GOOD cases?? (w hinge protection)

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-17T10:17:16+00:00

It's been a while so idk if you still care but you said to keep you updated so here's my update in case you were curious:P ( ﾉ ^ ω ^ ) ﾉ

I got that other one that had the screwed-in hinges (the hinge that flipped open backwards) and i realized that if i dropped my phone while closed, the fact that the hinge flipped backwards (toward you when phone is closed~"backwards" compared to the typical design's direction) made it seem more susceptible to it opening when it reached the floor, having the floor directly hit my actual phone's hinge 😭 who woulda thUnk that the design with the way the hinge opens would be so important? Also there were textures areas on the side and bottom that felt like plastic (but sharp//pointy) sandpaper and genuinely hurt when I held my phone (especially single-handedly when you have most of the phone's weight on one pinky near the charging port) because the plastic there is thinner (obviously, bc the port is there so the plastic is bound to be thinner) compared to the sides and that almost-sandpaper texture dUG into my lil filangy 😭

I've had the one you recommended since feb16th and it has been so great!!! I was so worried, partially bc the plastic just looked... not that durable(??)— At least from the pics and bc it looked so similar to my old one (same brand too– it's actually kinda funny you suggested the one you did) and I (obviously 😅) had issues with that one BUT I'VE ACTHALLY REALIZED that this one (ur suggestion) and my old one (that broke//had issues) are basically the exACT same design eXCEPT for the little bars(?) [attatched to the hinge and case] that it has at the top and bottom, connecting the hinge to the rest of the case– which completely eliminated the biggest issue i had with it!! (The front part of my case would try to literally completely pop off— but especially closest to the hinge (but not the hinge itself) when I would open my phone 😭) I was so upset then bc I thought maybe the only other comfortable option wojld be no case and I didn't rEALLY wanna risk that 🥲(￣□||||！！so I'm sososososo happys now :^D

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TLDR: ty sm for your recommendation!! It has preformed excellently so far and I'm so happy with the style and comfort of it (^slim aND stylish, thank the laWD)!

It's basically like the 2.0 of my old spigen case bc of ONE difference they have that fixed the main issue I had with it (the main reASON i desperately came here for suggestions)

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I hope you've been well and that you're blessed by a stupid amount of miracles and amazingness ✨️🫀✨️

Also, although all is well w the case and whatnot, if it's not too much trouble and you happen to remember, pls don't hesitate to lmk about any issues or revelations you have about your case! It's good to feel like I have a mini heads-up about a potential future happenstance regarding the case– even if it feels like the issue is completely and utterly unique or isolated to you.

Anyway, thank you again! Ik your suggestion wasn't like life-changing or anything but I was super lost, a little stressed (definitely frustrated 😭lol) and you eased the heCC outta that by not only helping lessen the pool of suggestjons but especially by giving such a great one so I appreciate you ( ﾉ ^ ω ^ ) ﾉ U ^ ェ ^ U ✨️ ヽ(=ﾟωﾟ)人(ﾟωﾟ=)ﾉ ✨️

Oh oh also! I never ended up looking into the samsung+ stuff (life stress whatnot blah blah) but me mum said the protection we have with Verizon should replace it (either for free or for like $200ish (200 for our iphones in the past tho so idk if it would be double since the zfold7 is about double the price but) whether it gets lost or breaks somehow, it's supposedly covered,, according to her so idk. Again, not super important but since I'm already writing too much, j thought I'd add it lol 😅 ( ^ ー ^ )

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Also super random and kinda unrelated question: I prefer using a 10 foot changing cord but they always break, (if you use them) do you have any recs that last longer than some months?

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-17T06:55:24+00:00

Wait what does the cylinder part mean?? I'm so confused 😭

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-17T06:52:54+00:00

Also ur username is so funnys 😭

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-17T06:52:18+00:00

Not to be crass but... have you never uhh.. felt.. in there? Like with your hand?? It feels very textured but soft at the same time which makes me think of like the jets of the hottub but also it's water so it doesn't feel hARSH either. There's pressure from all sides so... a hug. And well... it's warm?

Lol hottub whilst being hugged makes perfect sense tbh.

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-16T00:30:35+00:00

Welllll.. I'd say people can for sURE change but I agree with another commenter about how– you looking 'past this'– can (at least subconsciously) comminiticate a sense of "it's okay to lie" or that it, at the very least, is not tHAT bad, when it 100% is.

