diff --git a/examples/with-apollo-and-redux-saga/README.md b/examples/with-apollo-and-redux-saga/README.md
index 63f39083..226e29f6 100644
--- a/examples/with-apollo-and-redux-saga/README.md
+++ b/examples/with-apollo-and-redux-saga/README.md
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ export default withReduxSaga(connect(mapStateToProps, null)(Index));
 ```
 
 `connect` must go inside `withReduxSaga` otherwise `connect` will not be able to find the store.
+
+### Note:
+In these *with-apollo* examples, the ```withData()``` HOC must wrap a top-level component from within the ```pages``` directory. Wrapping a child component with the HOC will result in a ```Warning: Failed prop type: The prop 'serverState' is marked as required in 'WithData(Apollo(Component))', but its value is 'undefined'``` error. Down-tree child components will have access to Apollo, and can be wrapped with any other sort of ```graphql()```, ```compose()```, etc HOC's.
diff --git a/examples/with-apollo-and-redux/README.md b/examples/with-apollo-and-redux/README.md
index 548a4556..5f3b1940 100644
--- a/examples/with-apollo-and-redux/README.md
+++ b/examples/with-apollo-and-redux/README.md
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 });
 
 export default withRedux(connect(mapStateToProps, null)(Index));
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+### Note:
+In these *with-apollo* examples, the ```withData()``` HOC must wrap a top-level component from within the ```pages``` directory. Wrapping a child component with the HOC will result in a ```Warning: Failed prop type: The prop 'serverState' is marked as required in 'WithData(Apollo(Component))', but its value is 'undefined'``` error. Down-tree child components will have access to Apollo, and can be wrapped with any other sort of ```graphql()```, ```compose()```, etc HOC's.
diff --git a/examples/with-apollo-auth/README.md b/examples/with-apollo-auth/README.md
index ff14ceff..00482128 100644
--- a/examples/with-apollo-auth/README.md
+++ b/examples/with-apollo-auth/README.md
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ It is important to note the use of Apollo's `resetStore()` method after signing
 
 To get this example running locally, you will need to create a graph.cool
 account, and provide [the `project.graphcool` schema](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/blob/master/examples/with-apollo-auth/project.graphcool).
+
+
+### Note:
+In these *with-apollo* examples, the ```withData()``` HOC must wrap a top-level component from within the ```pages``` directory. Wrapping a child component with the HOC will result in a ```Warning: Failed prop type: The prop 'serverState' is marked as required in 'WithData(Apollo(Component))', but its value is 'undefined'``` error. Down-tree child components will have access to Apollo, and can be wrapped with any other sort of ```graphql()```, ```compose()```, etc HOC's.
diff --git a/examples/with-apollo/README.md b/examples/with-apollo/README.md
index 563485e8..feee245d 100644
--- a/examples/with-apollo/README.md
+++ b/examples/with-apollo/README.md
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ In this simple example, we integrate Apollo seamlessly with Next by wrapping our
 On initial page load, while on the server and inside `getInitialProps`, we invoke the Apollo method,  [`getDataFromTree`](http://dev.apollodata.com/react/server-side-rendering.html#getDataFromTree). This method returns a promise; at the point in which the promise resolves, our Apollo Client store is completely initialized.
 
 This example relies on [graph.cool](https://www.graph.cool) for its GraphQL backend.
+
+### Note:
+In these *with-apollo* examples, the ```withData()``` HOC must wrap a top-level component from within the ```pages``` directory. Wrapping a child component with the HOC will result in a ```Warning: Failed prop type: The prop 'serverState' is marked as required in 'WithData(Apollo(Component))', but its value is 'undefined'``` error. Down-tree child components will have access to Apollo, and can be wrapped with any other sort of ```graphql()```, ```compose()```, etc HOC's.