eReading and restauraunts... - Page 2

GraceKrispy · 12-23-2010, 06:54 PM

I rarely get to go out to eat alone, but if I do, it's generally at a place where they bring me the food, or else I stand at the counter and wait for it right there

If I were in that position, I would really need to take my reader with me. I'll leave my purse unattended in some places, but on a table in a restaurant, no.

Barcey · 12-23-2010, 07:17 PM

I figure that if I tuck it under my arm I have a higher risk of dropping it then the risk of having it stolen. It depends on where you are.

bjones6416 · 12-23-2010, 08:01 PM

I often go to Ikea in the mornings because it gives me a warm place to walk, and I can sit and drink coffee undisturbed in the restaurant there before the store opens. I always read on my kindle. I'll get up and warm my coffee and leave my kindle on the table, but only when the microwave is a few steps away and I don't have to take my eyes off of it. There's no outside door that anybody could bolt out of, anyway, up there. Ikea is a maze!

MmavisO · 12-23-2010, 10:02 PM

Might I suggest a Pocketbook 360

It's called Pocketbook for a good reason--it fits in my pocket! Seriously, I don't eat out often, but I do go to the company cafeteria almost daily (with my own lunch) and I don't really feel comfortable leaving any reader on the table while I go heat up my lunch, get napkins and silverware, etc. So I slip it in my pocket, and off I go!

SteveK · 12-24-2010, 12:43 AM

Previously, I would take my Sony 505 to restaurants, but now I just use my I-Pod Touch when I go to restaurants. It easily fits in my shirt pocket, and is ideal for reading in the reduced lighting common to restaurants. But most of the time, I wind up not reading anything anyway, especially at a serve-yourself buffet where there is no wait for your meal to be cooked.

SteveK

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12-23-2010, 06:54 PM	#16
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 rarely get to go out to eat alone, but if I do, it's generally at a place where they bring me the food, or else I stand at the counter and wait for it right there If I were in that position, I would really need to take my reader with me. I'll leave my purse unattended in some places, but on a table in a restaurant, no.

12-23-2010, 07:17 PM	#17
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	I figure that if I tuck it under my arm I have a higher risk of dropping it then the risk of having it stolen. It depends on where you are.

12-23-2010, 08:01 PM	#18
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	I often go to Ikea in the mornings because it gives me a warm place to walk, and I can sit and drink coffee undisturbed in the restaurant there before the store opens. I always read on my kindle. I'll get up and warm my coffee and leave my kindle on the table, but only when the microwave is a few steps away and I don't have to take my eyes off of it. There's no outside door that anybody could bolt out of, anyway, up there. Ikea is a maze!

12-23-2010, 10:02 PM	#19
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	Might I suggest a Pocketbook 360 It's called Pocketbook for a good reason--it fits in my pocket! Seriously, I don't eat out often, but I do go to the company cafeteria almost daily (with my own lunch) and I don't really feel comfortable leaving any reader on the table while I go heat up my lunch, get napkins and silverware, etc. So I slip it in my pocket, and off I go!

12-24-2010, 12:43 AM	#20
SteveK Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 1017902 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle PW, PW2, Kindle3, Kobo Glo, tablets, phone	Previously, I would take my Sony 505 to restaurants, but now I just use my I-Pod Touch when I go to restaurants. It easily fits in my shirt pocket, and is ideal for reading in the reduced lighting common to restaurants. But most of the time, I wind up not reading anything anyway, especially at a serve-yourself buffet where there is no wait for your meal to be cooked. SteveK

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