# iPhone 8 commercial - Couple in a restaurant, guy gives phone for their 'anniversary'. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370 "2017-10-09T09:56:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/22 "2017-10-10T16:01:30Z")
A long shot but if the OP wants to try it, the actor in the commercial is [Mark Hildreth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hildreth_(actor)). He has a [website](http://mark-hildreth.com/), a [facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/MarkHildrethOfficial/), and a [twitter account](https://twitter.com/hildrethmark). So you could try contacting him and asking him who the actress was. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/23 "2017-10-10T16:29:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A long shot but if the OP wants to try it, the actor in the commercial is [Mark Hildreth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hildreth_(actor)). He has a [website](http://mark-hildreth.com/), a [facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/MarkHildrethOfficial/), and a [twitter account](https://twitter.com/hildrethmark). So you could try contacting him and asking him who the actress was. Sorry to disagree. I know that someone edited the ispottv web page, but I don’t think it’s Mark Hildreth. I think it’s [Joe Hartzler](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2680362/resumephotos?ref_=nm_ov_resph). [Hartzler has a twitter page and seems to reply to his fans.](https://twitter.com/joehartzler/status/917152657990574080) [Screenshot from commercial showing the guy.](https://d6u22qyv3ngwz.cloudfront.net/ad/wK5I/at-and-t-wireless-anniversary-large-4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/24 "2017-10-11T00:17:57Z")
I think that the idea is that you don’t plug in anything at all, because you’re using Bluetooth headphones. Mind you, I think it’s a _stupid_ idea, but it’s an idea. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/25 "2017-10-11T00:34:45Z")
These are often answered by who is that hot ad girl, but I could not find her . Brian ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/26 "2017-10-11T00:54:09Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > My reaction to the commercial was “what message is Apple trying to send here? iPhone – the phone of socially clueless needy dweebs?” I mean, if so, I should probably get one, but still, it’s a pretty bizarre message. FWIW, Apple isn’t sending the message. This is an ad for AT&T. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/27 "2017-10-11T08:20:56Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > This is how the conversation should go: > > Woman: Nice phone! Thank you! Uh… where do I plug in my headphones? > Man: You can’t. Apple decided that it would be better to delete the headphone jack so they could make the phone 2mm thinner. > Woman: What? Does Apple know that headphones are like, a key feature of a phone/music player? > Man: Well, you just need to plus in this dongle… > Woman: Oh yeah, a phone 2mm thinner with a big dongle hanging off it is SO much better. Sorry, but if this is your idea of good design, this date is over! > > Then the kicker: the man starts crying, and the camera pans to his face and we discover it’s Tim Cook. > > Or maybe I dreamed it. Sam, this may be the only thing you and I ever agree on, but I’m with you 100%. And looking at iPhone 7 and beyond sales, it looks like it’s us against the world. Let’s go get 'em, partner! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/28 "2017-10-11T09:31:19Z")
Doesn’t push my particular buttons, but that’s cool. I’m sure the reverse is true sometimes, too. In fact, the thing that struck me about the commercial is what an interesting room they’re in. Looks like some kind of barrel-vaulted ceiling, but very low for its size (or they’re on a raised platform in a larger room). Kind of reminds me of [this place](http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BFPR19/main-hall-restaurant-union-station-washington-dc-usa-BFPR19.jpg) at Union Station in D.C. Anybody know where the commercial was shot? ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370/29 "2017-11-06T11:48:18Z")
Beth Triffon. Watch the video that automatically plays at the top of the first page of [her web site.](http://www.bethtriffon.com/index.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-8-commercial-couple-in-a-restaurant-guy-gives-phone-for-their-anniversary/798370.md?page=1)