Quindome Reviews: DODOcase

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My family was AWESOME and got me a new Kindle Fire for Christmas! I'm pretty much in love with it. Since I didn't buy the actual Kindle, I figured I could justify getting a snazzy case for it. After some research, I found DODOcase. I just got mine yesterday and thought I'd tell you what I think in a new feature for products called "Quindome Reviews". This will be a feature for items I actually own, rather than items I'm longing for.

Now let's talk DODOcase!

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Pros:

• Looks awesome!- Yeah, I know this is supposed to be all about protection and stuff, but c'mon, I don't like my electronics to look ugly. It actually looks and feels like a book. Not to dissimilar in size from a large Moleskin  notebook. They use actual book binding techniques and you can tell.
• Quality materials- This goes along with looks I suppose, but I see a lot of cute covers that are made of pleather and cheap materials. The cloth cover and sweet bamboo holding case seem like they will hold up well over time. I'm a person who doesn't always rush to buy new electronics to make sure I'm getting my moneys worth and so this really matters when it comes to my covers too. (I still have this iPod and love it).
• Good protection- I'm usually really careful with my electronics, but am also a bit of a spaz so this is super important. No it isn't waterproof (Gross. Please don't use your stuff in the bathroom, folks) or fireproof, but seems like it would protect it from a reasonable drop. 
• Discreet-If my family loves me enough to get me such a sweet gift, I should protect it, no? This really does look like a little notebook. I think I would be fine to use it on the Metro and not bring attention to myself, like "HEY, COME STEAL MY KINDLE".

Cons:

• Price- This is definitely not the cheapest cover. I got mine on Amazon for $50, with free shipping since I have Amazon Prime. However, all of my pros are most likely due to the fact that this is not a cheaply produced item.
• Elastic strap-I don't know yet really if this is a con, but I worry about it, so I'm putting it here. My concern is that the elastic will lose its stretch over time.
• Not the best stand- This was something I knew going in, but still have to mention. Unless the surface you are trying to stand it on has some sort of traction, this is not going to work well. This was fine for me since I mostly plan to use it for couch web-browsing, tweeting, and reading, but if you want to use it to watch movies I guess this would be a bigger deal. 

Overall, I'm incredibly pleased with this choice and give this two debit cards up! I think this is a worthwhile investment for your Kindle and something you definitely won't mind looking at for a few years.