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Stacey34 · 02-09-2009, 02:44 PM

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere? We do have a Sony store within about 40 miles of where we live.
Also, I was considering the red one. What is everyones color preference?
After posting on here today I am so excited that I am tempted to go by one NOW! I wouldn't want to take that much out of the bank tho. Does anyone do the 6 month same as cash deal? I could use birthday money to pay it off later.
Thanks again for the help!

DixieGal · 02-09-2009, 02:49 PM

They are $269 at Target.

Stacey34 · 02-09-2009, 02:59 PM

I was just at a local Target store this past Saturday and it was $299.
If it was $269 I would have talked my husband into buying one right then. I'll keep checking though.
Thanks!

DixieGal · 02-09-2009, 03:05 PM

I may have gotten a special Xmas sale price. Check at Target online also.

lilac_jive · 02-09-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey34

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere? We do have a Sony store within about 40 miles of where we live.
Also, I was considering the red one. What is everyones color preference?
After posting on here today I am so excited that I am tempted to go by one NOW! I wouldn't want to take that much out of the bank tho. Does anyone do the 6 month same as cash deal? I could use birthday money to pay it off later.
Thanks again for the help!

I have the blue, but if I did get one again I'd probably go for the red (although I do love my blue). They are offering a limited edition Red with a bunch of harlequin deals if you are interested.

Also, run by Circuit City. They had them cheaper because of the liquidation, I just don't know if they'd have any left.

AbFabGab · 02-09-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey34

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere? We do have a Sony store within about 40 miles of where we live.
Also, I was considering the red one. What is everyones color preference?
After posting on here today I am so excited that I am tempted to go by one NOW! I wouldn't want to take that much out of the bank tho. Does anyone do the 6 month same as cash deal? I could use birthday money to pay it off later.
Thanks again for the help!

There were no RED ones local to me so I ordered online
at Frys.

Here is link to RED one:
Sony Sangria Red Portable Reader Digital Book - PRS505RC

I got mine for $269 and no tax (since no store in my state)
and hubby had it shipped overnight by Fed-Ex.. only $16!

If you go to Amazon and search sony 505.. you can find
the different electronic stores that sell the 505 and which
colors they have (you have to open "see new & used" link).

grooks · 02-09-2009, 03:44 PM

Also check B&H Photo and Video.

They are showing Silver, Red and Blue are all in stock and free shipping for $268.95. They also have a Silver demo unit for $245.

I like the blue (since I own one) as the outside doesn't blend with the screen. The silver would blend with the screen too much for me. The red looked a little bold when I saw one at the Sony store.

lilac_jive · 02-09-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by grooks

Also check B&H Photo and Video.

They are showing Silver, Red and Blue are all in stock and free shipping for $268.95. They also have a Silver demo unit for $245.

I like the blue (since I own one) as the outside doesn't blend with the screen. The silver would blend with the screen too much for me. The red looked a little bold when I saw one at the Sony store.

Nice deal, from a very reputable company.

I'd be scared of a demo unit though

DixieGal · 02-09-2009, 03:51 PM

I got the silver, since it was all that was in stock. But I like it. However, I'm coming from my beloved turd brown colored EBW1150, so anything is an improvement in looks. Oh, how I loved and miss it! [sighs, dabs at a single tear]

pilotbob · 02-09-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stacey34

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere?

http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/...t=filter-query

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jj2me · 02-10-2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey34

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere? We do have a Sony store within about 40 miles of where we live.

You could apply for the Sony Visa card online (I got instant acceptance) and that will get you $100 off your first Sony Style or Sony Style store purchase of $299 or higher. The $100 comes back later as a credit. (Make sure that is still offered.)

You can get the two-year accidental damage protection and a charger for $45, by using the special $40-off for purchase of the protection and a certain accessory (the charger is the cheapest accessory offered in this special).

If you buy from the Sony Style store, the benefit, I believe, is that you can take it back within 30 days. (You can also spend time playing with all three 505 colors and the PRS-700.)

