Are you one of those people who signed up for replacement of the iPhone 3G AC power adapter? Well, your big package is on the way, but don’t forget to read the note that comes with the package and also don’t ignore the tone of the Apple message.

Like it or not, the adapter is delivered in a mammoth box that can house three Ratatouille mice. To be precise, the package is nearly three times the size of the original iPhone package.

The same box is not for you to keep, it is also meant for shipping back that old faulty adapter to Apple (remember that this was part of the replacement deal). You will be charged for the new one if you are one of those conventional thinkers who might assume that Apple has nothing to do with the old one, so you can keep the box. Sorry, you don’t have the legal authority against whatever is Apple.

There are millions of iPhone users and the United States Postal Service is sure to have a tough time and might also end up cursing Apple for shipping the near empty big boxes. That is non of our business of course. Just make sure that you send back the old adapter as soon as you get the new one in the same fancy box. Give no time for Apple to lay a hand on your credit card. We are living in a cash tight times. This is not a joke.