Clara HD Walmart Wasteland with You, Too?

Cootey · 08-12-2020, 07:49 PM

Yesterday I noticed that the local Walmart had finally put the Kobo Clara out of its misery and retired it somewhere. It was crunched in a vice with curving display, practically weeping from abuse, but they retired the entire kobo ereader section while they were at it, including the ebook cards. It doesn’t bode well for the Kobo/Walmart partnership.

I can’t say that the partnership has been a good one. Walmart never seemed to put much care into any of the displays that I saw at the three different Walmart’s I noticed them at. But buying a Kobo from Walmart sure beat waiting for it to arrive by pony from [Kobo]. Online sales excelled, and I like purchasing Walmart gift cards for my daughter to use. It hasn’t all been terrible.

What do the Walmart displays look like for you? Have they started to disappear in your neck of the woods?

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Barbara1955 · 08-12-2020, 08:11 PM

As I recall it was Only a Temp thing. Snail mail doesn't take that long. 7 days start to finish including 2 days thru customs. How long it took my last Clara HD. Now if its coming from China .... 60 days & Counting on my Clara HD Case!!

Do you even have a Clara? All I see in Aura 2nd ed.

JSWolf · 08-12-2020, 08:39 PM

I ordered my Kobo Aura H2O the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) from Chapters in Canada. It arrived on the next Sunday. That was only four days.

4691mls · 08-12-2020, 09:35 PM

I checked online several times before (and after, out of curiosity) I ordered my Clara from Walmart last year. Never saw that there were any Kobo readers available in any stores near me.

Cootey · 08-12-2020, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara1955

As I recall it was Only a Temp thing. Snail mail doesn't take that long. 7 days start to finish including 2 days thru customs. How long it took my last Clara HD. Now if its coming from China .... 60 days & Counting on my Clara HD Case!!

Do you even have a Clara? All I see in Aura 2nd ed.

Yes, I have a Clara. No longer have the KA1 LE. Shopping from Kobo has always taken two weeks for me. Indigo was faster. Walmart fastest. Three days from order to pickup in the store.

As for the partnership being temporary, that’s the first I’ve heard of it.

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Cootey · 08-12-2020, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

I checked online several times before (and after, out of curiosity) I ordered my Clara from Walmart last year. Never saw that there were any Kobo readers available in any stores near me.

My store had a display model, but no placards to bring up to the register, so I ordered online.

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ZodWallop · 08-12-2020, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cootey

What do the Walmart displays look like for you? Have they started to disappear in your neck of the woods?

My Walmart never had Kobos on display, though there were those book gift cards.

DNSB · 08-12-2020, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I ordered my Kobo Aura H2O the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) from Chapters in Canada. It arrived on the next Sunday. That was only four days.

You might want to remember that for Chapters, Thanksgiving was on Monday, Oct. 12.

the.Mtn.Man · 08-13-2020, 09:16 AM

I recently bought a Clara from the Walmart website when it was on sale for $99, and it arrived in two-days with free shipping. I also managed to snag a discounted sleep cover from my local store. Come to think of it, that may be the first time I've ever laid eyes on a Kobo product at Walmart.

ZodWallop · 08-13-2020, 11:07 AM

As long as Walmart continues to sell Kobos on their website, that's good enough for me. (Is it good enough for Kobo though? Who can say?)

Barbara1955 · 08-14-2020, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I ordered my Kobo Aura H2O the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) from Chapters in Canada. It arrived on the next Sunday. That was only four days.

Barbara1955 · 08-14-2020, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

You might want to remember that for Chapters, Thanksgiving was on Monday, Oct. 12.

Hummm didnt even know Canada had a Thanksgiving

But I just say Snail Mail doesnt Move till Monday After Thanksgiving in the US

ZodWallop · 08-14-2020, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I ordered my Kobo Aura H2O the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) from Chapters in Canada. It arrived on the next Sunday. That was only four days.

I ordered my Clara from Walmart on Wednesday and it arrived Thursday. It was about 26 hours.

Deskisamess · 08-14-2020, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Barbara1955

Hummm didnt even know Canada had a Thanksgiving

But I just say Snail Mail doesnt Move till Monday After Thanksgiving in the US

The post office is open on the Friday and Saturday after US Thanksgiving. Mail moves like normal on those days.

From Wiki: "On January 31, 1957, the Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey issued a proclamation stating: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the second Monday in October."

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DNSB · 08-14-2020, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

The post office is open on the Friday and Saturday after US Thanksgiving. Mail moves like normal on those days.

From Wiki: "On January 31, 1957, the Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey issued a proclamation stating: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the second Monday in October."

The first official annual Thanksgiving in Canada was on Nov. 6, 1879. The first recorded Thanksgiving in Canada was in 1578 though the indigenous people held fall harvest celebrations well before that. Knowing that you have enough stored food to make it to the next growing season without starving is a good reason for celebration. In 1908, the date was moved to a Monday. The 1957 proclamation was to fix the date on the second Monday in October. By then, for most Canadians, any religious aspects to the day were faded memories.

Takes me back to writing a paper on Thanksgiving celebrations around the world in first year university.

08-12-2020, 07:49 PM	#1
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,345 Karma: 7442365 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps	Walmart Wasteland with You, Too? Yesterday I noticed that the local Walmart had finally put the Kobo Clara out of its misery and retired it somewhere. It was crunched in a vice with curving display, practically weeping from abuse, but they retired the entire kobo ereader section while they were at it, including the ebook cards. It doesn’t bode well for the Kobo/Walmart partnership. I can’t say that the partnership has been a good one. Walmart never seemed to put much care into any of the displays that I saw at the three different Walmart’s I noticed them at. But buying a Kobo from Walmart sure beat waiting for it to arrive by pony from [Kobo]. Online sales excelled, and I like purchasing Walmart gift cards for my daughter to use. It hasn’t all been terrible. What do the Walmart displays look like for you? Have they started to disappear in your neck of the woods? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by Cootey; 08-12-2020 at 10:03 PM.

08-12-2020, 08:11 PM	#2
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	As I recall it was Only a Temp thing. Snail mail doesn't take that long. 7 days start to finish including 2 days thru customs. How long it took my last Clara HD. Now if its coming from China .... 60 days & Counting on my Clara HD Case!! Do you even have a Clara? All I see in Aura 2nd ed. Last edited by Barbara1955; 08-12-2020 at 08:13 PM.

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