Ok, my fault or his fault or just a stupid mistake?

[moonface73]

So, sat am getting kids ready for gymnastics, dh in bed (he lies in and I get dd ready and then he gets up and has ds) I come in and pick his work trousers off the chair and say 'are these for the wash?' he says 'yes' and watches me take the belt off and carry them off with a big pile of washing. I come back a couple of hours later and dh glares at me saying his iPhone was in his trousers and has gone thru the wash, he was pretty ok about it sat and sun, trying to dry it out but being normal and now tonight I've come back from the gym and said 'oh, my mum has an old phone you can borrow while we work out what to do aboutyours' to which he got really arsey saying it was 100percent my fault and that he didn't want some crappy old phone of my mums. My fault or his or just a stupid mistake?

He should check his own pockets- you're not his mum!

Take it to pieces as much as you can, wrap it in newspaper and put it in the airing cupboard. It worked on my HTC when I dropped it down the toilet it got rained on...

His fault for not being able to out his own clothes in the wash ffs.

Your fault for not checking.

I guess shit happens.

I think he should not be grumpy about it, you didn't wash it on purpose.

his fault.

bag of rice.

his fault.
tell him to get over himself, it's a bloody phone!

also, check your house insurance to see if it's covered for accidental damage. you never know! don't tell him though if it is.... not yet anyway!

Not your fault. Technically his fault, but more of a 'shit happens' mistake. Bet he'll put his own trousers in the wash now.

His phone, his trousers, his fault.

Big bag of rice in the airing cupboard. In all honesty? I think it's screwed.

You couldn't feel the heaviness of the pants after you took off the belt?

It was a stupid mistake on both of your parts. Yours for not checking. It should be routine to check pockets because whatever is left in pockets can cause damage to washer.

His for not remembering to ask you to check pockets and for not taking things out of the pockets.

His fault. Especially as he watched you take them off for the wash.

If the rice thing doesn't work - any phone cover with your bank account? Bizarrely, I have it with mine.

His fault! I dropped my Blackberry Torch in the dishwater. Took the battery out and put it in a bowl of rice for almost 2 weeks, it worked, it's completely fine now, works like it always did.

See, I would think it was my fault. And Dh would agree.:(

Bag of rice? I'll remember that for next time.

I was so of the opinion that shit happens and we were both at fault but now am really pissed that he was so arsey with me! Silly thing is that his contract renews in jan so he only has to get to then and then he can get something new! I may have told him to get over himself and stomped off upstairs with a cake to watch celebs in the jungle.

Half his fault/half stupid mistake - totally not your fault. He was probably half asleep, not thinking but then to be an arse about it later - unacceptable.

I dropped my Iphone while mumsnetting in the bath. Overnight in a bag of rice and it now works perfectly.

If his contract renews in Jan he might be able to get a new phone now. I was allowed to get one 6 weeks before the end of my vodafone contract.

His fault.

Definitely.

100%.

No question.

Your dh should grow up.

well if you had just picked them up from where he left them and had to take the belt off - he had clearly just made the decision and they were not 'ready' for the wash as such and therefore I would have checked the pockets - how on earth could you not feel the weight when you picked them up?

Nobody's fault. But I would half expect the person putting the stuff in the machine to do a quick check of pockets. Mostly because I shove money in my pockets and would hate a 20 quid note to be washed.....

We accidentally washed a Fuji camera (hid it in a bag of laundry whilst in a disgust hotel, dh forgot and bunged the lot in the machine)
A week drying, it was fine.
Most electronics will work after immersion as long as it wasn't dropped in acid (fruit juice, coke etc) or sugary drink.

I did this to dh's phone but luckily our phone insurance covers water damage, however they fixed it so quickly I'm sure all they did was stick it in a bag of rice and pocketed the £30 excess [grumble]

It was still dh's fault for leaving stuff in his pockets though. I've also discovered that credit and debit cards can be washed and put through the tumble drier and still work perfectly, however it makes tesco clubcards so brittle they snap in two and all the colour runs out of the shell loyalty cards [dh still hasn't learnt his lesson emoticon].

Why should she check the pockets of stuff that's for the wash. I don't do that in this house. If you've left anything in there - tough!

Do get him to put it in a container with some rice for 24-48 hours in airing cupboard and DON'T TURN IT ON.

Your fault you picked hem up. Took the belt out but never checked the pockets.

Claim off your home insurance.

Nobody's too blame, its just life with kids. They seem to take up all your time and you seem to always be running around to get them ready to go out. It is a phone and an expensive one and i was upset when my husband got my htc stolen on a (drunken) night out because he didn't want to take his (older) phone. My fault, shouldn't have let him borrow it cos its what happened to his. Both of you just need to put it behind youand move on. Anyway remind him the iphone4s is out now and the iphone5 is supposed to come out next year

Am surprised I didn't feel the weight to be honest but think was just rushing! Will def try the insurance and new contract thing - thanks! Now...i wish I had the bottle to show him this thread!