Sherry Taylor

Q: A new survey found that 42% of people break their phone by doing this?

A: Accidentally sending it through the washing machine, 42%.

The 10 Most Common Ways to Break or Lose Your Phone

A new survey ranked the most common ways people break or lose their phones.  Here’s the top 10 . . .

  1. Dropping it in water, 43%.
  1. Accidentally sending it through the washing machine, 42%.
  1. Throwing it, 22%.
  1. Dropping it out a window, 20%.
  1. Sitting on it, 20%.
  1. Spilling something on it, 20%.
  1. Your pet chews it up, 20%.
  1. Tripping and falling on it, 20%.
  1. Stepping on it, 18%.
  1. Forgetting it somewhere, 18%.

(PR Newswire)

 

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