Kindles may be for sale at Sam's Club - Page 3

daffy4u · 03-22-2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by krisk

What a bizarre topic to make yourself into an attention whore over!

Calling Pshrynk!!! Analysis in aisle 2 please!

Who are you referring to?

sirbruce · 03-22-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

Who are you referring to?

I think they're referring to the woman who seems to be making all this up. Not a poster on this thread.

Slow_hand · 03-23-2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

How sad is it when you don't know the difference between a Sony and a Kindle, and assume all e-book readers are the same?

And then post this on a forum.

This is how stupid rumors start.

Thanks for truth. Amazon needs to remove false posts.

krisk · 03-23-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

Who are you referring to?

Yeah, what bruce said. It appears this person has been doing this for awhile. Bizarre obsession I would say!

Old Man · 03-23-2009, 06:34 PM

The only eBook reader I have seen at Sam"s here in NW Arkansas (WalMart's corporate headquarters is 20 miles away) is the Sony 505. Nice display but after playing with it for a while I'm happy I bought a K2.

nremondelli · 03-23-2009, 10:18 PM

Who cares?

daffy4u · 03-23-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nremondelli

Who cares?

It appears that you do since you took the time to post.

kevindorsey · 03-23-2009, 10:50 PM

I think Sam's club makes sense for Amazon.

rick98761 · 03-25-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ervserver

A test store? doesn't make sense. The whole premise of Sams Clubs is to buy in jumbo quantities. Amazon.com and the press has already established the presents of the Kindle, the powers already know they sell, there is nothing to "test"

strange indeed

Sams almost surely tests new product lines in select stores before a nation wide rollout if it is a whole new category of product. I work for a retailer and we do the same thing. Even to stock 800 stores with 20 kindles each would tie up over $4 million in Sams cash reserves. Even if Amazon lets them return them after a few months, that is still $4 million in cash they didn't have access too for that time. They would be fools not to test it in select stores first. The fact that they sell well on Amazon.com (so we are told, have we seen any true numbers?) does not mean they will sell great in a warehouse environment.

sunflower42479 · 03-25-2009, 02:03 PM

I don't get why someone would spread this rumour through - Maybe they are associated with Sam's and are trying to generate more traffic into the store????

Daithi · 03-25-2009, 06:23 PM

Some people are just daft. No, no, I mean looney. No, no, I mean... oh never mind.

Oh, people call me Daffy, they say that I am gooney.
Just because I'm happy is no sign I'm Looney Tuney.
When they call me nutsy, that sure gives me a pain.
Please pass the ketchup, I think it's going to rain.
Oh, you can't bounce a meatball, though try with all your might.
Turn on the radio, I want to fly a kite!

daffy4u · 03-25-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Some people are just daft. No, no, I mean looney. No, no, I mean... oh never mind.

Oh, people call me Daffy, they say that I am gooney.
Just because I'm happy is no sign I'm Looney Tuney.
When they call me nutsy, that sure gives me a pain.
Please pass the ketchup, I think it's going to rain.
Oh, you can't bounce a meatball, though try with all your might.
Turn on the radio, I want to fly a kite!

JSWolf · 03-25-2009, 10:51 PM

Why not ask these people to get photos of these supposed Kindles at Sam's Club and let us see if they really are telling the truth or not?

poohbear_nc · 03-26-2009, 08:31 AM

The postings on the Amazon Kindle discussion board degenerated into obscene name calling by the original poster/purchaser and others who suggested she was crazy/attention seeking/whatever - some of which were removed by Amazon. There was also a post that suggested bj's was using an Amazon storefront to sell used Kindles - confusing them with Amazon(?) in some people's minds. No actual sightings of Kindles were made in any brick & mortar store.

lilac_jive · 03-26-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

The postings on the Amazon Kindle discussion board degenerated into obscene name calling by the original poster/purchaser and others who suggested she was crazy/attention seeking/whatever - some of which were removed by Amazon. There was also a post that suggested bj's was using an Amazon storefront to sell used Kindles - confusing them with Amazon(?) in some people's minds. No actual sightings of Kindles were made in any brick & mortar store.

People are crazy.

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03-23-2009, 06:34 PM	#35
Old Man Member Posts: 23 Karma: 316 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NW Arkansas Device: Kindle 2	The only eBook reader I have seen at Sam"s here in NW Arkansas (WalMart's corporate headquarters is 20 miles away) is the Sony 505. Nice display but after playing with it for a while I'm happy I bought a K2.

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nremondelli Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 52 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: none	Who cares?

03-23-2009, 10:50 PM	#38
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	I think Sam's club makes sense for Amazon.

03-25-2009, 02:03 PM	#40
sunflower42479 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle	I don't get why someone would spread this rumour through - Maybe they are associated with Sam's and are trying to generate more traffic into the store????

03-25-2009, 06:23 PM	#41
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Some people are just daft. No, no, I mean looney. No, no, I mean... oh never mind. Oh, people call me Daffy, they say that I am gooney. Just because I'm happy is no sign I'm Looney Tuney. When they call me nutsy, that sure gives me a pain. Please pass the ketchup, I think it's going to rain. Oh, you can't bounce a meatball, though try with all your might. Turn on the radio, I want to fly a kite!

03-25-2009, 10:51 PM	#43
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Why not ask these people to get photos of these supposed Kindles at Sam's Club and let us see if they really are telling the truth or not?

03-26-2009, 08:31 AM	#44
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,415 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	The postings on the Amazon Kindle discussion board degenerated into obscene name calling by the original poster/purchaser and others who suggested she was crazy/attention seeking/whatever - some of which were removed by Amazon. There was also a post that suggested bj's was using an Amazon storefront to sell used Kindles - confusing them with Amazon(?) in some people's minds. No actual sightings of Kindles were made in any brick & mortar store.