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Originally Posted by basschick
a number of times in retail stores i've had people come up to me whilst i was browsing in the ebook reader area as me "which is better - the kindle or the nook?" i almost bored one guy to death by trying to explain the features of each. the people who ask don't want to know facts or technical information or they start to glaze over. they just want me (a total stranger) to tell them which ebook reader to buy basically.
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I haven't had mine long so I've only been asked about it twice because they saw it on my table, and both times they wanted to know if they should get one at all, and if so, if it should be a Kindle. Since they were friends and not strangers, I just said, "How should I know? I'm not your research assistant."
I've learned from experience that, no matter what the item, if they buy anything I talk about and the tiniest thing goes wrong I'll hear about it forever. I don't even have to recommend that item, just the fact that I own it and like it is enough to incur the wrath of buyer's remorse. It's like the gossip game:
"Do you have a (any item)?"
"Yes"
"Do you like it?"
"Yes"
Two months later...
"I can't believe you told me to buy this thing. I hate it!"
I can't win.