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Bought it as a joke. Now I call my sister every night just to use it. My husband laughs at me from the couch and I don't care, my ear isn't hot anymore.
The cord that reached all the way into the pantry. Twirling it around your finger for three hours while your dad yelled about the phone bill.
This is that phone. A real corded handset that plugs straight into your mobile. Pick it up, hold it to your ear, and suddenly you are talking on the phone again, the way you used to. Long, slow, laughing calls with your sister, your mom, your best friend.
No app, no Bluetooth, no charging. Plug in and talk.
Push the USB-C plug into the charging port of your phone. Nothing to pair, nothing to download.
Make or answer a call as usual: regular calls, FaceTime, WhatsApp. The sound goes straight to the handset.
Rest it on your shoulder, twirl the cord, and turn up the volume on the handle if the line is quiet.
Hands free, no hot ear, no cheek hitting buttons, and a lot more laughing.
A flat glass brick against your cheek. Ten minutes in, your ear is hot, your arm is tired and your cheek has put someone on mute. So you switch to speaker, and the whole house hears your call.
A real handset fixes all of it. The phone stays on the table, away from your head. The curved handle rests between your ear and your shoulder, so both hands are free for the dishes, the dog or the glass of wine.
Nothing to charge. No battery, no Bluetooth, no app. It runs on the phone itself and works the second it is plugged in.
Volume on the handle. Turn it up when the line is quiet. That is why so many people buy one for a mom or dad who has a hard time hearing on a mobile.
Most joke gifts end up in a drawer by New Year's. This one ends up next to the couch, because once you have talked on it, a flat phone against your ear feels wrong.
It comes in five colors: cream like the old wall phone, red, mustard yellow, pink and black. That is why so many people order two or more: one for you, one for mom, one for the sister you call every night.
At Velora we look for the things that make people smile the moment they open them.
The Retro Phone Handset was picked because it does something your phone never could: it makes you want to call someone. If it is not the phone you reach for every evening, email us and you get every cent back.
Customers say it started as a joke and became the phone they pick up every evening: it plugs straight into the phone, rests on the shoulder so both hands are free, and the coiled cord takes them right back to the kitchen phone they grew up with. Many bought it for a mom or dad who hears better with a real handset, and a lot of buyers ordered a second one for a sister or best friend. A few wish it came in even more colors.
Bought it as a joke. Now I call my sister every night just to use it. My husband laughs at me from the couch and I don't care, my ear isn't hot anymore.
My mom is 74 and has a hard time hearing on her cell. I plugged this in for her and the first thing she said was 'oh, now I can hear you'. She calls me every night now.
I twirled the cord the entire first call without even noticing. My kids think it's a toy. I think it's 1987 again.
I do the dishes with both hands now while I talk to my sister for an hour. The phone sits on the counter instead of being squashed against my cheek.
So I bought two. One for me, one for my best friend from high school. We used to talk for hours on our kitchen phones. Now we do it again.
Every time I held my phone to my face my cheek hung up on people or put them on mute. Not anymore. Plug it in, talk, done.
The weight of it in your hand, the curly cord, holding it on your shoulder. I actually got a little emotional the first time.
Dad never got used to holding a flat phone to his ear. This he understood in two seconds. He picks it up like it's his old kitchen phone.
Love it, use it every day. Only wish it came in avocado green like the one in my grandma's kitchen. The yellow is a close second.
No app, no Bluetooth, no charging. I plugged it into my phone and called my mom. That was the whole setup.
I used to dread long calls because my arm got tired and my ear got hot. Now I curl up on the couch with this and talk for an hour.
Gave the cream one to my mum. She had the exact same colour on the wall in the hallway growing up. She held it for ages before she said anything.
I use it for FaceTime audio with my grandkids and for WhatsApp with my sister overseas. Sounds clear and I can hear everything.
Showed it to my friends at book club and four of them ordered one that night. We are all 50 and giggling like teenagers.
I'm on the phone for work half the day. I used to jam my cell between my ear and shoulder. This sits there properly and my neck finally stopped hurting.
They call me just so I'll answer on the 'old phone'. I'll take any excuse for them to call.
This is the dumbest thing I've ever bought and I love it more than anything else on my nightstand.
Bought it for me, my husband took it for his work calls. Ordering another one so we stop fighting over it.
She's 79 and always had her phone on speaker because she couldn't hear it at her ear. Now she holds this like the old days and hears every word.
Bought five, one in every color. My sisters, my mom and my aunt. I already know this is the gift everyone will talk about.
I stir the pot, chop onions and talk to my daughter at college with this on my shoulder. Game changer for my evenings.
It has a nice weight to it, like the one that hung in my parents' kitchen. Not a toy at all.
My nan is 86 and won't use earbuds. She picked this up and started chatting like she'd had it for years.
Works great, but my cat thinks the curly cord is the best toy ever invented. I have to hide it when I'm not on a call.
