by Ashley
I’ve mentioned that when we switched phone providers, one of the perks was that we got new upgraded phones for free (of course…this was right before the newest iPhone came out so now our “new” phones are one generation old. But I digress…)
Anywho, when we got new phones I immediately invested in really sturdy, hard-core phone cases. It seemed like the prudent thing to do and, Lord knows, I have a bit of a history of shattered phone screens (see here and here).
Well, this week I proved to myself that the investment was in fact worthwhile (and I say “investment” because the phone case was about $90. At that price point it certainly seems like an investment to me!).
I have a bit of a walk from the parking garage into my office building so I always listen to music or podcasts on the walk. One day this past week as I reached my building I went to take out my ear buds and put my phone in my purse, but I missed and dropped the phone straight on the tiled floor. It fell hard, face down, and upon hitting the ground the impact was hard enough that the case actually split open. Like…it didn’t break…it popped open along the seam. There were a couple other people in the main floor hallway who witnessed the event and there was an audible gasp at the sound of the impact. It was dropped that hard.
I reached down and grabbed up my case and phone and nervously flipped it over to see the front (screen side). 100% intact. No damage physically or functionally. And since the case wasn’t actually broken I was able to put the phone back into the case and simply snap it back together.
Phone case = 1.
Tile floor = 0.
Phone case for the save!!!
Hi, I’m Ashley! Arizonan on paper, Texan at heart. Lover of running, blogging, and all things cheeeeese. Freshly 40, married mother of two, working in academia. Trying to finally (finally!) pay off that ridiculous 6-digit student loan debt!
I am glad the 90 USD case did it’s job. My 10 USD case saved my phone several times too.
Wow, lucky! In BOTH of my previous phone screen shattering issues, I had cheap cases on. After the second time I finally resolved to buy a better one. But I’m glad that it’s been working for you! Want to share the brand info?
It is a local brand. So, you would not be able to find it in the U.S. It is a wallet type case where you can actually put couple of cards. I keep my Starbucks Card and my lunch card in there.
So lucky!!! My daughter works for Apple and is always yelling at me (oh, sorry, suggesting) I stop buying the “cute” cheap cases and invest (I agree, it is an investment) in a really good one. I may have to do that!!!!
I am a big fan of LittleBrickPress phone cases. They are only $20-$25 and available on Etsy if you ever need to replace yours. I am on my second one in 3 years. The only reason why I got a new one is because my phone is a different size than my old one. They are like wallets and padded on all sides which is great for me because I have a habit of dropping my phone…a lot.
I also like them for travel because I can put my ID and corporate credit card in it and it is easy access especially going through security at the airport.