It's called a Pop Phone. The ad says it eliminates exposure to radiation and makes your smartphone easier to use. I first saw one in a catalog for tweens and then this weekend there they were--at a big box store in my neighborhood. Just goes to show, everything old is new again!
Speaking of phones, I just ordered two of these for the summer.
Henry has known our address for two years and can recite all kinds of personal information (including his mother's real age, thank you very much) but he can't remember our cell phone number. We go to lots of fairs, fests and other large venues in the summer and I've always worried about being separated from one of my children. We've talked about finding a police officer or a mommy to ask for help but I'm not sure clear heads would prevail in an actual loss situation. For a couple of years, I've wanted to make these myself but could only find letter beads in the craft store--never number beads. Last year at Disney and all the summer fairs, the boys wore plastic bracelets with my phone number written in black Sharpie. You can imagine how goofy that looked! Well, I should have tried Etsy a lot sooner. I probably couldn't have made them any cheaper than the price I paid for two Find Me Fast personalized bracelets. I'm not sure if the boys will wear them on their wrists or ankles, but if they want corn dogs and cotton candy, they'll wear them!
What an awesome idea!! The Find Me bracelets, not the Pop Phone...I'd feel silly using that Pop Phone thingy :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great idea! The bracelets, I mean, that phone thing is just strange. :)
ReplyDeleteThese ARE a great idea, but just an FYI as they get older boys can start to resist "bracelets" because they are "girl things" so you can either do dogtags around the neck or sport bands or a diego watch. Any of those work for getting your phone number on boys who don't want to wear "bracelets." (Just figuring all this out myself as Sam has a peanut allergy and MUST wear a medical alert of some kind.)
ReplyDeleteThat is brillant!! The bracelets not the phone. I don't get the whole concept of hauling that huge thing around. But I have seen people using them on the streets here in NYC.
ReplyDeleteLove those bracelet/anklets! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the bracelet idea! I've been using safety tats with my kids (safetytats.com), and they are pretty great, too. Always good to be safe! I saw the phone, too...what a riot!
ReplyDeleteI love the bracelets. What a brilliant idea!
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