| The other week my wife and I went to get new cell | | | | companies are required by law to have a universal |
| phones and after we were done I immediately went | | | | charger they will continue to use this as a means to |
| back to the counter and reported that someone just | | | | up sell their chargers. |
| stole my wallet. The sales associate asked me, 'How | | | | As you know when there is a problem there are |
| did you lose your wallet so quickly?' I then said, "You | | | | often opportunities made available for a market and |
| are the ones who stole it!!" While this story isn't all | | | | niche to be worked. This problem with so many |
| fiction it does address a problem that I have seen, | | | | types of cell phone chargers has opened up the |
| there are just way too many cell phone chargers out | | | | market for some companies like Zap, Portable Energy |
| there. | | | | LLC to create such products that help the consumer |
| LG Electronics, Motorola, Audiovox, Siemens, Sanyo, | | | | out. |
| and Apple, Verizon are some of the more popular cell | | | | In the last 10 years I think I have had over 5 |
| phone brands available which multiples how many | | | | different cell phones and 7 different chargers (yes, I |
| different types of cell phone chargers there are. | | | | have lost a few). It would have been nice over the |
| One of the problems with so many different types | | | | years to not to have to get a different charger with |
| of cell phone chargers is none of them are | | | | each phone. Now with so many chargers left over I |
| compatible with the other. Since there is limited or no | | | | am starting to consider starting a cell phone charger |
| compatibility the consumer is forced to purchase | | | | collection or maybe even starting charger art. |
| each additional charger. When my wife and I got our | | | | I don't think anyone would doubt that there are in |
| new phones we then had to $14.99 for each charger. | | | | fact way too many cell phone charges out in the |
| This is then when I started to get really annoyed. | | | | market. The problem for the consumer has resulted |
| Brand recognition has a lot to do with why | | | | in new markets opening up but, it is still very |
| companies have yet to respond in a reasonable way | | | | frustrating to have to hold onto a collection of |
| to address this compatibility this problem. Until these | | | | chargers you now have no use of. |