Comments on: The Universe Gave Me Another Smartphone And I Totally Deserved It

By: Megano!

Megano! — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:20:23 +0000

Nooo I missed your twitter phone number update!!!

By: Hey Ash

Hey Ash — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:04:51 +0000

Yeah getting replacement phones from friends is the best! And when that hasn’t worked for me I’ve gone the eBay route – you can get phones super cheap there.

By: katerrific

katerrific — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:49:50 +0000

Yes! I have found several times in the past year that when you need a random thing in life it often works to just ask your friends and family if they have one sitting around. Things I have gotten for free this way: a microwave, Brita pitcher (both of which I asked on Facebook if anyone could loan me temporarily, and people were like “I have one in my basement; take it forever.”) moving and packing materials. Help your friends unload their junk. On you.

By: stuffisthings

stuffisthings — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:46:34 +0000

That’s funny because I have insurance and I can’t be bothered to send in my phone for a FREE replacement, even though I keep dropping it (so far there is a huge crack in the screen and the volume rocker snapped in half so I can only turn it down, not up. NBD.)

By: MuffyStJohn

MuffyStJohn — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:15:25 +0000

The lesson is INSURANCE. I just learned this after having to replace two iPhones in as many months (one shattered screen from dropping it on the Metro, and water damage from also, brilliantly, dropping the replacement in the toilet). However, I just bought a new one rather than waiting for a free one, because I am financially irresponsible.

By: aeroaeroaero

aeroaeroaero — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:29 +0000

I have that same [SHITTY WIRELESS PROVIDER] and while I find their prices fair and their service to be better than [OTHER SHITTY WIRELESS PROVIDER] in San Francisco, their policy for getting a new phone SUCKS. Basically all non-smart phones are “pre-paid” and you have to get a new phone number AND pay on your contract to get one. Totally lame. I went through the same thing a few months ago, then my mom finally took pity on me and bought me a new iPhone. Ugh.

By: SarcasticFringehead

SarcasticFringehead — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:50:24 +0000

@deepomega I’m ideologically opposed to using any phone I haven’t scavenged from the compost of my local farmers’ market.

By: hellonheels

hellonheels — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:38:31 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with this lesson. I continued to use my last Droid for six months after completely smashing the screen (I totally had insurance on it but was on my parents’ family plan with US Cellular which is not actually a thing that exists in CA). I took a lot of abuse about it, especially from coworkers – I mean, it was so broken it was a wonder that all the glass stayed in – but mostly I enjoyed the opportunity it afforded me to be contrary. And when I finally did replace it, the rep took pity on me and gave me an old case he had lying around for free, which was a nice bonus.

By: Dancercise

Dancercise — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:33:59 +0000

@deepomega
Nah, she would have just dropped it in that.

By: deepomega

deepomega — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:22:24 +0000

You know, Mallory, if you just used a chamberpot you wouldn’t have had this problem. SMDH.