Regret Buying Your Kindle Now that Newer/Cheaper One is Here?

BenLee · 07-05-2010, 05:24 PM

Ran into this hilarious post that addresses the problem of regret for buying the Kindle too soon, now that Amazon/BN has dropped their prices and introduced newer technology

http://ireaderreview.com/2010/07/05/...kindle-regret/

LOL

The advice is sound: Just don't buy any Kindle, ever! No risk whatsoever.

jgaiser · 07-05-2010, 08:57 PM

Seriously.. If you're worried about price drops on electronic equipment, just wait until it hits $0 and then you'll be safe...

astra · 07-06-2010, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Seriously.. If you're worried about price drops on electronic equipment, just wait until it hits $0 and then you'll be safe...

banjobama · 07-06-2010, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Remember not to factor in the value and pleasure of owning a Kindle.

Lots of people will point out that you’ll derive a lot of pleasure from owning a Kindle. Please don’t be side-tracked by this advice.

There are people who focus on pleasure and getting enjoyment out of life and there are people who focus on minimizing regret and avoiding pain. If you’re worried about regretting a Kindle purchase because a newer or cheaper Kindle might arrive then there’s a very high chance you are pain-avoiding and the advice of pleasure-seeking readers is of little value to you.

This is as true as it is funny!

Sweetpea · 07-06-2010, 04:29 AM

I've given up on having regrets for buying something and finding out a few months later it has been reduced in price/improved. If I had regrets, I'd not buy anything anymore! (hmm, my husband would like that

)

suecsi · 07-06-2010, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I've given up on having regrets for buying something and finding out a few months later it has been reduced in price/improved. If I had regrets, I'd not buy anything anymore! (hmm, my husband would like that

)

(including husband quote)

thinkpad · 07-06-2010, 05:58 AM

I don't regret buying my Kindle it's been tremendously useful. If people stop buying what's already out and wait for future improvements there would be slower development from the manufacturers.

Wordcrasher · 07-06-2010, 06:08 AM

I bought my Kindle2 last week, after the price reduction: 31 days have not passed yet, so maybe I'm not entitled to comment, but I'm very happy with it, so happy that I regret not buying it months ago, even at a higher price !

neilmarr · 07-06-2010, 06:40 AM

If you want the latest technology and lowest prices, you'll wait forever .... unless you buy a used buggy whip. Cheers. Neil

Bremen Cole · 07-06-2010, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

If you want the latest technology and lowest prices, you'll wait forever .... unless you buy a used buggy whip. Cheers. Neil

So true. The older technologies are dumped on the market to make way for the newer technologies. When the "new Kindle" comes out, it will probable be a bit higher....

PG4003 · 07-06-2010, 07:23 AM

I absolutely do NOT regret buying my Kindle in January 2010. I love it and would hate to have missed enjoying it all this time, even to save $70.

neilmarr · 07-06-2010, 07:32 AM

And sometimes, new technology might not be best technology. I bought a Sony PRS-505 about eighteen months ago and then kicked myself when the Sony 700 came to Europe with its touch screen, built in sidelight and other bells and whistles. Of course, the 700 turned out to be a general disaster and was out of production almost as soon as it was in it. Now, folks are still desperately trying to get hold of the good ol' 505 it was meant to replace. Progress is relative. Hoots. Neil

BenLee · 07-06-2010, 11:44 AM

It's never wrong to buy something you need right now if you are going to get immediate value from it.

I can hardly imagine anyone who is willing to not buy a laptop for fear that a better one may come out the next month.

Worldwalker · 07-06-2010, 12:36 PM

The way I look at it: If this thing (whether it's an ebook reader, a computer program, or just about anything else) did what I wanted it to when I bought it, and if I found its price:utility ratio sufficient at the time, why get stressed out because there's something better available now? It was good enough to buy back then -- so unless it's quit working in the interim, it's still good enough. If I pay $200 for something, it's because whatever it's doing (displaying ebooks, in this case) is worth $200 to me. If having ebooks displayed to me, along with whatever other features the device has, is worth $200, then no matter what happens, I just remind myself of my original purchase decision and, usually, I'm satisfied. That happened with my netbook, by the way. It's an EeePC 901, and they dropped the price by $100 about six weeks after I bought mine. Okay, so it was cheaper ... but I thought my lil' kneetop was a good deal at the price I bought it at. So I was (and am) still happy with it; no buyer's remorse. Now, ASUS essentially dropping support for Linux, that ticks me off, but that's a different matter. (and yes, I'm gonna put Eeebuntu on it once my life is done whirling around)

I, too, have a Sony 505. When I got it, I picked it because it did exactly what I want, and it did it the way I want it done. So Sony makes newer, fancier, more feature-filled devices now ... and? My 505 still does exactly what I want, and it does it exactly the way I want it done. I am no less happy with it because there might be something else (though if there is, not from any of the "big 3" vendors) that does it better.

The only exception is when I get something which is the best of several not-so-good choices. That's a surefire remorse generator. Looking at buying decisions this way has made me less likely to get something like that, and more likely to wait until one that fits my specs completely becomes available.

fishface · 07-06-2010, 12:48 PM

Great story, very funny.

