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Jude The Obscure · 08-19-2008, 03:55 PM

Yep that be me!

Apparently not realizing the extent of how tired I've been from my job, I came home yesterday, took off my uniform to put in the washing machine and then promptly started a load

To discover I washed my cell phone!

So now looks like I'll have to buy another one.....

it'll be another Tracfone though as I'm not one to use a cell phone to do anything but emergencies or to say I'm coming home, etc. I don't text, I don't use my phone as a camera, play games,--yea, i'm boring!

80sTrivia · 08-19-2008, 04:10 PM

I've never done that, but I have come close a few times! I did watch my wallet once!

catlover79 · 08-19-2008, 04:11 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!

A few months back, I accidentally gathered a book I was reading in with a pile of dirty laundry and started the machine. Needless to say, the book was ruined! Thank goodness it was mine and not a library book. I ended up buying another copy of the book and I always double check to make sure I only have CLOTHES in each load I wash.

I'm boring, too, Jude - I don't text, take pictures with my phone, play games or anything like that. I just use it when necessary. I'm not much for talking on the phone - ESPECIALLY in public.

BarneyFife · 08-19-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

Yep that be me!

Apparently not realizing the extent of how tired I've been from my job, I came home yesterday, took off my uniform to put in the washing machine and then promptly started a load

To discover I washed my cell phone!

So now looks like I'll have to buy another one.....

it'll be another Tracfone though as I'm not one to use a cell phone to do anything but emergencies or to say I'm coming home, etc. I don't text, I don't use my phone as a camera, play games,--yea, i'm boring!

Sorry to hear that Jude. The Dollar General Store has Tracfones for $15 to $20. At least here in Nashville they do.

Hollow · 08-19-2008, 04:43 PM

i washed a USB cord the other week and it still works fine.

Mikado · 08-19-2008, 04:55 PM

All i can add is, never wash a bank Debit Card!!!

PunkyP0WER · 08-19-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jude86

Yep that be me!

Apparently not realizing the extent of how tired I've been from my job, I came home yesterday, took off my uniform to put in the washing machine and then promptly started a load

To discover I washed my cell phone!

So now looks like I'll have to buy another one.....

it'll be another Tracfone though as I'm not one to use a cell phone to do anything but emergencies or to say I'm coming home, etc. I don't text, I don't use my phone as a camera, play games,--yea, i'm boring!

my dad did the same thing, left it in his shirt pocket and threw it in the washer. my boss dropped hers in the toilet, miraculously after letting it dry out it still worked. i dropped mine in the bathtub once, it never worked again.

Lodee · 08-19-2008, 05:23 PM

I'd let it dry out first. Who knows? It might work again.

Jude The Obscure · 08-19-2008, 05:34 PM

Thanks BarneyFife--I had them in mind! I would like the newer flip-style phones hee hee

And Lodee--it's been drying out.......but so far no response

I may have do a Star Trek Dr McCoy on it--"It's dead, Jim!"

Stormtracker TF · 08-19-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

i washed a USB cord the other week and it still works fine.

A USB cord.

I've probably washed like $50 worth of money in my pocket over the past few years. I always am lazy and don't put it back in my wallet and forget that it's even in one of my pockets.

PZelda · 08-19-2008, 06:49 PM

I washed a Gameboy cartridge many years ago (this was late 90s, I think), and it still worked.

I've also accidentally left my lip balm in my pocket, but they've always come out of the wash just fine.

My mom, on the other hand, washes her tissues ALL THE FREAKING TIME. Then in the dryer, I'm having to pick off shredded bits of tissue from my/her clothes and the lint trap.

Jude The Obscure · 08-19-2008, 07:49 PM

oh yea, wondering--can this phone be sent off in that recycled cell phone program? And I guess maybe I need to notify Tracfone that this particular phone will no longer be in service (so they can eventually recycle the number--if I can't transfer the number to the new phone?).

Schmoopie · 08-21-2008, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jude86

Yep that be me!

I don't text, I don't use my phone as a camera, play games,--yea, i'm boring!

Oh man! What a bummer! I am forever leaving stuff in my pockets before doing a wash. It drives my husband

! I don't text much either on mine. I do use the camera quite a bit but other than that, it's just for phone calls!

Andrea

Jude The Obscure · 08-21-2008, 05:55 PM

oh well!

Tracfone said I can transfer my leftover minutes and keep my phone number. I'm considering the $49.99 LG model because when you buy that one--you get double minutes for the life of the phone every time you buy minutes.

Chocoholic · 08-22-2008, 09:31 AM

I accidentally put my credit card through the wash once.

I'm like you, Jude. I just use my cellphone for talking. Wasn't that what phones were invented for in the first place?

08-19-2008, 03:55 PM	#1
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	What a dunderhead! Yep that be me! Apparently not realizing the extent of how tired I've been from my job, I came home yesterday, took off my uniform to put in the washing machine and then promptly started a load To discover I washed my cell phone! So now looks like I'll have to buy another one..... it'll be another Tracfone though as I'm not one to use a cell phone to do anything but emergencies or to say I'm coming home, etc. I don't text, I don't use my phone as a camera, play games,--yea, i'm boring!

08-19-2008, 04:10 PM	#2
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	I've never done that, but I have come close a few times! I did watch my wallet once!
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08-19-2008, 04:11 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!! A few months back, I accidentally gathered a book I was reading in with a pile of dirty laundry and started the machine. Needless to say, the book was ruined! Thank goodness it was mine and not a library book. I ended up buying another copy of the book and I always double check to make sure I only have CLOTHES in each load I wash. I'm boring, too, Jude - I don't text, take pictures with my phone, play games or anything like that. I just use it when necessary. I'm not much for talking on the phone - ESPECIALLY in public.
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08-19-2008, 06:49 PM	#11
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	I washed a Gameboy cartridge many years ago (this was late 90s, I think), and it still worked. I've also accidentally left my lip balm in my pocket, but they've always come out of the wash just fine. My mom, on the other hand, washes her tissues ALL THE FREAKING TIME. Then in the dryer, I'm having to pick off shredded bits of tissue from my/her clothes and the lint trap.
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08-19-2008, 04:43 PM	#5
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	i washed a USB cord the other week and it still works fine.

08-19-2008, 04:55 PM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	All i can add is, never wash a bank Debit Card!!!

08-19-2008, 05:23 PM	#8
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	I'd let it dry out first. Who knows? It might work again.

08-19-2008, 05:34 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Thanks BarneyFife--I had them in mind! I would like the newer flip-style phones hee hee And Lodee--it's been drying out.......but so far no response I may have do a Star Trek Dr McCoy on it--"It's dead, Jim!"

08-19-2008, 07:49 PM	#12
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	oh yea, wondering--can this phone be sent off in that recycled cell phone program? And I guess maybe I need to notify Tracfone that this particular phone will no longer be in service (so they can eventually recycle the number--if I can't transfer the number to the new phone?).

08-21-2008, 05:55 PM	#14
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	oh well! Tracfone said I can transfer my leftover minutes and keep my phone number. I'm considering the $49.99 LG model because when you buy that one--you get double minutes for the life of the phone every time you buy minutes.

08-22-2008, 09:31 AM	#15
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I accidentally put my credit card through the wash once. I'm like you, Jude. I just use my cellphone for talking. Wasn't that what phones were invented for in the first place?