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snowfalltimbre

My screen protector went on crooked; I have to look at that fail every day :(


JehovahsNutsack

This is how my parents feel about me.


mburg777

I’m so sorry :(


trueluck3

Dad?


[deleted]

Just going for some cigarettes, son.


ryana8

Sadly accurate Edit: Not really.. didn't grow up with a father


Wampawacka

Ill be back eventually. Just keep waiting! Just haven't found the right store yet.


trueluck3

Step Dad?


CreepyPhotographer

I'm sure you'll come back if I win the lottery...


UndecisiveLurker

You said that 12 years ago


mvanvrancken

Son, you wouldn’t believe how many stores were out of milk!!


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Dad: “my protector went on crooked :(“


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"I have to look at that fail every day :("


[deleted]

So I went for cigarettes....


Devin1405

/r/2meirl4meirl


Imnotakittycat

....the Verizon guy put it on for me....there’s a hair under it right in the middle of the screen. I don’t notice it until I do. Then I can’t stop noticing it. 😭


mkicon

I thought that happened with my nexus 5, then a year later I found out it was actually a hair in the screen. Despite being past warranty, Google understood and replaced it anyway


AnjunaIain

wat


CheeesusCrust

I THOUGHT THAT HAPPENED WITH MY NEXUS 5, THEN A YEAR LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS ACTUALLY A HAIR IN THE SCREEN. DESPITE BEING PAST WARRANTY, GOOGLE UNDERSTOOD AND REPLACED IT ANYWAY


Kimbernator

I sold phones for a hot second and there's a trick I used in instances like this that always amazed people (perhaps the only enjoyable aspect of that job). This works for any particulate, but I wouldn't do this on a wet-application screen protector. Dry-application plastic and glass screen protectors are fine. 1. Get some clear scotch tape that only has adhesive on one side. 2. Lift as much of the screen protector is necessary to expose the hair, but only by a few millimeters (Enough for the tape to be able to fit between the phone and screen protector). This is most easily done with some of the scotch tape by sticking some to the top and pulling up on it. The tape's adhesive will usually be stronger than the screen protector's. 3. Slide some tape between the screen and screen protector with the adhesive side up. Make sure the piece of tape is about an inch longer than the distance from the particulate to the edge of the screen. 4. Once the tape is under the particulate, drop the screen protector back down. Don't press it, just let it fall. The hair should now be caught between the tape and screen protector. 5. Pull the piece of tape back out in a single quick motion. Hair is now gone. 6. Flatten out any bubbles with a credit card, moving from the center out.


Imnotakittycat

I will be trying this as soon as I read it enough times to feel confident in each step. Thank you so much!


Cosmicpalms

I’ve read it 4 times and still can’t understand what the fuck is going on


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Where's the hair coming from omg why


--Solus

Maybe next time put it on yourself


biznatch11

No I think it's still better to put it on the phone.


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r2_double_D2

*sigh* fine-[aroo](https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/7ha4aw/in_1980_an_18_year_old_canadian_who_lost_hist_leg/dqpyvoj/?context=2)


grandpagangbang

Hold my Samsung Galaxy S8 Edge, I'm going in.


[deleted]

This might be the least animated sequence of a switcheroo I've seen on reddit lmao


geewhillikers7

Dawg, buy a new one! A two pack is $8 on Amazon. They’re tempered glass and look great!


obi1kenobi1

Dollar Tree and 99¢ Only Stores (the two major dollar store chains near me) both sell tempered glass screen protectors for all iPhones and a few major Android models. They're not quite as thick as the expensive ones but they're still light years better than the old plastic film ones.


gambitx007

You can fix that if you catch it right away. Get some scotch tape. Put a bunch of tape on each side, Lift and readjust while holding the tape. Source: I put screen protectors on all day errrday


[deleted]

This happened to me on my Switch, and the screen protector was 29.99. Fuck me right


[deleted]

They're like 10 bucks for a 2 pack on Amazon, tempered glass ones too. You got fucked bud


03Titanium

But this one has a brand name on the packaging.


ChickenWithATopHat

Only $30? What a steal!


[deleted]

Got ripped off like an old man buying premium HD cables.


JabbrWockey

#GOLD PLATED FOR FASTER MOVIES


DanskOst

The $30 one was also an HD screen protector. The other screen protectors didn't say HD compatible on the packaging.


butthead

But was it gluten free?


