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I still don't own, or want, a cell phone. People I tell this to look at me like I'm from fucking Mars. I also think my hot air popcorn machine might be dying and I don't like microwave popcorn.

I don't know if this would work for you, but I have this popcorn popper that pops popcorn kernels in the microwave without being microwave popcorn. I love it! If that isn't something you would like, I do commiserate with you, as I much prefer non-pre-made popcorn and still also have a hot air popper in addition to the one I linked.

I found several hot air poppers on good old Amazon. I could even get a Mickey Mouse one or an R2D2 one if I wanted to.

Edited 2017-08-16 02:07 (UTC)

Okay, I own one (a flip phone, not a smart one) with a very basic service ($10+tax every 45 days for a set amount of minutes). I got it because I make a round trip drive of 200 miles every couple of weeks and though there are places on the way, some of it is pretty desolate and if my car breaks down or something else happens, I want to be able to call someone. But that's me. But I think people should have one in case they have to call 911, which I think is a valid reason for having one and I think you can get one that just does that with no service at all.

I don't have a car.

ayrt

Well, okay, if you never leave your place and you have a landline, then you really don't need one.

I do leave my place but I usually can't get anyone to answer their damn phone even if it isn't an emergency.

ayrt

I really did mean something like an emergency services only, like can only dial 911 or 999 or whatever, in case you think you're having a heart attack or if there's a bad accident in front of you or something of that nature because time can make a big difference in those circumstances and you can't always rely on bystanders to act quickly. It's really honestly the best use for cell phones that I can think of.

I have a stupid idiot neighbor who let her baby crawl around in the hall while she took a shower and I called the cops and they took ten minutes to even answer the phone.

I get it. Took me a good decade to finally get a smartphone. I was content not having the need to be glued to a device at all hours of the day, but I had a sneaking suspicion I was going to need one before the end of the year. I will say I've gotten some great use out of it so far, and fortunately, I trained myself in my dumbphone days to keep that fucking thing locked away in my purse while at the wheel.

I don't have a car, but being able to use google maps, which shows public transit route options, is half the reason I got a smartphone. When all I had was a flip phone, I got lost all the damn time. But air poppers are awesome.

Also in the not having a car group and being able to look up public transit options on the go is one of the main things I use my phone for.

I didn't have a working cell phone until maybe four years ago. I didn't like them, and resented the fact that the world was basically trying to force me to have one. But I gotta say, once I got a proper, decent smartphone, I quickly came to realize that not having one had been more of an issue than I thought it was.

Like, it's just limiting? For better or worse, cell phones are becoming a pretty vital part of modern life. And okay, maybe you're fine with not being able to look up what time that restaurant you want to go to closes while you're out, or use that 50% off coupon you got in you email, or figure out on the fly how to get some place you want to go, or amuse yourself on your phone if you have to wait somewhere and you forgot to bring a book. But in addition to all of that kind of stuff, the bottom line is that you probably have people in your life who would really appreciate being able to reliably contact you, or just text you a quick "you up for a phone call rn?" or "did you get home safe?" or a "<3" to show they're thinking of you, or whatever. I mean, I 100% support people who set firm boundaries about how they're willing to use their cell phone. But not having one is honestly a hindrance to modern living in a lot of small ways that can really add up.

For me, having a smartphone cut my computer time down significantly and helped my productivity. I can't go "Gee, I should check and see if I have any important e-mail" and then waste an hour. It's just inconvenient enough that I don't really enjoy using it for website stuff, but convenient enough I can quickly check the important things I worry about or use to justify 'taking breaks' from doing things.

Amazon is your friend! I got a Death Star air pop popcorn maker from Amazon for Christmas last year. It's awesome but I prefer the traditional design because we get a lot of stray kernels with the Death Star and sometimes the popcorn gets stuck in the popper. But I love seeing the Death Star sitting on the shelf in my kitchen and that alone makes it worth any minor issues.

I held out on a cell phone until 2006. I started my First Real Adult Job late the previous year and started traveling a lot for work. I was working for a very small company that couldn't afford company cell phones, but it really helped to be able to call the office (or hotels or co-workers) from wherever. Plus, I was gone so much, it meant my friends and family would hardly ever be able to reach me if I didn't have a cell. I was sometimes gone for weeks at a time, so who knows when I'd be checking my landline voicemail next. Prior to that, I had problems with people who were used to cell phones not leaving messages because they had gotten used to being able to see who called, while my landline service did not preserve that info, so I would just get a lot of hang-ups on the answering machine and friends who were annoyed that I didn't call them back.

I still don't have a smart phone, but 90% of what I'd need one for would be work and now I work for a place that supplies us with smart phones, so for now I'm sticking with my cheap flip phone for personal use.

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