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When Amazon Bans your Account - Your kindle turns into a Brick

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I don't blame a company for acting against return-a-holics by not wanting to do business with them anymore.

Its a little scary tho, sometimes I get into a bad streak of needing to return things. While some is my 'fault' (discretion), most isn't, but I don't want to get blacklisted from places like Amazon or Newegg.
 
He's bullshitting and abusing the RMA system. Loyal customer is one thing, being an asshole who returns everything after 29 days is another. Good for Amazon on canceling his account and bricking his Kindle, something he probably plan on returning as well.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
He's bullshitting and abusing the RMA system. Loyal customer is one thing, being an asshole who returns everything after 29 days is another. Good for Amazon on canceling his account and bricking his Kindle, something he probably plan on returning as well.
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But.....but......but.....The e-ink is too light!

Call the wahhhhhhhmbulance everyone!
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: TallBill

Anyways, whats up with chronic returners? What's the point?
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Too lazy to read reviews.

Most people never do anything that would cause Amazon to ban their account, so this story doesn't matter much. Unless Amazon starts cracking down on people who share Prime accounts with people who aren't in their family, then a lot of people are screwed.
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many of the chronic returners are like the costco abusers..they are getting free usage out of items, often returning one for the next step up or returning at one store to buy cheaper at another once a price drops.

This is why many stores offer 30 day price matching, they don't want to deal with someone breaking something to return it so they can buy it cheaper elsewhere.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: TallBill

Anyways, whats up with chronic returners? What's the point?
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Too lazy to read reviews.

Most people never do anything that would cause Amazon to ban their account, so this story doesn't matter much. Unless Amazon starts cracking down on people who share Prime accounts with people who aren't in their family, then a lot of people are screwed.
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many of the chronic returners are like the costco abusers..they are getting free usage out of items, often returning one for the next step up or returning at one store to buy cheaper at another once a price drops.

This is why many stores offer 30 day price matching, they don't want to deal with someone breaking something to return it so they can buy it cheaper elsewhere.
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That's also why stores have restocking fees. People expect to be able to return anything for any reason for a full refund, even if it's opened. They also expect that any item bought new will have never been opened previously. Apparently they think the store should eat the cost of their indecisiveness.
 
This is one of the reasons I will not buy a Kindle -- if Amazon doesn't like you for any reason, they can simply brick your device and you'll have no recourse. There's no way I'm going to agree to pay a lot of money to buy something that will force me to be at the mercy of some company. DRM = no way.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
That's also why stores have restocking fees. People expect to be able to return anything for any reason for a full refund, even if it's opened. They also expect that any item bought new will have never been opened previously. Apparently they think the store should eat the cost of their indecisiveness.
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IMHO 15% restocking is a bargain still to the consumer.
 
Sounds like the guy deserved the ban, but as far as DRM goes, this is exactly why I try to avoid it like the plague. I've purchased a few Steam games (mainly because they were on sale), but in general I don't like the idea of a company controlling whether I can use something I purchased.
 
Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Sounds like the guy deserved the ban, but as far as DRM goes, this is exactly why I try to avoid it like the plague. I've purchased a few Steam games (mainly because they were on sale), but in general I don't like the idea of a company controlling whether I can use something I purchased.
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you can read books on the kindle without going through amazon, it's just not as convenient.
 
the guy should have his account banned maybe but he shouldn't have his kindle turn into a brick
that's jacked up
 
I'm sure this is a noob question, but what exactly does 'serial returning' do? Credit card rewards or something?
 
Originally posted by: Quintox
I'm sure this is a noob question, but what exactly does 'serial returning' do? Credit card rewards or something?
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Some people are too lazy to research what they're buying, so they just buy and return until they find the product that meets their needs. These people often call a product defective because it doesn't work the way they think it should, even if it's the way the manufacturer designed it.

Or as alkemyst pointed out, some people treat store return policies as an invitation to rent items for free. That's more common with B&M stores.

Both types of people cost stores money, and it's nice to see a retailer put a stop to it in a way that doesn't negatively impact other customers. Over the last decade stores have gotten progressively less customer friendly with their policies, and it's entirely because of people who abuse the more liberal policies. People don't care about ethics when they're dealing with large corporations.
 
I got my Amazon account banned trying to use a gift code purchased off ebay. The worst part is they are still sending those stupid Amazon spam emails and I can't unsubscribe because I can't log in. Customer service is equally hopeless. I had to press the "This Is Spam" button for months before I stopped receiving them in my inbox.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
> can't you read like any pdf file on the kindle?

Yes, using free mobipocket tools to convert to mobi format. Kindle also has built-in plain text support and you can also email files to Amazon for conversion (free if you receive the response on a PC, 5 cents to beam it to your Kindle instead).

You can buy DRM-free SF & fantasy for the Kindle from Baen.com, and get thousands of free out-of-copyright books from Project Gutenberg.
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Exactly. If you do not want to deal with DRM there are a number of stores that offer a huge variety of books on MOBI without DRM, often at prices cheaper than Amazon. I would have no qualms buying a Kindle regardless of any personal stance on DRM since it isn't locked into the Amazon service. However, the Amazon service is so damn well integrated with the Kindle that I doubt many people will bother with other providers.
 
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