The Samsung Rugby® Smart phone is dust-proof, water-proof, and supposedly kid-proof, but is it Duffy kid proof? We’ll find out…
The Giveaway
One lucky winner will win their very own AT&T Samsung Rugby® Smart phone (retail value $449.99) to put to the test.
To ENTER…
Leave a comment below about your own cell phone horror story.
Have your kids ever tried flushing your last phone down the toilet? Or maybe they decided to give it a bath… in the tub… because they thought it was dirty?
Have you ever driven over your phone with your car? Or did just the thought of leaving it in the car make you shudder? (Yeah, been there!)
Deadline
Drawing held at 11:59 pm PST, on Sunday, April 29th, 2012. Please see fine print below for more rules.
Additional Entries
For extra entries, you must complete the above comment and do any or all of the following, Leave a comment for each one.
Tweet this daily and leave the link in the comments:
@graceduffy is giving away a Samsung Rugby Smart phone. Enter to win: http://bit.ly/Jz6E8e
Like my video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/RIOygzskVWk (Please!!! It’s my very first vlog!)
Read my review of the Samsung Rugby® Smart phone and tell me which of the phone’s many feature you think will be most useful to your family’s lifestyle. You can leave a comment on either post or both. This one counts as two entries.
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Disclaimer: This post and giveaway was sponsored by AT&T. I was compensated for the video, however the thoughts and opinions expressed above are my own and do not reflect those of Samsung Mobile, or Fleishman-Hillard . I was asked to share my cell phone horror story and offer a giveaway to promote the new Samsung Rugby® Smart phone
Fine print: One winner will be randomly selected by Random.org on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 11:59 pm PST and contacted via email or Twitter. Winner must provide name and US mailing address for direct shipment of products within 24 hours of being contacted or an alternate winner will be selected. If winner comment does not meet the aforementioned criteria by containing the necessary contact information, another winner will be selected. Prizes will be shipped directly from Fleishman-Hillard.
Grace Duffy and FormerlyGracie.com are not responsible for items lost or delayed in shipping.
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I found my phone missing once, only to discover it hidden in my kid’s underwear…while she was wearing them. 🙁
Oh my god this is amazing!! And hilarious. If I didn’t know you I would totally think this is fake. Now, I just want it!
Ha! I was so excited to comment before I didn’t read through the contest part. I have not one horror story but rather a daily battle to keep it out of all those places on your video-water, fridge, kids sticky hands.
I love the video! So funny and so true! Great job! Fortunately, I haven’t had any cell phone nightmares. The closest I’ve been is driving the 30 minutes all the way back to work on a Friday afternoon to see if I had left my cell phone on my desk (I can’t go the whole weekend without my phone!) only to find that it was with me all the time at the bottom of my cluttered purse!
I dropped my phone in the toilet once. That was the grossest thing EVER.
I had to install Find My iPhone on my phone because my 4yo son plays with it all the time, and I never know where he leaves it! In fact, the scene where you poured out all the toys looks VERY familiar. 🙂 Anyway, the app allows you to log in on your PC (or another iPhone, if you have one), and launch a loud piercing beacon call from your phone, whether the volume is on or not. Genius, I tell you! And totally necessary in this household.
I “liked” your video on YouTube and left you a comment there!
I subscribe via RSS (but would super duper love if I could get it via email). 😉
I follow @graceduffy, @ATT, and @SamsungMobile on Twitter!
I left a comment on the review!
My cellphone horror story was at blogher. I had an extra heavy case on it because it had a charger in it. I dropped the phone and it landed face down really hard on the roof of a restaurant. Completely SHATTERED.
Tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/BringUpBee/status/194525046155382786
Liked on YouTube
The scratch resistant coating is my fave feature. I currently have multiple scratches in the glass of my phone.
I subscribe by RSS already.
