Close call! Phew!

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 12:32 PM

This morning I was at the dealership having my car serviced. Of course, while I was waiting, I was reading my Kindle. When my name was called to let me know my car was ready, I went to the counter, paid and walked out to my car. As I was sitting in the car putting the Valet key back on my key ring, I hear a man yelling and looked up to see him running toward my car. I HAD LEFT MY KINDLE ON THE COUNTER WHERE I PAID!

My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw my that bright green cover in his hand. I thanked him profusely and headed home.

My dealership is about 25 miles away and I would not have noticed my Kindle was missing until I got home. Of course I would have turned around and driven right back to search for it but I'm very happy I didn't have to.

I still want a shoulder strap on my cover, so that I can "wear" my Kindle while reading it.

A very close call!

poohbear_nc · 08-06-2009, 12:36 PM

http://www.sfbags.com/products/kindle/kindlecase.htm

The travel bags have shoulder straps! I have one - it's very nice.

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

http://www.sfbags.com/products/kindle/kindlecase.htm

The travel bags have shoulder straps! I have one - it's very nice.

Thanks for the suggestion.

The problem is that a travel pouch with case is the same as using one of my purses (or backpacks). I have to take the Kindle out and put it back in. I would like to have straps on the cover itself, so that I can just open the case while wearing it. I actually made the design suggestion to M-Edge a year ago. I really need to get to a luggage or shoe repair shop and have the strap added (if I can find a color match to my case).

poohbear_nc · 08-06-2009, 12:59 PM

What about:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44528

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

What about:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44528

They are just different kinds of cover/cases. They would still have to be carried in my purse. Neither of them would have kept me from leaving my Kindle on the counter.

Thanks for continuing to suggest alternates.

poohbear_nc · 08-06-2009, 01:26 PM

I suppose gluing a strip of Velcro on your palm would not be acceptable?

Out of ideas for the moment.

The reason I like the Waterford bag idea is - if you leave the strap on your shoulder and walk off - hopefully you would notice the bag was too light - if you left the Kindle somewhere.

dreams · 08-06-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

This morning I was at the dealership having my car serviced. Of course, while I was waiting, I was reading my Kindle. When my name was called to let me know my car was ready, I went to the counter, paid and walked out to my car. As I was sitting in the car putting the Valet key back on my key ring, I hear a man yelling and looked up to see him running toward my car. I HAD LEFT MY KINDLE ON THE COUNTER WHERE I PAID!

My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw my that bright green cover in his hand. I thanked him profusely and headed home. ...

A very close call!

Wow!! A very close call!

I dread the day that something like that happens to me. I always try to close and put my 505 in my purse before I do anything else. I'm hoping that this habit will keep me from leaving it somewhere.

Glad it was a happy ending.

[ the "older" sibling giving you "The Lecture" about keeping track of your stuff ]

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I suppose gluing a strip of Velcro on your palm would not be acceptable?

Out of ideas for the moment.

The reason I like the Waterford bag idea is - if you leave the strap on your shoulder and walk off - hopefully you would notice the bag was too light - if you left the Kindle somewhere.

I should have noticed my purse was too light as well.

Hopefully, I've scared myself enough not to do it again.

Thanks again for trying.

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Wow!! A very close call!

I dread the day that something like that happens to me. I always try to close and put my 505 in my purse before I do anything else. I'm hoping that this habit will keep me from leaving it somewhere.

Glad it was a happy ending.

[ the "older" sibling giving you "The Lecture" about keeping track of your stuff ]

You mean you didn't feel my panic and relief! Maybe there's a timezone delay.

And uh, thanks for the lecture... not.

krisk · 08-06-2009, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I suppose gluing a strip of Velcro on your palm would not be acceptable?

Out of ideas for the moment.

The reason I like the Waterford bag idea is - if you leave the strap on your shoulder and walk off - hopefully you would notice the bag was too light - if you left the Kindle somewhere.

I was going to go with velcro across the bust and the back of the kindle, that way you can jusst slap and go! being a kindle mama is the only thing in the world that has ever made me be a constant purse carrier. even when I had little kids I would carry a backpack and shun any form of a purse.

desertgrandma · 08-06-2009, 05:00 PM

Daffy, I definitely felt your panic!

Today, I was at school doing some copying..........normally you stay pretty busy, but there were times when I was printing 200 pages per order.........sitting there with nothing to do till it finished was making me nuts............I could easily have read a chapter or two between sets. Now......If my M-edge cover had a thin leather strap that I could hang across my body...........that would be great! I could carry the Kindle with me at all times, and read whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Think of a case like the M-Edge, or Oberon, with two little metal rings at the top. An adjustable thin strap would hook to that.

Actually, this would work with any model e-book reader..........

daffy4u · 08-06-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

I was going to go with velcro across the bust and the back of the kindle, that way you can jusst slap and go! being a kindle mama is the only thing in the world that has ever made me be a constant purse carrier. even when I had little kids I would carry a backpack and shun any form of a purse.

Maybe if I velcroed the Kindle to my thigh. I could still read it when sitting and it would stick to me when I stood up to walk. Hmmmm.

Practical *and* a fashion statement. You may be on to something here!

kazbates · 08-06-2009, 05:09 PM

Thank goodness some kind person brought it out to you!! DGma's suggestion about the M-Edge cover is a good idea. I have the fuschia one for my Sony and it REALLY stands out!

I'm glad it all worked out okay!

Over · 08-06-2009, 05:10 PM

There should be bluetooth in all ereaders, wich could be synchronized with our cell phones, so that if the ereader got more that 10 meters away from the cell phone, our cell would start ringing to warn us we left the ereader somewhere.

PS: The man probably just returned it because of the cover's color

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-06-2009, 05:13 PM

Phew! Glad that turned out ok

08-06-2009, 12:32 PM	#1
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Close call! Phew! This morning I was at the dealership having my car serviced. Of course, while I was waiting, I was reading my Kindle. When my name was called to let me know my car was ready, I went to the counter, paid and walked out to my car. As I was sitting in the car putting the Valet key back on my key ring, I hear a man yelling and looked up to see him running toward my car. I HAD LEFT MY KINDLE ON THE COUNTER WHERE I PAID! My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw my that bright green cover in his hand. I thanked him profusely and headed home. My dealership is about 25 miles away and I would not have noticed my Kindle was missing until I got home. Of course I would have turned around and driven right back to search for it but I'm very happy I didn't have to. I still want a shoulder strap on my cover, so that I can "wear" my Kindle while reading it. A very close call!

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poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,875 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I suppose gluing a strip of Velcro on your palm would not be acceptable? Out of ideas for the moment. The reason I like the Waterford bag idea is - if you leave the strap on your shoulder and walk off - hopefully you would notice the bag was too light - if you left the Kindle somewhere.

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