We got a landline this past Fall, after living for years with just a cellphone. I’m really happy about it, but we’ve been through about three sets of phones since then. The first was a corded telephone – and the dogs were curious and bit through the cord (they’ve since stopped the destructive chewing, but it was hilarious the time when I could hear the phone ringing, answered it, and there was nothing on the other end. Like living in one of those horror movies where the bad buys cut the phone cords). Then we decided to use the cordless set that we’d had in Halifax, but the display was broken and after a week of not knowing who was calling (yes, I know, first-world problem!) I got tired of that. Rob didn’t care, he’ll answer the second the thing rings, but I don’t like surprises.
So after all that, and with my tendency to hate spending money unnecessarily, you’d think I’d have taken the time to read some cordless phone reviews before going out and buying our third set. But no, no I didn’t. And the cordless phones we have now are great when it comes to features and display and everything but the battery life? Ridiculous. If you forget to put it on the charger for one day, it’s dead.
I say this because Rob’s parents phoned this morning – and we were having a great old chat… and then the phone died. So we grabbed the other phone (which was actually ON the charger) and called them back – and fifteen minutes later the “I’m going to die!” beep started happening.
I’m thinking of putting them up for sale on eBay as “phones for when you don’t want to talk to anyone” or “mother-in-law avoidance devices”. No reserve. Bid now.
LOL! Every cordless phone I ever owned has had a very bad battery life but maybe that’s because I only bought the absolute cheapest ones out there? I don’t have a landline now anyway because, well, no one ever calls me anyway.