RadioShack

The guys in store seemed helpful, but $ 21 for a USB cable that’s $ 3 shipped on Amazon? I knew it would cost more, but that’s crazy. Didn’t have a charger I was looking for.

The level of MacGyverism that went down in this store was astounding and kind of made me tingle as if I was on the set of some sort new FX secret agent show. The two teenage fixit heartthrobs aka moonlighting frickin’ superheros gamely accepted my invitation to crack open my charger and see what the hell was going down.
Here’s what happened: I have an embarrassingly shitty pay as you go (PAYG) phone because my smart phone fell into the toilet and no amount of dry rice immersion would rescue it. Feeling bitter towards AT&T I chose neither iPhone nor Berry as a replacement. I switched to a PAYG my mom used once when visiting the states a couple of years ago. And stayed.
So yes: my phone is old, cheap and looks like a toy. Whatever.
As you might imagine, my phone’s charger is in pretty bad shape. Not a problem for young superheroes. The charger was pried open, wires were cut, things were welded to other things and voila: shitty charger worked again.
Best part: tiny crushes. Second best part: FREE.
Go, my friends, to MD and get sorted.