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Posted by Dieselboy_1206 on Dec-15-2007 19:00:

Bootleg iPod Shuffle

I bought an iPod shuffle about three months ago from Target. It was actually the store I work at. Target used to carry a black iPod shuffle which was one of the most popular models because of the colour.

From the very beginning it didn't quite work properly. For one it wouldn't hook up to iTunes, only through WMP. I laughed it off though because it was working overall, and I am not the hugest iTunes fan anyways.

Then a week and a half ago it started completely crapping out on me. It wouldn't sync up with my computer, either computer, at all. Which one could discount this as a Windows problem (my brother has had similar with his legit iPod and windows, I also use Ubuntu on my laptop and that wouldn't see it either. I took it to the Apple store where the Apple guys told me it wasn't legit. In fact, Apple never made a black shuffle.

I found my receipt and promptly returned the product to Target. And I will be taking this problem up the ladder in an effort to make sure Target is completely aware of the problem and is ready to deal with it. There is more online about this problem already. Fuck, you can buy the same one I had from Chinapurchaseonline.com for $17.99

Mine was sold at Target for $80. A crock of shit. I got owned by China . . .

Posted by miamitranceman on Dec-15-2007 19:03:

Holy crap, I see that shit posted all the time on Engadget but I never thought it'd end up in a store like Target.

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-15-2007 19:05:

LOL @ that USB cable.

Posted by Ted Promo on Dec-15-2007 19:05:

You should've kept it. It had panache.

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Dec-15-2007 19:05:

it transfers MP3s through the headphone jack?

Posted by Ted Promo on Dec-15-2007 19:06:

quote:
Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
it transfers MP3s through the headphone jack?

Yeah, it did lol

Posted by Ted Promo on Dec-15-2007 19:09:

if you all want yours...

http://www.chinapurchaseonline.com/...products_id=276

Posted by Dieselboy_1206 on Dec-15-2007 19:09:

Looking at it I should have known right away. However I don't just stare at Apple products enough to be able to spot bootleg crap right away. And it was from Target!!

I checked out what they are carrying now, and they come across as legit now. They are from what I am seeing.

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-15-2007 19:11:

Go to Target and say they sold you a bullshit product and demand the real thing?

If not say you'll sue their ass if they do not comply!

Posted by Dieselboy_1206 on Dec-15-2007 19:13:

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
Go to Target and say they sold you a bullshit product and demand the real thing?

If not say you'll sue their ass if they do not comply!

Already returned it and got my money back. I work for the company, so I am thinking I would like to make them aware for quality control purposes.

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Dec-15-2007 19:13:

I don't see a mistake. I see a $10billion class action lawsuit

Posted by miamitranceman on Dec-15-2007 19:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
if you all want yours...

http://www.chinapurchaseonline.com/...products_id=276

Haha... "Like" IPod Shuffle.

Posted by bas on Dec-15-2007 19:16:

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
LOL @ that USB cable.

quote:
Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
it transfers MP3s through the headphone jack?

These coupled with the fact that it didn't transfer through iTunes should have been a dead giveaway

But to be fair, if I bought it from Target I'd be shocked as fuck.

Posted by Ted Promo on Dec-15-2007 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
Haha... "Like" IPod Shuffle.

hey, at least they're being truthful

Target hocked this bootleg shit wholesale and marked it up to full price. And there were TONS of people that bought them (at least at our store).

Posted by Dieselboy_1206 on Dec-15-2007 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
I don't see a mistake. I see a $10billion class action lawsuit

If only I can prove race had something to do with it somehow. I'm going to need help on this one . . .

quote:
Originally posted by bas
These coupled with the fact that it didn't transfer through iTunes should have been a dead giveaway

But to be fair, if I bought it from Target I'd be shocked as fuck.

Pretty much was. My brother's iPod wouldn't connect to iTunes either for a while because of a virus or some spyware that was interfering.

Posted by nchs09 on Dec-15-2007 19:19:

well it is a black ipod no? or should i say black wanna be...

run with it.

Posted by Spacey Orange on Dec-15-2007 19:19:

this is a chinese guy caring.

Posted by Ted Promo on Dec-15-2007 19:20:

out of curiosity, considering I've never really used a legit new generation ipod shuffle, what jack do you transfer the music into?

http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/gallery/index5.html

on the legit version it still looks like the headphone jack. Maybe I'm wrong. Which hole makes music?

Posted by Spacey Orange on Dec-15-2007 19:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
out of curiosity, considering I've never really used a legit new generation ipod shuffle, what jack do you transfer the music into?

http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/gallery/index5.html

on the legit version it still looks like the headphone jack. Maybe I'm wrong. Which hole makes music?

the anus of course.

Posted by bas on Dec-15-2007 19:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Dieselboy_1206
If only I can prove race had something to do with it somehow. I'm going to need help on this one . . .

Might want to look up the definition of class action lawsuit. It has nothing to do with race

Posted by Dieselboy_1206 on Dec-15-2007 19:27:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
Might want to look up the definition of class action lawsuit. It has nothing to do with race

Never said it did. Just wanted to get more money, and maybe sympathy

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Dec-15-2007 19:45:

the wiki entry on the shuffle

quote:

On the second generation iPod shuffle, USB connectivity is provided via an included dock, which transfers data through the headphone jack.

Posted by leph555 on Dec-15-2007 21:20:

nuff said