Target no longer selling sony ereader?

tvuongpham · 10-12-2010, 12:14 PM

Perhaps the sales clerk was misinformed and gave me wrong info. I called today asking when the elusive prs350 cover will be in stock. He said the are getting rid of the kiosk sony display and only selling the kindle?? Huh??

Hopefully he is wrong and Sony is sending out a new display (new power supply micro usb et al). I am in socal. Weird. Because BestBuy is carrying Nook, Kindle, Sony and more

bill_mchale · 10-12-2010, 12:25 PM

Their website http://www.target.com/s?keywords=Son..._1_1&x=14&y=12 would seem to disagree.

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Bill

tvuongpham · 10-12-2010, 01:39 PM

Interesting.. looks like the online ad show "online" availability only.. I guess I will have to wait and see.

mrscoach · 10-12-2010, 02:47 PM

I bought the last charger Target had for my 300 yesterday, and the guy who checked me out said they weren't carrying the readers any more, but he was just a cashier, not even in the electronics section. There was no Sony display, though they still had the gift cards.

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bill_mchale

Their website http://www.target.com/s?keywords=Son..._1_1&x=14&y=12 would seem to disagree.

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Bill

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvuongpham

Interesting.. looks like the online ad show "online" availability only.. I guess I will have to wait and see.

Yep.........this is what it says...

"This item is available online, but is not available in stores."

tvuongpham · 10-12-2010, 02:58 PM

Oh well.. so much for Brick and Mortar stores.. read the e-ink writing on the wall.. I ordered my prs350 cover online via ebay. no tax no shipping.. and paypal /ebay coupons.. $6.77 verus 34.99 plus tax..

treetotree · 10-13-2010, 10:17 AM

I was at Target, in Brandon Fl., on Sat 10/09/10, and they said " No more Sonys",only Kindle. There was'nt a sony display, just a very poor kindle display and it was almost empty.

desertgrandma · 10-13-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tvuongpham

Oh well.. so much for Brick and Mortar stores.. read the e-ink writing on the wall.. I ordered my prs350 cover online via ebay. no tax no shipping.. and paypal /ebay coupons.. $6.77 verus 34.99 plus tax..

It doesn't HAVE to be this way!!!

If stores would get their heads out of the sand, and insist on training their employees.......they could sell anything!

Does anyone else here remember when you were actually trained to work in retail? I started retail sales in the 60's.......yes I know, before many of the members here parents were born!

I remember going to classes teaching how to make change, for crying out loud. You counted the change back to the customer........You were trained in whichever department you worked in, by an older employee, and you learned about the contents.

If you didn't know the answer to something a customer asked, you found someone who did.

Retail today cares nothing about its customer base.....just getting those dollars in the register, which is why the brick and mortar stores are in trouble.

Best Buy is a great example. So is my local Ace hardware, which advertises itself as "your hometown hardware store" but hires friends and relatives (old) ((older than ME!)) who group in a huddle, talk, ignore customers and know nothing about anything asked.

Oops. Better move this to the rant thread.....

bill_mchale · 10-13-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tvuongpham

Interesting.. looks like the online ad show "online" availability only.. I guess I will have to wait and see.

Yeah, I think we need to give this a little more time. It is possible that Target is still in the process of transitioning. They may want to get rid of all the old stock of PRS-300/600's before they start selling the new readers in stores.

To my mind, it doesn't make sense for them to carry only one reader in the stores when Best Buy carries multiple brands.

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Bill

hnoto · 10-13-2010, 01:08 PM

Several of my local Targets have removed all evidence of EVER selling Sony's and replaced them with Kindle products. I kept checking to see what kind of good sale price I could get on the Sony's (none) and then one day they were all gone. Even the Sony store giftcards have disappeared.

dreams · 10-13-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by treetotree

I was at Target, in Brandon Fl., on Sat 10/09/10, and they said " No more Sonys",only Kindle. There was'nt a sony display, just a very poor kindle display and it was almost empty.

I was just in our local Target and they were the same. There was a poor kindle display and the dept manager said they would no longer be selling Sony Readers, as customers always asked for kindles and many had no idea what a Sony was.

I also stopped at the Best Buy and Staples. Both had the Kindle in matching display cases. The Best Buy had demo 350 and 650 but no units for sale. They also had 2 300s at the full price (I even had the price checked).

JSWolf · 10-13-2010, 04:05 PM

Target is run by morons.

10-12-2010, 12:14 PM	#1
tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	Target no longer selling sony ereader? Perhaps the sales clerk was misinformed and gave me wrong info. I called today asking when the elusive prs350 cover will be in stock. He said the are getting rid of the kiosk sony display and only selling the kindle?? Huh?? Hopefully he is wrong and Sony is sending out a new display (new power supply micro usb et al). I am in socal. Weird. Because BestBuy is carrying Nook, Kindle, Sony and more

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bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Their website http://www.target.com/s?keywords=Son..._1_1&x=14&y=12 would seem to disagree. -- Bill

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tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	Interesting.. looks like the online ad show "online" availability only.. I guess I will have to wait and see.

10-12-2010, 02:47 PM	#4
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I bought the last charger Target had for my 300 yesterday, and the guy who checked me out said they weren't carrying the readers any more, but he was just a cashier, not even in the electronics section. There was no Sony display, though they still had the gift cards.

10-12-2010, 02:58 PM	#6
tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	Oh well.. so much for Brick and Mortar stores.. read the e-ink writing on the wall.. I ordered my prs350 cover online via ebay. no tax no shipping.. and paypal /ebay coupons.. $6.77 verus 34.99 plus tax..

10-13-2010, 10:17 AM	#7
treetotree Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 346 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Device: Jetbook Lite, Kindle DXG,prs-350, wife k3	I was at Target, in Brandon Fl., on Sat 10/09/10, and they said " No more Sonys",only Kindle. There was'nt a sony display, just a very poor kindle display and it was almost empty.

10-13-2010, 01:08 PM	#10
hnoto Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 177180 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Device: Sony PRS 505	Several of my local Targets have removed all evidence of EVER selling Sony's and replaced them with Kindle products. I kept checking to see what kind of good sale price I could get on the Sony's (none) and then one day they were all gone. Even the Sony store giftcards have disappeared.

10-13-2010, 04:05 PM	#12
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Target is run by morons.