If it was an emergency, possibly. But my phone was EXPENSIVE, and it has information in it. No way am I just handing it to a stranger.

That is simply awful not to let a person make a phone call. People can be so mean.

it depends - i have a cheapo phone so i probably would unless i had a bad feeling. i wouldnt hand out my camera though-thatd be kind of weird.

I think it really depends on the person/situation. You can usually trust someone with small children or an elderly couple (that you have seen dragging their feet along the sidewalk). When traveling, I typically look for another sight-seeer, clicking away with their own camera. At a club or bar I wouldn't trust anyone outside of my clique. In that case you may want to ask someone who works there to take your picture.

I trust people. I think there are more trustable people than untrustable.

I say yes to camera and no to phone. I have handed a camera over to people before and was fine. It is a digital camera and they didn't walk away...of course i didn't pick a scrungy looking person either. My theory is if you pick someone with a fanny pack, chances are you are safe lol. Phone no way. who knows who they may call? then DHS is looking into your phone records...
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Why don't you wear the face you have when I am not around?

My phone? No way. I would offer to make the call for them and relay messages and info back and forth, but just hand it over to some stranger 'cause they asked? Ain't gonna happen. I don't let people in my house to make phone calls either.

I think it depends on the person/place/situation.

Depends where I was I think.
If the place had a high crime rate or something then I wouldnt.

I would rather be safe than sorry. I consider myself a very trusting person but my parents taught me never to talk to strangers so why on earth would I loan my cell phone to a stranger???

No, I wouldn't. Be nice to them, but they're strangers.

Probably not. A cell phone maybe if it was an emergency and if they didn't look like a drug dealer.

depends on who and why

The only problem with asking someone to take a picture is that they are a bad photographer. I'd trust a person to hold it more than I'd leave it unattended on those little tripods. Plus, I could probably outrun them and beat them down if they tried! As for a phone, everyone has one these days, even the youngins. I'd rather give someone a couple quarters to use a payphone or tell them to try their luck with the next person five feet away.

I've given my camera to strangers if my boyfriend and I wanted a pic together, or all of my girlfriends... But a phone? Absolutely not - who's to say they aren't calling some ridiculous 800 number or something? No, thank you, impolite or not.

I would be more willing to lend my phone to someone in need of getting a hold of someone, but I see no reason to let someone take hold of my camera.

Something similar to this happened to me recently. I was working in a cafe with my laptop and I put it away to work on something else. Then this guy came up to me and asked to use it for a sec to check an email that he'd been waiting for.

I just don't get why people actually think that someone's actually going to say yes to something like that.

I trust people! Is that wrong?

Camera generally yes (although I'd be selective who I'd ask to take my picture), but I agree, definitely not my phone unless it was an absolute emergency.

This happened to me with a girlfriend. we were out on a patio in the summer and this guy came up and asked to use my phone (it was on the table) i felt werid about it but it was just sitting there. i let him use it and he was on it for 10 minutes trying to convince a friend to come meet him downtown to party. i was choked. he had said it was urgent and i was being a good citizen i thoguht. that was not urgent and then he refused to get off the phone when i asked for it back. after we were both stunned someone would ask to use a strangers phone for such a frivilous call and for so long. those are My minutes to harass a firend to come meet me. anyways.... made me not wanna be a good citizen again.

as for camera it always makes me feel weird but i agree it would be less traumatic to loose that than a phone. phone = every scrap of info i have on ppl like #s and appointments.

My hubby has a very expensive camera, I carry a sub $400 camera (that's still expensive by my standards) and we use that one if we are going to ask someone to snap a shot of us. We don't do it often and usually look for either an older couple or others that are taking pictures and offer to take shots of them on their camera in exchange.

As far as my phone goes it cost over $600. While that is a lot of money I think my bigger issue is someones face and mouth close or on my phone. eeeeuuuuuwwwwwwwww gross!

If it's an emergency, then you can call 911 for them. Either that, or they can call collect. No way I'm letting a stranger use my cell. I'd just tell them "nope."

All of you who are saying "i would never let a stranger use my phone"... that is so MEAN. Karma, people!!

I would turn over my camera to someone to take a picture of me.

I wouldn't hand it over, I just had my camera stolen at the airport. Watch your goods ladies!!

My camera is worth $3000 AUD so no