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FOF Jamie James is giving away her brilliant Cellfolio cell phone case from the Jamie James Collection. It doubles as a wallet AND keychain. Enter to win by answering in the comments below: How old were you when you got your first cell phone?
“My life requires me to be organized,” says FOF Jamie James, a divorce attorney and mother of four in Andover, Massachusetts. Yet Jamie admits that on occasions she’s misplaced her bar license and had trouble getting into court. “I’d stash my license and debit card in my pants pocket for easy access, but I’d forget to take them out when I got home at night.”
In 2010, Jamie noticed her daughter, Caitlyn, a junior at Princeton, carrying her credit cards in a plastic cell phone case, behind her Blackberry. “I started to do the same, but I was used to carrying leather Tory Burch and Kate Spade bags--this plastic jelly case didn’t really fit my style,” says Jamie. A friend suggested that Jamie design something more her taste.
Jamie with her family at Caitlyn's graduation.
“I had a big wish list,” says Jamie. “I wanted this case to hold cards, be made from high-quality Italian leather, be manufactured in the U.S. and fit a variety of phone sizes so you wouldn’t have to throw it away if you upgraded.”
Nine months later, in July of 2011, the Cellfolio was born. “It was truly like a birth,” says Jamie. “It was hard to get all the components to come together.”
The hard work paid off. In less than a year she’s sold 7,000 “Cellfolios,” hybrid wallet and cell phone cases that come in five different styles and over a dozen colors. Each Cellfolio holds three cards, and some styles have an exterior photo ID window. It fits any size smart phone.
Jamie sells the Cellfolio exclusively through her website and at speciality shows around the U.S. “I think people are looking to minimize now more than ever, and I was ahead of the curve on that,” says Jamie. “I only carry my Cellfolio now. It has really simplified my life.”
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Enter to win a Cellfolio cell phone case invented by FOF Jamie James by answering in the comments below: How many years ago did you get your first cell phone?
One FOF will win. (See all our past winners, here.) (See official rules, here.) Contest closes April 26, 2012 at midnight E.S.T.
Thank you for entering. This contest is now closed.
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How great is this! Iwould love to have someplace to keep my smart phone in that is stylish. I hate to admit I am always shoving it in my pockets!
believe it or not I was 40 and needed a cell phone because I needed to be alerted at a moments notice to the needs of my newborn, Omar. So approxiamately 15 years ago.
Still don’t have one, don’t want one, If I’m not at my office desk, I don’t want to talk to anyone on a phone, simple!
Love this. I had my 1st cell phone 30 years ago.
15 years ago? In nursing school with my young son at home with grandma we felt we needed a way for her to get a hold of me just in case. Can’t imagine my life without one now, I’d rather forget my wallet at home than my phone!
I had my first cell phone 10 years ago. I really needed it for contacting my relatives. Thanks
I had my first cell phone 10 years ago. I really needed it for contacting my relatives.
I was 42!
I got my first cell phne when I was 40, I am now 48. I do ot text or check my e -mails, I just use it to talk! But, who wouldn’t Love this for their phone! It is a brilliant idea, sometimes I don’t like to carry a purse,so this would be perfect!!!
I was about 40, I guess – I took a job as a Travelling Nurse evaluating patients for possible admission to a Physical Rehab unit & needed to go into some questionable areas, so my Husband got me a phone. (That was about 17 years ago…WOW! Does time ever fly!!!) And although I once said I would NEVER give in to the APPLE revolution, I recently upgraded to an iPhone…. Never say NEVER! Thanks for the chance….
I don’t remember my exact age but had to be mid 40ish. Sometimes wish I didn’t own a cellphone but honestly don’t think I could do without it now.
My 1st cell phone was 30 years ago. Huge & bulky.
I was handed my first cell phone just 6 years ago. Before that, I considered myself cell-phone free! Now I wonder how I survived without it!
WHAT A NICE LOOKING ACCESSORY TO SHOW OFF WHEN OUT AND ABOUT…
I finally acquiesced to my husband’s requests for me to get a cell phone about 8 years ago, when I was already FOF. Now I Feel naked if it is not within reach…and the occasions when I misplace it-frantic! This would be a lovely timesaver, spacesaver, lifesaver.
Not sure when I got my first cell phone, but it has to be at least 10 years ago. I am living part of the year in Central America and this is my lifeline!
That is a tough question! It has been so many years! I think in the mid 90′s but I don’t remember exactly when!
I got one soon after they were introduced. Before that I had the car phone that needed an antenna on the car roof!
Now this is very practical. I could definitely use this on some many occasions. Great Idea!
Thank you for this great post and making my day bright.
Love to win
I got a basic model 10 years ago. My new one is just marginally more sophisticated, but I rarely use it just to chat.
I got my first cell phone in 2005. I love technology so I have a smart phone and am always lusting after the newest thing.
I don’t have a cell phone yet but, if i won, I would give it to my daughter .she has a cell phone. Thanks for the chance to win. connie danielson.