The iPod is back! I take it all back about Apple.I booked an appointment at the Apple Store, and after a mere six hours wait, spoke to Pete at the Genius Bar. Pete told me that I do have a warranty (with an expression that said "as any fule kno") but that my warranty had run out, and I would have to pay £109 for a new hard drive. Or I could go elsewhere & get one for £40.
I thought of my blogging friends' advice. I bit my lip. I fluttered my eyelashes. And he gave me a shiny new replacement. Me and the iPod, we're back in business.
13 comments:
Bah! So sexiest. Us guys get totally screwed.
I'm glad for you though. Really I am.
They've been getting bad press about how unreliable they are. There was an article about it in The Guardian this weekend. Loads of people are having the same problems you had. Makes me feel vindicated for not having got one. I don't think I will get one.
Just because there are bumps in the road you don't end a relationship. Sure there are problems, but it's still the best on the planet, and it's not like other companies tech doesn't have problems.
But it's a bit like starbucks, people like having a pop at successes.
It is sexist Adrian, but I noticed there is now a lovely lady working on the Genius Bar - next time, try her.
G, I have a love-hate relationship with it - love it when it works, hate it when it stops. Quite frightening how addictive they are.
It doesn't quite work in reverse.
Woo hoo fantastic!!! :D
I think a lot of problems with ipods (not all) are caused by people thinking they're more robust than they actually are. I've treated mine like a lady and it's nearly 2 years old and still going strong (touches wood)
But anyway I'm really pleased for you Annie, that's great news :)
Thanks Rad. Your advice is sound - I even looked into getting an iPod sock but they are £21!! One of my socks will have to suffice.
I stroke mine lovingly (the iPod)
I think the ipod socks come in a pack of six don't they? You should be able to get a quality case for it. Yeah they're going to be around twenty quid but a replacement Ipod mini Is what £140? £160?
Greavsie, you mean you don't poke it roughly? (Oh God, I can't believe it, hanging out with you lot in cyberspace I have turned into Frankie Howerd.)
Rad, so I see. You can even get a special edition World Cup one. It's a whole world of stuff out there I never knew about.
I was given exactly the same model, in that self same colour, as a present last August. I've used it heavily, especially during the period I shared an office with colleagues who habitually spouted shrill and vacuous rubbish, and who needed blocking out with gentle music. So, by my reckoning, I've got just under two months before the warranty runs out and that unwell Mac symbol starts flashing up...
Annie, treat your self to a hi fi cable too. YOu can connect your iPod to your stereo (if you have a pukka system) it's bliss mate. Pure bliss! :)
Quink, you're the sort of unsociable office grouch we admire round these parts. Get practising your winning smile for the Genius Bar right now.
Rad, will do, as soon as I get a stereo ;-)
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