Knock-off: A Stocking Stuffer Tale of Frugality

[ehowton]

Both my kids want iPods for Christmas this year. But I don't want to spend the $100 it would cost for me to get them each a Shuffle. Then I saw an ad on TV when I was at my dad's house a couple of weekends ago

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[schpydurx]

Sometimes, you amaze even me.

[ehowton]

Its fantastic! A couple of days before Christmas, I'm going to load'em up with all their favorites and full charge them. They came with a USB cable, an A/C outlet charger and headphones. BAM!

[schpydurx]

That AC adapter is going to come in mighty handy not having to tie up a USB port to charge. Just make sure it doesn't overheat the player or the charger.

[anakngtinapa]

Wow. Very very clever.

[ehowton]

I have my moments.

[panacea42]

Very impressive deal, FTW :-)

It'll be interesting to see how long they last, but at $5 ea. you can afford for them to be disposable!

[ehowton]

My research prior to purchasing didn't turn anything up nefarious, but yes, if they don't last long, nothing lost! Mostly I wanted to be able to use these as a tool to ascertain the level of responsibility of my children. They both have a Nintendo DS, but those aren't allowed to leave the house. This will be an inexpensive assessment.

[bry_the_heretic]

My boys keep failing miserably at responsibility assessments. I began testing them ,on this most important of life tools, after I caught one of them using their Game Cube as a surfboard. A month later the Cube was dead. I won't even go into the conditions or the locations of the games.

Maybe I should reassign the cat upkeep duties to their mother???

[bry_the_heretic]

You are a master Frugalogist!

[ehowton]

Everything has its season.