Who's going to buy a PINK PRS 350? - Page 2

mish · 09-03-2010, 12:33 PM

I own a pink 300 so would have no problem getting a pink 350... I'll have to keep an eye out for those discounted units!

Shopaholic · 09-03-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

And it still doesn't seem to make any economic sense for the manufacturers to make thousands of units in a color that very few people will buy, only to sell them at a serious discount later. It would seem to make MORE sense to make fewer, more bland, units and sell accessories to personalize those units.

I disagree with that. I do think there is a need for things in pink. Yes a lot of girls, both big and small, squeal when they see things in pink but there's also the Cancer aspect of it. Pink is the color of breast cancer and for some that means getting something in that color to remind them of a mother, sister, grandmother or aunt that battled with the disease. Many items are made special in pink with funds going to various breast cancer organizations.

If so many are ending up in the discount bin perhaps the manufacturers should look at the quantities they're producing but I think it'd be a mistake to not make the item in that color. I know when I was looking for my pink Motorola phone I had a heck of a time trying to find it. Same with my pink One Touch Ultra Mini in Canada. They had to get the thing straight from the rep whereas they're all over the place in the US.

ardeegee · 09-03-2010, 03:44 PM

The color doesn't bother me-- the price does. I'd buy a pink one with with depictions of a three-way between Hannah Montana, Unicorns, and Hello Kitty if it was 50 bucks cheaper.

Latinandgreek · 09-03-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

The color doesn't bother me-- the price does. I'd buy a pink one with with depictions of a three-way between Hannah Montana, Unicorns, and Hello Kitty if it was 50 bucks cheaper.

This is possibly the best post I've ever read on MR!

Terisa de morgan · 09-03-2010, 05:50 PM

Spain must be different!

Pink electronic gadgets are more expensive in some cases (and they sell well, I've had some problems to get my pink keyboard

) But I really think that the problem isn't pink or not pink, the problem is that mainly all the electronic devices are male-oriented and they are black or silver, puagh

By the way, I've got a white Opus... with a white and pink skin from Decalgirl

(and I show it very proud).

Selcien · 09-03-2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

You probably ought to look at the close-out and discount electronics websites. Lots of really good stuff really cheap! Especially since you don't mind the color pink!

Any place/places in particular that you'd care to recommend?

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

And it still doesn't seem to make any economic sense for the manufacturers to make thousands of units in a color that very few people will buy, only to sell them at a serious discount later. It would seem to make MORE sense to make fewer, more bland, units and sell accessories to personalize those units.

Not enough information. Like what the percentage of a companies product is pink, how many units is made in that color, what percentage of what's produced is profitable, whether that profit makes up for what has to be liquidated.

I'd assume that they have people to figure that out and if they keep making pink products it would seem that they must either feel that it's beneficial to them, or that it's not harmful enough for them to stop producing them entirely.

As for Sony in particular and only with their e-readers, they've had two pink options that I'm aware of. The 300 and now the 350. The 300 had two other color options, the 350 has one other color option. It stands to reason that the amount produced of each color will be determined by how much demand they have, so the pink color shouldn't hurt them unless they get really carried away with how many they make.

As for using accessories, which I take to mean skins, I honestly never gave it any thought. Will definitely go take a look to see what's available for the Sony Readers and laptops while I'm at it, I just hope that I don't end up being tempted into buying the 950.

As for your point, if accessories can satisfactorily alter a bland color than it should also be able to satisfactorily alter a repulsive color. If it was a common practice people would simply buy something in any color and then customize accordingly. This thread is about pink being discounted quite frequently, this would indicate that the starter color is very important, in which case it only makes sense for companies to use colors that they think appeal to their targeted demographic.

michelle06259 · 09-03-2010, 07:18 PM

I put the pink 350 on my B-Day wish list. So if my hubby doesn't get it for me for my birthday in a couple of weeks, I'll be buying it for my self.

Selcien · 09-03-2010, 09:27 PM

Hope that you don't mind me posting again...

I visited decalgirl and I don't think that I'd like the skins for the Sony Readers any more than I did the skin that I had for the DX (all the areas where the white showed around the skin annoyed me more than the solid white had), but it might be a good solution if I decide to buy the 950 for my mom. I'll have her try out my 350 to see if the new screen is easier for her to read on than the DX I gave her (it makes her eyes burn), if so, and if she wants one, then I'll replace the DX, and then it will likely be sent to my sister (EDIT: Apparently I had previously neglected to show my mom the TTS feature on the DX, I showed it to her, and she definitely doesn't want a Sony now.)

I also want to add that I've been looking at engadgets hands on pics of Sony's new Readers. I still wouldn't choose silver over the other colors that they have but at the same time I no longer find myself repelled by the color, certainly not enough to even think about buying a Kindle.

I'm so looking forward to getting my 350, it really looks like Sony got it right this time.

Mike_73 · 09-04-2010, 07:29 AM

As a guy, I don't usually go with pink. But having an 8 year old girl, I grew accustomed to pink stuff. I also had my wife knit me a cell phone sock as a temporary protector for my new phone until I get a permanent case. She asked me what color I want and I went with a pink-red striped one (just to be different from the crowd. And by the way, it seems that my temporary solution became allready permanent. I have the sock since last christmas and never thought of getting a case again.)
So I would not at all consider pink an ugly color. And given the fact that pink readers could be cheaper in a short time compared to their "serious" colored countrparts, I would go for a pink one.

simplyparticular · 09-04-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

As near as I can tell, every pink thing not aimed at 8 year old girls has ended up on the close-out web sites for 60% off. Even if a Pink PRS 350 is wildly popular and maybe 8 - 10 people buy one, that means a LOT of them will wind up heavily discounted in 18 - 24 months.

isn't it time for a new fad color?

