Loopy Case hack!!

6/14/2016 4 Comments

Loopy Case hack!!

So I have been wanting a LoopyCase ever since MacKenzie Monroe over atBold Turquoise began raving about hers. BUT - I have an iPhone 5s and since we use Virgin Mobile, the possibility of us upgrading to an iPhone6 any time soon is pretty low.
I was on the LoopyCase site the other day and noticed that they sell replacement loops in packs so I ordered some. And today, I made my own "Loopy Case!" Check out my 'Scope on it here.
I used the case at the affilink below. It works perfectly! You want a case that's slightly flexible and maybe a little rubbery. The silicone from LoopyCase is great- thick, durable, etc. But for a cheaper solution, you could hack the loop with a little silicone bracelet cut at an angle.
I want to encourage you, though - if you have an iPhone 6 or a Galaxy, or an iteration serviced by LoopyCases, buy from them. Hacks are fun, but this is someone else's brilliant idea. They deserve to be paid for it.

4 Comments

Joshua

11/23/2016 05:50:48 am

Yup! This is what I am doing!

David

4/20/2017 02:27:49 pm

I ordered a loopy case when they were in kickstart. I paid $40 for it with shipping. I love the Loopy case. It's is the best case out there. However, $40 I a bit steep for the plastic case you get IMHO. Again IMHO I think if they sold these at $20-$25 they would sell a ton more. I would have bought another when the first one was gaffeled by my girlfriend accept I did exactly what you did and made one for about $7 and this is using the band purchased from loopy case. Not a bracelet. Which I tried but they aren't as durable as the ones you get from Loopy. And I tried many. So my summery is that the Loopy Case is a very clever idea and would probably become a household name brand if they made them more affordable. $40 is a lot for what you get. I know a lot of people won't have a problem shelling out $40 for a plastic case but I do because I know I can make 5 of them for that price and all I need is my drill and a quick trip to Ross (they sell cheap plastic cases like the ones Loopy uses. For $4-$6)
I would personally love see Loopy do well but I think they are over priced.

Kaydee

7/9/2021 06:31:12 am

How did you punch the holes?! Did you drill it and if so which drill bit? Or did you use a belt hole puncher and if so which size? Thanks!

Megan

8/10/2021 10:50:50 am

I was wondering if I could do the same thing honestly, but didnt know if their cases were recessed in the back in order to give room for the loop ends to sit. So I ordered a used one on ebay for about 10 bucks, including S&H, just so I could check out what they did and put a loop on a phone with a pattern I absolutely adore instead of a design I'm just settling for in the name of function. Because I agree, $40 is way too much for a case any 10 year old could make at home. Loopy's design options are slim to none. I do like how they support different causes respective to some designs, but they don't come out with new designs for older phone models. Perhaps they would become more popular if they just sold their loops and taught people how to do this to their own cases or if they had more designs, along with a design-your-own option, and with more affordable prices. Cause TBH, if I'm gonna shell out 40 bucks for a new case then there's this handmade leather, crossbody case on Etsy that I've been eyeing for a while...that, to me, is worth $40. A couple of strategicly plased holes that I can drill into the case I have now is not. Now the $5 for the actual loops... I'll buy those from them all day.

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