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Old 08-22-2010, 07:46 PM   #11611
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You know what senior citizens would really like?
A "Murder, She Wrote/Barnaby Jones" crossover show!
The two of them together, solving mysteries in a nursing home!
Who stole the tapioca?
The disappearing dentures!
Which illegal alien aide knocked up 97 year old Mrs. Mendlebaum?
Put it on cable for added sexual content and it'll be a hit!
Oh, and guest appearances by Matlock!
That'll dampen their Depends!
Starring Betty White!
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Old 08-22-2010, 10:11 PM   #11612
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And Wilford "Big Sexy" Brimley!
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Old 08-22-2010, 10:47 PM   #11613
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You know what senior citizens would really like?
A "Murder, She Wrote/Barnaby Jones" crossover show!
The two of them together, solving mysteries in a nursing home!
Who stole the tapioca?
The disappearing dentures!
Which illegal alien aide knocked up 97 year old Mrs. Mendlebaum?
Put it on cable for added sexual content and it'll be a hit!
Oh, and guest appearances by Matlock!
That'll dampen their Depends!
They did do a Murder She Wrote/Magnum P.I. crossover.
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Old 08-22-2010, 11:07 PM   #11614
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"Magnum P.I." wasn't Geezer TV.
It just got old fast.

They never even bothered to come out of the closet and admit that Magnum was Higgins' bitch.
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Old 08-23-2010, 02:12 AM   #11615
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Yes, I know that.

Why YOU?

REALLY long story!!!

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They did do a Murder She Wrote/Magnum P.I. crossover.
they did!
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Old 08-23-2010, 02:34 AM   #11616
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The Bad News:
Yesterday morning my Kindle 2 fell off the desk and the screen froze. As in sub-zero reboot doesn't help solid ice-age class mired-in-the-mud up to the windshield ain't going nowhere deep freeze. As I write this, the last page I read is still displayed on the screen.

The Good News:
I called Amazon this morning at 1 AM and they said that was considered covered under normal usage. My replacement K2 should arrive tomorrow.

Gotta' love that Amazon Customer Service!
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Old 08-23-2010, 02:42 AM   #11617
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Old 08-23-2010, 04:05 AM   #11618
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Old 08-23-2010, 04:13 AM   #11619
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Yesterday morning my Kindle 2 fell off the desk
Normal usage !!!!

WOW ... good customer relations !!!!
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Old 08-23-2010, 04:40 AM   #11620
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Mmm. Not impressed;

Except from the screen, i would expect the reader to resist falling off a desk. Amazon's response is not "amazing", it's perfectly normal, the kindle shouldn't have broke.

Electronics device are excepted to support a minimum choc IMHO. Devices falling off a desk happens every now and then. that's why it's "normal usage".

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Old 08-23-2010, 04:52 AM   #11621
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Mmm. Not impressed;

Except from the screen, i would expect the reader to resist falling off a desk. Amazon's response is not "amazing", it's perfectly normal, the kindle shouldn't have broke.

Electronics device are excepted to support a minimum choc IMHO. Devices falling off a desk happens every now and then. that's why it's "normal usage".
True that! My Mini once fell on the ground (it fell from its cover, whoops...). And no breakage! You can't say the cover saved it, because I was still holding the cover in my hand while the Mini was on the floor...
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Old 08-23-2010, 06:22 AM   #11622
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The Bad News:
Yesterday morning my Kindle 2 fell off the desk and the screen froze. As in sub-zero reboot doesn't help solid ice-age class mired-in-the-mud up to the windshield ain't going nowhere deep freeze. As I write this, the last page I read is still displayed on the screen.

The Good News:
I called Amazon this morning at 1 AM and they said that was considered covered under normal usage. My replacement K2 should arrive tomorrow.

Gotta' love that Amazon Customer Service!
Bad news - Great news!
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Old 08-23-2010, 06:33 AM   #11623
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Mmm. Not impressed;

Except from the screen, i would expect the reader to resist falling off a desk. Amazon's response is not "amazing", it's perfectly normal, the kindle shouldn't have broke.

Electronics device are excepted to support a minimum choc IMHO. Devices falling off a desk happens every now and then. that's why it's "normal usage".

I would have thought that this was accidental damage, not normal usage.
According to Amazon's limited one-year warranty that comes with each device ....

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True that! My Mini once fell on the ground (it fell from its cover, whoops...). And no breakage! You can't say the cover saved it, because I was still holding the cover in my hand while the Mini was on the floor...
What cover were you using the mini with?
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Old 08-23-2010, 08:30 AM   #11625
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nict to know someome's got my 6!
I'm sure there are a few of us. Let us know where you'll be and we'll come get you in a week if we dont hear from you!! We'll trebuchet ourselves over.

It sucks that you have to go. How long do you expect it to last? Will this be the only time? Who's watching the kids?

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Mmm. Not impressed;

Except from the screen, i would expect the reader to resist falling off a desk. Amazon's response is not "amazing", it's perfectly normal, the kindle shouldn't have broke.

Electronics device are excepted to support a minimum choc IMHO. Devices falling off a desk happens every now and then. that's why it's "normal usage".
All of that is true, but Amazon could easily have just said "nope sorry". Judging by the reaction here it looks like most people expected that, so when a company exceeds your expectations I think they deserve a pat on the back. I'm still not buying a Kindle though
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