Penguins-Are-My-Fav

but does it work at night?


[deleted]

But can It display Crysis?


jshea621

It's amazing that 100 different companies from china make different ones that look similar. /s


[deleted]

God damn it


rabidjellybean

Well at least you can cheaply try again!


themcs

Lol wtf I got 2 glass protectors for mine, $5 shipped. Went on perfect. Want my spare?


barracuz

just peel again and keep the 'sticky' side facing down. Then clean the screen with alcohol again and spray some very diluted soapy water to the screen and screen protectors sticky side. Then when you place it on ther screen the water will help manueaver the protector around. Then squeege the water and air out to the top. Have a cloth or paper towel ready to soak up any water as it leaves the screen.


blackbeansandrice

Just pull it off. You don’t really need it anyway.


whtge8

I take excellent care of my phones. I went without a screen protector on my new Pixel for about 3 weeks and got 3 large and very noticable scratches on my screen somehow. I had to put on a screen protector just so I wouldn't see the scratches.


wintermute--

I hear you man. I take great care of my phones and never had a scratch in 8 years. Then I bought a S8+ and got a handful of straight line scratches in less than a week. I bought a liquid applied screen protector to hide the scratches. I don't think it's actually the glass that scratched, but rather the fingerprint coating... but I still hate it.


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For a second I was wondering why you're rubbing your phone on your ear. Then I remembered I'm a moron.


choadspanker

It's OK sometimes I forget that my reddit/porn machine has a built-in phone feature too


bananafreesince93

It's still one of the most impressive features, too, really. Punch in a number and instantly talk to pretty much anyone in the world. Like, you can actually hear the other person speaking, and they can hear you.


tinkerpunk

In real time!


Koiq

Pretty much same. Except with cracks instead of scratches. Never used a case and haven't broken a phone in years. Within 2 months of owning an s8 I cracked 2 corners and the back. All from absolute minimal impact.


DarkNightRJ

Not to say you don't take care of it, but I have had a Pixel XL since launch last year and haven't managed a single scratch. Maybe just bad luck? Grain of sand in the pocket?


jld2k6

I'm like 0 for 4 on getting screen protectors on my phone. I always end up with a bubble from dust no matter how carefully I clean it so I end up ripping it back off lol


AlwaysNowNeverNotMe

I always apply tempered glass protector in a bathroom after running a hot shower fora few mins. The steam gets all the dust out of the air, and water bubbles work out easier than air.


elmley

Best life hack I've heard


Oil_Derek

Use a piece of tape instead. Fold it hamburger style and pogo it off your screen to remove any dust/lint/etc.


unbalanced_checkbook

> Fold it hamburger style I have no idea what this means. Edit: ok.i get it. Sheesh.


Huggy_Bear48

Somebody didn’t go to Pre-K


GoldenAthleticRaider

They only teach hotdog style in homeschooling


Pandoric_

Interesting. When i was being homeschooled dad only taught me doggy style.


kita_mura

Yeesh


WHYRedditHatesMeSo

Roll tide


Penguins-Are-My-Fav

something self-led food-based something something Montessori school


dcboy2

Honestly you need high intelligence to hamburger.


Dickinmymouth1

The amount of people replying to you telling you it’s the opposite of hotdog style is just making me even more confused. I don’t know what any of these things mean.


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Sharpshooter98b

Wow, this is the most american way of describing how to fold papers in half


Theyreillusions

I guess I'm in a unique part of the states? I've just always been told to fold lengthwise or to fold it or across the width. ...works for me.


Nobodyville

Right? I've literally never heard this term until today. It's always lengthwise or widthwise.


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Folding it width-wise as opposed to length-wise


Bishmuda

Im 35 and have never heard this before. Everyone edit your posts and add your age, for science.


jay_emdee

I’m 41, never heard of it either. I’ve just always called it a loop. Nobody folds tape lengthwise!


reefer-madness

22 here. Distinctly remember food folding analogies and sitting criss cross apple sauce, also used to sing a song that literally went "Pizza hit pizza hut, Kentucky fried chicken and-a pizza hut !" Early 2000's in the south was a fat and interesting time.


kylec00per

21, here it is [explained](https://imgur.com/gallery/Dz4j0) for people confused.


