On clearance - PRS300 & 600 - Page 2

furrycute · 09-06-2010, 02:17 PM

Bought a 300 from my local target for $74 plus tax. Too bad all the accessories were sold out. I am using it more than my 900.

kennyc · 09-06-2010, 02:19 PM

Some Target Stores will go through several discount reductions.

I bought a 505 at regular price and another at a clearance price like above and the took it down twice more following that.

wachuko · 09-06-2010, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abeaty

Does the 600 come with a leather cover like the 505? If so, could someone please measure it for me?

Anyone know if the 650 is going to come with one too? Any thoughts on its dimensions?

Thanks.

No and No...

And the cover for the 505 does not fit a 600... I know, I have both.

GraceKrispy · 09-07-2010, 03:48 AM

I checked the prices out at Target and Walmart both today. Walmart was selling it for their usual 149.99 and Target still said 171.99 on the display, but when I looked more closely, I could see the boxes of readers (locked up) said 121.99 for the 300 and 137.99 for the 600.

CPhill505 · 09-09-2010, 07:19 PM

I bought a 600 yesterday for $129 at Sears. My receipt says that it's returnable until 12/7 ( hope so). Maybe Sears will have a sale on the 650 on black Friday... well maybe

I have a lot of B&N epubs that I can't read on the Sony, so I'm going to look into doing something about that and getting MY books on MY reader.

bill_mchale · 09-10-2010, 12:36 AM

I almost took advantage of the deals that Sears was offering on the Sonys... alas it appears they have sold out their stock as they no longer appear on the Sears website. That being said, as much as I like my wife's PRS-505, I can't get over the fact that they have never updated ePUB on the devices to allow for justification.

Its hard for me to buy any device that the vendor won't support, no matter how good the hardware is.

--
Bill

kennyc · 09-10-2010, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bill_mchale

I almost took advantage of the deals that Sears was offering on the Sonys... alas it appears they have sold out their stock as they no longer appear on the Sears website. That being said, as much as I like my wife's PRS-505, I can't get over the fact that they have never updated ePUB on the devices to allow for justification.

Its hard for me to buy any device that the vendor won't support, no matter how good the hardware is.

--
Bill

It justifies just fine for me.

watsinaname · 09-10-2010, 02:52 PM

I think I landed a good deal comparably, had this PRS-600 on my radar for a few days, and one fine day, the sunday that went by to be precise, found this for 92 inclusive of taxes, I just took it, after playing around for a while, I was so impressed (value for money perspective) I decided to pick it up for my girl friend, called up the store next day, found they only had on piece on stock, at the store found this was an open box item, asked the store guy, if I could get further discounts, and he agreed

paid 78 inclusive of taxes.

Really happy with my purchases, and glad to be back in the love with reading.

bill_mchale · 09-10-2010, 03:31 PM

Yep, if I found it that cheap, I probably would have a hard time resisting as well.

--
Bill

cozworth · 09-13-2010, 06:25 PM

2 different TArget stores I was at recently has the 600 on sale for $119. Strangely the price I could see on the 300 was still $149. They must not have updated it yet.

kennyc · 09-13-2010, 06:32 PM

they had a 300 at the local target here I saw over the weekend for 125 or so...

soondai · 09-13-2010, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cozworth

2 different TArget stores I was at recently has the 600 on sale for $119. Strangely the price I could see on the 300 was still $149. They must not have updated it yet.

At the store I got mine at (for 74.98) the clearance price wasn't listed on the display, it was on a red sticker on the box of the reader itself, which was inside the locked glass shelves under the display.

probably lucky for me. I imagine they might have sold out had they displayed the price more prominently. but there was still one 300 left. no idea how low the 6 inch touch models got. they were out of those.

dcross9818 · 09-14-2010, 12:37 AM

There was almost 10 prs-300 left at my local Target at the $74.98 price point.

JLukeW · 09-17-2010, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrscoach

I just went to my local Target, and they only have the 300, and it is on clearance for the hugely discounted (

) price of $127.48. Seriously? You call that a clearance price?

