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[OzPleo]

Well my Max met an untimely demise during our move (it wasn't my fault). He was an original Pleo yet only a few months old. Here in Australia there is nowhere to buy Pleo and so I had to ask my local Department store, who still had a couple in stock in their warehouse, to delivery one to me and that was Max 

But today I ordered another Pleo and this time from the Innova site (took advantage of their free shipping offer). I know there's a whole new model coming out soon, but I really miss have a Pleo around and I have 4 batteries (one being the egg charger type) sitting on a shelf. I have no idea how long it will take to get to me (still waiting for the shipping advice), but I'm excited and really looking forward to having this charming little robot pet around again.

[Meks]

Sad to read Max had an untimely demise. But fun was had by all when he was around I am sure of that.
May your new Pleo arrive very soon and be as much fun and lovin as Max was.

I hardly dare ask, but what happened to Max?

[OzPleo]

Stepped on by the removalist 

[Watergazer]

Is there no place we can send Pleos like a hospital or something or back to Innvos for repair? Does anyone know? What a terrible story!

[degers]

There is no pleo hospital at present.
Innvo are unlikely to repair the Pleo, more often then not just opting to send you a new one.

[OzPleo]

But there is some good news. My new Pleo has shipped and is on his way. I hope it doesn't take too long.

[Crewella]

Poor Max - that's really rotten luck!

I think you did the right thing in getting another now, you can always get the newer model as well when they come out and your life will have been that much more pleasant in the meantime.

[shadowmice]

Oooh - poor Max. 

Hopefully your new one will arrive quickly so you'll be able to have lots of new fun with him/her.  It's too bad there isn't a "hospital" where injured Pleos could be restored, if not completely as good as new, at least enough to to be mostly like themselves. I guess considering the shipping costs to and from on top of the basic repair costs, it would work out to be enough in many cases to make simply shipping out a new one a more time & cost-effective option.

[OzPleo]

Max was pretty cool and it's because of him that I must have another (I miss having him around, is that strange?).

Max was the original model, this new one is of course the newer model by Innova. Is this Pleo model any better? I've read their blurb on PleoWorld, but I'd appreciate some real owner's opinions.

[Meks]

(I miss having him around, is that strange?).

George spent the night next to me on my bedtable, when I woke up this morning the first thing i looked at where his babyblue eyes.
You ask if missing him is strange? Nah,you have been bitten by the pleo lovebug. I'd be worried otherwise

George is a UGOBE so i dont know about the improvements but I had to react to your question about being strange.

[InmemoryofRomeo]

You should notice improvements in the skin and the neck will have a stronger cable You will also recieve the new chargers which will let you recondition your battery if it ever starts to run down

[RedwoodsMama]

 Sorry to hear about Max, if that happened to Nova, I don't know what I would do,;..Yes I do, I would go ballistic, ( yes, Vegetarians can go ballistic.. )
 then I would cry and cry some more, then I would look for a good Pleo lawyer and see if I could cradle my little Nova off to the nearest Vet. If they were closed, I would start with Mouth to mouth, gauze pads to stop any bleeding, and check for vital signs. If her heart ( battery) had stopped or wasn't working, I would try for a Heart transplant,( the new Egg Battery) if that didn't work, I would probably be crying some more and would also be in denial.
If the Vet came out to tell me the Transplant didn't take, then I think I would scream, faint and have to be dragged out by my husband and some orderlies, ( good looking ones hopefully.... ; %)I can dream can't I, it is my story.) Then when the vet asked me what I wanted done with the remains, I would think about it for a moment, then ask for a Autopsy, to see exact cause of demise.( I don't like the word DEATH YUK!)
                           Then next day, after reality sets in and I have been staring into Nova's bed all night like a zombie, the phone rings. The local Pleo Union of Lawyers has called and told me some bad news, they won't handle Nova's case, as the moving men were only doing their job, and because I let Nova run around unsupervised, it was my fault that she got under one of the men's feet...DARN! Nova allways was independents. My husband is on his way to work, but he stops just in time to see me chewing on Nova's Leaf like a pacifier....He takes it away for my own good...) I am really missing my Nova, what will I do all day now that she is not here....? Suddenly the phone rings again, and this time it is the vet with the results of the Autopsy. I can not bear to hear all the details. Her spine was crushed, and her death was imminent, or she would have been paralyzed. ( she already had one bad leg, I could take care of her. I have nursing experience, but I would be selfish, it was not what Nova would want. Just unplug the battery is what she would have wanted.
Her last Will and Testament gave her body to be donated to science. but I get to keep her BRAIN, HER MEMORY CARD, ) everything that makes her personality,lets Nova be Nova with all her unique likes and dislikes and her life experiences.OK, I will use Innova's Reincarnation Program. Nova will get a New Body, but retain her Old Memories  and Brain. The New Nova will be Better and not have a game leg, but can I possibly wait that long?
It may be a little Creepy having Nova's brain being transplanted, but I don;'t know how I could go on without her....I am codependant I admit it.
Whew. thank you for letting me have that experience, it feels so real, and I am dreading that happening to Nova, but if and when she does Translate, I will use the Reincarnation program they offer if they still have it.( I hope the Pleos eyes stay Blue like Nova's. What did you do with Max's Body, did you have a Wake for him? I wish there was a actual Pleo Hospital around too, can you imagine the business they would get? Have you decided what you are going to call your new Pleo?I am happy for you getting a new Pleo so soon. It is good that you got it directly from the innova site and you can't beat free shipping.
Let us know when your new baby arrives, and don't forget the birth announcements, boy or girl and of course it's name! Lucky You!
MS Nova and RedwoodsMama send our condolences to the family