
FEMALE FRIEND: It’s soooo small.
MARVO: It’s not THAT small. Besides, it’s pretty powerful and it can go for a long time.
FEMALE FRIEND: How long can it go?
MARVO: I got it to last for over twelve hours.
FEMALE FRIEND: Twelve hours straight?
MARVO: Yeah.
FEMALE FRIEND: That’s a lot of Doggystyle, Piledriver, Missionary, Lotus, and Cowgirl.
MARVO: Oh, don’t forget the Pretzel, Helicopter, and T-Spoon.
FEMALE FRIEND: Do you mind if I touch it?
MARVO: Go ahead.
FEMALE FRIEND: Oh my goodness, I didn’t realize how smooth it was. So do you take it running with you?
MARVO: Yeah, I HAVE TO take it with me. Although when I put them in my shorts, it kind of protrudes.
FEMALE FRIEND: So do people notice it protruding when you’re running?
MARVO: I don’t know, but I feel it bouncing around. I’ll probably buy something so that it doesn’t flop around so much.
FEMALE FRIEND: Do you think you’re hurting it when it flops around like that?
MARVO: I don’t think so, because it’s pretty durable and it hasn’t skipped a beat. Although, when I first got it, I had some problems with it.
FEMALE FRIEND: Like what?
MARVO: Well basically, it didn’t always work right. I’ll be in the middle of using it and then everything goes soft.
FEMALE FRIEND: It gets turned off or something?
MARVO: Yeah, but everything is fine now. I just looked at some stuff on the internet and it stays turned on now.
FEMALE FRIEND: So how does it work?
MARVO: Just grab it, use your thumb, and stroke it right here.
FEMALE FRIEND: Right here?
MARVO: Yeah. Some people have had trouble turning it on, so you might have to stroke it a little harder.
FEMALE FRIEND: Oh my goodness, I turned it on. So how do I make stuff come out of it?
MARVO: You just have to push the right button.
FEMALE FRIEND: This button?
MARVO: Oh yeah, that’s the button.
FEMALE FRIEND: So when you wanna put stuff on it, where do you stick it?
MARVO: I stick it into a USB port, where it also gets charged up. It takes about three to four hours to fully be ready to go again.
FEMALE FRIEND: So what else does it come with?
MARVO: It came with a couple of things, a pair of earbuds and a lanyard, which you can use to hang it from your neck. But I don’t like to wear it like that. I prefer to keep it in my pants.
FEMALE FRIEND: It doesn’t have a screen, so how do you know what’s playing?
MARVO: Well when I’m using it, it’s usually in my shorts and I don’t really need to look at a screen. I pretty much know what’s on it, because it only holds 125 songs. But if I need to switch to something else, I’ll just play with it through my shorts. I know where the right buttons are.
FEMALE FRIEND: So does it vibrate?
MARVO: No, it doesn’t vibrate.
Item: iPod Shuffle
Purchase Price: $99.00
Rating: 4 out of 5
Pros: Light and small, but not THAT small. Great for exercising. Durable. Doesn’t skip. Cheapest iPod.
Cons: Had occasional problems with keeping it turned on. No screen, which maybe a problem for some. Some might have trouble turning it on.
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Webmiztris – Thanks, believe it or not it’s gotten a great response in Iceland. No really, I’ve been getting hundreds of visitors from Iceland because of this review.
Golf Grouch – I’d rather go running with an iPod Shuffle than an iPod Mini, but I have to admit ever since they introduced the $199 iPod Mini, the iPod Shuffle seems less impressive.
Yeah marvo, your review popped up on a very popular link site here in Iceland ;)
Good job btw.
Vi(Sorry I don’t know how to make that special charater)ar – Thanks for the compliment. I’ve gotten over 2,000 hits from that site. Now I know what it feels like to be David Hasselhoff. Oh, if only those hits came from Kottke or Boing Boing, but still, having all those hits from Iceland rocks.
I think this is the funniest Impulsive Buy review ever. Now I know why all the people in the commercial are dancing around.
rfduck – Thanks. I’m pretty active when I use it too. :-)
Awesome Review! ;)
Mo – Thanks. :-)
The Shuffle is soooooooooooooooooooooo lame.
Christopher – Yeah, the Shuffle is lame. But I just don’t have the coordination to do it, especially the side-step shuffle. I can’t even do the Running Man. Oh, and please don’t ask me to do the Cabbage Patch. That would be embarrasing.
:)
leova – :-)
já þið eruð fávitar
Pabbi – I have no idea what your comment says, but I’m going to assume it’s something nice. Thank you.
Marvo
If only all reviews were done that way. The world would be a happier place – apart from the mums and dads having to explain it to their kids :)
I will have to look out for more of your reviews
Thanks for bringing a smile to me on a wet Tuesday night :)
Jon – No problem. :-)
okay…now i’m totally embarassed to have my shuffle with me in my bag…y’know, for when i need it at work. ;) good review, marvo!
gen – Too bad it doesn’t vibrate. :-(
The Shuffle is a decent mp3 player, but for a few extra bucks, I would recommend the Iriver H10… just my opinion, though. Great Review, though. Nice site, as well.