I did all of the above. Haven't yet got my $100 credit.

Stacey34 · 02-10-2009, 04:10 PM

jj2me,
I just checked the Sony site and that offer with the $100 credit is still there. Qualifying shouldn't be a problem but I want to make sure I understand this. Are you saying after qualifying I would get the reader for $199? I know that initially I would be charged the whole amount but eventually the $100 would come off my card. Is that right?
Do you know whether they have so many months same as cash by using their card?
Thanks for the help!

grooks · 02-10-2009, 05:37 PM

Here is the office on the SonyStyle website. Read the fine print.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921644595898

jj2me · 02-10-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey34

Are you saying after qualifying I would get the reader for $199? I know that initially I would be charged the whole amount but eventually the $100 would come off my card. Is that right?

Yes. $299 charged to your credit card. Then according to the site grooks linked, you will get a "$100 Statement Credit ... posted to your Sony Card Statement within 8-12 weeks from Qualifying Purchase."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey34

Do you know whether they have so many months same as cash by using their card?

Sorry, I'm not familiar with what is meant by "same as cash". I got mine the end of Dec. and just got my first bill, if that's what you mean. Hope the link grooks gave can help.

Also, when I got my credit card at the end of Dec., the terms were a little different, requiring me to take advantage of the $100 credit offer by January 31, 2009. I don't see any deadline now.

I also thought that this statement was ambiguous: "Your first single sales receipt purchase made at a SonyStyle store, including SonyStyle.com equal or greater than $299 ("Qualifying Purchase") will automatically qualify you for a $100 Statement Credit."

Did they mean your very first Sony Style purchase? Or your first Sony Style purchase of $299 or greater? I was careful to make the PRS-505 purchase my first from Sony Style, though that may not have been necessary.

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02-09-2009, 02:44 PM	#16
Stacey34 Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 160 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony 505 (Red)	Anyone have any suggestions as to where to buy one? Is it best to go directly thru Sony or should I go elsewhere? We do have a Sony store within about 40 miles of where we live. Also, I was considering the red one. What is everyones color preference? After posting on here today I am so excited that I am tempted to go by one NOW! I wouldn't want to take that much out of the bank tho. Does anyone do the 6 month same as cash deal? I could use birthday money to pay it off later. Thanks again for the help!

02-09-2009, 02:49 PM	#17
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	They are $269 at Target.

02-09-2009, 02:59 PM	#18
Stacey34 Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 160 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony 505 (Red)	I was just at a local Target store this past Saturday and it was $299. If it was $269 I would have talked my husband into buying one right then. I'll keep checking though. Thanks!

02-09-2009, 03:05 PM	#19
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I may have gotten a special Xmas sale price. Check at Target online also.

02-09-2009, 03:44 PM	#22
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	Also check B&H Photo and Video. They are showing Silver, Red and Blue are all in stock and free shipping for $268.95. They also have a Silver demo unit for $245. I like the blue (since I own one) as the outside doesn't blend with the screen. The silver would blend with the screen too much for me. The red looked a little bold when I saw one at the Sony store.

02-09-2009, 03:51 PM	#24
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I got the silver, since it was all that was in stock. But I like it. However, I'm coming from my beloved turd brown colored EBW1150, so anything is an improvement in looks. Oh, how I loved and miss it! [sighs, dabs at a single tear]

02-10-2009, 04:10 PM	#27
Stacey34 Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 160 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony 505 (Red)	jj2me, I just checked the Sony site and that offer with the $100 credit is still there. Qualifying shouldn't be a problem but I want to make sure I understand this. Are you saying after qualifying I would get the reader for $199? I know that initially I would be charged the whole amount but eventually the $100 would come off my card. Is that right? Do you know whether they have so many months same as cash by using their card? Thanks for the help!

02-10-2009, 05:37 PM	#28
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	Here is the office on the SonyStyle website. Read the fine print. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921644595898