Guest guest Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 We've been using my cell phone camera to make our Christmas lists.... since about October, every time someone says " hey Mom, I want this " I hand them my phone and have the take a photo and poof, it's on the Christmas list. My youngest (age 9) even can add text, like the store name or size. The, I can help out grandmas by having detailed Christmas lists rather than " a sweatshirt " it's " the polka dot sweatshirt from Aeropostal, size L, on sale until Sunday. " My mom especially likes this, since she doesnt' like to buy gift cards, and has a hard time finding things for her many grandkids. , mom to (13), (10 DS), and Sammy (9) Kathy wrote: > > (now 24) has had a cell phone for about 5 years now - and has > her own favorites to call (the sibs, the b/f, and me) and has come up > with some creative uses for it... > > She likes to shop at WalMart... and if she brings her phone, I let her > shop the store without me, and call when she is done so that we can > meet up. Then, we go through all the stuff in her basket and sort > through what she can buy, and what she cannot buy. > > Once - she had a huge stack of stuff she wanted to buy. I asked her > piece by piece what they cost. Some of them were nearby and she could > show me (there was not a scanner nearby), but one was a set of marking > pens and she had no clue what they cost. So - I sent her to go check, > since you can't make decisions without knowing how much things are. > > She was gone for a while, then I could see her walking back to where I > had stayed.... looking at her phone and pushing buttons... I was sure > she was planning to call me, so I was flagging her down... " just a > minute " she tells me... and keeps mucking with the phone.... > > She got closer, and handed the phone to me. > > On it, clear as a bell - the price sticker from the shelf telling me > that the pens cost $2.22..... she had taken a picture of it to prove > to me what the price was!!! > > Yes, she bought them.... and yes, I sent that picture from her phone > to me at home so I could keep it. Pretty darn innovative use of a > cell phone camera, I had to admit!! > > ...and she has only killed one cell phone in that period of time - > " death by soda " in her lunch bag.... > > -- > Kathy > mom to (24-DS) and a bunch of others.... > (yes, her brother (-20) who is hard of hearing has a cell phone too) > > > > > > (35, DS) has never been comfortable using the phone. Most of her > > chums at Sunshine Center where she works have cell phones and I was > > surprised when she asked me if she could have one too. I thought that > > perhaps this will encouraged to not be so shy about phones, so I got her > > one. I programmed it with the numbers of family members, showed her > how to > > use it, then told her to go into the next room and call me on my > cell all by > > herself. By , she did it! Then I told her to call her siblings and > > give them her number. She said, " I'm not ready yet. " > > > > Oh well. At least the thing has GPS in case I lose her sometime. > > > > granny > > > > -- > > Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 What a great idea!!!! I am going to have to borrow that one!!! , mom to brandon 10 ds, emily 7, david 21, katie 19 and 3 grand kids Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Re: Re: and phones We've been using my cell phone camera to make our Christmas lists.... since about October, every time someone says " hey Mom, I want this " I hand them my phone and have the take a photo and poof, it's on the Christmas list. My youngest (age 9) even can add text, like the store name or size. The, I can help out grandmas by having detailed Christmas lists rather than " a sweatshirt " it's " the polka dot sweatshirt from Aeropostal, size L, on sale until Sunday. " My mom especially likes this, since she doesnt' like to buy gift cards, and has a hard time finding things for her many grandkids. , mom to (13), (10 DS), and Sammy (9) Kathy wrote: > > (now 24) has had a cell phone for about 5 years now - and has > her own favorites to call (the sibs, the b/f, and me) and has come up > with some creative uses for it... > > She likes to shop at WalMart... and if she brings her phone, I let her > shop the store without me, and call when she is done so that we can > meet up. Then, we go through all the stuff in her basket and sort > through what she can buy, and what she cannot buy. > > Once - she had a huge stack of stuff she wanted to buy. I asked her > piece by piece what they cost. Some of them were nearby and she could > show me (there was not a scanner nearby), but one was a set of marking > pens and she had no clue what they cost. So - I sent her to go check, > since you can't make decisions without knowing how much things are. > > She was gone for a while, then I could see her walking back to where I > had stayed.... looking at her phone and pushing buttons... I was sure > she was planning to call me, so I was flagging her down... " just a > minute " she tells me... and keeps mucking with the phone.... > > She got closer, and handed the phone to me. > > On it, clear as a bell - the price sticker from the shelf telling me > that the pens cost $2.22..... she had taken a picture of it to prove > to me what the price was!!! > > Yes, she bought them.... and yes, I sent that picture from her phone > to me at home so I could keep it. Pretty darn innovative use of a > cell phone