Apple's infamous $19 Polishing Cloth is now back in stock

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Apple's $19 polishing cloth appears to be back in stock after months of the meme-worthy accessory being back-ordered.

Apple's legendary $19 polishing cloth
Apple's legendary $19 polishing cloth


The Apple Polishing Cloth made its debut on the online store in October 2021, and promptly sold out a day later. The accessory inspired a slew of memes while delivery estimates slipped to January 2022.

As of Tuesday, Jan. 11, the Polishing Cloth is now back in stock with shipping estimates hovering around two days. The cloth's triumphant return was first spotted on Tuesday by 9to5Mac.

Apple's $19 polishing cloth is not really a new product. It was originally an accessory shipped with the Pro Display XDR and replacements were only available through a repair request. However, in 2021, Apple quietly made the accessory available as a purchasable product.

The company likely didn't expect the internet's reaction to the polishing cloth's innocuous release. The $19 piece of fabric inspired mockery from companies like Tesla and Samsung, as well as a tongue-in-cheek teardown by iFixit.

As far as what makes the $19 polishing cloth special, it's the only cleaning cloth Apple recommends for the nano-texture coating on the Pro Display XDR. The aforementioned iFixit teardown suggested that the cloth is also crafted from intricately woven fibers, which likely contribute to its price.

While alternatives to the polishing cloth are out there, for now, you'll be able to snag a genuine one directly from Apple.

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  • Reply 1 of 13
    entropysentropys Posts: 4,349member
    Cool! Ordered twenty.
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 2 of 13
    Ordered!  
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 3 of 13
    DuhSesameduhsesame Posts: 1,278member
    I’m prepared for Darkvader to show up 😂
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 4 of 13
    MplsPmplsp Posts: 4,065member
    DuhSesame said:
    I’m prepared for Darkvader to show up 😂
    Followed shortly by lkrupp spouting something about people using this to sue apple!


    williamlondoncuriousrun8TRAG
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  • Reply 5 of 13
    MplsPmplsp Posts: 4,065member
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 6 of 13
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    Trolls.
    patchythepirate
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  • Reply 7 of 13
    DuhSesameduhsesame Posts: 1,278member
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    For paying a cloth for $20 plus shipping?  Most don’t have an XDR thus missing the clue.
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  • Reply 8 of 13
    DuhSesame said:
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    For paying a cloth for $20 plus shipping?  Most don’t have an XDR thus missing the clue.
    So I dunno, DON’T BUY ONE. It’s not that hard a concept to grasp. 
    williamlondon
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  • Reply 9 of 13
    Japheyjaphey Posts: 1,773member
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    The Android and Windows sects, who are fine with cleaning their screens with a dirty tube sock, found the price hilarious because they knew the Apple cult fanboy zombies would happily pay $19 just for the logo on it. Which, of course, they (we) did. A few actually needed it, and more than a few jumped at the chance to own something, anything from Apple that they could actually afford.
    I think that about sums it up. I just ordered a second one for my travel bag, lol. 
    edited January 2022
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  • Reply 10 of 13
    DuhSesameduhsesame Posts: 1,278member
    longfang said:
    DuhSesame said:
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    For paying a cloth for $20 plus shipping?  Most don’t have an XDR thus missing the clue.
    So I dunno, DON’T BUY ONE. It’s not that hard a concept to grasp. 
    Won't stop people meme about it.
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  • Reply 11 of 13
    longfang said:
    DuhSesame said:
    MplsP said:
    I’m not sure what the fascination is with this cloth - Apple sold a monitor with a high tech and sensitive surface that requires special care so they make the appropriate material available. What am I missing?
    For paying a cloth for $20 plus shipping?  Most don’t have an XDR thus missing the clue.
    So I dunno, DON’T BUY ONE. It’s not that hard a concept to grasp. 
    Exactly, but then again is this the first time you've seen people complain about (supposedly) over-priced merchandise? It's a human thing, when they perceive something as a  rip-off, they wanna call it out, even if they're not the ones buying it. This isn't an Apple thing.

    IMHO EVERYTHING is over-priced to someone. If your income is into the 7+ figures then this is equivalent to toilet paper for you. If you're on the other end of the spectrum, you're probably agog over people paying extra just to have water available in a bottle.
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  • Reply 12 of 13
    Finally! I was running out of sandpaper.
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  • Reply 13 of 13
    it’w infamous because lazy journalists keep writing clickbait articles about it. Easier than going out and finding real news. 
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