History Repeats Itself

Most of my friends know I have a habit of dropping my cell phones into vats of liquid. The first phone was fried when it was in the pocket of the shorts I was wearing when I was shoved into a hot tub by a friend. Said friend ended up paying for half of the new replacement phone. I can't remember what happened to the replacement phone, but Stephen ended up giving me a used phone to replace the other one. That one ended up in a glass of water I was carrying at work. So I got a good deal on a new Motorola with a new contract at US Cellular. Here's a pic of that one:

I loved that damn phone. It had the cool buttons so similar to elevator buttons I love so much. But, alas, it too was submerged in liquid. As I was picking up my phone off of the kitchen counter, it slid out of my hand and into the glass of orange juice I had sitting on the counter. I tried to dry it out but to no avail.

So I went to US Cellular the next day to get a replacement phone, not thinking about the fact that I was already in a contract and not eligible for any rebates. The cheapest new phone they had was $179-I wanted a Motorola because I already had the attachments. They didn't have any used ones, so I went home to think it over. The next day I went back, resigned to the fact that I was going to have to pay a large amount of cash for a phone. And in case you were wondering, no, I did not have insurance on my phone. I honestly meant to get it but I kept forgetting. I even looked at other brands to see if there was anything cheaper. No. They were all generally the same, maybe $10 cheaper. So as I hesitantly tell the lady there what phone I want, I suppose she sees the dismay on my face and says "We just got some used phones in, let me go to the back and get them." She comes out with 2 Motorola phones, one was a Rocker for the low, low price of $180. The other was a Red Razr for $125. I asked what was wrong with it. She said "Nothing-someone got it as a Christmas gift and returned it today." I looked in the box and the attachments weren't even opened. So I got that phone. It's the one advertised for donating money to AIDS in Africa. Granted, my money wasn't going to it, but I saved $60. I hope Bono doesn't get mad at me for buying a rehashed phone. Here it is:

It has some cool stuff on it, but I'm not fond of the color red and it doesn't have the cool elevator buttons on it. Oh well-my own damn fault.

On another note-I hope everyones holidays were awesome. And may the New Year bring much happiness and dry cell phones to everyone.