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The Beats Rugged really is a sleeper case. It was one of the first cases I bought for the phone and despite all the cases I have here now remains in my rotation, along with the Mous.

Another case that’s very similar to the Beats is the Bellroy Venture. Currently daily driving it and enjoying it a lot.

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Also have to give kudos to the Bellroy support. Had a slightly defective Venture here at first and they immediately sent me a replacement with express shipping with no need to send the defective one back. 👍🏻
 
This year’s Grand Champion: Decoded

There’s not one thing I dislike about this case. I started in the fall with a Ringke Onyx and have since tried the new closed bottom Bullstrap and the TechWoven. Both of them had issues I couldn’t get past so here we are.

It’s Ecco leather and a perfect shade of blue, the best I’ve seen since the midnight blue. The camera cutouts are all perfectly centered and the buttons are clicky and aligned. The fit is tight and it has a nice microfiber lining so there’s barely and debris inside when I take it off to clean every couple of weeks.

If you want leather and a departure from the usual BS (yuk), this case is well worth the money.

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That looks really good!
 
I choose credit to original payment, but it magically changed to Amazon credit all by itself. Maybe there were a couple dollars on a gift card when I checked out. I'm going to go look at that transaction closer.

Looks like they are going to string me out until April 11th to get the money back and it's looking like an Amazon balance 😡

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These dates are always a guide.
 
It’s funny because each year I try other cases but I’ve always settled on Apple cases whether it be the leather from back in the day, silicone, or techwoven. Idk why I keep trying other ones when I know I’ve always preferred Apple’s silicone and TW. Back to just having my black TW and midnight silicone, the perfect 2 for me.
 
I always try a Apple case then ring to return it and they just say keep it and give a refund.
But I never use it anyway.

Didn't happen with TW, maybe cause $99 here.
Wouldn't of used it anyway.
 
Black Synthesis is tempting:

 
Black Synthesis is tempting:

Just pray they fixed the finish defect they had with the first run.
 
For anybody who lives in the UK, I am selling the following cases for the 17 Pro Max:

Caudabe Frosted Synthesis with extra Silver buttons & Aulumu Aramid Fibre Case (Ultra Slim).

Both cases are new and have never been used. PM me if you are interested!
 
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What do you guys choose when returning to Amazon? Refund to your card/payment method of choice or refund as balance to your Amazon account? Because I usually choose the latter and that seems to bypass the „you’ve returned too much stuff“ message. Because I have returned a lot of cases in the past months and never got a slap on the wrist for it. At least so far. *knocks on wood*
I always choose original payment method and never had a problem. Not to defend Amazon but I always wondered why their return policy is so ez and wonder if it would come to an end.
 
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This year’s Grand Champion: Decoded

There’s not one thing I dislike about this case. I started in the fall with a Ringke Onyx and have since tried the new closed bottom Bullstrap and the TechWoven. Both of them had issues I couldn’t get past so here we are.

It’s Ecco leather and a perfect shade of blue, the best I’ve seen since the midnight blue. The camera cutouts are all perfectly centered and the buttons are clicky and aligned. The fit is tight and it has a nice microfiber lining so there’s barely and debris inside when I take it off to clean every couple of weeks.

If you want leather and a departure from the usual BS (yuk), this case is well worth the money.

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could I have your homescreen wallpaper (in high res) please? thanks!
 
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