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My wife's phone dies every. single. day. and I don't know why she doesn't just charge it at night.

I'm just wondering how people live like this πŸ˜…

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm worried there'll be an electrical fault and it'll start a fire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Because I can charge it in my car, at my desk in the office or with my battery pack when I am out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

On days I don't WFH, I charge my phone in the car. My commute is 2 hours per day which is sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I charge in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Sometimes I fall sleep while scrolling or watching something in bed, so no overnight charge

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Because it's already 100% when I go to sleep

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suck at sleeping so when I feel like I could conk out I seize the opportunity and go for it. Plugging in my phone is part of my bedtime ritual, so I trick my brain into not going into high gear to resist shutting down by not charging at night. You think I'm kidding, it's a battle every day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Melatonin is not just great for falling but also for staying asleep. I'm so happy I found this...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

One of my phone's puffed up while being on the charger at night. Woke up next to a spicy pillow.

I work from home on a desk job. I charge my phone once a day so now I do it at 4pm everyday and follow that cycle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh. I only use the thing once or twice a month. It’s dead most of the time, really. Unless I plan to use it I usually don’t charge it at all.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

My partner and I both have wireless chargers so we essentially start charging at the same time every night. He has a nicer phone than me even. However he also has Twitter Instagram Facebook etc etc etc on his phone so it lasts about half the time mine does with none of that garbage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm a stay at home dad and my phone is on and off the charger all day. I typically won't plug my phone in at night unless I think the battery is too low to make it thru the night. But by the time bedtime rolls around I'm usually good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Some people just don't give a f*ck, even when they complain about it all the time...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I just turn it off, and it generally need to recharge in the next day afternoon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I usually do, but sometimes I forget πŸ˜…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If she carries a purse, or otherwise can carry one extra item, a USB battery (looks like Amazon calls them "portable chargers") might deal with the issue. If the phone's running low in the day, just start it charging off the battery.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sometimes my bed is too full of dependents and I don't have a charger near the couch :(

[–] BreakNeckJim 1 points 2 years ago

I've got two dogs and a baby so I understand that haha

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know you married one, ask her and let us know?

[–] BreakNeckJim 1 points 2 years ago

Oh I have, I've heard every excuse haha, mostly just that she doesn't think of it? Seems weird to me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I am too lazy to plug the charger into the wall. It's a sort of thing get it done once, and reap the benefits always, but I have executive function issues, so that could explain it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

She has different priorities than you.

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