The other day I went to Sonic and got a drink, and they put a sticker on my cup that had a barcode and didn’t explain what it was. You use one of those barcode scanners on your phone to send a text message, and it sends you a coupon via SMS for a free ice cream cone.
Then there’s things I’m too nervous to try, like coupons for the grocery store on your phone. Has anyone tried that? I know that usually a store needs a hard copy of the coupon, so I’m scared to say, here’s my coupons, let’s scroll through them. 
It’s incredible how most people can’t live without their phones, mainly smart phones. Someone who has an “ancient” flip phone is automatically told they should upgrade from their dinosaur. I remember when I first met Cole she had a pretty “out of date” phone, meaning she probably owned it more than a year, lol. I laughed at her, and her response was something along the lines of “I like my phone, it works for me”. Even though I laugh, I honestly admire people who don’t rely on the latest android or iphone. I say that, and someone like my husband might say “So stop relying on it”, but I’m already hooked! I love keeping tabs on things, being able to receive texts and e-mails on the go.. I’m stuck in the technology trend, and I’m pretty comfortable here. 
I actually gave up my cell phone about 2 months ago and I’m not sad about it. I got sick of always being “connected”. It’s amazingly freeing to be able to go out and not have to dodge phone calls, etc. Especially after you spend all day online and then half the night as well.
Truth me told, I MISS that phone. It worked really well for me because of the radio. I love my new phone but Android phones suck when it comes to physical buttons.
PS It wasn’t -that- out of date when we first met. T-Mobile didn’t even have the MyTouch stuff yet when I got it. So nyeh. d=
Aug 19, 2011 • 10:19 am