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Originally Posted by eGeezer
I authorized purchase of my surprise Christmas present a few days ago (when I realized the package had been out for over a week), both because the above statement mirrored my own thoughts, and because I am totally taken with the notion of the purchase including a charitable donation (out of my wife's pocket, sure, but its the thought that counts.)
I finally decided I didn't really care about the nook enuff to wait til Nov 30(+) to make a purchase decision - which would STILL be a pre-order with a 30 day wait.
I am still intrigued by what the nook may bring to the ebook market, but B&N's marketing strategy ("here it is, but you can't touch it", "You can pre-order it, but we get our money, anyway, cuz if you don't like it we will charge you a restocking fee AND shipping both ways", etc) just irked the heck out of me.
And here Astak is selling a Christmas package with a charitable donation AND a bunch of extras that are potentially worth more than the extra $40.
When I realized I was just waiting around til Nov 30 to make a decision on a product that I would have to wait yet another 30 days (or more) to get, it just seemed kinda silly.
I waited most of the week to mention the purchase in order to give Astak time to send my wife a disappointing email that all CC Packs had been sold, and figure it should be safe now to mention it.
Looking forward to receiving it, as long as I don't find I have to be a Facebook member to turn it on. (Sorry, Robert, couldn't resist).
As for the Kindle, its obviously a great product, but I just don't like the button clutter. As for Sony, Diokdin's hit it on the nose, so there's no reason to repeat it.
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Dear eGeezer:
Thank you! I agree on the Facebook thingee. I have railed against it.
I thank you for laying it out succinctly and really easily. If I say it... it is predjudiced and hot air. If you say it then people will belive the logic.
So, I do thank you and wish you happiest holidays. We are running out of stock on most items but should still have "A Christmas Carol Gift Pack" unitl the December 11 deadline! We are committed to raising that money for charity!!
All others: see what we are talking about
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go to
www.astak.com/charity
See the "A Christmas Carol Gift Pack". It is a great gift for Christmas and it helps make your life easy while helping charity!!