A MUM has revealed her genius trick for keeping the kids off their phones at the dinner table – with a £5 ‘gadget prison’.
The Christmas period is for spending time with family, but that’s made harder by teens who are glued to their phones.
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But The Works’ phone jail – which is kept under padlock – means you can stop the kids sneakily texting their mates under the table.
The hack was shared on Facebook’s Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group by one savvy mum.
She wrote: “Best Buy this Christmas, Gadgets and phones officially banned this Christmas meal and locked in prison, boys not impressed. Thank you The Works.”
Her post has racked up more than 4,300 likes and 500 comments in just a couple of days.
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- Table Top Gadget Prison, £5, The Works – buy here
Her fellow parents loved the idea, commenting: “Clever idea ever that’s one way to enjoy a nice family meal”.
One mum said: “Fab I think every pub or restaurant sould have this”, while another wrote: “I need this in my life”.
Others said: “I got this is great” and “My son got this ! Only just got my phone back !”
But some pointed out the mum was being a tad hypocritical.
One Facebook user wrote: “Loved the fact that you probably took this picture itself on a mobile, lol. Merry Christmas!”
While a second said: “Love it. However if my son isn’t allowed his I don’t have mine. Setting the example”.
And be warned that tech-addicted kids may find a way to bend the rules.
One lad said: “I broke out of mine lmao”, while one mum commented: “I got one and wouldn’t let the kids have phones back after dinner… my daughter promptly took the top off…”
If you can’t bear to wait for online delivery, shoppers have also spotted the gadget prisons in Home Bargains, B&M, Sports Direct and Peacocks.
Yesterday we reported on a girlfriend who failed to see the funny side when her man bought her a brush, mop, dustpan and ironing board for Christmas.
