
First came the rhinestone-encrusted rotary. Then the cherry-red lips. After that, the cheeseburger.
By last summer, Chanell Karr had amassed a collection of six landline phones. Her most recent, an orange corded model made as a promotional item for the 1986 film “Pretty in Pink,” was purchased in June. Though she only has one of them – a more subdued VTech phone – hooked up, all are in working order.