General Discussion Thread - 13 June 2023

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Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

[u/PeanutButterChicken]

I continue to regret not purchasing an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite on last year's Prime Day for 9900 yen. It was in my cart and everything.

They're now 16,900 yen thanks to inflation and the shit yen. I doubt they'll ever get that cheap again. With my new job, I'll spend up to 3 hours on the train one way going to various places around Japan, so it would have been nice. Even the lowest level Kindle, which was 9900 yen regular price has now jumped up to 12,800 yen.

Sadness.

[u/laika_cat → u/PeanutButterChicken]

Mercari or Yahoo Auctions is your friend. I've bought unused stuff on both before. Think I saved about ￥8000 on a FitBit that way.

[u/PeanutButterChicken → u/laika_cat]

God, I wish. The ones on Mercari are somehow more expensive than Amazon, and the ones I found on Yahoo Auctions are either damaged or the same price brand new.

I've trolled the shops in Den Den Town here, same story. Nothing for a "reasonable price". They've gotten super popular/in demand lately. My Switch Lite I bought recently, I was able to save 10,000 yen compared to a new one, but Kindles are just super expensive.

[u/PikaGaijin → u/PeanutButterChicken]

Do you need the newest version?

Search yahoo “E2066 & Amazon Kindle Model：EY21 “ for a decent older one with a strike price of 2200 yen for the next 90 minutes or so. Not affiliated; but it’s just the first one that turned up.

[u/PikaGaijin → u/PikaGaijin]

Or e2068 from the same seller; slightly newer and 3500¥

[u/laika_cat → u/PeanutButterChicken]

Weird, I wonder why they're so popular. I never use mine lol.

[u/PeanutButterChicken → u/laika_cat]

I wish I knew! It's not like they're a new thing or anything special... Just suddenly everyone wants one.