So a few weeks ago I decided that my Ipod Mini just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I’ve had it for 2 years, and although it always worked perfectly (note this part) it was only 4 gb and I wanted to treat myself to something bigger. So I decided on the 80 gb video Ipod. $330 from Amazon. Hey, I figured, if my crappy little $180 Mini had weathered the storm so well, paying almost twice that must practically guarantee some quality, right?
Wrong.
After I received Ipod #1 in the mail, I hooked it up to my computer. It didn’t work. Ominously, it froze up my computer for approximately 10 minutes before Itunes finally popped up. It then informed me that my brand new Ipod was corrupt. I restored it, it crashed my computer, restarted computer, and then it wouldn’t recognize the ipod. So I downloaded Itunes 7.2 (spawn of the devil program that it is). Still didn’t work. Went through most of the suggestions on the Apple website. Still wouldn’t work. I plugged in my Mini to test it–now it told me my Mini was corrupt! After I restored the Mini, thank God, it seemed fine. But my OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF GOAT-FUCKING ELECTRONICS still refused to work.
So I called Apple. I wasted my time with some poor woman clearly out of her depth, who made me go over all the steps I’d just tried again. Unsurprisingly, it still didn’t work. I tried it on another computer at home. Nope, still wouldn’t work. Just wouldn’t sync at all. The Apple lady suggested something was probably wrong with the harddrive. Great! Well, the hard drive does have more storage than the harddrive of my laptop. I suppose things can go wrong quite easily. Apple informs me that if I send it back to them, I could get a “used or refurbished” one back. Fuck you very much, you fucking useless jackals. So I eventually email Amazon, and they agree to instantly ship me a new Ipod! Great! Wow, some awesome customer service there, right? (Unlike you dim fucking cunts over at Apple.) At any rate, good job, Amazon!
So I received my shiny new Ipod today. Guess what happened?
THE $330 SHIT-STAINED MOTHERFUCKING PIECE OF SHIT STILL WOULD NOT WORK!
In fact, after briefly working (and allowing me to put a few songs on), it began to do the exact same thing that my previous acquisition did. It is currently insisting that my Ipod is corrupt (keep in mind, this is straight out of the box). It also informs me that I need to reformat my Ipod for Windows. Oh, good! When I try to reformat the god-damned POS, an “unknown error” occurs. BRILLIANT! That is so goddamned helpful, you incompetent fucking jackasses! Sometimes, when I connect it, it simply freezes up my whole computer. Sometimes, it causes a system crash. Sometimes, it fucks up all of my settings.
I have always loved my ipod Mini. It has weathered direct drops to concrete floors, falls from exercise machines god knows how many times, and I’ve took it halfway around the world with me. It is a good little machine. But I’ve had enough. Apple, fuck you and the horse you rode in on. I would rather burn my cash then spend it on another goddamned Ipod. I am going to go to Amazon and ask for a refund. And then I’m going to buy something made by Creative or Rio.
In conclusion, I HATE THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
It’s finals week, I am leaving for a month long trip to Europe next Sunday, and the very last thing I need is this stress. Now I have to send TWO of these motherfuckers back to Amazon before I leave, and in between that I have to take 2 more finals and pack for Europe.
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.
Phew. I feel a little better now.