Saw PRS-500 for $199 at Costco.

Zoot · 01-16-2008, 07:47 PM

This may be old news but I thought I'd pass along my suprprise at seeing a half dozen PRS-500s at the Costco in Sunnyvale the other day. They were priced at $199 and the box said they came with the $50 (I think it was $50 anyway) credit for books.

Z.

Ervserver · 01-17-2008, 01:20 AM

I have heard Costco had them but not at the one here

dhbailey · 01-18-2008, 02:23 PM

Not at the one in Nashua, NH, either. :-(

Studio717 · 01-20-2008, 06:17 PM

The one in Santa Cruz does have them. When I first saw it, I thought it was the 505 and I was all ready to spring for it. Alas... it's the 500 and I already have one.

superduper · 02-03-2008, 04:53 PM

I just picked one up in spokane, wa

nathantw · 02-03-2008, 10:33 PM

Saw one last PRS-505 at CompUSA in San Francisco for $161! They're going out of business and the box was in pretty poor shape.

brecklundin · 02-05-2008, 09:49 PM

oops!!

brecklundin · 02-05-2008, 09:55 PM

My neighbor's daughter was visiting today and excited as she just bought a Sony Reader for her new hubby's BD, from Costco in Santa Maria, CA. It was $239 plus a $30 rebate = net $209. So she called me to come explain what she bought...Problem is she could not recall the model number. But seriously she had no idea what it could be used for...all she knew was her hubby loves to read and would I come explain it all...

I even took my laptop over to show her this place...

She was thrilled but I did tell her if she paid that much for the 500 she might want to take it back because she got hosed. But if it is a 505 she got a great deal. Problem is they are apparently not on the Costco site anywhere I could find.

Then she asked me what a Kindle was...oy...I din't need THAT can'o'worms!! Over an hour later she no longer could make up her mind...

It was interesting that there is a segment of people who are willing to buy on impulse if the price is @ $200ish. She cringed at the $400 cost of the Kindle.

gwynevans · 02-07-2008, 11:02 AM

Easiest way to differentiate might be to ask her if the row of thin buttons was up the side (505) or along the bottom (500)?

01-16-2008, 07:47 PM	#1
Zoot Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 34 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Amazon Kindle	Saw PRS-500 for $199 at Costco. This may be old news but I thought I'd pass along my suprprise at seeing a half dozen PRS-500s at the Costco in Sunnyvale the other day. They were priced at $199 and the box said they came with the $50 (I think it was $50 anyway) credit for books. Z.

02-05-2008, 09:49 PM	#7
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	oops!! Last edited by brecklundin; 02-05-2008 at 09:55 PM.

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I have heard Costco had them but not at the one here

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dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	Not at the one in Nashua, NH, either. :-(

01-20-2008, 06:17 PM	#4
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superduper Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: PRS 500	I just picked one up in spokane, wa

02-03-2008, 10:33 PM	#6
nathantw Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 230 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: 505	Saw one last PRS-505 at CompUSA in San Francisco for $161! They're going out of business and the box was in pretty poor shape.

02-05-2008, 09:55 PM	#8
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	My neighbor's daughter was visiting today and excited as she just bought a Sony Reader for her new hubby's BD, from Costco in Santa Maria, CA. It was $239 plus a $30 rebate = net $209. So she called me to come explain what she bought...Problem is she could not recall the model number. But seriously she had no idea what it could be used for...all she knew was her hubby loves to read and would I come explain it all... I even took my laptop over to show her this place... She was thrilled but I did tell her if she paid that much for the 500 she might want to take it back because she got hosed. But if it is a 505 she got a great deal. Problem is they are apparently not on the Costco site anywhere I could find. Then she asked me what a Kindle was...oy...I din't need THAT can'o'worms!! Over an hour later she no longer could make up her mind... It was interesting that there is a segment of people who are willing to buy on impulse if the price is @ $200ish. She cringed at the $400 cost of the Kindle.

02-07-2008, 11:02 AM	#9
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Easiest way to differentiate might be to ask her if the row of thin buttons was up the side (505) or along the bottom (500)?

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