Current Deals - Tablets & eReaders - Page 18

copyrite · 10-11-2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sadievan

At my Best Buy the girl did not seem to be all that knowledgeable about how to do the trade in process. She had to call someone over to help.

I stood at the customer service counter for five minutes before asking an associate walking by to find someone to help me out. He couldn't find anyone and suggested I go to the check-out area. The gals there pointed back to the customer service, said they didn't know how to process the transaction, and THEN when they found someone who knew, they couldn't be bothered learning how to do it themselves.

No matter, I've been playing with this cute lil thing (the sound really isn't all that great on it, but I don't plan to use it for listening purposes) all morning.

sadievan · 10-11-2014, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by copyrite

No matter, I've been playing with this cute lil thing (the sound really isn't all that great on it, but I don't plan to use it for listening purposes) all morning.

I find if it is sitting on a flat surface the sound will bounce off and be better. But if I am going to listen to audio books or movies I will either use a speaker or bluetooth. So it's not too big a deal for me either.

tubemonkey · 10-11-2014, 03:17 PM

Went to Best Buy. No HD6 on display. Only black Fires carried in store. Traded in 1st gen Fire. Left with $50 gift card. Will buy HD6 on Black Friday.

wawasteele · 10-11-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Go to SlickDeals and see if your tablets are listed in the accepted tablets list in post 2.

Thank you Tubemonkey! I went back to Best Buy today armed with information, including BestBuy's own posts on their own forum. It seems like a big problem all across the USA. Many stores have turned people away. But today, armed with all the information, I left the store with a $100 gift certificate. They didn't have any of the 6" Fires in stock.

tubemonkey · 10-11-2014, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wawasteele

Thank you Tubemonkey! I went back to Best Buy today armed with information, including BestBuy's own posts on their own forum. It seems like a big problem all across the USA. Many stores have turned people away. But today, armed with all the information, I left the store with a $100 gift certificate. They didn't have any of the 6" Fires in stock.

Glad it worked out for you.

I still need to find a store that has the HD6 on display. I thought it was stupid of the Best Buy I went to today to choose the HD7 for display instead of the HD6.

Piepan · 10-11-2014, 10:18 PM

I traded in my KF Gen1 today for an HD-6/16 gig.

My Best Buy had the 6, 7 and HDX on display, and told me they had the 7/16 but really they didn't, they only had the 6/16 in stock.

My Gen 1 was on it's last days I am sure - the reluctance it showed to charging was getting more and more difficult to persuade it otherwise. I figured trading it in for a whopping $50 before the last battery power it had ran out and turned it into trivet was a no-brainer.

jj2me · 10-12-2014, 10:44 AM

I think this sale is everywhere in the U.S., but am not sure. My Staples weekly ad, page 12, shows the Kindle Paperwhite for $89 (scroll down on that page and you'll see it, 9th row, 3rd column). It's full price ($119) online.

Is this worth it compared to an Amazon sale at $99, considering Amazon's great return policy?

Tempting.

tubemonkey · 10-12-2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jj2me

I think this sale is everywhere in the U.S., but am not sure. My Staples weekly ad, page 12, shows the Kindle Paperwhite for $89. It's full price ($119) online.

Is this worth it compared to an Amazon sale at $99, considering Amazon's great return policy?

Tempting.

Get the Staples offer:

Amazon = 30 days to return / customer pays return shipping costs
Staples = 14 days to return / customer returns item to store

Dr. Drib · 10-12-2014, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jj2me

I think this sale is everywhere in the U.S., but am not sure. My Staples weekly ad, page 12, shows the Kindle Paperwhite for $89 (scroll down on that page and you'll see it, 9th row, 3rd column). It's full price ($119) online.

Is this worth it compared to an Amazon sale at $99, considering Amazon's great return policy?

Tempting.

One must consider tax, as well.

tubemonkey · 10-12-2014, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One must consider tax, as well.

