Pela Phone Case Review: Is the Pela Case Worth It? (2024)

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The Pela Case was “the world’s first 100% compostable, biodegradable phone case.” Pela is a company that created a phone case that protects your phone and the planet-taking steps to a waste-free future. This is a Buy Ensemble Review of the Pela Phone Case. We make these Buy Ensemble Reviews as means to help make purchasing & supporting planet + people friendly products and companies easier.
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00:00 Intro
00:56 About the Company: Pela
02:15 Pricing
02:50 Performance
07:30 Planet
10:28 Verdict: Is the Pela Case Worth It?
11:53 Alternative Sustainable Phone Case
12:39 Conclusion
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@CoryAmesYT 2 года назад

What do you think of the Pela Case? Do you have a *sustainable* phone case that you love? Let us know with a comment below 👇

@dervakommtvonhinten517 Год назад

nothing positive and a lot of negative

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

@@dervakommtvonhinten517 bummer, I've really liked mine. You've been using a Pela case??

@TheWackyGal Год назад

@@dervakommtvonhinten517 can you elaborate?

@dervakommtvonhinten517 Год назад

@@TheWackyGal elaborate on what exactly? the fact that it doesnt compost even though they claim it does?

@TheWackyGal Год назад

Oh! I was referring to the other guy who commented "nothing positive and a lot of negative"! I was wondering what all the negative was. I decided to go in a different direction tho. I got suckered into an advertisement on Pela's site- BOGO- but turns out the "get one" is actually a particular item, not another phone case. Bummer! I know cases are important, but I can't really justify spending $50 on one. I definitely appreciate what they are doing tho and think it's kinda funny you buried yours 😂

@victoriouspeople1 Год назад

I own Pela cases and have bought them for other people as gifts when they are on sale. However, I would never be able to justify the full price of the cases. It feels like a tremendous rip off. $69 CAD for a case? I bet it costs les than $5 to make. That's a damn high markup, and to me, it reinforces the elitism of green capitalism.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Yeah, that's an interesting point! I mean we aren't saying that the Pela Case is perfect here. I can totally agree - it seems that to make a product as "sustainable" as possible, part of that means making the product as accessible/affordable as possible. Not every company in the "sustainable product" space sees that as their objective. However, what phone case are you buying instead?

@victoriouspeople1 Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT I still just have the Pela cases. I don't change my phone or my phone cases often. I do think they do a good job of protecting my phone.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

@@victoriouspeople1 - Gotcha. Good to know!

@henryjtien 2 года назад

how does the button push feel? I've had other cheap phone cases that are really stiff and you have to push really hard to change the volume up/down, etc.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

I wouldn't consider this a "cheap" case! But either way, I like the button push feel. No extra force needed.

@henryjtien Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT Thanks! Oh, Pela certainly isn't cheap that's for sure. I just meant whether it was worth spending more on these cases vs the cheap ones...

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

@@henryjtien gotcha, gotcha. Well, in my experience I've really enjoyed having the case. I've remained loyal! haha I think it depends too on if you are comparing it to other "sustainable" options, or conventional ones. cheers, -Cory

@dylanjaramillo3968 2 года назад

It seems like the materials of the cases have changed over the years they feel more slippery now

@CoryAmesYT 2 года назад

Hey Dylan, The cases I'm sharing in this video are their most current. I've also had multiple Pela cases over the years. Haven't noticed a changed myself. Still really like the feel, personally. Thanks for sharing, though. Good to know that might not be the same for everyone. -Cory

@Cryptid71 6 месяцев назад

Several of my friends actually really liked the idea, but are not willing to spend that amount of money for a phone case. If they truly cared about the environment, they would not worry about making as much money and lower the price. You cannot tell me that between shippingand making it they are paying more than $15 per phone case. Yet they are selling them for $60. These should not be more than $35 if they really want to help the planet.

