[thekiwis]

I was finally going to go get a Shuffle today (I resigned to a 512mb after not finding a 1gb and unsuccessfully bidding on some). However, upon getting to the store, the clerk informed me that Shuffles were discontinued. I questioned further.

"So, not even the 512mb is here?" Indeed, upon this, the guy pointed to the empty Shuffle rack.

"Management pulled the couple we had left. Something else coming I guess."

Anyone else think this lends towards a new Shuffle or maybe even an iPod Pequeno April 1st?

 

[nsjong]

I'm sorry to hear that...
But I'm even more sorry to hear that you shop at Best Buy? That place is just... ugh.

Try the Mac Station if there's one near you.

 

[thekiwis]

I wasn't purposely shopping there. My Dad is afraid of the Net, so he wouldn't buy a new comp monitor anywhere but a store, so I was forced there.

If I buy anything there, I only buy products under $100, like the Shuffle would've been.

 

[LFC_SL]

Reading the security pages doesn't appease him? Just persuade him well known sites are ok?

Dunno about the states, but in Inger-land, you can get debit cards from some banks when you're 13 - online shopping for all

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Yikes, I just ordered 1 gig last night from the Apple store...

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

FWIW I found that my local Walmart had plenty of 512mb Shuffles. My local Target was still selling them at $99

 

[appar111]

the guy at BB is an idiot. Check apple.com. The 512MB and 1GB shuffles are still available, for $69 and $99 respectively. Target here in Columbus has the 512GB's dropped to $69....

 

[duff138]

circuity city has them still too.

 

[Twombly]

Once when I was 9, I called Fry's Electronics to see if they had a copy of The Sims for PC. He said they weren't doing business with EA any more.

 

[Jon.]

Not to be a smartass, but some of you guys realize apple isn't going to recall all their shuffles and just toss them out, of course they're still for sale, wherever there's stock they're going to try and get rid of it.

For what it's worth, bestbuy.ca doesn't have any 512mb "english" ones left at the moment, and no 1gb even in the list.
It's pretty obvious they're out of production(right?), with the limited availability price drop and refubs they're just clearing out inventory.


I'll be interested to see the replacement, I bet they do something revolutionary and add a screen. That Apple, so innovative.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

lol I love the Shuffle the way it is right now; don't see how they can improve on it. If they add a screen, it'd be like another other MP3 player, but, of course, it's Apple, so people will buy it even if it was invisible

For me, sound quality is #1, and that's when the Shuffle comes into play

 

[nickd75]

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekiwis Anyone else think this lends towards a new Shuffle or maybe even an iPod Pequeno April 1st?

April 1st? What, like April Fool's Day? Figures, I guess...

Am I being unusually perceptive here? Surely the presence of the ipod nano 1GB (a flash player with screen, navigation and a UI) precludes a marketplace for the shuffle, (flash player with no screen, very little navigation and a UI that isn't worthy of the name)?

Nick