Following all of the requested on twitter 🙂
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/StaceyNerdin/status/194577733634891776
I knocked my phone directly into a glass of water one time, won’t be blaming that one on the kids, no splash, no tip of the cup, just slid right in and died. RIP
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/MommyBKnowsBest/status/194618203790516224
Following all three on Twitter (@mommybknowsbest)
Oh, I have a GOOD story. In January, I was watching my oldest daughter compete at a high school swim meet. She was just about to go up to dive and I bent down to get my camera. My brand new phone, which had been on my lap, fell….from my balcony seat 10 feet below onto the tile pool deck. The other swimmers handed me back the pieces of my phone, one by one. Amazingly, when I put it back together, it worked!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/1momof5/status/194801773448409089
I followed all 3 on twitter (@1momof5)
I LOVE your video! I gave it a thumbs up on Youtube!
I left a comment on your review post, but I’ll say it again – the fact that this phone is both drop-proof and water proof is a huge advantage for me. I might not be so worried about letting my 5 handle it. 🙂
Daily tweet for 4/24: https://twitter.com/#!/StaceyNerdin/status/194940093528686593
I liked your video on YouTube! You did a great job and showcased the product well.
Shattered the screen on my last phone when I kicked it off the counter top. And how did it fall off the counter top? Because I was standing on the counter to change out the lights and stepped on my phone. Thought it was a scorpion (b/c I would normally have scorpions on my counter top, NOT), freaked out and kicked it. Because that’s genius!
Commented on your review! Sold me on this phone!
I tweeted about your giveaway on 4/25. – https://twitter.com/#!/saving4someday/status/195216026059800577
I have yet to have a major catastrophe with my own phone…all issues have been tech related, and most of my phones usually die of old age (I kid you not).
My HUBBY, however, has not been so lucky. He and a friend went out fishing, and their boat broke down, so he called in Vessel Assist. They towed him back to the landing, but somehow, as they were getting the boat up to the landing, they lost control of THEIR boat, and hubby had to jump in the water and in between the VA boat and his, in order to prevent them ramming his boat with theirs. All said and done, he was bruised and battered, and his wallet and phone were wasted. No amount of fresh water rinsing and letting it dry out in a bag of rice would recover that one.
I liked the video! But honestly, I LOVED the video!
I’m a subscriber!
I follow all 3 on Twitter @PickleSugarPlum
SUN, SAND, AND SALT-PROOF!!! And of course, water-proof! Being in San Diego, we spend a lot of time on/in/near the ocean, in the sunshine, where sand is guaranteed to sneak its way into EVERYTHING you own!
I don’t think I could pick just one if my life depended on it! There are too many awesome pros to this phone!
Tweet! (4/25/12) https://twitter.com/#!/PickleSugarPlum/status/195243773012361218
Tweeted on 4/25: https://twitter.com/#!/StaceyNerdin/status/195302468723290112
Tweeted today, 4/26: https://twitter.com/#!/StaceyNerdin/status/195664852373610496
I was waiting for a call from my mom and hubby and I went outside to clean out my car. I thought I had put the phone on the picnic table while we were working but instead it was in the pocket of my hoodie. I was vacuuming with the wet/dry vac and hubby was waxing the car. Everything was fine except I never heard my husband yelling at me and when I backed up with the vacuum, I stepped right on my cell phone that had fallen out of my pocket onto the driveway. If it wasn’t shattered before, it sure was now.
Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/#!/auntiethesis/status/195760770720608258
Liked your Youtube video (shel704)
Subscribed to your feed via Google Reader
I read your review: I like that it has Corning Gorilla Glass…I scratch anything glass. The optometrist just yelled at me about leaving my glasses face-down all the time. It would be nice not to have a scratchy screen on my phone.
Following you, AT&T and SamsungMobile on Twitter @auntiethesis
Tweeted today, 4/27: https://twitter.com/#!/StaceyNerdin/status/196027249139531776
4/28 rt
https://twitter.com/#!/auntiethesis/status/196135924701208576
I was riding a ride at the fair and my brand new iphone slipped out of my pocket (I know it was stupid to take it on the ride). The fall caused my glass to break on my iphone. I did not have insurance, so I had to get another phone.
https://twitter.com/#!/sweetums82/status/196274122479767553
I like your video on youtube
I subscribe to your rss feed