So what would you do if a fella has a domestic on his phone and then slam it down on the bench next to you?
Most people in this social experiment made sure he got it back.
And then there is this woman. She took one look at the expensive brand new iPhone 6 left next to her, glanced to ensure the owner was still storming off, and then snatched it up and slipped in to her handbag.
Then she scarpered.
The experiment was set up by mobile insurers insurance2go to see just how honest people are.
Thankfully it seems many are, but it only takes one to leave the owner of a spanking new mobile hundreds of pounds out of pocket.
The company said: “Oh, the things people will do for an iPhone.
“Take one look at the long, winding queues for a new model, and the Cult of Apple has never been more terrifying. But just how far would the public go for an iPhone 6s – or a 6s Plus? Would they queue outside through wind and rain? Would they beg, borrow… or even steal?
“If someone’s brand new iPhone landed in your lap one day, what would you do? Would you slip the king of smartphones into your pocket, no questions asked, or would you try and return it?
“To answer this true dilemma of our times, we hit the streets of Leeds. “Yorkshire folk are widely regarded to be an honest bunch but, when tempted with the opportunity to illicitly gain an iPhone, do they become good apples? Or do they become… bad apples?”
Well, this is most definitely a bad apple.
The company said: “Thankfully, we only used realistic and very authentic looking dummy phones for this experiment otherwise we would have looked dummies too.”
To see the video, go here https://www.insurance2go.co.uk/bad-apples-a-21st-century-social-experiment/