Fact is, it's true that it does take a year or two for very new popular tech to stabilize in price though, through the introduction of a sufficient number of competing products.

One thing that's worth noting is that E-Ink corp is still making the screens of every popular e-reader out there; once the other e-paper makers field their wares it might help bump the prices lower again.

07-05-2010, 05:24 PM	#1
BenLee eReader Junkie Posts: 304 Karma: 1220 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York City, NY Device: Kindle + Sony	Regret Buying Your Kindle Now that Newer/Cheaper One is Here? Ran into this hilarious post that addresses the problem of regret for buying the Kindle too soon, now that Amazon/BN has dropped their prices and introduced newer technology http://ireaderreview.com/2010/07/05/...kindle-regret/ LOL The advice is sound: Just don't buy any Kindle, ever! No risk whatsoever.

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07-05-2010, 08:57 PM	#2
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,281 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Seriously.. If you're worried about price drops on electronic equipment, just wait until it hits $0 and then you'll be safe...

07-06-2010, 04:29 AM	#5
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I've given up on having regrets for buying something and finding out a few months later it has been reduced in price/improved. If I had regrets, I'd not buy anything anymore! (hmm, my husband would like that )

07-06-2010, 05:58 AM	#7
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	I don't regret buying my Kindle it's been tremendously useful. If people stop buying what's already out and wait for future improvements there would be slower development from the manufacturers.

07-06-2010, 06:08 AM	#8
Wordcrasher Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 1246 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vicenza, Italy Device: Kindle Fire 2015, Kindle Paperwhite	I bought my Kindle2 last week, after the price reduction: 31 days have not passed yet, so maybe I'm not entitled to comment, but I'm very happy with it, so happy that I regret not buying it months ago, even at a higher price !

07-06-2010, 06:40 AM	#9
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	If you want the latest technology and lowest prices, you'll wait forever .... unless you buy a used buggy whip. Cheers. Neil

07-06-2010, 07:23 AM	#11
PG4003 Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 987250 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kentucky Device: Kindle PW I & II, Kindle Voyage, Fire HD 7", Fire HD 8.9"	I absolutely do NOT regret buying my Kindle in January 2010. I love it and would hate to have missed enjoying it all this time, even to save $70.

07-06-2010, 07:32 AM	#12
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	And sometimes, new technology might not be best technology. I bought a Sony PRS-505 about eighteen months ago and then kicked myself when the Sony 700 came to Europe with its touch screen, built in sidelight and other bells and whistles. Of course, the 700 turned out to be a general disaster and was out of production almost as soon as it was in it. Now, folks are still desperately trying to get hold of the good ol' 505 it was meant to replace. Progress is relative. Hoots. Neil

07-06-2010, 11:44 AM	#13
BenLee eReader Junkie Posts: 304 Karma: 1220 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York City, NY Device: Kindle + Sony	It's never wrong to buy something you need right now if you are going to get immediate value from it. I can hardly imagine anyone who is willing to not buy a laptop for fear that a better one may come out the next month.

07-06-2010, 12:36 PM	#14
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	The way I look at it: If this thing (whether it's an ebook reader, a computer program, or just about anything else) did what I wanted it to when I bought it, and if I found its price:utility ratio sufficient at the time, why get stressed out because there's something better available now? It was good enough to buy back then -- so unless it's quit working in the interim, it's still good enough. If I pay $200 for something, it's because whatever it's doing (displaying ebooks, in this case) is worth $200 to me. If having ebooks displayed to me, along with whatever other features the device has, is worth $200, then no matter what happens, I just remind myself of my original purchase decision and, usually, I'm satisfied. That happened with my netbook, by the way. It's an EeePC 901, and they dropped the price by $100 about six weeks after I bought mine. Okay, so it was cheaper ... but I thought my lil' kneetop was a good deal at the price I bought it at. So I was (and am) still happy with it; no buyer's remorse. Now, ASUS essentially dropping support for Linux, that ticks me off, but that's a different matter. (and yes, I'm gonna put Eeebuntu on it once my life is done whirling around) I, too, have a Sony 505. When I got it, I picked it because it did exactly what I want, and it did it the way I want it done. So Sony makes newer, fancier, more feature-filled devices now ... and? My 505 still does exactly what I want, and it does it exactly the way I want it done. I am no less happy with it because there might be something else (though if there is, not from any of the "big 3" vendors) that does it better. The only exception is when I get something which is the best of several not-so-good choices. That's a surefire remorse generator. Looking at buying decisions this way has made me less likely to get something like that, and more likely to wait until one that fits my specs completely becomes available.

07-06-2010, 12:48 PM	#15
fishface Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 56 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Great story, very funny. Fact is, it's true that it does take a year or two for very new popular tech to stabilize in price though, through the introduction of a sufficient number of competing products. One thing that's worth noting is that E-Ink corp is still making the screens of every popular e-reader out there; once the other e-paper makers field their wares it might help bump the prices lower again.