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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
I'll probably get one, but my question was due to a Kindle Fire review that I read on Amazon.com.
I usually start at the bottom (one star reviews) and work my way up. More than a few one star reviews are written by people who have absolutely no clue how to use what ever it is that they bought. A lot of those reviews can be laughed off, but on occasion someone has a good point.
The one that struck me was a long, one star, review by "guest" - " FRAUD on the Fire!! Deregister yours before it ships!, November 18, 2011"
The more or less short part is this:
Spoiler:
Home I go, and straight to the lovely box waiting at my door that has 'Kindle Fire' written all over it - only to find that the box was already opened!!!
It was empty - the sad little brown wrapper from what I assume once held the charger or cables staging at me in silence. The box itself was all put back together - the quasi-origami design of the packaging made it impossible to tell it had already been opened until you got up close for a good look. But there was absolutely nothing inside - not even an invoice.
After picking my jaw (and heart) up off the floor, I immediately called Amazon. To their credit, the customer service lady was incredibly nice, efficient and sincere. She offered to ship out a replacement immediately. I was sad at what happened, and at having to wait longer, but it was resolved, at least. Or so I thought....
The next morning, I casually checked my email, and was stunned to find 21 separate emails from Amazon thanking me for my order. (Plus one from my bank, warning me of unusual activity on my card.) Amazon was thanking me for ordering almost $300 worth of mp3s from my brand new kindle fire!!!
So, obviously I didn't order the music, the low-life scum who stole my fire did.
So, 3 days of hell, 2 calls to my bank, 1 in-person visit to my bank, 1 call to Amazon, 2 chat sessions with Amazon later, and at least one more call to the bank to go (because no, they can't do a darn thing about the charges until they finish posting to your account, authorized doesn't count)
In so far as someone ordering something for their own use is concerned, that may not be their intent. About 25 or 30 years ago I knew a guy who worked for a car dealer. Their manager was a real petty (ummm) pain in the butt. When the manager went on vacation someone got into his office took his company credit card and maxed it out. All items, including some "adult toys", were sent to his office. Nothing ordered (so far as my friend knew) was taken. That wasn't their intention.
Something similar may have happened to "guest". Whoever stole it may just have been "having fun".
I have one click turned off on my account. That one always seemed like a no brainer to me.
If "parental controls" can lock out ALL purchases by requiring a password then I'll be happy.
But let me rephrase question #1;
1) I've read that the Fire is sent in a condition where anyone who steals it ( BEFORE you get home and open the box) can start making purchases without the need of a password. Is this still so?
Pre-registering it makes some sense in that it establishes it as "yours" and may make it harder for someone else to sell.
Having said all of this, the debit card I use for internet purchases only has enough money in it to keep the account open. I only put extra money in it to make a purchase. I've had my credit info stolen 3 times over the years and don't intend to take any chances. |
Short answer on this is that you can order it as a gift and it will come unregistered. Then you can register it after you receive it. I've never bothered to do this except on the ones that WERE gifts, but some people do.