No new or replacement DX until August!

poohbear_nc · 06-29-2009, 12:58 PM

Just saw this thread on the Amazon Discussion Boards - looks legit - apparently Amazon has really sold out of the DX and either kept none in reserve for replacing bad units - or has sent them all out as replacements by now.

http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/for...TxUOI23FH6F1SE

Imagine - having your Kindle die - and no replacement until August!

krisk · 06-29-2009, 01:43 PM

I wonder if they will be giving out loaner K2s for broken DXs? I would so go into withdrawal!

Ervserver · 06-29-2009, 02:22 PM

bummer...maybe there is a shortage of screens or something

fugazied · 06-30-2009, 12:59 AM

Wow that is simply poor management. I often wonder how corporate execs claim to deserve those huge salaries when they can't manage the simplest thing, like supply/demand of one of their flagship products.

myridom · 06-30-2009, 05:42 PM

It took me 3 months to get a Kindle 1 replacement after a little mishap.

MyridoM

Slow_hand · 06-30-2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fugazied

Wow that is simply poor management. I often wonder how corporate execs claim to deserve those huge salaries when they can't manage the simplest thing, like supply/demand of one of their flagship products.

They introduced a product that has never seen the light of day (an oversized e-reader)- how in the world do they anticipate the exact sales? Besides legions of them would be fired if they overestimated and had to warehouse thousands of them.

Poor management -right, that's why Amazon is one of the most successful internet companies and one of the few companies of any kind to thrive in the depression. I wish my portfolio was full of poorly managed companies like this one.

Talldog · 06-30-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slow_hand

...that's why Amazon is one of the most successful internet companies and one of the few companies of any kind to thrive in the depression. I wish my portfolio was full of poorly managed companies like this one.

You and me, both.

pboss · 07-03-2009, 11:39 AM

I like when people get busy bashing Amazon. Keep up the good work guyz.

rijker · 07-03-2009, 12:07 PM

And couldn't it just be that there *is* a huge demand for a product like the DX, that Amazon ordered and received a ton of inventory in advance (as much as the supplier could produce) which really *did* completely sell out quickly because a *whole lot* of folks wanted to buy these items? Maybe, just maybe the DX is simply a successful product!
hehe - I know I wouldn't trade my DX back for anything and am glad I pre-ordered.

well, heading out to sit and read by sunny Puget Sound - will pack a lunch and make it a DX picnic... happy July 3rd-4th holiday all!

06-29-2009, 12:58 PM	#1
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,852 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	No new or replacement DX until August! Just saw this thread on the Amazon Discussion Boards - looks legit - apparently Amazon has really sold out of the DX and either kept none in reserve for replacing bad units - or has sent them all out as replacements by now. http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/for...TxUOI23FH6F1SE Imagine - having your Kindle die - and no replacement until August!

06-30-2009, 05:42 PM	#5
myridom Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 108 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Panama City, FL Device: Kindle	Dont count on it. It took me 3 months to get a Kindle 1 replacement after a little mishap. MyridoM

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06-29-2009, 01:43 PM	#2
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	I wonder if they will be giving out loaner K2s for broken DXs? I would so go into withdrawal!

06-29-2009, 02:22 PM	#3
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	bummer...maybe there is a shortage of screens or something

06-30-2009, 12:59 AM	#4
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Wow that is simply poor management. I often wonder how corporate execs claim to deserve those huge salaries when they can't manage the simplest thing, like supply/demand of one of their flagship products.

07-03-2009, 11:39 AM	#8
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	I like when people get busy bashing Amazon. Keep up the good work guyz.

07-03-2009, 12:07 PM	#9
rijker curiouser and curiouser Posts: 12 Karma: 328 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kindle DX, K1,K2, iTouch 16gb	And couldn't it just be that there is a huge demand for a product like the DX, that Amazon ordered and received a ton of inventory in advance (as much as the supplier could produce) which really did completely sell out quickly because a whole lot of folks wanted to buy these items? Maybe, just maybe the DX is simply a successful product! hehe - I know I wouldn't trade my DX back for anything and am glad I pre-ordered. well, heading out to sit and read by sunny Puget Sound - will pack a lunch and make it a DX picnic... happy July 3rd-4th holiday all!