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Old 07-09-2011, 08:37 PM   #1
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PRS-350 Stolen in a Careless Moment!
It was bound to happen one Friday in NYC. Exhausted and needing to avoid the rain without an umbrella, I stepped into the only coffee shop in sight: a crowded Starbucks across the street from J&R.

As I was sitting in front of the window with my Red Eye, my bus stopped just outside (I'd thought I missed it and they come sporadically). Pleased with my good fortune, I ran out with my coffee and got on, only to realize as the doors closed that I'd left my PRS-350 on the table. Too late: The bus had started moving. By the time I'd gotten off and run back to the table, my 350 was gone. No one had delivered it to the counter or witnessed who took it, Starbucks staff who had just cleaned the area claimed not to have seen it and only one person, a customer, had noticed it at all. She'd thought it was a spiral notebook and so did nothing.

All of which means my PRS-350, the reader I use most, was stolen.

Goldman Sachs just announced layoffs and it's very possible we might have a double-dip recession, which means this isn't the time to be blowing $129 (if I'm lucky enough to find one for that). I haven't even considered getting a new case yet. The one thing I have is a backup DecalGirl skin.

The loss depressed me this weekend. I was a bit less social than I should have been.

The rest of you should be glad, however, that you haven't done anything that stupid. I'm happy, at least, that this hasn't happened to you.
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Old 07-09-2011, 08:53 PM   #2
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Ugh, so sorry to hear that. Even accidental damage insurance doesnt cover that. But some home owner's/apartment dweller's insurance does cover such things and stolen property. It might be worth checking into.
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Old 07-09-2011, 08:58 PM   #3
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That's terrible! Very sorry to hear about your unfortunate loss. Too bad that people are so rude that they think they are entitled to take someone else's property!
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Old 07-09-2011, 08:58 PM   #4
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I'm sorry. That's really rotten. I love my 350 best of my readers, so I know how bummed you must be. What a bad day.

I hope someday soon you'll find a deal you can't resist and are sufficiently in funds to go for it.
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Old 07-09-2011, 11:27 PM   #5
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Old 07-09-2011, 11:52 PM   #6
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That's too bad. Sorry to hear about that.
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That sucks, but don't beat yourself up over it. It truly could happen to anyone.
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Old 07-10-2011, 02:28 AM   #8
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I am so sorry you lost your 350!
What you did wasn't stupid, just bad luck!
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Old 07-10-2011, 08:02 AM   #9
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OH NO!! Poor baby! What a loss. But don't beat yourself up over it. It is just a possesion. The things that really matter are still with you: a good heart and a fine brain.
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Old 07-10-2011, 08:56 AM   #10
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Sorry to hear this. In a lighter note, Sony Reader Forums is giving away a PRS350. Here is the topic on the contest: http://www.sonyreaderboards.com/foru...php?f=2&t=1903
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@OP: Man, that sucks. I know that exact Starbucks you are talking about...

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I'm sorry you lost your 350. Not much else I can say but hoping you can find one within your price range to replace it.
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Ugh, so sorry to hear that. Even accidental damage insurance doesnt cover that. But some home owner's/apartment dweller's insurance does cover such things and stolen property. It might be worth checking into.

I would think the deductible would be higher than the cost of a new reader.

I'm sorry for your loss OP. I'd be majorly PO'd at the loss too.
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very sad, there is always hope you'll be able to find one cheap on ebay second hand if not new. If not, then you have excuse to buy yourself a next gen ebook
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