Women User's Issues: Acrylic nails and inability to use the iPhone

Question

OK, I know that this may seem to be a trivial issue at first glance. However, did no one at Apple actually have women who wear artificial nails (AKA acrylic nails) Beta-test the iPhone's touch screen?
My girlfriend wears them. Her current phone has to be replaced, so I walked her into an Apple store and had a salesman demo the iPhone. My sweety loved 95% of its capabilities and features - it lacked only a voice-activated dialing feature.
Here's the reason she did not purchase an iPhone on the spot: You have to use your fingers to use it! Women with long, natural nails, and in this case, artificial nails can't make skin contact with the screen. Forget trying to type in an email or text message. The salesman obviously had never encountered this particular end-user "bug" and had no work around. My girlfriend spent a half-hour fumbling around, using her knuckles, the sides of her fingers, etc. and finally the salesman threw up his hands and said that he had to go help other customers. Gee, thanks for the help buddy.
Since the iPhone can't be used with a stylus, what's the work around? And no, my girlfriend, and all of the other women who wear artificial nails are NOT going to stop wearing them. Only a techno-geek would suggest that as a viable alternative.
What has worked for you ladies?
Thanks so much.

Answer 1

RDPowell,
I have seen two suggestions on these discussions, holding your hand at a flatter angle so that the pads at the end of the finger touch.
Another user posted they use the side of their fingers.
Here are some threads that discuss what others have done:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1227227
Medium length fingers mentioned in the second post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1029547
Suggestion to use thumbs:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1057740
Using knuckles is mentioned in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1300856
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.