Review: Much Better Than Charging From The Computer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2012
Last Christmas (2011) my husband bought me the first Kindle Fire. I loved the Fire, BUT I HATED the A/C charging cord that was included. It was waaaaaay too short. I could not plug it into the plug behind my favorite chair and use my Fire when it was plugged in without leaning over to the right side and over the arm of the chair (not very comfortable) and necessary to recharge because I previously had a Kindle2 which hardly ever had to be charged. This Christmas (2012) my husband bought me a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and when I opened it I was surprised to find the waaaaaay short A/C charging cord had been replaced with a USB charging cord. Don't have my laptop open unless I am using it and I don't leave it on so my charging time would be limited. I was so relieved when I opened the next package and found a really nice leather cover that when opened turns on the Fire AND THIS PLUG!!! I was really happy that he had done his homework and already knew that there was no A/C included! The plug attached to the charging cord that came with my Fire HD seems to be longer than last year's horrible cord. Of course it cost him the $9.99. But then he didn't have to see me cry :) In my case the moral of the story is "Be careful what you wish for."Seriously, this works well with the charging cord supplied with the Kindle HD. When attached together they are firm and don't fall apart. If you got this Fire HD for Christmas perhaps you could call Amazon Customer Service and explain that whoever bought it for you or if you bought it for yourself didn't realize that there was no way to charge it without a computer and maybe they will give you the $9.99 price. Just a suggestion, after all that is 50% off.