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Old 10-03-2013, 06:59 PM   #505
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Device: KPW, KFire HD, KFire, KTD 3g, KT, K4B, K4S, K3g, K3g SO, K2, K1
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Originally Posted by sparklemotion View Post
You can return them quite easily at Best Buy. I asked and they give you two weeks for a complete refund. Not as good as Amazon, but enough time to check over the screen. I'm also sure Amazon would still stand behind it after the 2 weeks too.

I agree though, it's really a shame their quality control hasn't been better with the PW's. And while only a handful of people are reporting specks and pinholes on the boards, I'm betting more people have them and just don't notice it.
Last year, I'd nearly convinced myself that I had to have a new Paperwhite, until I'd read about all the problems people were having with them, and seeing the blotchy screen pictures. I waited until October? and went to Best Buy, where I could see what I was buying before I took it home. I played with the demo, and I had the rep open the box on the new one and did all the tests I could think of there in the store before I took it home.

Some time later, I repeated the process and took home a Fire HD. A little later than that, I proceeded to drown it. Even though it hadn't been purchased from Amazon, they replaced it. It'd be great if Amazon only sold perfect products, but they definitely stand behind them.

I wasn't really considering a PW2 until I'd read partway through this thread, but now that I've read ALL of it... I'm perfectly... well, almost perfectly happy with my PW1. Thank you all for taking the risks and posting your experiences. I really appreciate your help, back then and now.

(if you're curious about the soggy Fire story.)
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