Nook Touch Simple eReader - €40 [Via Littlewoods]

godtabh · 07-08-2013 04:11PM

ok i think i rooted it but looks no different

NothingMan · 07-08-2013 04:28PM

godtabh wrote: »

ok i think i rooted it but looks no different

You can boot to Home and it looks the same but you can also boot to relaunch and you get an Android style homescreen, albeit a very basic one.

godtabh · 07-08-2013 04:37PM

Found that!

Now need to install the kindle app. I've found the amazon app store for android but cant find the kindle app

NothingMan · 07-08-2013 04:53PM

godtabh wrote: »

Found that!

Now need to install the kindle app. I've found the amazon app store for android but cant find the kindle app

I can't really remember now but there's something you need to install, a search app to allow the play store to work. Very specific steps you need to follow too.

TheRover · 07-08-2013 11:02PM

This is amazing... now ASDA have it in stock...

...and Flubit are now only accepting amazon links!

takamichinoku · 07-08-2013 11:31PM

Asda don't have it in stock when you actually go to order though, some kind of error on the product page, perhaps?

Oh well, wish I noticed this thread a few weeks ago. At least I learned about Parcel Motel, which is bound to come in handy some time or another!

TheRover · 07-08-2013 11:49PM

Went out of stock again just 10m ago

http://www.stockinformer.co.uk/checker-nook-simple-touch

abusimbel · 08-08-2013 10:01AM

abusimbel wrote: »

Hi All,

I want to tell my experience and warn everyone that is thinking on buying a Nook Simple Touch from littlewoodsireland.ie

I ordered mine on the 17/07/2013
According to the website "Free delivery - Standard takes just 4 days"
According to my order details the "Original Delivery Date: By 26/07/2013" and yesterday the "Latest Delivery Date: By 24/07/2013"
Today I can see that they have changed the "Latest Delivery Date" to ": By 05/08/2013"

Here is the latest tracking information (today 26/07/2013)
19/07/2013 16:40 Order being processed at supplier
22/07/2013 14:56 Despatched
22/07/2013 18:30 Sorted at HATFIELD
22/07/2013 22:35 Sorted at HATFIELD
23/07/2013 20:45 Sorted at HATFIELD
So they haven't touch my nook since 3 days ago!!!

Since the 24th (Initial Latest Delivery Date) I am sending emails to their customer service and after closing my case several times with no real explanation of what is going on:
-The fist message received from them was asking for information that it was already added to my email.
-The second, that a "team of experts" are looking into this and that they will do their best to speed up the delivery.
-The third, that it depends on the provider and that they can do absolutely nothing so I need to allow until the 5th of august for the nook to arrive.

After this third email (received yesterday 25/07/2013) I replied saying that I wanted to cancel my order and their answer was; if you want to cancel, allow the nook to arrive, then follow the process for returning items and allow 28 days for the money to be refunded.

Who can trust a firm that is so badly treating their customers??? So basically, if everything goes well I will get my money back the 2nd of September!!!! and to be honest I don't think I will ever get my money back (I cannot trust this company anymore)

Please learn from my mistake and save yourself time and troubles; STAY AWAY FROM littlewoodsireland.ie

I called today as I didnt have any update on my order....

They told me that the item was returned and that they will refund it!!! Incredible.

Does anyone know where I can buy a Nook in Ireland?

abusimbel · 09-08-2013 01:37PM

Never mind, I just bought a second hand one.

NetNinja · 11-08-2013 02:29PM

abusimbel wrote: »

I called today as I didnt have any update on my order....

They told me that the item was returned and that they will refund it!!! Incredible.

Does anyone know where I can buy a Nook in Ireland?

Ordered mine on 22nd July. Still not received it yet. They say it was sent to the wrong depo?! and to allow up to the 21st for delivery.

Last time I will ever order anything from littlewoods Ireland.

GrumPy · 11-08-2013 09:53PM

Hey, this is a touch (see what I did there) off topic, so sorry in advance. I noticed this offer and was planning on buying one for my mother, who recently smashed the screen on her kindle keyboard 3G. Another poster mentioned Amazon's return policy, and despite it being a month out of warranty, a quick phone call to Amazon and they agreed to replace it with a touch 3G model, new, free of charge.

Just on the off chance anyone with a broken kindle was going down this route similar to me... try giving customer support a buzz first!

ThunbergsAreGo · 12-08-2013 06:31AM

NothingMan wrote: »

I can't really remember now but there's something you need to install, a search app to allow the play store to work. Very specific steps you need to follow too.

Marketsearch

ALiasEX · 12-08-2013 01:41PM

It was in stock at Asda and Sainsbury's yesterday. Just bought a second one from Blackwell.

