Reviews for Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Cheaply designed and cheaply made. The prong that inserts into the iPod itself breaks far too easily and then they want you to pay $30 to get a new one??? I only paid $40 for the whole package...worthless, as I've said, and I see that you all agree. iPod shuffle dock 2nd generation I award you one star only b/c I can't give you negative stars...I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul

I bought the shuffle for my boyfriend for Christmas. As soon as I saw the charger/docking prong sticking up, I knew it was only a matter of time. It didn't quite seem to fit whenever we would connect it to the dock. He actually made it til June of the following year before breaking it while running errands all over the city with it in his pocket, with his phone, keys, wallet, gum, pens, you get the picture.. That being said, I notice several people who have written reviews left their chargers on the floor, near babies and dogs, etc. Like someone said earlier, if you just leave it on a flat surface, it would probably fare better. BUT it is designed to be a device with a certain degree of mobility, hence the wall charger part so... Considering it was my boyfriend's fault it broke, my gripe is: $29, SERIOUSLY!?!?!?! Fine when I bought the whole thing for $75 but the shuffle is now less than twice the dock. C'mon Apple, throw is a bone.

I have had scores of Apple products over the past twenty years and this is clearly the worst piece of hardware design possible. When I got my shuffle (which I love) I wanted to buy an additional dock for another location. I went to the store and then read the reviews. I thought that the other consumers were over reacting. Wrong! The docking stem broke off in less than a week. What do you need a dock for anyway? A simple plug would be fine.
YOU MUST REDESIGN THIS PIECE!

i have had my ipod shuffle and the charge for over 7 months i have had no troubles with the charger even though i am quite clumsy.

I've been using Apple products for over 10 years. I have their stickers on my car. I am loyal to the brand, and for the first time they've disappointed me. This dock has got to be the most poorly designed thing they've every released. I stepped on my first one, and the metal piece snapped off. That was my fault, no lie. The second one I had just stopped working. I am overseas ATM, so I had nowhere to get real help. I started using my fathers, which he has used only a few times since purchase, and it appears as though this one is giving up the ghost, too. When I put my shuffle into place, the light only turns on when I apply pressure to the top. When I let up, the device ejects itself. This is unacceptable. I hate that this is reducing my usage of my shuffle, as I LOVE it to death, but I could have just bought an entirely new one for less than the cost of new chargers.

I'd like to echo everyone else and ask Apple to make a dockless charger, with a piece at the end of a cable.

I like many others have experienced the loose headphone charger jack for the 2nd Gen iPod Shuffle, only mine had a loose jack right out of the package. The plastic package was not cracked nor was it abused in any way at all. I have not even gotten to use this charger yet and had to resort to using a friends when I have the chance.

I have not tried to contact Customer Service yet, and am not sure if it's really going to be worth my while as they will most likely come up with some way to blame the mishap on me. I am very disappointed to say the least. You should at least improve the way that the chargers are made by either making a charger cover or collapsible jack to better protect the jack.

Boo Apple Boo.

I just wanted to balance the negative reviews by saying that I love my shuffle and have had no problems at all with the dock. I have no idea what all you guys have been doing with them (unless mine is a later, more robust model) but I have found it easy to use and reliable. Just be sensible - this is not a piece of indestructible lego and shouldn't be treated as such.

Tip broke off making dock trash. Worse than a cheap toy but an expensive piece of Garbage at $30. Apple planned on making more off replacing this item then selling new ipods. Smart for business but not fair to consumers.

I just got this shuffle as a birthday present 6 days ago. I go to use the dock to charge the ipod, only for the second time since I've had it, and the tip comes off. I figure, meh, the ipod was only $49 so the charger must be around $10. Then I come here and I was shocked! This is absurd and a slap in the face to loyal Apple customers. Quite frankly, I don't see myself purchasing anything from this company in the near future. Not until their products' quality is reflected in the prices being charged.

The piece of the shuffle dock didn't break off, but it came loose and then just stopped working. Now the base is 30 bucks! That's ridiculous! I was going to buy an off brand base at Best Buy for 20 bucks, but a new shuffle is only 49! Maybe I should just buy a new one. Maybe that's what Apple wants.