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mahatmakanejeeves

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7. Amazon Fire. Wait! I can explain.
Mon May 18, 2026, 01:49 PM
Monday

Yeah, I know, Jeff Bezos. So do this:

Get one when they store on one of their many 50 percent off sales. Best Buy mat he's the Amazon price. The Memorial Day sale is probably on now.

The 8" one should be ~ $60, and the 10" one should be ~ $75. Unless a new 10" one has just been released, the 8" one is a slightly newer design. The 10" one is due for an update.

Out of the box, the only point of an Amazon Fire is to let you know about all the wonderful things you van buy at Amazon. But you can fix that. Once you've got your device charged, immediately go here and follow the instructions:

Install the Google Play Store on your Amazon Fire Tablet

Once you've removed your Fire from the Amazon ecisystem, it takes on a whole new existence.

My 8" Fire is easily my most used device. I'm posting this from it now.

You won't be sorry.

And good afternoon.

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