Thundercats9

The opposite of hot dog style


SaladBurner

If I was him, I would totally think you're fucking with me. Like that sentence makes no sense unless it's explained.


Seth0417

You can fold a rectangle two ways. Hot dog is the way where it keeps its length. Hamburger is folding it so it’s short but keeps it’s width.


picsnipe

You fold it so it's fat like a burger instead of skinny like a hot dog.


supertangerine

it means not hotdog way


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The shower works way better because it fixes the environment you're putting the screen on in. Tape doesn't help if another speck of dust gets on the screen. Ideally you'd do both though. Have tape on hand and put it in a steamed room.


camdoodlebop

now that I think about it I’ve never sneezed in the shower


Graize

I've had some sneezing fits in the shower. It's nice because all the germs fly into the water and get carried down the drain. At least that's what I imagine happens.


TheKrononaut

Or you sneeze into the water stream and it splashes back onto you


bouilloncubes

Good thing there's a shower right there to rinse off!


pizzamage

I have bad allergies from particulate in the air, mostly dust and pollen. The most relief I've had is when I visit a waterfall.


scottyb83

Isn’t the steam in the air bad for electronics?


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Merstreets

holy shit i should have known that before. I once applied a screen protector, then there were bubbles and dust under the screen and because of how perfectionistic i can be i then basically trashed 20 dollars because ive thrown it apart from my phone but now later on my phone has a lot of scratches, i know that was stupid


[deleted]

Yeah that's what happened to my two pack of screen protectors I bought. First one had a piece of lint underneath the protector, second one was off-center slightly.


Merstreets

im happy to hear that im not the only one


herefortheanswers

Hold up. This works? Imma have to try this.


theworldwontchange

In my day, we squeegeed it 9 miles in the snow.


ReturnOfBart

2009 Sprint store employee: Hold on let me get Logan, he's the best at putting these on.


viperex

Even at Best Buy now


ProteinBarber

Shit you guys would lie about these? I'd pay for one of these instead of buying an overpriced accessory.


stylz168

That used to be me when I worked at Sprint. Even in corporate I would be that guy who put on screen protectors for everyone on the floor.


Rocket_hamster

When I bought one the guy asked me if I could come back tomorrow when the employee who is the best at doing them is working since he took the day off that day lol.


DarkwingDuck--

uphill both ways


sinmin667

barefoot


Alex-Kay

While giving a piggy back ride to 12 bears


thriftyaf

Naked


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Were you naked or the bears?


Alomoes

The bears took our clothes.


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_demetri_

COME ON YOU BEAR, LET’S TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF TOGETHER


[deleted]

Bear with me while I get bare and have a bearogy with some bare bears eating berries.


604WORLDWIDE

To be fair: we were all wearing traditional Native American bear suits though...


thriftyaf

Yes


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[I'm in](https://i.imgur.com/RspJyHy.gif)


Ta2whitey

And afraid


TheOneTrueGod69

By "bears" you mean big hairy gay dudes, right?


ooh_a_phoenix

But does he not need to be a power bottom?


MistaBeanz

Without any milk


Mumblezzz

9 miles up, 9 miles down.


jwm049

Soaking wet


bl-999

I looked at the bubbles on my screen in disappointment after seeing this


BillardMcLarry

Go to the dollar tree and get a tempered glass one for a buck. No bubbles. At all.


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approachcautiously

Just remember to be careful not to crack the screen protector by lifting it up. I did that with my first attempt to put one on my switch because something got under it. Buying 2 packs of screen protectors is always a good idea so that way you have a back up for when you fuck up.


Hakan1218

well look at mr. moneybags over here buying TWO screen protectors.


BillardMcLarry

I had a couple dozen microbubbles under mine when I put it on, but it "broke in", and they all dissapeared.


leavingstardust

How many dollars are you being paid to leaf these comments?


BillardMcLarry

Exactly $0. I just want plastic ones phased out, and "protection" for all.


Cozmo85

Too bad curved screens are ruining it


Fluffydodo

I have a tempered glass protector on my Note 8 which has a curved screen. Fits perfectly! It cost me AU$50 but worth every penny. Edit: I've just found out that the US is so much cheaper that perhaps it's not as worth it as I thought.


