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Old 10-14-2010, 09:25 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by tthorne View Post
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE HOW FREAKING LUCKY I GOT!!!

This morning I pled my case with a supervisor at Amazon and he was the first person there that even remotely sounded like he felt bad about someone getting screwed. He ended up offering me $30 off a new 3G model and even gave me free OVERNIGHT shipping, laughing about how my impatience was what got me into the mess in the first place.

I know it is not a massive discount, but between that and overnight shipping, it added up to almost $70. I bought the lighted case too. Seriously, that was enough for me to reaffirm my love for Amazon. The thoughtfulness was something I won't forget. I will find that guy's boss tomorrow and make sure he knows.

THEN!!!!!

The seller of the lost/stolen Kindle called me back and told me he wanted to refund my money. Turns out he bought 60 of them from some guy the day before and sold a bunch of them yesterday only to get a bunch of calls like mine. So he was going around all day today refunding peoples money and filed a complaint with the police.

What can I say? I'm floored. Now I just can't wait until tomorrow when my new Kindle arrives.
Wow! You did get lucky! I'm glad it all worked out for you but I have to say that I think Amazon's policy should have stayed in effect. Not because I think you deserved to be ripped off but now you've actually been rewarded for buying stolen merchandise. Those who purchased through proper channels did not get $30 off and may didn't get free overnight shipping. That's not fair.

That said, since you read a lot of scripts, you may want a Kindle DX instead of a 6 inch Kindle. The smaller screen does not handle scripts in PDF form very well and no one has figured out how to format them properly for the smaller screen (I'm a Script Supervisor).

Enjoy your new Kindle!
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