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11 yr old drops their half decent mobile down the loo.....complete accident....it may be ruined ..it may not.........however if it's ruined the options given are......

a) pay half towards a new one

b) use the family spare

c) get given a brand spanking new one.

They are not the options given to the child. btw..they're the options available to deal with the situation.

I favour a and have been called allsorts cos I think she needs to learn the value of money accident or not .x

c you old meanie, C, :-|

"falls of bed laughing"

*sighs*

*LOUDLY*

Is it insured ? either separately or on house Insurance.
Son was on hols with his friend's family in Spain and jumped in the the pool with his phone in his pocket !
I claimed on the house insurance for it, but it wasn't covered by water damage, had he lost it or had it stolen it would have been.. so beware ;-) if you make a claim to check the small print.

Firstly, try drying it out with a hair dryer, fingers crossed, if that fails.

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Hmmmm it could be I suppose...but is it worth the price of losing the no claims bonus and higher premiums........?

I too would favour a) because accident or not she should have been aware that there was a chance it could happen. Err I hope it was either before she used said loo or after she flushed it!!! Try drying it out though, OH repairs some phones and some dry out easily (You would be surprised how many get dropped in water, cups of tea etc.

If you did that what would you do? Buy a new one if needed and pay the costs. So....maybe the same for your 11 y.o. The a) option sounds good.

It's been taken apart and is sitting in the airing cupboard for a few days.has had a blast with the hairdryer too...so it's a suck it and see moment really.

Thanks Ann...that's my gut instinct too x

...and Scary Aunty Sue....yep my thoughts exactly x

omg! why are you all picking A, "sulks"



lol

i would pay half then let her do jobs to pay the rest

then again maybe i would get sick of waiting for the jobs to be done
and just put her a new on on daddys bank card lol

Real world Stray.

She's in high school now...she's not a baby anymore...actions have consequences.

*prepares to be shot* LOLOLOLOL

Try drying it as said , I tried with son's but it had been dunked a week before and didn't survive ! You may be lucky if done soon enough.

Edit.. Just read your post re airing cupboard and hair dryer.

but she will always be YOUR baby :-P

C of course infact I would refer to option D....buy her 2 new ones just incase it happens again ;-)

:-D :-D :-D :-D "like" hayleys comment, yes buy her a new one tht isnt half decent, thts full decent

"evil cackle"

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Nope I'm standing firm.........even if I AM horrible lol x

Yes she'll always be my baby and I love her to my bones forever more and al that.

But she still has to live in the real world sometime !!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs Grumpy says...she goes without a mobile for a month (that'll hurt) then pay half whilst supergluing the phone to her hand :-D