It happens.

Screens break.

We know, because for over 14 years, we have been repairing broken Apple devices. iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, even Apple Watch and iPod … these ingenious, portable devices are, by their very nature, in harm’s way.

There are countless ways to break a screen, and there’s a story behind every one.

“I was wearing it while jogging and tripped.”

“It was either drop the baby or drop the iPad.” (they made the right choice)

“I was listening to music and left my earbuds on the keyboard when I closed the case.”

“I set my phone on top of the car and forgot until I heard it hit the street.”

“I fell asleep and my phone slid down and landed on top of my MacBook (breaking both screens!).”

“I was taking a picture of the sunset, when a bird suddenly started swooping on me! I ran and finally threw my phone at it in self defense!”

We have heard so many stories. Some are pretty common and then, there are some pretty unusual ones! Sometimes the story is so good, it’s almost worth the broken device.

The point is, that for every busted screen there is a real person. No matter how it happened, we like to hear about it  (only because we can relate AND we can help!). It also helps lessen the pain of repair costs.  And who knows, maybe your story will help some other poor soul down the line who thinks their cat is the first one to bat their phone onto the tile floor.

So, in the interest of healing a community (ok, that’s an overreach, but our intentions are good!) TechRestore is hosting a contest. The randomly chosen winner will receive a Super Nano Pro kit for iPhone or iPad (a leader in screen protection and a $19.99 value!) and EVERYONE who participates can take $5 off a screen repair.

Here’s how it works:

• Now through September 14th on FaceBook or Instagram
• Post a picture of your broken screen and tell us the story about how it happened (in a few words). If you can’t post it, bring it to our Louisville location and we’ll post it!
• Use the hashtag #TRbrokenscreenstory or #TechRestorescreenstory
• Tag “TechRestore” on FaceBook or “iTechRestore” on Instagram
• Share this contest with your friends!

Of course, there are stories that really are too traumatic to recall, so please, don’t relive it if that’s the case. But, if your story is funny or ordinary or nonexistent (we had a customer come in once with a terribly shattered screen … protector .. the screen was actually fine and we put a new tempered glass on for her anyway!)  then please, by all means, share it!! You may be helping someone else who’s feeling embarrassed about their own broken screen.

If you haven’t yet repaired the screen in question, let TechRestore take care of that for you (and take FIVE BUCKS off for participating!). Not only have we seen it all and repaired it all, we have a LIFETIME guarantee on iPhone repairs and at least a one year warranty on the rest. We also sell screen protectors and cases that are much more functional than wrapping your device up in bubble wrap!

PS – Mention that you have participated in the contest to get the discount. We will compile the hashtags and tags for the Super Nano Pro winner. This offer cannot be combined with any other discount – you must post a picture to be eligible (if you bring it in, we can post it for you!).