Amazon selling refurb Kindles

[Atunah]

I keep staring the refurb tab and I am so torn. I keep holding on to the hope that my original ship date of december 16-18 is still in the system as Amazons email eluded too, even though it shows me as being pushed back to mid February. I keep thinking I could have it tomorrow if I order within 2 hours, but then I keep thinking what if they still send my original order within the next 2 weeks. Then I would have a new one instead of a refurb. I can't risk having 2 orders at the same time charged though. I would have to cancel the original order right away.

So torn, so torn  . I guess even after reading the 2 already delivered reburb stories on this board, I still worry that my luck would be I get one that was used used. You know what I mean  . That would bug me til the end of time if I could have waited just a bit longer.

I need a drink, where is that darn eggnogg

[Leslie]

Like I wrote earlier, Atunah...I got one of the reborn Kindles. It arrived yesterday and I swear it was absolutely brand new. There was nothing that looked used to me.

L

[Angela]

Congratulations Jade and welcome... congrats to you, too quiltlvr!!

[Atunah]

Well, I went ahead and ordered a refurb. I left the original order for now until I see the refurb. I pray to the invisible  pink unicorn it doesn't go into ship process until I see the refurb 

I am so worried I did the right thing. As you can tell, I am an over analyzer and do not do anything without thinking, more thinking and follow up with a healthy dose of thinking  .

[Leslie]

Well, I went ahead and ordered a refurb. I left the original order for now until I see the refurb. I pray to the invisible  pink unicorn it doesn't go into ship process until I see the refurb 

I am so worried I did the right thing. As you can tell, I am an over analyzer and do not do anything without thinking, more thinking and follow up with a healthy dose of thinking  .

Congratulations, Atunah! I didn't want to tell you what to do but I think you did the right thing!

What sort of shipping did you select? When will it arrive?

L

[Atunah]

Tomorrow, I hope. One day shipping. I thought what the hades, right 

[Leslie]

Tomorrow, I hope. One day shipping. I thought what the hades, right 

That's the attitude....

L

[Atunah]

Yeah, I need a pick me up. Not sure if I will be able to enjoy it right away because of the issues I been having since August of getting proper contact lenses. Its difficult to read without them and I have to go back to the eye doctor in the morning, again.   . I think at this point I have to pay again out of pocket since its been so long. So the Kindle is a bit out of the budget, refurb or not, but I want it as I haven't read in months because book prints are to small and I get eyestrain.

I have a question regarding which Kindle will be the right one in the registered section online. I now have 2 kindles listed, kindle and kindle 2. When I get it tomorrow and turn it on, how do I know which one is which and how do I assign it properly?

[Leslie]

Yeah, I need a pick me up. Not sure if I will be able to enjoy it right away because of the issues I been having since August of getting proper contact lenses. Its difficult to read without them and I have to go back to the eye doctor in the morning, again.   . I think at this point I have to pay again out of pocket since its been so long. So the Kindle is a bit out of the budget, refurb or not, but I want it as I haven't read in months because book prints are to small and I get eyestrain.

I have a question regarding which Kindle will be the right one in the registered section online. I now have 2 kindles listed, kindle and kindle 2. When I get it tomorrow and turn it on, how do I know which one is which and how do I assign it properly?

I imagine the one you just bought is Kindle 2, since that was the later purchase. The serial number of the Kindle is on the box (it is also on the back, under the cover, but the number on the box is bigger and easier to read). Just go into your account and click on the "edit" button for the Kindle. That will show the serial number and then you can compare them to make sure you have the right Kindle.

Then you can select a much nicer name than Atunah's 2nd Kindle... and after that, the fun begins!

L

[Atunah]

Right now there isn't a number on the edit buttons yet. Will that appear once it ships?

I am sure I'll figure it out somehow. I will have to cancel the original order anyway once I know the rufurb is in good condition. Will I still have to deregister the one I cancel? Or will that disappear with my order cancel.

I am glad now I got one day shipping, this is agony 

[cush]

Well, I went ahead and ordered a refurb. I left the original order for now until I see the refurb. I pray to the invisible  pink unicorn it doesn't go into ship process until I see the refurb 

I am so worried I did the right thing. As you can tell, I am an over analyzer and do not do anything without thinking, more thinking and follow up with a healthy dose of thinking  .

YAY, Atuna!  YAY, Atuna!  YAY, Atuna!   RAH!  RAH!  RAH!
Remember, Amazon Support is as close as your phone.  Good folks and very helpful.  If you have any questions regarding the registration process or entering the correct data on the Manage Your Kindle page they can help.

