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The iPhone and Dog Bed
Last week I took the plunge and joined the world of the tragically hip. I am now officially an iPhone addict user. I never thought I would upgrade into that realm of smart phones, but I have and there is NO looking back! I can facebook, check email, IM, text, youtube, surf the web (my site looks cool via iPhone), visit my forums, twit and SHOP all from my phone! I cant imagine life without all this mobile information at my finger tips. Is it worth the hype…. absolutely!
Speaking of shopping… a few weeks ago I posted about the most awesome green dog beds (here) called Molly Mutt Dog Duvets. Since then I have ordered a second one and wanted to order a third Molly Mutts Dog Duvet for the dogs to have upstairs in my bedroom. The two I already have are working out so wonderfully I dont think I will ever own anything but ever again. I left the house and went to go and see a movie (OK I saw Ice Age 3 by myself) I forgot to order the bed. I had about 10 minutes to kill before the previews started and they turned down the lights so I pulled out my handy dandy iPhone and pulled up the Molly Mutts site just to admire and decide which one I would order when I got home. I clicked on the “Your Hand in Mine” and saw the “add to cart” button. Could I really order from my phone? I selected the size and added “1″ in the quantity box and held my breath as I tentatively pushed the “add to cart” button. I half expected it to give me a connection error but no… it went on to “proceed to check out” - OMG could I really be buying something right here in the movie theater?
I signed up for an account, put in my shipping and payment information… so far so good. Then I submitted the order. I expected that I’d hit a snag at this point but when it said success….. I almost jumped out of my seat and started doing a happy dance! I wanted to shout to the whole theater “I just bought a Molly Mutt Duvet on my iPhone!!!” For fear that I would look even more insane that I already did, sitting alone in a kids movie, I opted to tweet it! Oh technology rocks!
What rocks even more…. Molly Mutt has already shipped my duvet! I received notification this afternoon with a tracking number and it was already at the FedEx hub! Talk about the most awesome service ever!! Excellent quality workmanship and superb customer service makes Molly Mutt an A+ in my book (not to mention my dogs seal of approval). I should receive it in a few days and I will post photos of both of my new beds. Brutus is sprawled out on his as I type - Saint Bernard tested and approved!
I have bought a few cool dog apps for the iPhone as well. So far this is my favorite. Dog Diary $2.99 is a great app for dog owners. Organize your dogs pertinent information - this is great for owners like me with multiple dogs. Each dog is listed separately with a picture icon to keep track of their info.
- Picture Gallery - Show off your favorite photos. Choose photos from your library or take new ones with your iPhone camera.
- ID - Birthday, registration, microchip, type/breed, name.
- Veterinary - Store your dogs’ vet phone and address, get directions from current location in Google Maps app, or call them with just one tap.
- Medications - Keep track of which medications your pet needs, how much, and when.
- Custom info lists - If there isn’t already a field for what you want, just create a new one.
- Notes - Keep whatever other information you want!
- Flexible - All data is editable, all lists are re-arrangeable. Re-size and order photos.



























