I work at an Office Depot, and we carry the Sandisk Sansa players - and I've NEVER seen so many returns. They tend to break after maybe a days worth of regular use - they refuse to turn on at all. I can't say I'm surprised - they feel so cheap - the buttons suck, and the plastic is thin. I really want to know what makes you say they're higher quality than the Shuffle - if you happen to have a well made one, kudos, for you are the lucky one. In my experience, these cheap mp3 players aren't worth the purchase because of the high frequency of breakage (we also sell the Creative Nano, which I normally recommend when people come in looking for the Sansa because of its ridiculously low price).
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I work at an Office Depot, and we carry the Sandisk Sansa players - and I've NEVER seen so many returns. They tend to break after maybe a days worth of regular use - they refuse to turn on at all. I can't say I'm surprised - they feel so cheap - the buttons suck, and the plastic is thin. I really want to know what makes you say they're higher quality than the Shuffle - if you happen to have a well made one, kudos, for you are the lucky one. In my experience, these cheap mp3 players aren't worth the purchase because of the high frequency of breakage (we also sell the Creative Nano, which I normally recommend when people come in looking for the Sansa because of its ridiculously low price).