Where do you get your cell phones from?

I just bought a new phone from Amazon. For the past 20 years, my phones were provided by my employer, so it’s been a while since I bought one myself.

The last one I was using was a Samsung from 2015, which was a great phone until I dropped it in the toilet (clean water) and so it works, and sends texts, but won’t access apps. After a visit to a phone repair store (free, btw), the guy said the solution is a new phone.

The one I ordered from Amazon is a bit more than 200 dollars, and I am looking forward to it. I got a mint green Otterbox, which is a color I love.

Is yours provided by your plan, or did you get it directly from a phone store (Apple store, etc.), or something else?

I realized that people will often have new phones but rarely do they talk about where the phones are from.