One more for the rubbish dump
Well it happened again. A few days ago my girlfriends second iPod in that many years died, well, turned off and was unable to be revived. Someone said it might be that I plugged it in to my computer at the wrong time... I wasn't sure there was a wrong time... Someone said there could be a battery problem and I needed a new battery... but then I was told it wasn't avaliable for the iPod that she has.
So now I am left with not iPod for her and because I was the one stupid enough to give said gift, I think I am expected to replace it.
This isn't a rant at relationships or girls (that argument would take way to long) but merely an expression of distaste at the Apple corporation in their inability to create a worthwhile product. Everyone I know has had some sort of problem with their iPods, it is usually a case of the battery failing and wiping all of the information, or the screen cracking on those nano things. I know there is a warranty, but you can get it replaced once in that year and the new one doesn't come with any extended warranty.
So now what? Do I buy a new iPod? Or do I get one of the other ones which aren't that bad but don't have the 'name'... I don't really know... I could spend $400 on Vinyl and see what she says...
*Insert expression of disgust here*
So now I am left with not iPod for her and because I was the one stupid enough to give said gift, I think I am expected to replace it.
This isn't a rant at relationships or girls (that argument would take way to long) but merely an expression of distaste at the Apple corporation in their inability to create a worthwhile product. Everyone I know has had some sort of problem with their iPods, it is usually a case of the battery failing and wiping all of the information, or the screen cracking on those nano things. I know there is a warranty, but you can get it replaced once in that year and the new one doesn't come with any extended warranty.
So now what? Do I buy a new iPod? Or do I get one of the other ones which aren't that bad but don't have the 'name'... I don't really know... I could spend $400 on Vinyl and see what she says...
*Insert expression of disgust here*
posted by Ben McMahon at 8:06 am
1 Comments:
Check the consumers guarantee act.
What guarantees apply to goods under the Act?
Any goods bought from a supplier must:
* be of "acceptable quality", which includes being fit for all purposes that they are normally used for, and being safe and DURABLE (the test is whether a reasonable consumer who is fully aware of the state of the goods, including any hidden defects, would find the goods acceptable)
iPods clearly seem not! especially durable. You pay $500 and only get 1 year of use! That is unacceptable quality!! $500 should give you a life expectancy of at least 3 years.
Fight!
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