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How I learned to love an obnoxious phone grip
- Publisher
- The Verge
- Topic
- Gadgets
- Location
- California, US
- Published
- Nov 4, 2026 · 9:30 PM
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Much like a great recipe, it started with a stick of butter.
This wasn't real butter; it was a friend's new phone grip, complemented by a phone case with bold stripes. Butter is in vogue now, or at least that's what a 12-year-old told me a few months ago. This stick of butter was labeled "unsalty" and committed to the bit by including the appropriate tablespoon markings, just like the real thing. I was enamored. "Where did you get that?" I asked. It was a PopSocket-branded combo, and I found it so irresistible I ordered an equally eye-catching grip a few weeks later. After years of carrying buttoned-up, minimalist tech, I finally said, "To …
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- Publisher
- The Verge
- Author
- Allison Johnson
- Primary topic
- Gadgets
- Coverage
- California, US
- Published
- Nov 4, 2026 · 9:30 PM
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The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
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