Our phones have become our lifelines and there are people who truly can’t imagine going a day without theirs. Sure, they’re important and expensive, but how far would you be willing to go to protect your phone?
That’s what a new survey asks and it turns out, some folks would consider doing shocking and disgusting things to make sure they didn’t lose or break their device. According to the poll from D30:
- More than a third (38%) would be willing to skip eating for an entire day if it would keep their phone safe.
- If they dropped their phone onto subway tracks, one in five (20%) would risk their safety to climb down and pick it up.
- Another 59% would dive into a pool fully clothed at a wedding and 56% would even dumpster dive to get their phone back.
- More than half (54%) claim they’d even fish their phone out of a filthy festival toilet.
- And 51% would be willing to miss an international flight to find their phone.
- The thing is, losing the phone wouldn’t just be an inconvenience for some people, they think it would be devastating.
- That includes 25% who say breaking or losing their phone would be more upsetting than crashing their car or losing their kid in a store.
- Nearly a third of respondents confess they’ve actually cried when their phone broke.
- Almost four in 10 (38%) would rather lose their wallet than their phone.
- Three-quarters admit breaking their phone would make them anxious and frustrated.
- And the threat is real, as 60% say they drop their phone at least 10 times a year, including nearly half who’ve dropped it in a toilet.
Source: Yahoo Finance