All I ever heard about was these tablets. The Kindle, the iPad, they're so great, I love mine, we're getting married in the spring, on and on and on. So when Amazon announced they were releasing their new Kindle Fire at the hard-to-beat price of $199, I finally relented and ordered one.
I have to admit, I was into it. I could download books in seconds, read magazines, get the newspaper on it every day. I could stream movies, surf the web, and play Scrabble with my Facebook friends. It really was a pretty sweet little gadget.
And then yesterday, two weeks after it came in the mail, I tried to turn it on, and nothing happened. Figuring it was out of juice, I plugged it into its charger, but the charging light didn't come on.
As far as fixing electronics, that's pretty much all I've got.
So now what? Go online, figure out the return policy, take it to the post office, ship it back, and wait for it to return, weeks from now? I'd almost rather just buy a new one than go through all that. And I'd rather French kiss a dude than give Amazon more money after purchasing this aggravation from them.
I can feel myself turning into an elderly person when I complain about the pitfalls of these newfangled gizmos, but it has to be said: never, ever have I been halfway through a real book, only to pick it up and have it be "broken," unable to read it anymore. I've never played an actual game of Scrabble with someone, only to have the board suddenly disappear. What an age we live in, where you can spend 200 bucks on a futuristic coaster. Because that's what I have now.
I have to admit, I was into it. I could download books in seconds, read magazines, get the newspaper on it every day. I could stream movies, surf the web, and play Scrabble with my Facebook friends. It really was a pretty sweet little gadget.
And then yesterday, two weeks after it came in the mail, I tried to turn it on, and nothing happened. Figuring it was out of juice, I plugged it into its charger, but the charging light didn't come on.
As far as fixing electronics, that's pretty much all I've got.
So now what? Go online, figure out the return policy, take it to the post office, ship it back, and wait for it to return, weeks from now? I'd almost rather just buy a new one than go through all that. And I'd rather French kiss a dude than give Amazon more money after purchasing this aggravation from them.
I can feel myself turning into an elderly person when I complain about the pitfalls of these newfangled gizmos, but it has to be said: never, ever have I been halfway through a real book, only to pick it up and have it be "broken," unable to read it anymore. I've never played an actual game of Scrabble with someone, only to have the board suddenly disappear. What an age we live in, where you can spend 200 bucks on a futuristic coaster. Because that's what I have now.
Read about the time the charger light takes to turn on.
ReplyDeleteIf the problem persists,you must return it and make a demand for emotional stress.You have suffered a severe trauma and the greedy corporation must compensate you!
Well since you've turned it into a coaster and have opted NOT to give Amazon more money, its time to french kiss that dude :) happy smootching!
ReplyDeleteDarn, does this mean we won't be playing Scrabble any more?
ReplyDeleteI think you need to post a caveat about how it is working again and how awesome it is to have good help these days....
ReplyDeleteI think you need to learn what "caveat" means.
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ReplyDeleteVia TheFreeDictionary.com: A qualification or explanation.
ReplyDelete....Seems to be appropriate.
Via Dictionary.com: a warning or caution; admonition.
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