Review: Very cheaply made, and a poor value even at $20
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2013
My excitement at receiving my new Kindle HDX was tempered somewhat when I opened the plastic bag containing the case and was immediately disappointed by what I saw. I had pre-ordered the Kindle and at that time the only cases available were the interesting - but somewhat expensive - Origami case or this more basic Marware case, which is similar to the book-style case that came with my old Sony e-reader. That case has held up remarkably well over the years. The Marware case seemed to be similar, and it had the added ability (or so I thought) of propping up the Kindle for easy viewing of videos (as illustrated on Amazon's product page). In reality, however, this arrangement doesn't balance on a flat surface, causing the tablet to topple over. It's hard to imagine how such an obvious design flaw actually made it production. Moreover, on my case the stitching is very poorly done (so badly that it should not have passed a quality control exam), and the crease that runs vertically along the front flap (there to allow the propping-up feature) is visibly crooked. All in all, this item is better suited to the back aisles of a dollar store, and not Amazon's pages. Back it goes for a refund!