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Quoth Orgaloth View PostUnfortunately the lifeproof warranty card states that they won't be held responsible for any damage sustained to the phone and only to the case. It's on their website as well.Supporting the idiots charged with protecting your personal information.
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I could not resist
Quoth Argabarga View PostThe proper thing to do is to make them water resistant, but don't advertize it! Then, every time you can salvage something, it looks like a miracle!
Good thing they didn't advertize them as "bullet resistant" , I can just see it now:
Hey Vern! These fancy newfangled phones is bulletproof! Watch! I'll put one in muh breast pocket, and you take a shot at it, and I bet it don't go through!
Dibs on his truck.
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Quoth Shangri-laschild View PostThis is why I have a waterproof case (Lifeproof cases actually say waterproof, not water resistant). I think even if I had a phone that claimed to be waterproof, it would still be going in the case anyway. I do wish people would learn the difference between the two words. And yes, I still am careful about how much water it gets exposed to. Mostly it's just rain and showers.
A) I am under no obligation to do that
B) it is a waste of my time and you are an adult, put your own damned case on
C) Do I make commission by putting your case on? *hint* the answer to that question is identical to the answer to the question "will I do it?"
D) Seriously, who in the hell do you think you are? Do you expect the condom company to come put on your condom before you use it? Are you going to throw a fit at the vendor because your dumb ass can't put it on properly?
I hate these people.
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Quoth Deevil View PostIt also doesn't help when the salesperson at the store tells you that since it is water resistant, "you can take a shower with it".
I decided to keep my big mouth shut.
Quoth emax4 View PostThe next generations of phones should be SC-resistant. Hey, we can all dream
Sorry; make that "idiot resistant."I suspect that... inside every adult (sometimes not very far inside) is a bratty kid who wants everything his own way.
- Bill Watterson
My co-workers: They're there when they need me.
- IPF
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Quoth HawaiianShirts View PostI remember a commercial once, before nearly all phones had touch-screens, showing somebody reaching out of the shower to grab a phone, which was sealed in a Ziploc-style bag, so he could send text messages while showering. I rolled my eyes and was about to make a comment about being addicted to the phone and just leaving it alone for a whole 15 minutes when my friend's sister shouts, "That's BRILLIANT! I'm going to do that! That way I won't have to dry off my hands every time I want to text while I'm in the shower!"
That's just my rational mind reacting. Idiotic behavior is not rational and cannot be explained."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Quoth Ironclad Alibi View PostWhy would anyone need to read or send a text while in the shower?
That's just my rational mind reacting. Idiotic behavior is not rational and cannot be explained.
There's a reason my mind is warped, BTW.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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It is crazy, but there are specific situations where this could be helpful.
When I lived in a house that was on the market I brought the phone with me in the bathroom because realtors had a nasty habit of waiting until they were 5 minutes away to "schedule" a showing. I twice had realtors think the house was vacant and unlock the door and come in without ringing the doorbell while I was sleeping.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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Quoth emax4 View PostIt probably wasn't a text. It was a selfie.
Believe me, you don't look any different than anyone else standing wet in the shower, so get over yourself already.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View PostGAAAAAHHHH!!!! I'm sick to death of selfies already, I for one do not want to see youPain and suffering are inevitable...misery is optional.
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Quoth notalwaysright View PostIt is crazy, but there are specific situations where this could be helpful.
When I lived in a house that was on the market I brought the phone with me in the bathroom because realtors had a nasty habit of waiting until they were 5 minutes away to "schedule" a showing. I twice had realtors think the house was vacant and unlock the door and come in without ringing the doorbell while I was sleeping.
They got clients wanting to see houses. The realtor doesn't get paid until their client buys, and the more houses they show, the more likely they'll get the sale. And even if they plan their showings, sometimes plans change on the fly.Supporting the idiots charged with protecting your personal information.
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Quoth Orgaloth View PostMy Samsung and Sony reps keep telling my staff that the phones are water proof . Luckily I have them trained well enough to know better than that, and we warn the customers as such. Of course they don't always listen.
"Buy why...?"
"You SAID these phones are water PROOF. Put your phone in the bowl so we know for sure."
"I... well..."
*ninja smoke*
"Thought so. There's the difference folks: I asked for proof and he became resistant."
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Quoth Kaibutsu View PostIf you ever see the rep in person, fill a bowl with water then ask them for their phone.
"Buy why...?"
"You SAID these phones are water PROOF. Put your phone in the bowl so we know for sure."
"I... well..."
*ninja smoke*
"Thought so. There's the difference folks: I asked for proof and he became resistant."
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Quoth emax4 View PostThe next generations of phones should be SC-resistant. Hey, we can all dream"Sigh, I'm going to Hell.....but I'm going with a smile on my face." -- Gravekeeper
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