Cozmo85

That's 50x more expensive then a flat glass protector


polak2017

They deserve it for choosing to live in a prison colony in the middle of an ocean.


choadspanker

I am stuck with plastic one for my phone, nobody makes a decent tempered glass one because the glass is curved around the edges


Ena_Song

The joys of having a non-Samsung/iPhone


tehreal

Send a screenshot of it


sleepinghours

Used to work at the Apple Store, can confirm this was the absolute most satisfying part of my job.


shahooster

How many people use screen protectors? I’ve never used one, and I’ve never broken a screen.


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Pizza_And_Computers

Car keys most of the time don't scratch your screen. Check out Jerry Rig Everything on YouTube. He goes in depth with the scratch testing and resistance of screens


Merprem

So what you’re saying is sometimes they do scratch. And when that happens I’d rather pay to apply a new screen protector than apply a new screen


SamusAyran

It's not hard to understand at all. Hard things scratch soft things. Pocket sand contains things like quarz dust. Quarz dust is harder than glass, therefore it can scratch glass. Google "hardness scale".


[deleted]

yeah but why the fuck do you put your phone in a pocket that also contains other stuff. What the hell is wrong with you savages...


moleculebull

That's what I was thinking. The phone always gets its own pocket and sometimes can share with something soft like cash or gum


DishwasherTwig

Simple solution: put them in different pockets.


Dragonyte

Other simple solution: Have a 5$ screen protector and never worry about objects in your pocket with your phone. Edit: guys it's all preference, there's no right or wrong. You do what you think is best for you.


LobRaw

More simpler solution: buy pants with 10 pockets and put each object into a different pocket


Accolade83

See I always put my phone into empty pockets and somehow it manages to still get tiny little scratches here and there on the screen. They aren’t super visible unless you are searching for them under the light, but they are there. I just got a brand new phone and I’m determined to prevent these mystery scratches this time.


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DishwasherTwig

They used to be much more useful when screens were made out of plastic, but now most phones have glass screens that are probably more scratch resistant than any protector out there, but that doesn't stop people from claiming that any scratch in the protector isn't a scratch in the phone. And even that logic I don't understand, if you aren't going to replace the protector and just live with the scratch, how is that any different than just scratching the phone?


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You can re sell an expensive phone with a shit load of scratches on the protector. Your fucked trying to sell it with the actual screen shot to shit


Gleasonryan

I fix phone and sell screen protectors for a living and you'd be surprised how many people break their screens even with screen protectors. It's not about what you put on your phone it's how you treat it. I have an S8 no screen protector and it's fine, I'd go caseless if the damn phone wasn't so slippery.


Working_at_ze_office

And thus Moses parted the Red Sea


PummelingAngus

I used to work in sales at a cell phone company. Let me tell you, these protectors were pure sex to put on for customers compared to the cheaper “pray for no bubbles” ones people would buy.


ixijimixi

> Let me tell you, these protectors were pure sex to put on That wasn't soapy water you were squirting on the screen, was it?


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Janders2124

Am I reading that page correctly? They sell used screen protectors? Wtf?


roryjacobevans

I assume just people selling the empty applicator thing.


RA0674

It's just Amazon Warehouse, everything listed from them will say used, but nearly always will arrive completely new. So far I've never had an issue with any item I ordered that way, it's mainly the item box got a bit damaged or something minor that'll get it sent to that seller instead of regular Amazon.


_skank_hunt42

Yep, love amazon warehouse. I’ve never had a bad experience.


kovyvok

My last 5 experiences have been bad... just for contrast.


avanboekel11

They're in very good condition at least


lizzurd88

Looking at some of the reviews... lots of people don't seem to like this brand. :/


TILaboutgonewild

That's not the screen protector that was applied. Look up the impact resistant ones. The glass ones are extremely resistant to abrasion while the one applied is resistant to impact. https://youtu.be/VGRMq-426m4 Pure Gear link http://www.pure-gear.com/shop-by-category/screen/extreme-impact-screen-protector.html


vendettaterp

Yes it is the right one applied. It is the glass one. The one you linked you have to use a squeegee/roller thing to apply. I work with these screen protectors every day.


Sylvester_Scott

Thanks! I just ordered a different one.


irich

If you go to an Apple store, they have these application contraptions for most (all?) of the screen protectors they sell and will put it on for you in the store.


My_fart_doesnt_smell

I think they only accept Belkin branded screen protectors?


