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Which Cases are You All Getting with Your New iPhones?
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Some store rewards cards are matched to your phone number so the clerk will just ask you for that if you don't have your card on you. I've also gone to carry the keychain versions of the cards on a ring that can detach from my main key ring. That way when I'm driving it's just my car key and house key hanging from the ignition and not a dozen discount key tags. Those stay in my pocket or purse until I need them.
I still have an ordinary wallet I carry when I know I'll likely be shopping or to the library. For daily errands I can get by with one debit/credit card, my license, and a twenty stuffed in the phone wallet case. My husband manages the same way. So we can always dash out and know we at least have the basics covered.
I really really really hate purses and handbags and travel as light as I can when I can. I only carry them when I know I'll have to...because I'm a wife and a mother and it just falls to me to be the family pack mule and I'll need to have the band aids and the hand sanitizer and the tissues and stow whatever treasure of the day the kid or hubby jams into my hands and asks me to stow in my bag. Once it was a betta fish in a lidded cup who went to the restaurant with us on the way home from the petshop. Otherwise I'm a tomboy and I just want to carry stuff like the guys do and not have one shoulder lower than the other or a backpack on like I'm off to go spelunking.
Trying this temporarily. I dig Spigen's design but haven't had much luck with their durability in the past. This model seemed to provide drop protection while being minimal and cheap which is all I need for some interim protection. Hope it comes in time, it's honestly annoying their other cases are Prime eligible while this one isn't.
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I'm quite boring and a creature of habit:
iPhone 3GS → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
iPhone 5 → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
iPhone 6 → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
That style just works great for me, being a guy who always has the phone in a front pants pocket. And they hold up amazingly well. Never had a problem with any of them wearing badly / coming apart / etc.
iPhone 3GS → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
iPhone 5 → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
iPhone 6 → Vaja Top Flip (Black / Black)
That style just works great for me, being a guy who always has the phone in a front pants pocket. And they hold up amazingly well. Never had a problem with any of them wearing badly / coming apart / etc.
I always get the Vaja as well (without the flip), but ordered the Apple leather case this time, because it was available and only $50.
I'll feel it out, and if I don't like the feel of the apple case, I'll go with a vaja. Their leather is always thicker and better quality.
I'll feel it out, and if I don't like the feel of the apple case, I'll go with a vaja. Their leather is always thicker and better quality.
So I guess this is the thinnest case out for the 6+. Anyone find anything slimmer? Im not looking for drop protection i just don't like naked phones.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MEZ5H9S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2SFKRF5TPZMT5
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MEZ5H9S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2SFKRF5TPZMT5
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Just got my shipment notification for my 6 plus product red leather case! I ordered it separately from the phone and hoped it would arrive before my 6 plus and low and behold that's what it looks like is happening . The ups tracking says it will be here Wednesday! 
. The ups tracking says it will be here Wednesday! 
I received the Spigen Airskin the other day and promptly returned it. It is literally the same thing as a $2.99 case I ordered from eBay. That's never true for the most part, but this was disappointingly so.
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I've gone with the Noot matte black case, via Amazon. Still looking for a leather case that can accommodate my ATH-M50 headphones - anyone? The Vaja Grip is nice, but I'm iffy about spending $70 if that metal piece is something I have to work around.
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The great thing was that when I got to work on the 12th (after the middle of the night pre-ordering), Vaja had the black/black Top Flip ready to go for the iPhone 6 - should be shipping in 10 days (from the 12th)... so yes, I'll have to go naked for a week most likely which is always a scary thing
. I may get a cheap plastic back cover at the local store to hold me over. But Vaja has certainly earned my loyalty (and my wife's) with their stuff over the years!
Can't say I have seen slimmer. Maybe on ebay? I am more than likely returning it. It's nice if all you want is very little scratch protection when laying it on a table. Only thing im worried about is that since it's very thin, with a lot of use, sliding it in and out of the pocket, the edges will just get ripped up.
I hear ya. I have never bought a case like this before and was just curious. I will be keeping my thin fit black case though. I had it on my iphone 5 and it's a good medium between a naked phone and some decent protection that can take a drop or two
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Right now on my iPhone 5 I have a white and blue speck grip and I am in love with it. Speck already released their colors for the 6 plus grip however they cant be ordered yet. I'm going to wait for that as I have had almost every case out there (total case-a-holic) and the Speck Grip is number 1 for me. Cant wait till its available.
The great thing was that when I got to work on the 12th (after the middle of the night pre-ordering), Vaja had the black/black Top Flip ready to go for the iPhone 6 - should be shipping in 10 days (from the 12th)... so yes, I'll have to go naked for a week most likely which is always a scary thing
just go to amazon and get one of the cheap cases that are in stock. There are some pretty nice ones in there. Theyre cheap and will tie you over till the vaja comes in.
I got one just as a backup, or when i want to mix it up a bit.
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And I should get it here well in advance without having to walk into a store - thanks for the reminder!
edit - just ordered a couple Luvvitts (one for me, one for the wife) to hold us over until the Vajas show up. Thanks
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I got this Spigen Cyrstal Clear one for my 6+ from amazon. Delivered today. Seems pretty nice; will hold me over until I get a Tech21 case or something else.
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Anyone know when otterbox are going to release their 6+ cases for sale? I'm looking into getting their symmetry case.
Not sure if this is the "boutique" leather wallet/case that some of you are hinting at (sorry if it is), but I buy from this guy year after year:
http://pact.cm/products/phone-wallet
They used to be named TUCH kinda died out a year or two ago and then came back as PACT this summer. Everything is handmade, no glue/adhesives/stitching, and their products are made from one piece of natural leather.
They're waiting to get actual devices to finalize the fits, but should be shipping them out a few weeks after launch. Trust me though, it's worth the wait.
http://pact.cm/products/phone-wallet
They used to be named TUCH kinda died out a year or two ago and then came back as PACT this summer. Everything is handmade, no glue/adhesives/stitching, and their products are made from one piece of natural leather.
They're waiting to get actual devices to finalize the fits, but should be shipping them out a few weeks after launch. Trust me though, it's worth the wait.