive the prize and decided to wait until he got home to open the box and surprise his wife. According to a video he...

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A Chinese man experienced an emotional roller coaster as he discovered the latest iPhone model he won at his company’s year-end party turned out to be just tiles.The man, known as Jiang Jiang, said his firm played the prank by announcing him as the winner of its year-end party’s grand prize, an iPhone 17 Pro Max.The above image shows, from left to right, the iPhone box, the tiles and the chocolates. Photo: WeiboJiang, from southern China’s Guangdong province, was ecstatic to receive the prize and decided to wait until he got home to open the box and surprise his wife.According to a video he posted online, the prize came with an authentic-looking iPhone 17 Pro Max box, a shopping bag from the brand and a printed invoice and receipt showing the price of 9,988 yuan (US$1,450).The company’s head even announced the prize along with the price at the party. Jiang said everyone believed he had won an iPhone.Jiang was ecstatic when he thought he had won an Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. Above. Photo: ShutterstockBut when he opened the box at home, he found nothing but two chocolates, three lollipops and some tiles.

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