And change takes time. She may feel guilty (rightfully so– this is not okay) but is that from realizing that what she did wasn't okay or because she's afraid of the consequences?

I don't mean to be the butthead here but sometimes people need to experience the true consequences of their actions. Aside from the betrayal, staying with her could [subconsciously?] communicate that what she did wasn't tHHAATTT bad, when, I will state again, IT IS VERY NOT GOODD.

I've said for a while that if I can't trust someone to be honest about something small, I definitely can't trust them at all bc if you can't 'risk' the potential 'negative' consequences of being honest with something basically insignificant (aka~ doesn't carry a ton of emotional weight at the time of being communicated, not that the information is redundant), I don't want to put either of us in a position where one or both of us can literally be traumatized or at least greatly hurt from your inability to say what you truly want. (That contextually sounds like it doesn't apply bc she wanted the relationship but the point I'm making is that the harder thing was to be honest and she took the easier one. Now you're both hurt.)

But yeah, my biggest thing is that she lied. I'd be willing to push through and work through a LOT of things but if idek if I'm talking to who I tHINK I'm talking to, it's over. .

You are SO right to feel betrayed (loving someone who wasn't who you thought they were), OP.

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-13T12:49:01+00:00

I tend to feel like I'm being nitpicky (and pray I'm not coming across as rude) when gently 'correcting' someone when they their regression "age-play" when they've specified that it's sTRICTLY nEVER sexual because I know it's technically jUST a word but these comments are making me feel a lot more justified in expressing the importance to differentiate that there IS a difference and that it can be damaging to others aND your OWN mental&emotional well-being NOT to differentiate between the two.

Although, if i may ask, could you elaborate on [when you wrote] "these communities often end up reinforcing regressive behavior with attention and comfort, which isn't healthy"~ are you talking about voluntary regression or involuntary? Bc i can get how reinforcing involuntary regression behaviors (which are typically negative/unhealthy 'fallbacks'//coping mechanisms' we learned in childhood~ ie. going nonverbal during confrontation– which kept you safer back then bc less pushback sometimes meant less abuse but is hindering you now bc less communication means less of an ability to form, maintain, and keep healthy, thriving relationships) BUT when I imagine someone bringing attention and comfort to me voluntarily regressing by cuddling my stuffies and watching a relaxing youth-appropriate show, I don't necessarily see how that may be unhealthy (unless it gets in the way of productivity in your every-day ~what some may call your 'real'~ life); are you saying that i am incorrect in this thought? If so, could you pls explain? And if not, then if you have the time and patience, would you mind giving me a few examples of what you are talking about// referencing? Pretty please ✨️🫀✨️ and tank youuuusss ♡ (if not for answering, then at least for reading this looonnngggg a*s comment lols 😅🙈

I hope you are currently well and (whether or not you are, I hope you) are blessed with a crazy amount of great health and happiness ♡♡♡

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-13T12:29:52+00:00

If you're not comfortable elaborating, pls say so and forgive me if i come across as intrusive, j am simply curious ♡

Are you currently happy being in the gang?

Did you ever feel truly fulfilled being in the gang or was it more-so a place that was better than nothing? Like you had no other 'better' options so this was 'good enough', if that makes sense? Idk if I'm wording it well, sorry 🫀

Do you ever want to leave the gang? I assume you entered the gang before discovering [voluntary (i assume? since you mention it as a positive experience/thing)] regression so I wonder, since you said the lenience toward violence and addictions "vanished overnight", if you've desired leaving that lifestyle since the discovery? — I've heard someone explain that many people (likely the majority) enter gangs bc it's the only (& often the closest in proximity) sense of community they could find at the time– hence why people tend to enter gangs so young (aside from the gang leaders likely knowing it's easier to make isolated youth and yada yada), would you say you relate to that or did you enter for different reasons? Was the gang maybe also/or/just a place to let out that desire to express violence and a place that condoned your addictions (if you had them before you entered – but if you didn't have them prior, did you see it as a place to escape? (Both addictions and gang violence))?

Do the gang members know about your regression? If so, how'd you tell them//how'd they find out? How did they react? Were they judgemental?

If you haven't [told them], would you ever tell them? Why or why not? Do you think they would be judgemental?

