Comfortably Numb
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They make a Grip case for the 13. CN
I think phone cases are getting crazy expensive
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Mike TowpathTraveler
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Best Buy--About 2 months ago I went into the local Best Buy that I was last in about, oh, over a decade-plus ago......back when a time when I would browse their CD section to check out the latest box set, being that Tower Records went under and out.
Completely different vibe and appearance upon walking in. I needed a new 110ac power supply for my laptop. It was enough to get help but I did wind up with what I thought was an overpriced power supply. I also asked the sales rep about a new battery for my HP laptop, being as I bought the laptop at that very Best Buy in 2011. Nope. No longer stocked and he offered no help as to getting a replacement except "check the internet".
Well, I did him one better and went to the Staples not far from there and got the help I needed. Best Buy is kinda in my rear view mirror. Heck, I don't even think they have a CD section anymore, but I wasn't interested in walking the high tech/high dollar place to find out.....
Completely different vibe and appearance upon walking in. I needed a new 110ac power supply for my laptop. It was enough to get help but I did wind up with what I thought was an overpriced power supply. I also asked the sales rep about a new battery for my HP laptop, being as I bought the laptop at that very Best Buy in 2011. Nope. No longer stocked and he offered no help as to getting a replacement except "check the internet".
Well, I did him one better and went to the Staples not far from there and got the help I needed. Best Buy is kinda in my rear view mirror. Heck, I don't even think they have a CD section anymore, but I wasn't interested in walking the high tech/high dollar place to find out.....
fooferdoggie
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yes I bought one it sucked in grippyness. it was [retty much the worst grippy case I hatred. I have been using them for years but this one was not grippy at all.
Comfortably Numb
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You're saying you bought a Speck Presidio Grip case and it sucked?
The one I have for an iPhone SE is great. CN
Comfortably Numb
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Yeah....BB is just like bike stores now. Well, maybe a bit better. The geeks working in the stores seem to know their stuff but simply don't care.
Bike stores...they don't know the product and don't care either. CN
fooferdoggie
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right. all the ones I bought before were great last one was for the 11. though sometimes the ribs peeled off. but this one for the 13pro sucked no grip at all all harder plastic no rubber grippy feel.
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The phones are also getting crazy expensive.
PCeBiker
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I made my own phone case for my last phone by coating it with silicone, being careful not to glue it shut so I could open it if I had to.
I molded it a bit to fit my hand so it was really Ergonomic.
Everyone got a good laugh out of my trashy phone.
I spent the $50 on an OtterBox for my new phone. I stuck a couple strips of velcro on the backside to give it some gription so it doesn't slide out of my pocket.
I used a hot knife to melt some lines into the plastic where my thumb and fingers grab it to help me hold on to it better.
It's falsely advertised because Otters are waterproof and they float.
My phone case does neither.
I suppose a box to built to house an Otter doesn't necessarily float or is waterproof?
I didn't look into properly built housing for Otters.
I molded it a bit to fit my hand so it was really Ergonomic.
Everyone got a good laugh out of my trashy phone.
I spent the $50 on an OtterBox for my new phone. I stuck a couple strips of velcro on the backside to give it some gription so it doesn't slide out of my pocket.
I used a hot knife to melt some lines into the plastic where my thumb and fingers grab it to help me hold on to it better.
It's falsely advertised because Otters are waterproof and they float.
My phone case does neither.
I suppose a box to built to house an Otter doesn't necessarily float or is waterproof?
I didn't look into properly built housing for Otters.
indianajo
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I bought 2 Pelican IP68 Marine Waterproof Phone Pouch $24.60 or $12.30 ea on Ebay.
Guaranteed waterproof to 3 feet under. Fits smart phones. Has a hard loop with a lanyard to wrap around my belt so the phone will be in reach if I am knocked off the bike by a car; or fall in the ocean off a crab boat.
I cannot use the phone in the case but I lost the previous phone to rain inside a plastic bag in the pannier. Could not get that one dried out or repaired. Unlike a car, my bicycle leaks in the rain. I lost the phone # because Verizon sold the store phone business to Total and Total considers itself a different company. New phone # is posted on various employment sites and gets Maria daily offers to pick packages at warehouses for $15 an hour. $18 if she drives a forklift. $%^&*() I haven't worked since 2008 and was making $21 an hour then as a maintainer.
Guaranteed waterproof to 3 feet under. Fits smart phones. Has a hard loop with a lanyard to wrap around my belt so the phone will be in reach if I am knocked off the bike by a car; or fall in the ocean off a crab boat.
I cannot use the phone in the case but I lost the previous phone to rain inside a plastic bag in the pannier. Could not get that one dried out or repaired. Unlike a car, my bicycle leaks in the rain. I lost the phone # because Verizon sold the store phone business to Total and Total considers itself a different company. New phone # is posted on various employment sites and gets Maria daily offers to pick packages at warehouses for $15 an hour. $18 if she drives a forklift. $%^&*() I haven't worked since 2008 and was making $21 an hour then as a maintainer.
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