Good point

Amazon currently collects sales tax in 23 of the 50 US states.
.

bfisher · 10-13-2014, 01:37 PM

Sorry - forget it - out of stock already

Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Signature Edition Tablet is on sale today at the Microsoft Store for $99. (discounted from $399.)
Specs:
8.3-inch Full HD display
Intel Atom Z3770
2GB memory/64GB eMMC
Up to 8 hours battery life

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.299492200

jj2me · 10-13-2014, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Get the Staples offer:

Amazon = 30 days to return / customer pays return shipping costs
Staples = 14 days to return / customer returns item to store

$10 less than the hoped-for best Amazon price. Tempting.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One must consider tax, as well.

Oops, $6 tax. Not as tempting.

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Good point

Amazon currently collects sales tax in 23 of the 50 US states.
.

Cancel that "Oops": tax in my state. Tempting again.

End result: Temptation won. Like all recent Staples Paperwhite buyers, I got the 4 GB, no-ads version. Loving it so far, compared to my unlit e-readers. Thanks for the help.

P.S. My Staples had a touch Kindle priced at $63, tagged in-store as a "Special Purchase." I don't know enough about the two Touch Kindles to know if it was the new Touch or the old Touch.

xendula · 10-13-2014, 10:33 PM

Darn it, i never found my charging cable, but saw that my ancient Nokia N800 is on the slickdeals list monkey linked to. I could kick myself for misplacing that stupid cable, and now the promo is over! Grrr.

tubemonkey · 10-13-2014, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Darn it, i never found my charging cable, but saw that my ancient Nokia N800 is on the slickdeals list monkey linked to. I could kick myself for misplacing that stupid cable, and now the promo is over! Grrr.

My understanding from reading some of the SlickDeals chatter is that this is the 3rd such promo Best Buy has done this year. So I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again sometime soon. No guarantees; but you never know. So, my advice is to keep searching for that cable; and if need be, see about getting a replacement.

xendula · 10-13-2014, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

My understanding from reading some of the SlickDeals chatter is that this is the 3rd such promo Best Buy has done this year. So I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again sometime soon. No guarantees; but you never know. So, my advice is to keep searching for that cable; and if need be, see about getting a replacement.

Not only that, sockmonkey. I just read through 18 pages of that slickdeals thread, and others have traded in their Palms, so i will try my luck with my old Pocket PC, the BB employees would have no clue what it is, but which was the first color internet tablet of its time. Another charging cable I must find... But I'll be prepared next time, if there is a next time.

10-12-2014, 10:44 AM	#262
jj2me Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 8820388 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, -350; Kindle 3 3G, DX, PW 2; various tablets	Kindle Paperwhite Special Offers for $89, Staples B&M only I think this sale is everywhere in the U.S., but am not sure. My Staples weekly ad, page 12, shows the Kindle Paperwhite for $89 (scroll down on that page and you'll see it, 9th row, 3rd column). It's full price ($119) online. Is this worth it compared to an Amazon sale at $99, considering Amazon's great return policy? Tempting. Last edited by jj2me; 10-12-2014 at 10:53 AM.

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10-11-2014, 03:17 PM	#258
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,768 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Went to Best Buy. No HD6 on display. Only black Fires carried in store. Traded in 1st gen Fire. Left with $50 gift card. Will buy HD6 on Black Friday.

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Piepan Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 447496 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the middle of MN Device: Kindle Fire HD6, Kindle Fire HD (Gen1), KT (original), KK, iPhone	I traded in my KF Gen1 today for an HD-6/16 gig. My Best Buy had the 6, 7 and HDX on display, and told me they had the 7/16 but really they didn't, they only had the 6/16 in stock. My Gen 1 was on it's last days I am sure - the reluctance it showed to charging was getting more and more difficult to persuade it otherwise. I figured trading it in for a whopping $50 before the last battery power it had ran out and turned it into trivet was a no-brainer.

10-13-2014, 01:37 PM	#266
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Sorry - forget it - out of stock already Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Signature Edition Tablet is on sale today at the Microsoft Store for $99. (discounted from $399.) Specs: 8.3-inch Full HD display Intel Atom Z3770 2GB memory/64GB eMMC Up to 8 hours battery life http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.299492200

10-13-2014, 10:33 PM	#268
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Darn it, i never found my charging cable, but saw that my ancient Nokia N800 is on the slickdeals list monkey linked to. I could kick myself for misplacing that stupid cable, and now the promo is over! Grrr.