Customer Profile: Jenny S. (@wyldceltic1)
Customer Profile: Jenny S.
Twitter: twitter.com/wyldceltic1
Blog/Website: http://web.me.com/wyldceltic1
Tell us a little about yourself?
I’m a musician who wound up getting a ‘Real Job’ after the age of 45. Gigs died off and I got a great job in Retail. I still get the people interaction like when I was entertaining, but a more regular paycheck! I have 4 Pomeranians and my own house, so I don’t have to worry about mortgages this day and age.
I’m in the OC, Southern California, but have lived in Canada, and Northern Ireland for a number of years as well.
I’m Type 1 diabetic and use Social media a lot to connect with others who have interests in the medical field, Macs, iPhone developers in the hope of seeing a fully integrated diabetes monitoring system to connect with the iPhone. I was promised at the last WWDC and as yet, we haven’t seen it.
I was born three-months too early, and that prematurity resulted in incubator/oxygen damage to my eyes. I grew up legally blind (I see nearsightedly, but cannot drive, join the Services etc) and the iPhone is a boon to me.
What phone do you currently use? Love it or hate it?
Apple iPhone and I love it!! It has taken the place of a hefty laptop for when I’m out and about.
How did you first hear about case-mate?
I’m an accessory hound, and most of my work is finding the complete solution for customers and their iPhones. I’ve see case-mate items on others’ iPhones, and started to see the products more and more at AT&T and on websites.
Then when I got more into Social Media, Namely Twitter, I found Case_Mate on that and started to follow them, visit their links and so on.
What are your favorite case-mate products and why?
I like a really protective case, so ‘Back-snap-ons’ don’t send me. I’ve seen too many cracked screens and such from ‘Dressy’ cases, I go more for the Carbon-Fiber and Leather cases with a holster. I’m also looking forward to trying out a ‘smooth‘ or a Dockable style case from them.
What features do you look for in a case?
Chiefly, PROTECTION! Looks are nothing if your iPhone ‘baby’ can break or get damaged in very slim cases. I can paint and ‘bling’ the cases, Like I did with the case I’m holding in my Pic) and if the screen and all has a good ‘helmet’ I’m a happy soul 
Are there any other products that you would like to see case-mate offer?
This will sound rather strange, but with about 10 million people in the USA/Canada who have some form of diabetes, I’d like to see attractive cases to hold our meters, lancet devices, test strips etc. Many of the meter cases are thin, utilitarian and not all that durable.
As beautiful as some of Case-Mate’s products are, I could see a generic, ‘pocketed pack’ about the size of a thin GPS case with nice exteriors being sell able/popular. Heck, with the TSA’s rules and all, ppl could use that for traveling with their little toiletries these days as well.
You have done some interesting case customizations. What inspired you to start that?
I’m not a “Pink” girl, not a ‘Fashionista’, but I do like individuality in my possessions. It may also be a practical move in the eyesight department that MY things stand out from the clutter of a tote, messenger bag, crowded tabletop etc. I can see *My* things right away HA HA!
People may get a chuckle out of my eccentricities, but these are based mainly in visual need. Also, at work, MY things have my mark on them so we all know ‘Oh, that’s Jenny’s case.’