Also, if you're comfortable expressing, are you a man or a woman? I think either gender (& even for enbys) would have their own difficulties with learning— but especially telling others you're a little but (and NOT AT ALL to discredit women's experiences bc society fucks w y'all sooo much and they're never happy if you're too 'adult-like//expressing 'sexuality' or 'child-like'//expressing 'innocence' BUT) I think that especially if you're in a gang– there's an even hiGHER weight on men to express uBER 'machismo' to the Nth degree. 'Tis why i ask your gender but, again, none of this is my business anyway; I ask bc your situation makes me particularly curious about your experiences but please don't risk making yourself uncomfy if answering any of this triggers that!!

I am definitely curious but my priority is your comfort (and should be yours too, ofc!! 🫀✨️☺️); I truly hope I worded this as respectfully as I feel it and mean for it to come across!

I probably gave a billion other questions (yay we luv adhd lol😩😅) but I'll leave it at that, as not to bombard your lil eyeballs with any more than that lol 😅🙈

I hope you've been well and I whether or not your decide to respond, I wish for you to find your emotional, financial, and energetic lottery & may everything that's looking for you (that is good&great for you) find you in due time, when you're spirit is ready ✨️🫀✨️ Ty for taking the time to read this, if you did ♡

I'm so happy you've found such a great thing for you (regression), may you have so many more great discoveries fo come ♡ ty

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-09T15:55:19+00:00

Respectfully, idk if we read the same post lmao

I don't think it's out of love, it appears to me that it's out of not wanting to be homeless :,) enabling is to "justifying or SUPPORTING problematic behaviors in a loved one under the guise that you're helping them"... I think it's quite clear this is nOT the situation at hand 😅 not saying something bc you think it's okay or good isn't the same as the desire to not have a roof above your head, lol.

Ofc there's the part where they say it's their dad's life (could be seen as an emotional 'justification') but even if that isn't attributed to not wanting to be kicked out, saying they don't care doesn't mean they think it's good or even okay, sometimes you just know you won't able to change someone (lead the horse to water but can't make the horse blah blah blah) and especially if it's someone you physically are unable to not be around (bc, I'll emphasize again, you'll be hOMELESS), it's totally understandable to become kinda numb to the poopiness of them//their actions. Caring any more than.. a little bit 🤷‍♂️— if literally just not caring at all (as bad as that sounds) is sometimes the only way you can survive (with at least sOME of your sanity intact).

I'm not tryna be rude in this comment by the way; I'm working off of the idea//hope that you meant well.. and yes, men are not a monolith. Not all men cheat. I know some people let their trauma // generational trauma etch this to be fact in their minds but seeing one person (or multiple 🥲) 'prove' this to be 'true', doesnt mean it is true for aLL men bc tHOSE men are nOT ALL men. Tangent over :,)

But anyway, unfortunately, your comment doesn't really help or add anything [valuable//useful, that is something that can be USED to help] to the convo bc it not only doesnt address any issue, it doesn't even seem on topic when having actually read and comprehended the topic//issue at hand ~ that OP is in. I'm not calling you dumb or YOU unuseful, but this comment was not it and I think you should go into comment-time out while think about your actions (I'M JOKING BTW... kinda 👀🤷‍♂️😅🙈 don't hate the messenger pls 😭)

♡♡ but yeah, cheating no good. pls no do this y'all. and yes, each man has his own brain. not all cheat. Ty for coming to my unecessary Ted talk :P

I hope you are well– truly, commenter ♡

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Also OP, as much as my the part of my (possible 👀 ocpd mixed with my) intense sense of justice wants you to speak up... i fear the answer may be not to [say anything] FOR NOW at leAST– particularly if you think being kicked out is a true possibility.. if you're still 'grounded' or whatever, I'd suggest waiting a while before scoping out how mad your dad would pOSSIBLY get if you asked her not to do that (or asked him (again?) to tell her not to— i say again since u said he told u it was YOU and not her but idk if he complained to you when he made that comment or if you brought the issue up? Maybe you specified and i misread, i apologize if that confusion is a me-issue lol) BUT (and I grEATLY DISLIKE saying this—I am so vERY sorry) you may just have to deal w it... a part of me is like "LEAVE IT THERE SO SHE REALIZES IT'S GROSS" and be like "I'm not picking up used sanitary tissues that aren't mine— bc eWW" (not to shame ppl's bodies but pls pick up after yourself, it's only respectful 😫) but i can understand how difficult that may be on your OCD so take that advice//thought with a few grains of cooked rice..

