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William Moates · 10-29-2006, 08:22 AM

I'm in the Triad area of NC, and I got my Sony Reader on Wednesday (10/25). On Tuesday, I went by the Greensboro Borders, and they didn't have any Readers yet, but they did have the flyers, which the manager cracked open while I was there. The Reader is already in their computer, and they expect to get them next month. The manager suggested I call the Charlotte or Durham store, but I used Sony's store locator link to find out the Borders in Winston-Salem had it. I called them up, reserved a copy, then went over there the next day. The W-S store has them locked in an old iPod display case, with two more visible, a few cradles, and a dozen replacement covers. I used the 10% coupon with little problem. (The cashier first rung it up as 30% off, but I corrected him. I'm a nice guy, and I've heard too many retail worker nightmares to take advantage of such mistakes.) Thanks to all of the footwork you guys did first, it was rather painless.

I can't wait to show it off!

If only it was more Mac compatible... -sigh-

P.S.: The cashiers didn't know what it was, but each manager had heard of it, and was happy to help. I didn't expect much, so I was happy with the response I got.

10-29-2006, 08:22 AM	#181
William Moates Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 35 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Device: Sony Librie / Sony Clie / Sony Reader	I'm in the Triad area of NC, and I got my Sony Reader on Wednesday (10/25). On Tuesday, I went by the Greensboro Borders, and they didn't have any Readers yet, but they did have the flyers, which the manager cracked open while I was there. The Reader is already in their computer, and they expect to get them next month. The manager suggested I call the Charlotte or Durham store, but I used Sony's store locator link to find out the Borders in Winston-Salem had it. I called them up, reserved a copy, then went over there the next day. The W-S store has them locked in an old iPod display case, with two more visible, a few cradles, and a dozen replacement covers. I used the 10% coupon with little problem. (The cashier first rung it up as 30% off, but I corrected him. I'm a nice guy, and I've heard too many retail worker nightmares to take advantage of such mistakes.) Thanks to all of the footwork you guys did first, it was rather painless. I can't wait to show it off! If only it was more Mac compatible... -sigh- P.S.: The cashiers didn't know what it was, but each manager had heard of it, and was happy to help. I didn't expect much, so I was happy with the response I got. Last edited by William Moates; 10-29-2006 at 08:28 AM.