Decalgirl K2 skins now ready!!! - Page 4

Lilly · 03-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vagelis

I am really glad to see that people had better luck with the decalgirl skins than I had. FYI, my skin {Radiosity} was completely off in the front, and though I emailed them last week, I have yet to hear back from them:

Greetings,

I hope the recipient of this email is well, and I wish You and Your Loved Ones blessings and as many moments of happiness as your hearts can take, giggling with joy.

Today I received this order; thank you very much for the prompt processing.

With all due respect however, I must ask the following question.

Have you actually *tried* installing this stenciled decal on a Kindle2?

If you do, just like me you'll find out that the front is completely off, and not matching the Kindle 2 at all.

If you try to align with the keyboard holes, the film gets on the screen and the page turning buttons. If you try to align with the screen bezel, it sits on top of the keyboard buttons.
To summarize it, the front is completely unusable.

Any ideas?

Thank you for reading.

Kind Regards,

(me)

I'll comment if there are any updates

You'll get quicker service if you call them. The post office lost my package and I called them, and got them on the phone in less then a minute. The number 1-866-841-0922.

MsAstoria · 03-09-2009, 03:45 PM

Yea, my By any Other name (rose) decal totally sucked! I ended up having to cut and paste in order to get it to fit and then it still looked awful! So I ended up throwing away the front decal and used the back decal on the front of my Amazon book cover. It was too pretty to just toss and really dressed up the cover.
Today I received the second decal I had ordered and was much more successful with this one! It actually fits the Kindle and I really like the look. Guess I should have complained to the company and maybe still will. Afterall, they don't know if they have a bad fitting decal unless someone says something!

Lilly · 03-09-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsAstoria

Yea, my By any Other name (rose) decal totally sucked! I ended up having to cut and paste in order to get it to fit and then it still looked awful! So I ended up throwing away the front decal and used the back decal on the front of my Amazon book cover. It was too pretty to just toss and really dressed up the cover.
Today I received the second decal I had ordered and was much more successful with this one! It actually fits the Kindle and I really like the look. Guess I should have complained to the company and maybe still will. Afterall, they don't know if they have a bad fitting decal unless someone says something!

That's correct MsAstoria, by reporting it, you'll be preventing another person from receiving a badly fit decal.

MsAstoria · 03-09-2009, 04:28 PM

Called and spoke with Keith (decal girl) and they are sending me a new decal. Course I tried to talk him into a different decal that I liked better, but no go. Ah well, no harm in trying. They are very prompt in their turnaround time so should have it in just a few days.

Give them a call, Lily. We'll bombard them with complaints till they get it right! Power to the People!!!

daffy4u · 03-14-2009, 01:56 PM

I received the first of 2 skins I ordered from DecalGirl, the TieDye design.

I'm not fond of it. In the smaller images seen on the website, the design looks pretty crisp. In person, it looks like the image was blown up quite a bit and is a little blurry like a poor quality color copy.

I've ordered the Lily style as well (see my avatar). I hope it looks better.

FaerieFire · 03-20-2009, 11:51 AM

Mine fits pretty well. There's a little bit of white showing around the edge, the inner edge surrounding the screen and the button edges, but other than that, it's a good fit. It's only about a millimeter.
The decal is just sticky enough to stay on without being a pain to put on. I lifted it back up three or four times to get it just right and didn't feel like it was going to tear or warp. (Don't pull too hard, though, because I'm sure it would stretch and not return to its shape.)
A co-worker said he found the design a distraction from reading on the screen, but I just find plain off-white or black too bland for my gadgets.

ratflinger · 03-21-2009, 12:51 AM

Ordered Mount Doom tonight. Hope it works out, but if not at least it's not as much money as I wasted on the Prodigy cover.

krisk · 03-21-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FaerieFire

Mine fits pretty well. There's a little bit of white showing around the edge, the inner edge surrounding the screen and the button edges, but other than that, it's a good fit. It's only about a millimeter.
The decal is just sticky enough to stay on without being a pain to put on. I lifted it back up three or four times to get it just right and didn't feel like it was going to tear or warp. (Don't pull too hard, though, because I'm sure it would stretch and not return to its shape.)
A co-worker said he found the design a distraction from reading on the screen, but I just find plain off-white or black too bland for my gadgets.

