Kindle 3G: a nice wedding anniversary gift ? - Page 4

kindlekitten · 06-10-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

We did not like it :-) ... that's why I returned it. But she uses my iPad 2 occasionally.

We visited B&N last week, and she found the Nook Touch too small and light ... she likes my Kindle though and that's why she mentioned getting one of her own but white!

Hmm... white comes 3G only, mine is wifi, I wonder if the "white" petition is just a bait, in order to get the 3G one, hahaha...

sighs... women, women, women ... lol ...

there's always skins!

ProfCrash · 06-10-2011, 03:07 PM

hmmm

How to ask this politely....

Did she get to test it without your commenting?

If she likes to read magazines then a color reader is going to work better for her. Magazines on the Kindle work ok but not great. If she is going to be using it for mainly books then I get the Kindle but magazines do not scream Kindle to me.

jocampo · 06-10-2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

hmmm

How to ask this politely....

Did she get to test it without your commenting?

If she likes to read magazines then a color reader is going to work better for her. Magazines on the Kindle work ok but not great. If she is going to be using it for mainly books then I get the Kindle but magazines do not scream Kindle to me.

Just ask! lol ...

Ohhh! no, no ... for Magazines, she uses the iPad 2 and/or paper ones.

Agree, the Kindle is not suitable for Magazines. She is looking for an eink reader in order to read regular novels or books.

ProfCrash · 06-10-2011, 04:47 PM

OK. That makes sense. You mentioned magazines and not books. Hence my confusion

cathie · 06-11-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

horrible gifts are things like vacuum cleaners, toasters and mops. unless of course your other half comes up, straddles your lap, llllLICKS! your cheek, and says "a vacuum cleaner for my birthday would make me SO hot!"

Kindlekitten you slay me

one year when asked I asked for a crock-pot for my birthday. I was suprised that my husband actually gave me one. He was cruelly criticized by all and sundry, but I love the fact that he actually listened to my wants and took the time to find one that was perfect for what I wanted.

My K3 was a gift from my husband for Christmas. He totally understands that I am a complete bookworm. I think that it also saved his sanity as the books were piling up everywhere.
So my answer would be yes.

JSWolf · 06-11-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nimblem

If you don't want to give it to her for the anniversary then just buy it for her as a "I love you" gift. Leave it on her car seat one day when she's going to work or where ever. I promise it will mean more to her that way anyhow. Women love that kind of stuff.

It will be the day she's running late. She'll be tired, irritable and just won't see the Kindle until after she sits on it and breaks the screen. Yep, great place to leave it.

JSWolf · 06-11-2011, 02:52 PM

To be honest, get her a nook Touch, root it and then put the Kindle app on it. That was she'll have a reader that will display Kindle eBooks and is better then the Kindle.

CWatkinsNash · 06-11-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

To be honest, get her a nook Touch, root it and then put the Kindle app on it. That was she'll have a reader that will display Kindle eBooks and is better then the Kindle.

Did you miss the part about how they've already had Nooks and returned them? Just askin'...

And yes, I know the Nook Touch is different.

ardeegee · 06-11-2011, 04:05 PM

Going by this list:

http://www.chiff.com/entertain/gifts-anniversary.htm

I'd say the Kindle (an "appliance?") is most fitting for a 4th or 8th anniversary. Or 47th.

DMB · 06-11-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

Going by this list:

http://www.chiff.com/entertain/gifts-anniversary.htm

I'd say the Kindle (an "appliance?") is most fitting for a 4th or 8th anniversary. Or 47th.

I think it's just better to give someone what they want and not bother with all that.

jocampo · 06-11-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

To be honest, get her a nook Touch, root it and then put the Kindle app on it. That was she'll have a reader that will display Kindle eBooks and is better then the Kindle.

Did not like the Nook Touch ergonomics, weight, etc ...

RainingLemur · 06-11-2011, 04:58 PM

If my wife asked for one, or said she'd like one, I can't imagine that it would be a bad gift.

I mean, I got my wife a new broom and bottle of pinesol for our 3/4 anniversary (got married on Leap Day, so one actual anniversary every 4 years) and I got relegated to the couch for a couple weeks. How was I supposed to know that when she said "We need Pinesol, and this broom sucks," she wasn't asking for them as gifts?

jocampo · 06-11-2011, 05:04 PM

Well, she wants a blender too, hahahaha, but I won't give it one as wedding anniversary gift. Or she is gonna hit me on the head with it.

Nyssa · 06-11-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Well, she wants a blender too, hahahaha, but I won't give it one as wedding anniversary gift. Or she is gonna hit me on the head with it.

Smart Man!

SolRaven · 06-11-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Well, she wants a blender too, hahahaha, but I won't give it one as wedding anniversary gift. Or she is gonna hit me on the head with it.

Only if she is really into smoothies and you get her a Vitamix! Appliances can work, but they have to be high end. For Valentines Day, a regular grill, like the one that was replaced, wouldn't be a good gift, it would fall under household necessities. A high end grill, is a household item, but the gift of such an item, to someone who loves to grill as much as I do, is the added luxury of the upgrade.

So, if you bought her a Vitamix, which starts at 3 times the cost of a 3G Kindle, I can't imagine she would be disappointed.

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06-10-2011, 03:07 PM	#47
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	hmmm How to ask this politely.... Did she get to test it without your commenting? If she likes to read magazines then a color reader is going to work better for her. Magazines on the Kindle work ok but not great. If she is going to be using it for mainly books then I get the Kindle but magazines do not scream Kindle to me.

06-10-2011, 04:47 PM	#49
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	OK. That makes sense. You mentioned magazines and not books. Hence my confusion

06-11-2011, 02:52 PM	#52
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	To be honest, get her a nook Touch, root it and then put the Kindle app on it. That was she'll have a reader that will display Kindle eBooks and is better then the Kindle.

06-11-2011, 04:05 PM	#54
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Going by this list: http://www.chiff.com/entertain/gifts-anniversary.htm I'd say the Kindle (an "appliance?") is most fitting for a 4th or 8th anniversary. Or 47th.

06-11-2011, 04:58 PM	#57
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	If my wife asked for one, or said she'd like one, I can't imagine that it would be a bad gift. I mean, I got my wife a new broom and bottle of pinesol for our 3/4 anniversary (got married on Leap Day, so one actual anniversary every 4 years) and I got relegated to the couch for a couple weeks. How was I supposed to know that when she said "We need Pinesol, and this broom sucks," she wasn't asking for them as gifts?

06-11-2011, 05:04 PM	#58
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Well, she wants a blender too, hahahaha, but I won't give it one as wedding anniversary gift. Or she is gonna hit me on the head with it.