Apple cuts price on its Polishing Cloth to nine dollars

Introduced in 2021, the product was marketed with claims of using soft, nonabrasive material suitable for delicate nano-texture glass. Despite the high-end branding and a compatibility list reaching back to the 2010 iPod Shuffle, the cloth remains functionally identical to generic alternatives. A teardown by iFixit famously revealed the item to be nothing more than two pieces of fabric fused together, cementing its status as a curious case study in brand loyalty.

The initial launch of the cloth drew intense attention, with delivery windows stretching by weeks as demand spiked shortly after release. While the company has updated the compatibility list to reflect modern hardware, the core utility of the item has not changed. For those invested in the ecosystem, the new price point serves as a minor concession, yet the market is still flooded with bulk microfibre options that perform the exact same task without the Apple logo.