My first ever cell phone was a Nokia, in 1997. It was a "non-functional flip" (just a plastic cover over the mouthpiece) that the sales lady pointed out, as if that would discourage me? Anyway, it had a great LCD, good UI, solid construction, replaceable battery. About two weeks after purchase, I managed to smoosh it in the car door and destroy the display.

So then it was in repair for the rest of eternity, and in return they gave me, as a loaner, a Motorola Brick. It tended to hang up at the slightest provocation. I was living in a shelter and didn't really appreciate the shoddy service. I've never regretted breaking a good device more than that.