@CoryAmesYT 6 месяцев назад

You might be right. I unfortunately don't know Pela's profit margins on these cases, but sure, assume they don't cost much to make. And as well, the way that they discount their prices and run promotions has me convinced they have an extremely high margin to work with. I still stand by the Pela case as a great option, however, what I have on my phone right now is a case from agoodcompany. www.agood.com/products/plant-based-phone-case-charcoal-black

@luisterrazas514 Год назад

Love little Inauguration Bernie 🖤

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Ha! Glad someone noticed. 🤪 Thanks for watching, -Cory

@schweebee1491 Год назад

Omg I just found him too 😂😍 love it!

@shawnaceecota2382 Год назад

do these cases attract lint when you put it in your back pocket?

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

In my experience, no. Good question, though!

@ragnnohab 11 месяцев назад

You're really putting a lot of faith in Pela's marketing department. Unfortunately actual tests prove them quite wrong.

@CoryAmesYT 11 месяцев назад

I use the Pela case myself. In fact, there's one on my phone right now. So I have conducted "actual tests." Thanks for watching, -Cory

@aroh 9 месяцев назад

@@CoryAmesYT So you did 3ft - 20ft drop tests on them?

@CoryAmesYT 9 месяцев назад

Did you watch the video? I said I didn't. @@aroh

@aroh 8 месяцев назад

@@CoryAmesYT then you haven't conducted "actual tests"

@CoryAmesYT 8 месяцев назад

@@aroh using the case is the "actual test."

@adelakacmar Год назад

very nice review! thank you :)

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching. -Cory

@Patchow Год назад

I wish they had a microfibre lining.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Interesting - can you tell me more, Pietro? Thanks for watching, -Cory

@Patchow Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT just a microfibre lining inside the case to prevent any dirt or debris from scratching the rear of the phone - like Apple silicon case.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

@@Patchow gotcha!

@oldegeezer Год назад

Too expensive, and the decoration of a mountain on the back is wearing and peeling off.

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Expensive compared to what? And how long did it take for that to wear?

@pdcichosz 9 месяцев назад

I stopped watching after your claim that '5-20 dollars over *comparable* products is a marginal difference'. If 1/3 of the price of their *most expensive* cases (60 USD for a phone cover!) is a 'marginal difference' then you're obviously willing to spend however many hundreds percent of profit margin they ask for to signal your virtue. I was interested in their products because it's a nice idea after all, but read some reviews, checked their pricing and there's no way in hell I'm spending 60 or even 40 dollars on a case that warps, can get loose, impossible to clean up and/or has graphics peeling off... when my 5 USD one serves me for seventh year and it would look like new if not for these few battle scars it got while keeping my phone from breaking. And I wouldn't be surprised if that turned out to be more sustainable than the combined environmental cost of production and shipping of the Pelas you went through in these seven years.

@CoryAmesYT 9 месяцев назад

It highly depends on what you consider comparable. We might not share the same understanding of that. But very cool that you're holding onto the same phone/case for 7 years. That might in fact be the best move. Apples to apples, the env impact might be lower. I don't find your personal attacks all that productive, but even still, thanks for the feedback and glad you decided that the Pela cases weren't for you. This isn't intended to be a promotion, but a review of my honest experience of the company/the products. You can disagree with my opinions but doesn't change that they are my opinions. Cheers, -Cory

@anonymousgenre 8 месяцев назад

Peeling off? no thanks i'll just buy silicone ones and recycle it problem solved.

@CoryAmesYT 8 месяцев назад

What problem is solved?

@dervakommtvonhinten517 Год назад

pela is the first 100% compostable phone case.... was it though? not even not the first, but its not at all xD

@CoryAmesYT Год назад

Yes, it's compostable. And to the best of my knowledge, I believe it's the first. -Cory

@oBCHANo Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT Stick in the ground for a year and see how much it composts, you'll find it doesn't at all.

@dervakommtvonhinten517 Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT so have you tried? or why do you say its compostable?

@MrMastadox Год назад

its a scam.

@tanjmazmaz3731 Год назад

@@CoryAmesYT ... it's a scam 😂😝 ... 60$ garbage ... try it put your over price phone case in the ground for a year and you will see it will still be their 👏 ...