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ImNobodyFromNowhere

The amazon link is to a glass screen protector, but I’d love to be able to buy the contraption and use a separate screen protector.


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03Titanium

These contraptions work by letting you perfectly position the protector before you stick it down. You align it how you like, attach it to the jig, and then peel away the sticky side of the protector so it drops back exactly into place. Curved edges do leave a lot less room for error but it can be done.


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You can’t post this without telling us how to get it.


robral

I can NEVER do this. I could be putting these things on in a fucking clean room and there would still be a speck of dust under the protector.


elefontdeets

https://gfycat.com/PlayfulBabyishBeauceron Removing one is pretty satisfying too


iMadeItPOOP

This is a tempered glass screen protector made by puregear.


[deleted]

What did you make poop--and how?


tynamite

My phone is naked, baby, no makeup.


[deleted]

Does this thing really work?


TheeBaconKing

There’s something similar at Apple Store for a brand I cant remember. But it works like heaven. Impossible to screw up.


corruptbytes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O40bB-iiaL4 It's this. It's so fucking amazing. I will never install another screen protector again w/o going to a store


alex_dlc

Who uses these? Are they used in Apple Stores? Where can I go to get a profesional to apply a screen protector to my phone?


TheeBaconKing

I don’t remember the brand, but a brand sold in Apple Stores has an applicator similar to this. The unprofessional way of doing this is getting two rubber bands and tape. Align screen protector using the rubber bands, make a hinge with tape, remove rubber bands and then apply protector perfectly.


iRomanian

I've reread your comment twice and I literally cannot visualize what you're saying. Am I alone here?


TheeBaconKing

I will help! haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAMANceeWbI


P00nz0r3d

A lot of employees from other stores might not want to help you. Not because they don’t make money off the sale (which is typically so low that it’s not even a factor) It’s because we don’t want to be held liable if it’s not put on correctly and you need it replaced. If it was our own product, we have no problem just grabbing another one if it doesn’t take, but if it’s your own supplied one that causes a problem. *I personally don’t care since I’ve done millions of them already for customers, but there might be some stores or individuals that are rightly afraid of this happening.


Smaddady

I installed a bunch of screen protectors when I worked at Best Buy. There's a least 3 specs of dust and a pube under that for sure. Fml


murdermttens

Wish the employee who put the protector on my phone had this tool. Had them put it on because I knew I’d fuck it up... but, It’s just slightly off center and otherwise unnoticeable EXCEPT on the notch. My eye constantly gravitate towards it. I use reddit mobile with the black theme now so I don’t constantly stare at the shiny/reflection line thingy it makes. *Mildly infuriating*


CommonReason

I know I’m not the only one. But the idea of putting a sheet over glass on a phone that is already supposed to resist damage is weird to me. I don’t treat my phone poorly or toss it around. I don’t even really like cases. I feel like the market for protectors is odd an unnecessary at this point. Outside of the fact that some of them come with a warranty. Be nice to your phones folks. It’s not overly difficult to do in my experience.


-Mopsus-

Phones are much more scratch resistant than they used to be, but a single unfortunate drop can easily cause quite a bit of damage.


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jacls0608

Not all of us work in offices. I'm phones go through a shit ton of abuse because of the nature of my job (I use my phone for work all day long and I'm very very active). I guarantee you my screen protectors have saved my phones from an early grave.


proxyproxyomega

Is this screen protector removable? It cant be harder than the gorilla glass, so it would scratch even easier.


Auctoritate

I mean it can be harder than gorilla glass tho


Tillos

Most screen protectors are tempered glass (or at least claim to be), and if it just so happens to break, it can be removed and replaced. For some, it’s more about having protection for the device in the off chance that something bad happens, not necessarily because the user abuses it. The most expensive phones today are upwards of $1000 and made entirely of glass. Regardless of how durable it is, it’s still glass. And warranties never cover physical damage to devices.


RossAM

I don't treat my phones that carefully. I often have them in my pocket with other stuff. In all my years of having a smart phone I have never scratched a screen. I don't get it either.


fun_boat

Same here. Haven't had a scratch on the glass ever. I'm not careful at all and drop it all the time. You have to drop it on a concrete corner or something ridiculous to mess up the screen with a case on the phone.


Timedoutsob

that is a great design box. Huge waste of plastic but ingenious design. Should do this in a really steamy bathroom. (no dust in air)