[Cuechick]

Right now there isn't a number on the edit buttons yet. Will that appear once it ships?

I am sure I'll figure it out somehow. I will have to cancel the original order anyway once I know the rufurb is in good condition. Will I still have to deregister the one I cancel? Or will that disappear with my order cancel.

I am glad now I got one day shipping, this is agony 

It should just go away automatically once you cancel... congrats, I do not think you will regret it.

[Atunah]

Thanks guys for the support. I was a bit torn on the refurb issue, even though I have bought plenty of refurb electonics items in the past. Don't know why that is such an issue with my when it comes to the Kindle. But I read Leslie's and the other 2 I think that got their refurb and reading they looked brand new is what I wanted to hear.

I will make sure to describe mine when it gets here.

Soon I get to move to the waiting for delivery thread 

[Dori]

Get your stuff packed and ready to move over Atunah.

[Angela]

Right now there isn't a number on the edit buttons yet. Will that appear once it ships?

I am sure I'll figure it out somehow. I will have to cancel the original order anyway once I know the rufurb is in good condition. Will I still have to deregister the one I cancel? Or will that disappear with my order cancel.

I am glad now I got one day shipping, this is agony 

When I first purchased my kindle, I had 2 kindles on the way due to a delivery glitch... Kindle 2 showed up first. I then went to Manage Your Kindle and de-registered the first one so I could nename K2 to be my only... When the 2nd showed up, I refused shipment and that was that. I would assume when you cancel the order the other one will disappear.

[Linda Cannon-Mott]

Congrats Atunah, you are going to love it! Every Kindle needs to come with a warning: Can Become An Addiction

Linda

[Beth]

Atunah, I just joined you in the refurb kindle line   I decided I didn't want to chance Feb/March either.  I'm not cancelling my other order, just in case I get the refurb and I its not perfect, lol. 

My husband officially thinks I'm insane.

Kindle should be here Thursday!!

[Atunah]

Yay Beth. We will lean on each other lol. I did the same thing, I left my order standing until I see the refurb. If it works, I will cancel the other.

I guess in the end I thought, as long as it looks new, if anything does go wrong, it has the same warranty. That is not always the case with refurb items. It better not have any battle scars though and thump prints 

[chobitz]

My parents are old snoots. They do not believe in refurbished items. Heck they chewed me out for buying my husband's TomTom refurbished even though it saved me 100 bucks! I got it through Amazon also and it looks brand spanking new!

Since they don't believe in refurbished I couldn't get them to agree to cancel my new kindle (12/15 - 12/26 ship date..maybe) and get me a refurbished one  So I am at the mercy of Amazon.

Maybe all these cancels will push my order up??

[Vampyre]

Yeah, I need a pick me up. Not sure if I will be able to enjoy it right away because of the issues I been having since August of getting proper contact lenses. Its difficult to read without them and I have to go back to the eye doctor in the morning, again.   . I think at this point I have to pay again out of pocket since its been so long. So the Kindle is a bit out of the budget, refurb or not, but I want it as I haven't read in months because book prints are to small and I get eyestrain.

I have a question regarding which Kindle will be the right one in the registered section online. I now have 2 kindles listed, kindle and kindle 2. When I get it tomorrow and turn it on, how do I know which one is which and how do I assign it properly?

With the font maxed out you might be able to read it.  I can't read mine without my glasses but my sister can read it ok.

[Atunah]

Well positive for me is I am farsighted and I can still strain my eyes enough to read, even without any glasses on. Not for very long of course, but I can in an emergency. I like to think its because I have worn hard or gas permeable lenses for 20 years. They seem to slow the aging issues with close up. I still have to strain reading even with contacts, but not too much.

So depending on how long it takes to get another set of contacts to try, I might not be able to read a lot. Its been a long 4 month without dependable lenses. Not sure why this is so difficult this time around. I wish I could wear soft lenses.


On another note, I found a quote of mine, and 3 of our members on the treehugger site talking about Kindle Refurbs. 
Somebody is reading this board 

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/refurbished-kindles-from-amazon-finally.php

[Vampyre]

They used quotes from several people here, very cool.

[mom133d (aka Liz)]

Alright, instant gratification won out. I ordered a referb (and signed up for the AmazonPrime trial) so it should be here Friday! Woo hoo!!

[Vampyre]

Congrats!  What does amazon prime do for you? 

[TM]

Congrats to all those with a a kindle coming soon...


Vamp - Prime gets you free two-day shipping and discounted one day shipping.