Lying on my bed, twirling the cord, gossiping with my best friend. I'm 48. I don't care.
I never liked holding the phone against my head for an hour. Now it stays on the table and I just hold the handset.
Bought it for my mom so she could hear better. Unexpected side effect: she calls me way more now. Worth it.
The mustard yellow is exactly the kitchen phone from my childhood. Everyone who comes over picks it up.
One for me and one for my sister in Manchester. We ring each other on Sunday afternoons now, both on our 'proper phones'.
No settings, no pairing. I plugged it into his phone and showed him once. He's 77 and uses it every day.
My teenage daughter keeps borrowing mine for calls with her friends. Didn't see that coming. Ordering a pink one for her.
I used to put everyone on speaker so I didn't have to hold the phone. Now my calls are private again and I can still do things with my hands.
Gave it to my best friend for her 60th. The whole table laughed, then everyone wanted to try it.
Long calls used to make my ear and the phone hot. Not with this. Wish I had it years ago.
Mum, my sister and me. We all have one now and we call each other far more than before.
I'm 66 and my granddaughter set it up in five seconds. Now I hold it like the real thing and hear her perfectly.
Gift exchange at work. Everyone laughed when it was opened, then three people tried to steal it.
I can't explain why this makes phone calls more fun, but it does. I call people now instead of texting.
The curve of the handle, the cord, the way it sits on your shoulder. It feels like picking up the phone in 1985.
Works perfectly, but now I keep carrying it up and down the stairs. Should have bought two from the start.
My sister and I live 900 miles apart. We both have one and every Sunday is our hour on 'the kitchen phone'.
It's made me ring my friends instead of sending voice notes. Feels like a proper phone call again.
Mom had a red phone in the 70s. When she opened this she laughed for a full minute. Uses it every day.
I have arthritis and holding a flat phone hurts after a while. The handset is so much easier to hold.
My kids grab it to call their friends just because it's funny. I bought another one for them.
Black one next to my laptop for work calls. Looks great and my clients can hear me better than through my cell.
Sounds silly, but every time I pick it up I smile. That's worth a lot these days.
Bought three as Christmas presents and kept the red one for myself. No regrets.
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It has a USB-C plug, so it works with iPhone 15 and newer and almost every Android phone (Samsung, Google Pixel, Motorola and more). Turn your phone over: if the charging port is a small flat oval, it fits.
Yes. iPhones from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 have a Lightning port. Use a standard USB-C to Lightning audio adapter and plug the handset into it.
Yes. Regular phone calls, FaceTime audio, WhatsApp, Messenger, Zoom: any call where the sound goes through your phone. You can even listen to music or podcasts through it.
Completely. Every transaction is encrypted through Shopify Payments. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and PayPal.
No. There is no battery, no Bluetooth and no app. It runs on the phone through the cord and works the second it is plugged in.
You are covered by our 30 day money back guarantee. Get in touch within 30 days of receiving it with your order number and you get a full refund.
Exactly like you do now. Answer or dial on your phone screen, then pick up the handset and talk. The microphone is in the mouthpiece and the volume button on the handle turns the sound up or down.
Five: Cream (the classic wall phone), Red, Yellow (the 70s kitchen mustard), Pink and Black. The coiled cord always matches the handset.
Many of our customers buy it for a mom or dad over 70. The handset sits right over the ear like the phones they grew up with, and the volume button on the handle makes voices clearer and louder than a flat phone pressed against the cheek.
It is the gift everyone laughs at when they open it, and then actually uses. 80s kids, moms, grandmas and anyone who spends an hour a day on the phone. Christmas stock is limited, so order before the rush.
Yes. iPhones from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 have a Lightning port. Use a standard USB-C to Lightning audio adapter and plug the handset into it.
Completely. Every transaction is encrypted through Shopify Payments. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and PayPal.
You are covered by our 30 day money back guarantee. Get in touch within 30 days of receiving it with your order number and you get a full refund.
Five: Cream (the classic wall phone), Red, Yellow (the 70s kitchen mustard), Pink and Black. The coiled cord always matches the handset.
It is the gift everyone laughs at when they open it, and then actually uses. 80s kids, moms, grandmas and anyone who spends an hour a day on the phone. Christmas stock is limited, so order before the rush.
Excellent! 4.8/5 based on 3,146 reviews
Bought it for the grandchildren and ended up ordering one for myself as well. Ordering was simple and customer service answered within the hour when I asked a question.
Honestly one of the best things I have bought. The children had it out of the box before they were dressed.
Bought it before December and was pleasantly surprised. No batteries to hunt for, no faff, just something they actually use.
Gave it to my sister for her boy, and she is impossible to buy for. She sent me a video of him on Christmas Day. Thank you.
Tracked all the way to the door. Looked exactly like the photos and the quality is better than I expected.
Third time ordering from Velora. Always the same: nice packaging, quick delivery and products that do what they say.
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