Today, I bought an $80, "invincible" phone case. One test drop later, my phone had turned into an expensive paperweight. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I dropped my phone. I'd only just bought this new phone last night. It barely survived 12 hours. FML
Today, I realized the $40 iPhone case I bought to keep my new phone from getting scratched, scratched my iPhone. 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 bought a new phone. It's shock proof, water proof, you name it. Just not kitten proof, it seems. That's $400 down the drain. FML
Today, after calling the insurance plan for my new iPhone a "huge waste of money", I promptly dropped it in the store while trying to put it into my pocket, cracking the screen. 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, 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
Today, my roommate was making a waterproof iPhone case and decided to use my phone to test it out. It didn't work. FML
Today, I bought an otter box. While setting up my iPhone, I dropped it and it is now shattered. FML
Today, I realized that with all the money I've spent on repairs for my iPhone through the months, I could have bought a phone that doesn't die horribly whenever I so much as give it a mean look. FML
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shelbygordon44 7
Sorry, they're not dumbass proof...
acid_moose 7
Reminds me of when I was 6 and I snapped a 'shatterproof' ruler...
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Comments (202)
perdix 31
Didn't you read the one-word Owner's Manual that simply read: Psych!
wickedninja918 1
well if its an otter box then op should know they will replace his phone
pogue36 5
Should have gotten a $50 otter box, I throw mine down on concrete and the phone and case are fine.
sammisweets93 12
Got my otter box for 10 bucks and I've thrown my iPhone at a concrete wall also.
hellproof023 6
I have a life proof.. My phone goes through hell and looks brand new when I take it out. I even go swimming with it...
kawaiichick 9
Exactly! I love mine LifeProof case as well especially for Ms. Klutzy me.
unknown_user5566 27
I agree that OP is a teensy bit stupid for actually doing a "test drop", but I think most companies expect people to have a LITTLE common sense, and to not fully believe when they say things like "invincible".
Dcm210 19
Why didn't you just buy a $80 deluxe air guitar.
bigsexy94 6
are you sure it didnt say INVISIBLE?
heygirlie777 21
43: when you buy an otterbox, on the package, it specifically says that the Otterbox company will not be held responsible for broken phones.
wickedninja918 1
i do agree its a stupid idea to test drop your phone but i was just restateing what my friend told me
Snake867 1
It's not a paperweight. All smartphones can be fixed. I work at a repair shop and can fix any damage to any smartphone.
gracehi 33
What if I smash it to little pieces with a sledge hammer. Could you fix that?
Snake867 1
Yep
KiddNYC1O 22
Lmao. Swag ^