MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Have you ever dropped an ereader in the bath?

DNSB · 12-18-2020, 01:56 AM

I do know one person who reads in the bath. She loves using bath salts/bath bombs/etc. Sadly when her Oasis 3 fell into the tub, it died horribly. She found out the hard way that that when Amazon stated "Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes", they meant it. Her bath water with a bath bomb and a cup or so of Epson salts did not qualify as fresh water and her warranty was voided though they did offer a $50 Cdn credit/gift card towards her next ereader purchase.

12-18-2020, 01:56 AM	#37
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 49,322 Karma: 174632678 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I do know one person who reads in the bath. She loves using bath salts/bath bombs/etc. Sadly when her Oasis 3 fell into the tub, it died horribly. She found out the hard way that that when Amazon stated "Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes", they meant it. Her bath water with a bath bomb and a cup or so of Epson salts did not qualify as fresh water and her warranty was voided though they did offer a $50 Cdn credit/gift card towards her next ereader purchase. Last edited by DNSB; 12-18-2020 at 01:59 AM.