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I like the idea of my DodoCase, and if it weren't mostly defective, I'd use it. It's a very inconspicuous way to carry the iPad, which I love.

Unfortunately the bamboo curls outward in essence making the shape that of |( where the pipe is the iPad and the parenthesis is the DodoCase.

I've sent a request for some sort of reasonable way to fix this, as it's been this way since I've received it. The reply was they would send me new rubber feet and it's doing what bamboo does naturally. I stopped using it the day my iPad slipped out of the case and hit concrete on the corner making a nice nasty dent.

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Happened to me, except the iPad bounced on carpet. Their Friendly Support is excellent, and sent a replacement quickly. Replacement was bowed too, before or during shipping.

They then offered a technique to micro-fracture the outer bamboo, but I'm not persuaded this would help it hold the iPad tighter.

I think they should consider changing the layers to counteract the curvature -- it should want to curve in to hold tighter, not curve out to hold less.

While assembling, they'd also have the option to pre-form the bamboo to a bowed in shape, then glue the layers while bowed. The glue would keep the bow in place, and use the aluminum (not gonna bow) iPad hold it back straight. The case might look odd without an iPad in it, but would grip much better when carrying the iPad.

I was lucky too. My iPad fell onto the carpet. What I did was I used a couple of small strips of black craft foam (<$1 per letter size sheet) and reinforced the bottom corners. The iPad fits in there very snugly.

The corner bumpers from Dodocase don't inspire a lot of confidence.

That's great that they offered you a replacement. No such luck here, even sent them a photo of the case and the damage.

I'm right there with you. At this point, my DODOCase is the prettiest waste of $60 that I've made since I took a cute brunette out for an astonishingly unremarkable day way back in college!

I'd think they are responsible for the damage to ipads as it's their design defect/material choice causing this?

P.s. I learnt today not to put bamboo in the dishwasher, even on economy cycle.

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