Well, Sony offered the PRS-300 in "rose" pink, and if you look at web sites that are still selling the 300, they only have the silver in stock. So either the pink was really popular, or Sony made it in more limited quantities.

They also offered the PRS-300 in a Breast Cancer gift pack on QVC (included the cover and I think the AC adapter) and those sold like hotcakes on QVC. They also tend to sell high used on eBay.

So I suspect Sony knows its market and stocks colors accordingly. The new pink seems more fuschia/magenta than the rose did.

I'm not a big fan of pink myself, but I do get tired of black and silver gadgets. Palm had an awesome Copper Treo that I loved. Maybe I'll head to the skin sites and create a custom one.

kartu · 09-04-2010, 03:14 PM

Oh my, it's actually really pink pink...

GlenBarrington · 09-04-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by simplyparticular

Well, Sony offered the PRS-300 in "rose" pink, and if you look at web sites that are still selling the 300, they only have the silver in stock. So either the pink was really popular, or Sony made it in more limited quantities.

They also offered the PRS-300 in a Breast Cancer gift pack on QVC (included the cover and I think the AC adapter) and those sold like hotcakes on QVC. They also tend to sell high used on eBay.

So I suspect Sony knows its market and stocks colors accordingly. The new pink seems more fuschia/magenta than the rose did.

I'm not a big fan of pink myself, but I do get tired of black and silver gadgets. Palm had an awesome Copper Treo that I loved. Maybe I'll head to the skin sites and create a custom one.

Actually it was on close-out. Please remember, I have nothing against pink as such (OR people who buy pink devices!), just that it seems Pink stuff seems to get remaindered out faster and more often than other colors and it doesn't make sense.

Terisa de morgan · 09-04-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kartu

Oh my, it's actually really pink pink...

Please... don't make me this. In another forum a guy told that Sony has made the pink PRS-350 for me

dixieknits · 09-04-2010, 05:36 PM

I will buy a pink "anything" and since the i-phone did not come in pink, I found it a hot pink skin..

mish · 09-05-2010, 08:14 PM

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I will buy a pink "anything" and since the i-phone did not come in pink, I found it a hot pink skin.

me too! lol! I got a pink skin for my itouch. Makes it easier to find in my purse

09-03-2010, 05:50 PM	#20
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,637 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Spain must be different! Pink electronic gadgets are more expensive in some cases (and they sell well, I've had some problems to get my pink keyboard ) But I really think that the problem isn't pink or not pink, the problem is that mainly all the electronic devices are male-oriented and they are black or silver, puagh By the way, I've got a white Opus... with a white and pink skin from Decalgirl (and I show it very proud). Last edited by Terisa de morgan; 09-03-2010 at 05:52 PM.

09-03-2010, 09:27 PM	#23
Selcien Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 356 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook color	Hope that you don't mind me posting again... I visited decalgirl and I don't think that I'd like the skins for the Sony Readers any more than I did the skin that I had for the DX (all the areas where the white showed around the skin annoyed me more than the solid white had), but it might be a good solution if I decide to buy the 950 for my mom. I'll have her try out my 350 to see if the new screen is easier for her to read on than the DX I gave her (it makes her eyes burn), if so, and if she wants one, then I'll replace the DX, and then it will likely be sent to my sister (EDIT: Apparently I had previously neglected to show my mom the TTS feature on the DX, I showed it to her, and she definitely doesn't want a Sony now.) I also want to add that I've been looking at engadgets hands on pics of Sony's new Readers. I still wouldn't choose silver over the other colors that they have but at the same time I no longer find myself repelled by the color, certainly not enough to even think about buying a Kindle. I'm so looking forward to getting my 350, it really looks like Sony got it right this time. Last edited by Selcien; 09-03-2010 at 09:58 PM.

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mish Addict Posts: 215 Karma: 1930065 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Device: PRS-350, Kindle 2	I own a pink 300 so would have no problem getting a pink 350... I'll have to keep an eye out for those discounted units!

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ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	The color doesn't bother me-- the price does. I'd buy a pink one with with depictions of a three-way between Hannah Montana, Unicorns, and Hello Kitty if it was 50 bucks cheaper.

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michelle06259 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	I put the pink 350 on my B-Day wish list. So if my hubby doesn't get it for me for my birthday in a couple of weeks, I'll be buying it for my self.

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Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	As a guy, I don't usually go with pink. But having an 8 year old girl, I grew accustomed to pink stuff. I also had my wife knit me a cell phone sock as a temporary protector for my new phone until I get a permanent case. She asked me what color I want and I went with a pink-red striped one (just to be different from the crowd. And by the way, it seems that my temporary solution became allready permanent. I have the sock since last christmas and never thought of getting a case again.) So I would not at all consider pink an ugly color. And given the fact that pink readers could be cheaper in a short time compared to their "serious" colored countrparts, I would go for a pink one.

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kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	Oh my, it's actually really pink pink...

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