A quick note: why is everyone selling everything these days? McDonalds wants to be Starbucks and sell premium coffee. Subway wants to be McDonalds and sell breakfast. IHOP started selling dinners a long time ago. And who does grocery shopping from a pharmacy? Has anyone bought eggs from CVS? And most unlikely match of a retailer and its products, why is Staples selling Bounty paper towels and Windex? I guess it’s good for the customers that we have the option of making less stops if we need to buy multiple categories of items. Still, some of those are a bit weird.
On to the main post, which is not any more deep nor thought-provoking than that quick observation. I never used a case with any of my previous cell phones. I thought my phones looked small and sleek, and a case would make the phone bulky and harder to use. However, I do use a case now because this is no longer just a phone. I do a lot of things with this phone (such as writing this blog) that I really want to protect it. I bought a case, but I didn’t just buy a random case from a kiosk at a local mall. I researched and found that Otterbox makes the most sturdy, if bulky, phone cases. They were a bit more expensive, but I got one online for around $20 – $25.
My phone, the original Motorola Droid (in this case, original is not a good adjective to have, as it is synonymous with outdated), has a sliding screen, so the case comes in two parts: case for the phone, and a plastic frame for the screen. Well, when the plastic frame broke the first time, Otterbox sent me a replacement. When it broke the second time, I had to ask if this was a known issue. Well, my research must not have been complete because it turns out that they were aware of this “variability” with their case. Well, I’m not going to take a chance on a third case, so I’ll be asking for a refund, which they offered.
I’ve always been a step behind the times when it came to cell phones. I had a beeper (SmartBeep, only $1.99/mo.) when other people started getting cell phones. When I finally got a cell phone (Nokia 6120), people had flip phones. When I moved on to flips, others were already on sliders. I wanted a phone with a cool sliding screen and when I got one, the iPhone came out and touchscreens were all the rage. Well, I am finally caught up with the technology, although I still have a year and a half left with this phone so most likely I’ll be a step behind the times once again.
Coming up tomorrow: my return to the mic.
Stand Up: The Blog 