# Do you use a phone holster? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054 "2024-04-09T17:39:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/1 "2024-04-09T17:39:32Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/1))_ This thread in factual questions: > [@How can I stop butt dialing the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894/56): > > That’s impressive that you were developing this habit over a decade before the iPhone was introduced in 2007! My late wife never locked her phone before putting it in her purse and frequently butt dialed (purse dialed?) people. I would gently remind her whenever I saw her do it, but somehow it didn’t stick. I could never understand the behavior. It seems as weird to me as sticking a lit match in your pocket. Resulted in several posters describing that they use phone holsters. I think I quit using a holster once I adopted the iPhone in 2008 and gave up my Blackberry. We have about 6,000 employees at our company and I don’t remember ever seeing anyone using a holster for their phone in the last 5 years. I thought maybe it’s a regional thing, but we’re a global company, and I’ve traveled to all of our locations during that time. Now I wasn’t specifically looking for people with holsters, so I could have missed someone. Granted I’m just one person, but I think of pocket protectors when I think of phone holsters. I’m sure that there are very practical uses for them, but they are outdated IMHO. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Mgbn4EXpL.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Mgbn4EXpL.jpg) [![](https://content.instructables.com/FT0/T40C/F2JKMXTZ/FT0T40CF2JKMXTZ.jpg?auto=webp&fit=bounds&frame=1&height=1024&width=1024auto=webp&frame=1&height=150) ](https://content.instructables.com/FT0/T40C/F2JKMXTZ/FT0T40CF2JKMXTZ.jpg?auto=webp&fit=bounds&frame=1&height=1024&width=1024auto=webp&frame=1&height=150) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/2 "2024-04-09T17:41:05Z")
A thread from last month on the same topic: > [@Cell phone holster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-holster/998611): > > Does anybody carry their cell phone in a holster clipped to their belt any longer? I believe it is considered “dorky.” I don’t want to be thought of as “dorky” but I sure hate carrying my phone in my pants pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/3 "2024-04-09T17:43:22Z")
Ah, got to keep up more. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/4 "2024-04-09T17:46:31Z")
Like this?: [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0105/8232/products/1.jpg) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0105/8232/products/1.jpg) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/5 "2024-04-09T19:55:12Z")
They may be outdated, but they keep making and selling them so there must be a market for them. I’ve always used one because I didn’t think I had a choice. I grew up in IT with pagers and flip phones long before the iPhone was introduced, and almost everyone I knew kept their device on their belt. Those that didn’t were constantly looking for their device, which they set down somewhere on a flat surface. I didn’t have that problem since I always knew where it was. When the iPhone came out I didn’t want to carry it around all day in my hand, I could easily set it down and never see it again. I wore jeans and a tee-shirt every day, and there were are no pockets in my shirt and only four pockets in my jeans. I could put my phone in the back pocket that didn’t have my wallet, but I would risk sitting on it and breaking it, and the front jean pockets on the jeans I bought were too tight to fit an iPhone in completely, so it would stick out a few inches, which isn’t very safe. If I sat down and my cell phone was in my front pocket it’s incredibly uncomfortable, which makes me take it out and set it on the table, which means there’s a good chance I will walk away without it. My belt phone holster provides a safe, comfortable, and convenient place for my phone. I don’t care if it’s not cool, and I don’t care if it’s dorky. It’s functional and I have been doing it since I got my first flip phone many moons ago. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/6 "2024-04-09T19:55:31Z")
They’re outwardly uncool. It’s not quite as bad as a pocket protector but heading there. The Pete character in the Progressive ‘…Becoming Tour Parents’ ad series wears one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G_JplGOTPQ4/maxresdefault.jpg "Dr. Rick | Chance Encounter | Progressive Insurance Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_JplGOTPQ4) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/7 "2024-04-09T20:00:49Z")
I wish I could still wear one, but peer pressure (especially from my kids) made me quit. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/8 "2024-04-09T20:04:07Z")
Really? Peer pressure from juveniles? I didn’t care what my wife or kids said about it. I wasted a lot of time looking for their phones over the years. Only rarely would they have to help me find mine. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/9 "2024-04-09T20:06:40Z")
Well, they’re adults now. Also, my family, friends, etc. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/10 "2024-04-09T20:08:06Z")
I used one when phones were about palm-sized, but that was quite some time ago now. Stopped when my phones no longer folded in half. I know there are smartphones now that fold in half, but they’re still pretty big even folded. Now my standard leaving-the-house outfit includes shirts with large zippered breast pockets where I carry my phone. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/11 "2024-04-09T20:17:16Z")
I voted “NO” but actually I did use a phone holster…for a short while. Whether at work or play, it always snagged on anything and everything and drove my absolutely batty after about 2 or 3 days, and so ended my holder/holster phase. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/12 "2024-04-09T20:44:28Z")
Maybe you should try [appendix carry](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cell+phone+appendix+carry&t=ipad&ia=images&iax=images). Just make sure you set it on vibrate; nobody wants to hear “I Will Survive” spontaneously screeching from your crotch. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/13 "2024-04-09T20:55:49Z")
Nope. They look dumb to me. Not my style, what little of it I have. Same as fanny packs—I’ll be found dead before I’m found wearing one. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/14 "2024-04-09T21:01:38Z")
I use a belt holster. I can’t fathom how people just put ‘em in their back pockets. I’m a big dude. Sitting on my phone is cruel and unusual punishment. And I’m certainly not going to carry it around in my hand. I do agree it’s maybe one click better than a pocket protector in what it says about me. The good news? I’m 63 and care not a whit if anyone thinks I’m cool. Very liberating! ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/15 "2024-04-09T21:42:01Z")
I carry my phone in my front left pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/16 "2024-04-09T21:43:09Z")
Nerd! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/17 "2024-04-09T21:56:16Z")
I have a holster, and wear a fanny pack when travelling. I’m way beyond giving a damn what other people think about it. People use practical stuff for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/18 "2024-04-09T22:00:59Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I carry my phone in my front left pocket. Ditto. Glad I’m a guy with big pockets. My wife could never fit it in one of her pockets. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/19 "2024-04-09T23:10:53Z")
I’m 51 and they strike me as something people my parents’ age use. Nobody my age or younger typically uses them. I had a belt-clip sort of affair for my old Ericsson phone back in about 2001, and got rid of it because the phone would go flying if I so much as sat on a couch that touched the phone, or bumped the phone on something, etc… And fanny packs were the Mark of the Doofus when they first came out. > [@suranyi](#): > > I carry my phone in my front left pocket. Yep, me too. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054/20 "2024-04-09T23:27:01Z")
What may put me off of holsters is I have yet to find one where the clippy part doesn’t regularly find a way to slip off. Clank! There’s my phone and holster on the floor. You had one job… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-holster/1000054.md?page=2)