{"id":178,"date":"2005-03-24T00:30:59","date_gmt":"2005-03-24T10:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/?p=178"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:47:07","slug":"ipod-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2005\/03\/24\/ipod-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"iPod Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;padding-left:10px;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/images\/ipodshuffle.jpg\" alt=\"iPod Shuffle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s soooo small.<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not THAT small.  Besides, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty powerful and it can go for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  How long can it go?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  I got it to last for over twelve hours.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Twelve hours straight?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00005AQF7\/qid=1111651271\/sr=2-1\/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1\/104-4576885-6366351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doggystyle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000006NGC\/qid=1111651375\/sr=2-1\/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1\/104-4576885-6366351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piledriver<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00005RKVD\/qid=1111651479\/sr=1-3\/ref=sr_1_3\/104-4576885-6366351?v=glance&#038;s=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B0000027D5\/qid=1111651557\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-4576885-6366351?v=glance&#038;s=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lotus<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00004Y1RR\/qid=1111652003\/sr=1-13\/ref=sr_1_13\/104-4576885-6366351?v=glance&#038;s=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cowgirl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Oh, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00004RDZG\/qid=1111655468\/sr=1-6\/ref=sr_1_6\/104-4576885-6366351?v=glance&#038;s=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretzel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000008O0L\/qid=1111655732\/sr=2-2\/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2\/104-4576885-6366351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helicopter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00000JT4L\/qid=1111655884\/sr=1-21\/ref=sr_1_21\/104-4576885-6366351?v=glance&#038;s=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T-Spoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Do you mind if I touch it?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Oh my goodness, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize how smooth it was.  So do you take it running with you?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Yeah, I HAVE TO take it with me.  Although when I put them in my shorts, it kind of protrudes.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  So do people notice it protruding when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re running?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know, but I feel it bouncing around.  I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably buy something so that it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t flop around so much.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Do you think you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hurting it when it flops around like that?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think so, because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty durable and it hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t skipped a beat.  Although, when I first got it, I had some problems with it.  <\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Like what?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Well basically, it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always work right.  I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be in the middle of using it and then everything goes soft.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  It gets turned off or something?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b> Yeah, but everything is fine now.  I just looked at some stuff on the internet and it stays turned on now.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  So how does it work?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Just grab it, use your thumb, and stroke it right here.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Right here?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Yeah.  Some people have had trouble turning it on, so you might have to stroke it a little harder.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  Oh my goodness, I turned it on.  So how do I make stuff come out of it?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=theimpulsivbu-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B0002ZAILY&#038;fc1=000000&#038;=1&#038;lc1=0000ff&#038;bc1=000000&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;IS2=1&#038;f=ifr&#038;bg1=ffffff&#038;f=ifr\" width=\"120\" height=\"240\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"float:right;padding-left:10px;border:none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  You just have to push the right button.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  This button?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Oh yeah, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the button.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  So when you wanna put stuff on it, where do you stick it?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  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.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  So what else does it come with?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like to wear it like that.  I prefer to keep it in my pants.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a screen, so how do you know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s playing?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  Well when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m using it, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s usually in my shorts and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really need to look at a screen.  I pretty much know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on it, because it only holds 125 songs.  But if I need to switch to something else, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll just play with it through my shorts.  I know where the right buttons are.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEMALE FRIEND:<\/b>  So does it vibrate?<\/p>\n<p><b>MARVO:<\/b>  No, it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t vibrate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b>  iPod Shuffle<br \/>\n<b>Purchase Price:<\/b>  $99.00<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b>  4 out of 5<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b>  Light and small, but not THAT small.  Great for exercising.  Durable.  Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t skip.  Cheapest iPod.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b>  Had occasional problems with keeping it turned on.  No screen, which maybe a problem for some.  Some might have trouble turning it on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMALE FRIEND: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s soooo small. MARVO: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not THAT small. Besides, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of Doggystyle, Piledriver, Missionary, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1753],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-misc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2005\/03\/02\/jack-in-the-box-classic-chicken-ciabatta\/","url_meta":{"origin":178,"position":0},"title":"Jack in the Box Classic Chicken Ciabatta","author":"Marvo","date":"March 2, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Oh Jack in the Box, when will you learn? 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