Ohhh!!! Faerie! Is that the skin? It is gorgeous! I didn't see anything like it when I got mine!

geoffthomas · 03-22-2009, 01:13 PM

I think the DecalGirl product is great.
Here is my K2 with Dissarray.

daffy4u · 03-22-2009, 01:15 PM

I like it!

TallMomof2 · 03-22-2009, 03:14 PM

I almost went with Disarray but went with Ask instead (the colors work better with my covers).

Buran · 03-23-2009, 02:33 PM

I got the digital camo skin (green/beige). It's all right. I wasn't pleased with most of the designs as they're too busy. Can't we just have a clear skin, or at least front/back that match the original colors of the Kindle? I liked the original colors, but didn't want any more scratches other than the small one I acquired on the back somewhere, and the camo seemed the least distracting (I didn't like the plain black).

TallMomof2 · 03-23-2009, 02:39 PM

Honestly, once I start reading I really don't see the design so I don't find it a distraction. I like the contrast between the darker border and the lighter screen. Seems more like a frame.

daffy4u · 03-23-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buran

I got the digital camo skin (green/beige). It's all right. I wasn't pleased with most of the designs as they're too busy. Can't we just have a clear skin, or at least front/back that match the original colors of the Kindle? I liked the original colors, but didn't want any more scratches other than the small one I acquired on the back somewhere, and the camo seemed the least distracting (I didn't like the plain black).

You may want to check out Burbuny's thread on the Zagg Invisible Shield.

kevindorsey · 03-25-2009, 04:40 PM

Some very pretty Kindles in here. I need to make an upgrade on my skin too :_)

03-09-2009, 03:45 PM	#47
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	NewZen decal is very nice for Kindle 2 Yea, my By any Other name (rose) decal totally sucked! I ended up having to cut and paste in order to get it to fit and then it still looked awful! So I ended up throwing away the front decal and used the back decal on the front of my Amazon book cover. It was too pretty to just toss and really dressed up the cover. Today I received the second decal I had ordered and was much more successful with this one! It actually fits the Kindle and I really like the look. Guess I should have complained to the company and maybe still will. Afterall, they don't know if they have a bad fitting decal unless someone says something! Attached Thumbnails

03-09-2009, 04:28 PM	#49
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	Called and spoke with Keith (decal girl) and they are sending me a new decal. Course I tried to talk him into a different decal that I liked better, but no go. Ah well, no harm in trying. They are very prompt in their turnaround time so should have it in just a few days. Give them a call, Lily. We'll bombard them with complaints till they get it right! Power to the People!!! Last edited by MsAstoria; 03-09-2009 at 04:31 PM.

03-14-2009, 01:56 PM	#50
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I received the first of 2 skins I ordered from DecalGirl, the TieDye design. I'm not fond of it. In the smaller images seen on the website, the design looks pretty crisp. In person, it looks like the image was blown up quite a bit and is a little blurry like a poor quality color copy. I've ordered the Lily style as well (see my avatar). I hope it looks better. Attached Thumbnails

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FaerieFire Member Posts: 15 Karma: 120 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Mine fits pretty well. There's a little bit of white showing around the edge, the inner edge surrounding the screen and the button edges, but other than that, it's a good fit. It's only about a millimeter. The decal is just sticky enough to stay on without being a pain to put on. I lifted it back up three or four times to get it just right and didn't feel like it was going to tear or warp. (Don't pull too hard, though, because I'm sure it would stretch and not return to its shape.) A co-worker said he found the design a distraction from reading on the screen, but I just find plain off-white or black too bland for my gadgets.

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