camera, I had to admit!! > > ...and she has only killed one cell phone in that period of time - > " death by soda " in her lunch bag.... > > -- > Kathy > mom to (24-DS) and a bunch of others.... > (yes, her brother (-20) who is hard of hearing has a cell phone too) > > > > > > (35, DS) has never been comfortable using the phone. Most of her > > chums at Sunshine Center where she works have cell phones and I was > > surprised when she asked me if she could have one too. I thought that > > perhaps this will encouraged to not be so shy about phones, so I got her > > one. I programmed it with the numbers of family members, showed her > how to > > use it, then told her to go into the next room and call me on my > cell all by > > herself. By , she did it! Then I told her to call her siblings and > > give them her number. She said, " I'm not ready yet. " > > > > Oh well. At least the thing has GPS in case I lose her sometime. > > > > granny > > > > -- > > Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 > > On it, clear as a bell - the price sticker from the shelf telling me > that the pens cost $2.22..... she had taken a picture of it to prove > to me what the price was!!! Wow, that was good thinking on her part. I just got a new phone and it also acts as a scanner. I can scan items and see what the item cost and where it can be found cheaper. Tim has played with it, I am still trying to figure out how to program in new numbers. And Tim was so excited about my phone, he is desperately trying to get one just like it (G1) and it's on backorder. likes to talk on the phone, I tried to get him to use my old cell. I had my favorite 5 on the main menu (with picture) - he just asked me to call people for him. He is nosy about who calls and often wants the phone so he can talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Wow. I wouldn't mind having a phone like that. has taken to her phone like a duck to water. It was a big mistake on my part ot try to insist she learn to use a phone before I would buy her cell. It would seem having a cell phone has cured her of her phone shyness. She called me from Sunshine today just to see how I was doing. She's already programmed her best buddy in and has called her best cuz and her sister. She tried calling her youngest brother, but he wasn't home. She even remembered to put it on the charger when she went to bed last night. I'm so proud of her. Another milestone! granny On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 7:12 PM, CSBC <cindysue@...> wrote: > > > > > On it, clear as a bell - the price sticker from the shelf telling me > > that the pens cost $2.22..... she had taken a picture of it to prove > > to me what the price was!!! > > Wow, that was good thinking on her part. I just got a new phone and it also > > acts as a scanner. I can scan items and see what the item cost and where it > > can be found cheaper. Tim has played with it, I am still trying to figure > out how to program in new numbers. And Tim was so excited about my > phone, he is desperately trying to get one just like it (G1) and it's on > backorder. > > likes to talk on the phone, I tried to get him to use my old cell. > I had my favorite 5 on the main menu (with picture) - he just asked me to > call people for him. He is nosy about who calls and often wants the phone > so he can talk. > > > > > -- Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Ramona (25) called her sister the first day that she had her phone. I found this out when she brought the phone in to me at around midnight, and said " Elena wants to talk to you " . Elena lives in NYC, we live on the west coast. LOL! I had failed to establish 'time to call' parameters....live and learn. On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Gem Bordages <gem.bordages@...> wrote: > Wow. I wouldn't mind having a phone like that. > > has taken to her phone like a duck to water. It was a big mistake on > my part ot try to insist she learn to use a phone before I would buy her > cell. It would seem having a cell phone has cured her of her phone shyness. > She called me from Sunshine today just to see how I was doing. She's already > programmed her best buddy in and has called her best cuz and her sister. She > tried calling her youngest brother, but he wasn't home. She even remembered > to put it on the charger when she went to bed last night. I'm so proud of > her. Another milestone! > > granny > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 7:12 PM, CSBC <cindysue@...> wrote: > >> >> > >> > On it, clear as a bell - the price sticker from the shelf telling me >> > that the pens cost $2.22..... she had taken a picture of it to prove >> > to me what the price was!!! >> >> Wow, that was good thinking on her part. I just got a new phone and it >> also >> >> acts as a scanner. I can scan items and see what the item cost and where >> it >> >> can be found cheaper. Tim has played with it, I am still trying to figure >> out how to program in new numbers. And Tim was so excited about my >> phone, he is desperately trying to get one just like it (G1) and it's on >> backorder. >> >> likes to talk on the phone, I tried to get him to use my old cell. >> I had my favorite 5 on the main menu (with picture) - he just asked me to >> call people for him. He is nosy about who calls and often wants the phone >> so he can talk. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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