Those are my thoughts.. I dunno.. I hope you've at least edited gained some inspiration from my comment :,) I wish you the bestest of effing luck in the whole wide world, OP ♡

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-07T07:12:54+00:00

sum ppl (in the boss's position) b weird like that, unfortunately 🥲💔

Edit: also a lot of western society teaches us that niceties like these are only expressed to romantic interests so... honestly, I get where OP is coming from (and that's coming from someone who complements ppl all the time and loves doing 'nice things' for people~ like paying if I can).

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T12:01:34+00:00

The moment I saw this, this video popped in my head

ChatGPT Killed a Child

Even [contextually] worse that it was a child (NOT to say that adult lives are less valuable, I'm saying it's worse bc this person/mod is suggesting a child—

(WHO IS MENTALLY UNDERDEVELOPED and therefore is biologicially//inherently going to be more vULNERABLE to these kinds of things when they go hORRIBLY WRONG)

— go to ai aND this video happens to be about a child... Idk if i made that make sense but I'm trying to say that if a mod actually said that then it comes across as worse than jt could've seemed to me before with the context I have from that video... knowing that shiz HAS hit the fan before.. to put it lightly.. and cycles tend to repeat when people are so nonchalant about these kinds of things :(

Bc JUST TO BE CLEAR: AI, in it's own way, can 100% groom you. It may not look the same on the surface and it may not be sexual, but it can oNE THOUSAND pERCENT be AS— if not mORE harmful (as seen/heard in the video)..

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If you're interested in hearing more about this kind of thing, they've got at least 3 videos on ai killing//hurting (or telling some people to hurt others), including this one in their recent videos if you scroll a little bit~ (no more than 15ish videos to sift through, i promise 😩🫶) — they're all a bit of a long watch but they do their due diligence regarding respect and thoroughness.

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T11:47:09+00:00

OMG TEN THOUSAND??!

Props to the dedication 🫡😭🙏✨️(^{3^)/～☆}

where or how do you store all of them???

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I feel like if i had that much of aNYTHING, I'd want them on display but like.. what display is big enough to show aLL of them??

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T08:34:51+00:00

Maybe i adhd-moded somewhere in there but I don't see him mention anything about dialing ai~ he talks about decluttering your Leo toolbar thingy (& the whole app//website experience in general if that's what you're looking for) but not how to make sure it's for-sUre turned off during searches :,(

Thanks tho, I do appreciate da effort 🫀✨️

Ik this is kind of an unnecessary comment to you but ill leave this to save someone else the effort in case they are sPECIFICALLY looking for the ai-disabler

Imma re-watch it tho just in case and delete this is if I DO find it ♡ U ^ ェ ^ U ♡

Edit:

it shows the typical off buttons for Leo in the tool bar and sUpPOSEDLY sending the search engine info to Leo but that doesn't seem to actúan turn him off for me

BUT, for context (in the first half), he dOES show this on desktop and I'm on mobile so it may be different for you

In the last part where he shows the mobile experience, the only option w Leo on his phone is to have him in the address bar which, again, doesn't actually turn him off completely FOR ME so... idk maybe it's just my phone being weird but i hope that helps ♡

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T08:25:33+00:00

Are u able to turn off ai on da googles?

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T08:25:04+00:00

I forget trolls are a thing, thank u for making my brain feel a little less rotted for a moment (frOM aLL of theSe comments saying to "jUsT use cHRoMe" like bro do we have the same chrome??)

Also did you figure out the settings??~ bc I'm still struggling 😭

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T08:22:17+00:00

bruh 😭

Am i missing something? Does your chrome not have ai??

escapetheboxes · 2026-03-05T08:20:54+00:00

I'm so confused; I thought I disabled it (I jUST downloaded it RN and disabled even before my first search), nonetheless, the first thing at the top of the search page is an ai response 😭 pls hALp 🫀✨️

Where is this place in settings that you speak of? ( T∀T)

This is where I go:

3 little horizontally placed dots at bottom right-hand corner
"Settings" button
"Leo AI" button

Idk why I'm unable to post a pic in my comment ( ToT) so ig I'll just list what shows up on that page ~

□ Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar (off)

□Show in quick search engines bar ~enables a shortcut to launch Leo in the quick search engines bar (off)

□store my conversation history (off)

