How Should I Convince My Parents To Buy Me a New Cell Phone?

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How Should I Convince My Parents To Buy Me a New Cell Phone?
Okay so i got a cell phone for my bday November and i kinda dont like it and well i kinda wanted a Touch Screen. And How Would I Get The Money if they said no?

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What a lot of phone plans do is renew their contracts every two years. And when they want people to renew their contracts, they basically say theyll give the person a cheaper deal on a phone. So whenever the contract your parents signed for your phone is up, youll get a really nice price break to get a nicer phone. Just trying to get any phone without that price deal isnt a good idea. Youre parents would see it as a waste of money. brNow, before I sound like an old biddy, another thought. Research the phone you want. Find one thats really reasonable. When someone else in your family has their phone contract come up if its sooner than yours, see if theyll switch with you and use your phone while you can get the newer one. Be prepared to trade in an Xmas or birthday gift for it though. Or see if your parents will offer to go in halves with you.brAnother idea. Next time you want a cell phone or you want something like that, drop lots of hints in advance about the kind of things you like about cell phones or a cell phone youve had your eye on. Your parents would have then probably looked for something with that.brOne last, last thing the phones with the touch screens are really, really expensive. If you want a nicer phone in the future, you have to prove to your parents how responsible you are in owning a phone. If you lose your phone all the time, or drop it, or use it at times youre not allowed to or supposed to, or run up your alloted minutes or txt more than youre allowed, then they would just think it a waste to get you a more expensive phone. So be very responsible with it and itll give you a better chance, show youre capable of having a better phone. And above all, if they call you on your phone, youd better answer it every single time, cause the time you dont answer where you are, your chances for getting a better phone go out the window unless youre at school and in class, and arent supposed to answer it, thats one thing . brHow do you get the money for a better phone? Get a job. Or, if you have a big purchase, talk to your parents about earning money for it and see if theyll do a deal with you that if you earn half the money it costs that theyll chip in the other half, or chip in part of it.