Hello All --
Sorry for the late response, college work has been getting most of my time.
I just noticed that the Consumerist actually published my story! Here is the link:
http://consumerist.com/2012/02/amazo...n-origins.html
I just received more e-mails from editors of websites such as Techcrunch, gizmodo and engadget that also want to publish my story.
I hope this helps me in changing their firm decision.