A2LUE42 · 12-08-2013 03:07PM

have one to sell in limerick if anyone is interested. pm me. won a tablet, so don't need this now.

takamichinoku · 13-08-2013 02:14AM

Back in Asda right now, just ordered one with the Parcel Motel thing.

bidiots · 13-08-2013 08:52AM

If anyone gets the "frozen screen" issue, there are fixes on forums that say you need to clean the screen with a damp cloth. There is no need for this.
I got the frozen screen yesterday but simply ran my fingers over the screen from top to bottom which did the trick.

Just an fyi

phunkymonk · 13-08-2013 10:12AM

Which one was in stock?i dont see the simple reader as in stock at the minute..

takamichinoku wrote: »

Back in Asda right now, just ordered one with the Parcel Motel thing.

takamichinoku · 13-08-2013 12:23PM

Was in stock over the night there. http://www.stockinformer.co.uk/checker-nook-simple-touch

I got an email from asda at 02:06, that site says they weren't in stock until 02:13, so I assume its dependent on someone reporting it. Could probably assume from that assumption that it actually went out of stock a while before 04:44.
Best bet is to sign up to Asda for instant notifications. Not sure what's happening with the stock of these things now, whether Asda are just putting ones that weren't paid for back up for sale. Nowhere else has had any in near a fortnight, I believe.

ALiasEX · 13-08-2013 04:51PM

takamichinoku wrote: »

Nowhere else has had any in near a fortnight, I believe.

Blackwell's and Sainsbury's the other day and Blackwell's again today.

Blackwell's canceled my order due to not shipping nooks overseas so I ordered from Asda early this morning. Hopefully they won't cancel too.

ALiasEX · 13-08-2013 06:01PM

In stock at Sainsbury's.

rickyjb · 13-08-2013 09:59PM

Does the store work in Ireland? I haven't bothered rooting it yet but had assumed you could just buy things the standard way, it says you need a UK address. Am I missing something?

Glenbhoy · 13-08-2013 10:21PM

bidiots wrote: »

If anyone gets the "frozen screen" issue, there are fixes on forums that say you need to clean the screen with a damp cloth. There is no need for this.
I got the frozen screen yesterday but simply ran my fingers over the screen from top to bottom which did the trick.

Just an fyi

I find that running my fingernail along the (internal) edge between screen and frame tends to do the trick. Apparently it arises due to dust or a hair etc getting in there?? I dunno, but it seems to work.

The One Who Knocks · 14-08-2013 12:12AM

Speaking of parcel motel, is there anyway of getting them to deliver to your house instead of having to collect it?

NothingMan · 14-08-2013 12:22AM

Jamez735 wrote: »

Speaking of parcel motel, is there anyway of getting them to deliver to your house instead of having to collect it?

But then your parcel wouldn't get to stay in the nice motel

The One Who Knocks · 14-08-2013 12:25AM

NothingMan wrote: »

But then your parcel wouldn't get to stay in the nice motel

Haha, but seriously, does anyone know if you can get someone else to post it to you directly then?

If there isn't then there should be

Completionist · 14-08-2013 02:59AM

Jamez735 wrote: »

Haha, but seriously, does anyone know if you can get someone else to post it to you directly then?

If there isn't then there should be

I am not sure if this would apply to all items but with oversized/overweight items you can have Parcel Motel arrange for the package to be delivered to any address in Ireland/Northern Ireland for €14

styron · 14-08-2013 03:19AM

Jamez735 wrote: »

Haha, but seriously, does anyone know if you can get someone else to post it to you directly then?

If there isn't then there should be

"Delivery to an alternative address - Any address in Ireland including Northern Ireland. International prices available – please call 1890 24 17 17 for quote.

Under 35 KG's:
A supplement of €10.50 in addition to the €3.50 Parcel Motel charge, so €14.00 in total per parcel

Over 35KG's

A supplement of €10.50 in addition to the €3.50 Parcel Motel charge plus €7.00 per 10kgs (over the 35kgs) or part thereof per parcel.

.... the weight refers to the Dimensional (this is sometimes called Volumetric) weight of your parcel."

http://www.parcelmotel.com/howmuch.html

bidiots · 14-08-2013 11:14AM

Glenbhoy wrote: »

I find that running my fingernail along the (internal) edge between screen and frame tends to do the trick. Apparently it arises due to dust or a hair etc getting in there?? I dunno, but it seems to work.

I don't buy the dust/hair theory to be honest, I'm of the opinion that because its a 'cheap' touch screen that its not embedded properly from the start, thus giving it a quick rub with the fingers might seal it up properly....still a nice piece of kit for the money

The lips · 17-08-2013 09:44AM

My asda order was cancelled. I used the parcel motel postcode and my BOI credit card.

Any ideas why it was cancelled?

takamichinoku · 17-08-2013 11:10AM

Asda sent me an email yesterday morning saying mine was delivered, Parcel Motel sent me a text saying something (gotta be it, right? they already sent the welcome package, which I haven't collected) can be collected last night. I ordered on Monday night. No clue if any of that info is of any use to you, man.

Edit: yep, got it just there, now the rooting!

Nook Touch Simple eReader - €40 [Via Littlewoods]

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