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Yaksha · 04-15-2007, 04:29 PM

I was getting ready to fly back to Phoenix from Seattle. My biggest problem was that my Sony Reader was out of battery and I had forgotton to bring the charger and USB plug with me (I use it as an mp3 player, so my battery life isn't the best.)

While walking through SeaTac airport I see a Borders bookstore. I decide to see if they carry the chargers and how much it would be. Unfortunately they only carried the Reader and the dock. The dock was $50 and I knew I wouldn't even use it that much.

That's when I saw a demo Reader sitting in a dock. I thought to myself, "Don't the docks recharge?" With no one around I pick up the demo Reader, move it to the side, and slip my Reader into the dock.

Probably not the best move.

It was only after I had done this that I thought about asking one of the Borders employees if this was OK. But it was already done, and I was too chicken to take my Reader, go up and ask, and go back. So I sit around the electronics area for about 20 minutes, randomly looking at stuff and keeping an eye on my Reader.

That's when a TSA security guard comes into Borders, eyes me for half a second, and then stands near the door. That's when I realized it was time to get going. I quickly grabbed my Reader, put it in my laptop bag, and make a not-so-swift-as-to-attract-attention exit.

Luckily, nothing came of it. But looking back, that was one hell of a stupid idea to try in an airport. I could've easily asked one of the employees if it was OK, but what if they said no?

Also, apparently the dock doesn't recharge the Reader, or the one they had wasn't working properly, because when I turned it on I still got the Low Battery warning (no music playing this time). The dock did light up when I put my Reader in, and the little red light on the side turned on.

04-15-2007, 04:29 PM	#320
Yaksha Member Posts: 19 Karma: 246 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: PRS-500	I was getting ready to fly back to Phoenix from Seattle. My biggest problem was that my Sony Reader was out of battery and I had forgotton to bring the charger and USB plug with me (I use it as an mp3 player, so my battery life isn't the best.) While walking through SeaTac airport I see a Borders bookstore. I decide to see if they carry the chargers and how much it would be. Unfortunately they only carried the Reader and the dock. The dock was $50 and I knew I wouldn't even use it that much. That's when I saw a demo Reader sitting in a dock. I thought to myself, "Don't the docks recharge?" With no one around I pick up the demo Reader, move it to the side, and slip my Reader into the dock. Probably not the best move. It was only after I had done this that I thought about asking one of the Borders employees if this was OK. But it was already done, and I was too chicken to take my Reader, go up and ask, and go back. So I sit around the electronics area for about 20 minutes, randomly looking at stuff and keeping an eye on my Reader. That's when a TSA security guard comes into Borders, eyes me for half a second, and then stands near the door. That's when I realized it was time to get going. I quickly grabbed my Reader, put it in my laptop bag, and make a not-so-swift-as-to-attract-attention exit. Luckily, nothing came of it. But looking back, that was one hell of a stupid idea to try in an airport. I could've easily asked one of the employees if it was OK, but what if they said no? Also, apparently the dock doesn't recharge the Reader, or the one they had wasn't working properly, because when I turned it on I still got the Low Battery warning (no music playing this time). The dock did light up when I put my Reader in, and the little red light on the side turned on.