My silver iPod mini (codename: Magnus) had been misbehaving; the battery wouldn't hold a charge for longer than 20 minutes. But it was a gift purchased at Cash Converters and I didn't have a receipt for it. Still don't.
I was a little concerned about this, but I need not have been.
I simply went to the appropriate page on the Apple website, gave them my serial number, filled out a short multiple choice test description of the problem, and with no futher questions asked, by some miracle of internet/real-world crossover technology, a new (well, refurbished) one arrived via the analog postal service today, a week later.
Now I have to post my broken one back to them and they will refurbish it and send it to someone else. I have this warm, glowing sensation; I'm really a part of something.
Hooray for Apple, the large corporation it's sort of okay not to despise.
(Subsequent to actually opening said package: it transpires that Steve & co. have, in fact, sent me a refurbished power adapter, which is of no use at all. Hmph.)
In other happy news, Ms Fits has acknowledged my existence. I feel a bewildering array of emotions. Of course this is a joyous occasion and a vindication of many years of struggle but I am somewhat plagued by a sense of unworthiness.
Also: what am I to do with the rest of my life?
I hate the iPod. Love live the Nomad Zen!
Posted by: Simon Moon | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 02:59 AM
You need an aim for your life?
Let's start a secret cult! ... Email me... [shifty eyes]
Posted by: Adam | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 08:55 AM
Simon - long before the iPod made mp3 players ubiquitous, I looked into getting a Nomad. And a Rio. Neither would talk to a Mac.
Cat - Yeah.. a secret cult.. there's an idea.. I'm not already involved in one of those at all..
Posted by: teigan | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 04:14 PM
Do absoluely nothing for the rest of your life. Know how hard it is to do absolute nothing for even half-an hour? Well what an achievement it would be to do it for your entire life! And I mean absolutely nothing.
Posted by: Rorschach | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 09:34 PM
And the best part is it means you would need a retinue of servants just to feed and bathe you.
Posted by: Rorschach | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 09:35 PM
Failing that World domination always passes the time.
Posted by: Rorschach | Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 09:36 PM