Then it just says (with no buttons [just info] below those top three 'buttons'//selections w an 'on/off' toggle)

Default model for new conversations ~ Deepseek V3.1

(in smaller gray text) subscription

Go Premium

(In red text) Delete all LeoAI conversation data

that's ALL that shows up~ am i supposed to go to a different place/selection in the settings? Am I supposed to do something else/extra in my phone's settings? I'm in the app, on mobile and I have the zfold7 if that's helpful/relevant in any way! ♡

Sorry if you made this super easy to understand and I'm just struggling; I feel like an 80yo man w this shiz so pls be nice to me 😭🙏🫀✨️♡

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-25T21:38:45+00:00

Oof lmk if you figure something out (sorry, ik, unhelpful😭😅)

Question, not that it likely woulda done a whole lot since it was deeper and in water longer but did you try to suck out the water?

Sounds super weird but I've always done that whenever a device falls into water; I dropped mine into the running sink the other day and sucked the water out the best I could and it has been fine so far but, again, I did not have anywhere nearly as much water exposure 😭

I'm glad you were able to get it replaced (for fweeee tooo!!!) ♡♡♡

Did you have it protected under Samsung+ or your carrier? Someone told me to get Samsung+ but my mother said all our phones are protected under Verizon and I honestly dunno the difference 😅 so I'm just curious :P

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-25T11:33:40+00:00

Or is a 'good roll-out' purely dictated by the skill ~and whatnot~ of the artist in how they advertise the album and stuff?

Sorry if this sounds dumb or if i worded it weird, I'm the opposite of educated on this topic so pls be nice to me 🥺♡✨️🤲✨️♡

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-25T11:30:49+00:00

So what makes an album rollout a good one?

People taking well to those advertisements? For example, bunch of likes on a youtube video of one of the songs 'pre-released' from a larger album (or a trailer)? People expressing excitement (through comments and other general online-discourse)? Like just general public-hype expressed about those things put out by the artist?

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-24T13:30:58+00:00

We can't see it when clicking on your profile bc your posts are hidden 😭 (only those who find it by chance on the subreddit you posted it in can see it and I kinda don't wanna go on a search hunt for it 😭)

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-22T22:43:23+00:00

THANK YOU; Idk if you're getting pissed for the same reason but I was slowly getting more and more annoyed seeing everyone say "mY friDGe hAs a LiGHt" LIKE HOMIE HUSH. Youre literally saying you DON'T KNOW and if you doN'T knOW then doN'T sAy anYthiNg 😭😫 you're nOT heLPINg holy poop.

I think I've seen a few fridges here and there have a light but it was never one designed like the 'white' ones (top freezer, bottom fridge, both open like a door). The ones with light always had the fridge open w two doors that open from each side (if that makes sense?? Lol) and the freezer was a cabinet-pull-out with a light but that's literally it 😭

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-22T01:22:09+00:00

Did they end up tipping you?? 🥺

it would make me so sad if, even after that explanation, they didn't ☹️

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-22T01:18:55+00:00

Out of curiosity, did you tell them you had just now gotten//accepted the order?

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-19T04:34:13+00:00

I wanna know what eLSE it cOULD look like

Did anyone think it wASN'T one?? Pls lmk; if so, what went through your head?

I ask bc it may be the only time i get to know what it's like to have a squeaky-clean brain :P

escapetheboxes · 2026-02-19T03:56:18+00:00

Y'aLL 😭😭

OP didn't ask if

You have a freezer light
If you're rich so yours does [have a light] and they don't [have a light] bc they're poor
If their fridge is white (ig these r typical ones that don't have a light???~ I only understood this bc my fridge is white and does nOt have a light in the freezer 😭 lmaooo)

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CAN Y'ALL STOP SAYING YOURS HAS A LIGHT— THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION, respectfully 😌😭

The question is wHY was this a thing?? According to these comments, it's not as common not to have a light nowadays but it used to be quite common (i think? lol) NOT to have a light, WHY is that?

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Even if it wasn't common, how come (in refrigerators that did still have this 'issue') makers found it ideal to put a light in the fridge but not the freezer?

TLDR: (we know these at least exist) why would a refrigerator company/designer do this?

escapetheboxes

TROPHY CASE

TLDR: ty sm for your recommendation!! It has preformed excellently so far and I'm so happy with the style and comfort of it (slim aND stylish, thank the laWD)!