There's a really good chance that's $2.48 more than Target's cost.

(Edit) which likely wouldn't even cover shipping/handling. There's no sense losing money on products like these when people are still buying them!

Doogman · 09-17-2010, 09:38 PM

Target's still holding to the sticker price of $150 for the 300 around here. The 600, which was discounted, is sold out. There's still 3 of the 300s at the store, locked-up inside a cabinet.

Apparently Target markdowns vary from store to store. I've printed the 300's UPC on a piece of paper, that way I can hit a scanner to check the price without walking across the store to the electronics section.

Even though the 300 is now discontinued, at $75 it's still a great deal. I'll check again on Monday, which is supposedly the day for electronics mark-down.

09-09-2010, 07:19 PM	#20
CPhill505 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dayton, OH Device: Sony prs-600	PRS-600 for $129 I bought a 600 yesterday for $129 at Sears. My receipt says that it's returnable until 12/7 ( hope so). Maybe Sears will have a sale on the 650 on black Friday... well maybe I have a lot of B&N epubs that I can't read on the Sony, so I'm going to look into doing something about that and getting MY books on MY reader.

09-13-2010, 06:25 PM	#25
cozworth gadget crazy Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Royal Oak, MI USA Device: PRS 505/900	target price 2 different TArget stores I was at recently has the 600 on sale for $119. Strangely the price I could see on the 300 was still $149. They must not have updated it yet.

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09-06-2010, 02:17 PM	#16
furrycute Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony	Bought a 300 from my local target for $74 plus tax. Too bad all the accessories were sold out. I am using it more than my 900.

09-06-2010, 02:19 PM	#17
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Some Target Stores will go through several discount reductions. I bought a 505 at regular price and another at a clearance price like above and the took it down twice more following that.

09-07-2010, 03:48 AM	#19
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I checked the prices out at Target and Walmart both today. Walmart was selling it for their usual 149.99 and Target still said 171.99 on the display, but when I looked more closely, I could see the boxes of readers (locked up) said 121.99 for the 300 and 137.99 for the 600.

09-10-2010, 12:36 AM	#21
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	I almost took advantage of the deals that Sears was offering on the Sonys... alas it appears they have sold out their stock as they no longer appear on the Sears website. That being said, as much as I like my wife's PRS-505, I can't get over the fact that they have never updated ePUB on the devices to allow for justification. Its hard for me to buy any device that the vendor won't support, no matter how good the hardware is. -- Bill

09-10-2010, 02:52 PM	#23
watsinaname Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: PRS-600	I think I landed a good deal comparably, had this PRS-600 on my radar for a few days, and one fine day, the sunday that went by to be precise, found this for 92 inclusive of taxes, I just took it, after playing around for a while, I was so impressed (value for money perspective) I decided to pick it up for my girl friend, called up the store next day, found they only had on piece on stock, at the store found this was an open box item, asked the store guy, if I could get further discounts, and he agreed paid 78 inclusive of taxes. Really happy with my purchases, and glad to be back in the love with reading.

09-10-2010, 03:31 PM	#24
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Yep, if I found it that cheap, I probably would have a hard time resisting as well. -- Bill

09-13-2010, 06:32 PM	#26
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	they had a 300 at the local target here I saw over the weekend for 125 or so...

09-14-2010, 12:37 AM	#28
dcross9818 Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 198 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: S. Jersey Device: Sony PRS-T1, PRS-350, Kobo Aura, Kindle PW2, Voyage (broke), Oasis	There was almost 10 prs-300 left at my local Target at the $74.98 price point.

09-17-2010, 09:38 PM	#30
Doogman Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 945 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook ST	Target's still holding to the sticker price of $150 for the 300 around here. The 600, which was discounted, is sold out. There's still 3 of the 300s at the store, locked-up inside a cabinet. Apparently Target markdowns vary from store to store. I've printed the 300's UPC on a piece of paper, that way I can hit a scanner to check the price without walking across the store to the electronics section. Even though the 300 is now discontinued, at $75 it's still a great deal. I'll check again on Monday, which is supposedly the day for electronics mark-down.