Lost my Kindle 3 :(

osnova · 12-01-2010, 09:24 PM

I was on the United's flight from DC to LAX yesterday. I almost finished reading the Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game, when we were told to "turn off all devices with an on-off switch." When we landed at 12:00 am I put the Kindle in the large pocket inside my coat (DC was rather cold). I did not think about it until yesterday's evening. I searched everything, the car, the bag, the coat... The Kindle is gone. I've been calling various lost-and-founds, so far without success.

I am in mourning. My PRS-500 was lost/stolen a couple of years ago. My desktop died a couple of months ago. My two-year-old daughter broke the screen on my six-months-old laptop a week ago. And now this ...

MsAstoria · 12-01-2010, 09:27 PM

so sad, hope whoever finds it checks the owner info on the unit or gives Amazon a call. There are more honest people than dishonest ones. Good luck

desertgrandma · 12-01-2010, 09:41 PM

Osnova, I feel your pain.

Did you have contact info on your Kindle so that perhaps the finder can return it?

jbcohen · 12-01-2010, 09:43 PM

In the words of former president Bill Clinton "I feel your pain."

wvcherrybomb · 12-01-2010, 10:03 PM

Ugh! I'm so sorry! Thing can only get better ...

MycroftMW · 12-01-2010, 10:06 PM

so sorry to hear it.

Barty · 12-01-2010, 10:26 PM

Bummer. That's the problem with the kindle being so small and light. You sometimes forget about it.

kindlekitten · 12-01-2010, 10:35 PM

oh so sorry!!!! I hope you find it soon! I thought I had lost my Kindle this summer and was in such a bad situation that I ordered a replacement within hours of thinking it was lost. it turned up, so I ended up giving the "lost" one to my son

osnova · 12-01-2010, 10:46 PM

Thank you, all, for support. I hope my story will have the same ending as Kindlekitten's.

Figlilly · 12-02-2010, 01:36 AM

So sorry for you. Sending happy vibes across the ocean and hoping you get it back.

dreams · 12-02-2010, 02:14 AM

osnova, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

desertblues · 12-02-2010, 02:19 AM

I was devastated as my Kindle broke down, so I can imagine your distress on losing it. Good luck.

enkov · 12-02-2010, 03:45 AM

Deregister your kindle ASAP because of the risk of buying books with your account.

mewmartigan · 12-02-2010, 10:22 AM

That's a bummer.

Would be nice if the Kindle Screensavers had a spot for a name and phone number on them. I know you can enter info in the Kindle but is someone unfamiliar with it really going to take the time and search around for that info?

Hope it turns up!

Latinandgreek · 12-02-2010, 10:42 AM

I'm sorry to hear that, Osnova, I hope it turns up! Did you contact Amazon about your loss? Is it possible for someone to rack up your credit card using your Kindle?

12-01-2010, 09:24 PM	#1
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	Lost my Kindle 3 :( I was on the United's flight from DC to LAX yesterday. I almost finished reading the Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game, when we were told to "turn off all devices with an on-off switch." When we landed at 12:00 am I put the Kindle in the large pocket inside my coat (DC was rather cold). I did not think about it until yesterday's evening. I searched everything, the car, the bag, the coat... The Kindle is gone. I've been calling various lost-and-founds, so far without success. I am in mourning. My PRS-500 was lost/stolen a couple of years ago. My desktop died a couple of months ago. My two-year-old daughter broke the screen on my six-months-old laptop a week ago. And now this ...

12-01-2010, 09:43 PM	#4
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	In the words of former president Bill Clinton "I feel your pain." Attached Thumbnails

12-01-2010, 10:35 PM	#8
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	oh so sorry!!!! I hope you find it soon! I thought I had lost my Kindle this summer and was in such a bad situation that I ordered a replacement within hours of thinking it was lost. it turned up, so I ended up giving the "lost" one to my son Last edited by kindlekitten; 12-01-2010 at 10:39 PM.

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12-01-2010, 09:27 PM	#2
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)	so sad, hope whoever finds it checks the owner info on the unit or gives Amazon a call. There are more honest people than dishonest ones. Good luck

12-01-2010, 09:41 PM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Osnova, I feel your pain. Did you have contact info on your Kindle so that perhaps the finder can return it?

12-01-2010, 10:03 PM	#5
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	Ugh! I'm so sorry! Thing can only get better ...

12-01-2010, 10:06 PM	#6
MycroftMW Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	so sorry to hear it.

12-01-2010, 10:26 PM	#7
Barty doofus Posts: 2,544 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Bummer. That's the problem with the kindle being so small and light. You sometimes forget about it.

12-01-2010, 10:46 PM	#9
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	Thank you, all, for support. I hope my story will have the same ending as Kindlekitten's.

12-02-2010, 01:36 AM	#10
Figlilly Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 2514066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis 2&3, Paperwhites, Kindle Touch, Kobo Clara, IPad Air2	So sorry for you. Sending happy vibes across the ocean and hoping you get it back.

12-02-2010, 02:14 AM	#11
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	osnova, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

12-02-2010, 02:19 AM	#12
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	I was devastated as my Kindle broke down, so I can imagine your distress on losing it. Good luck.

12-02-2010, 03:45 AM	#13
enkov Advanced Dunno Posts: 80 Karma: 27094 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria Device: Kindle Fire HDX 7 + Paperwhite 2013	Deregister your kindle ASAP because of the risk of buying books with your account.

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12-02-2010, 10:22 AM	#14
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	That's a bummer. Would be nice if the Kindle Screensavers had a spot for a name and phone number on them. I know you can enter info in the Kindle but is someone unfamiliar with it really going to take the time and search around for that info? Hope it turns up!

12-02-2010, 10:42 AM	#15
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I'm sorry to hear that, Osnova, I hope it turns up! Did you contact Amazon about your loss? Is it possible for someone to rack up your credit card using your Kindle?