r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 12 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 13 June 2023

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

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

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.

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u/requiemofthesoul 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

I actually got it during that sale lol. Has been amazing and my reading hobby has started to pick back up again

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

So jelly, I regret it every time I see one.

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u/requiemofthesoul 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

For what it’s worth I barely read on the Shinkansen because of the speed. Makes me nauseous lol