Today, my friend told me that Otter Box phone cases protect the phone whether it's thrown or just dropped. I disagreed. He then threw his phone across the room into a cement wall to prove it. The phone's screen was completely shattered and now he thinks I owe him a new phone. FML
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Today, I bought an otter box. While setting up my iPhone, I dropped it and it is now shattered. FML
Today, I figured out that a $40 phone case does not protect your $500 phone from a five year-old throwing it off a fourth story balcony. FML
Today, I was showing my new iPhone case to my friends, saying how it was scratchproof, shockproof, and waterproof. I demonstrated it by dropping it on the sidewalk from about 5 feet. It bounced onto the road. Apparently, its not truck-proof. FML
Today, I bought an $80, "invincible" phone case. One test drop later, my phone had turned into an expensive paperweight. FML
Today, my brother got mad at me for breaking the screen on his phone. He'd already dropped it so many times that the whole screen was cracked to the point that you couldn't see anything on it, but for some reason, I am fully responsible for its destruction because I accidentally delivered the finishing blow. FML
Today, at a family gathering, I gave my toddler my phone to get a moment of peace. After assuring my nosy, judgemental aunt and cousin that I wasn't worried about it because I have dropped it myself numerous times over the last two years, and I trusted the OtterBox phone case it was in, my son dropped and broke it. FML
Today, my fancy rubber phone case did its job and saved my phone from damage when I dropped it on the bathroom counter. Unfortunately, it was rather useless after the massive bounce it took before landing in the toilet. FML
Today, I went to give my boyfriend a hug and accidentally knocked his brand new phone out of his hand. The screen was broken. FML
Today, I got a Samsung Galaxy and opened the box to see a cracked screen. I showed the clerk and she said I must have dropped it. I hadn't moved since she handed me the box. FML
Today, I got my phone fixed after the screen had been shattered for four months straight. Then, the moment they handed it to me, it fell straight to the floor and shattered. Again. FML
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Top comments
1221jamw 11
Buy him a really old flip phone, or perhaps a Nokia and tell him you agree that the Nokia won't break
Wolfipoo 31
Well that's idiotic that he thinks you should give him a new phone, he's stupid for thinking that wouldn't crack it, your life sucks Op.
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Comments (130)
sailorsaturn10 5
You don't owe him anything but you could suggest just getting the screen fixed. Sure it's about $100 but it's better then buying a new phone.
Mercipoo 13
My otter box could survive that, I've tried many times
vikky538 29
If he believes in otter box... He can ask them instead of you
prostar9993 15
You can't fix stupid.
oceanbrickfire 21
You can fix the phone, but you can't fix stupid. EDIT: Didn't see #41's comment
mrlawlor7777 26
It's understandable missing 41's comment. However, you're going to get downvoted for missing 28's.
Zgamerz 11
You have no reason to buy him a new phone. Him being Naive as hell broke his phone. What a little kid.
HiddenTigres 14
OP you don't owe him anything! It would be nice to know what kind of phone & what model of OtterBox? I "Love" OtterBox products, and have Them protecting all my Apple/Mac products! iPhone, iPad, IPod ...... I am fussy though because I will only use the "Armored Case" for my phone and I know that the OtterBox Armored Case is not sold anymore, but it is the only cell phone case by OtterBox that is truly, water proof (6' of water for 1 hr proven), dust resistant (as long as you keep all the ports closed when in dusty situations), drop proof ( 4 stories high dropped onto a cement pad & was perfectly fine) crushing resistant ( ran over by a forklift at work in the building) Non of these tests were purposefully done, but were all cell phone accidents at work.... I am glad the report that because of OtterBox "Armored" Case quick action every time! My Cell Phone lives on for another month of hard work totally undamaged!
CharlieM78 9
I don't understand this FML. He threw the phone not you. He's a moron he asks you for money you tell him to piss off.
stridick 9
you don't
rogwest 23
Well just goes to show you can't fix stupid…