Many Happy Returns…

Call it buyers remorse or just plain guilt, sometimes you buy something and you want to return it. This weekend I bought an Accurian iPod Docking Alarm Clock from Radio Shack. I thought it was the coolest looking thing because the iPod became the face of the clock. A face that wouldn’t turn off. I was so disappointed but because I had only opened it and used it one night I hadn’t gotten rid of all the packing materials so I was able to return it.

Returning an item is one of my least favorite activities because I always feel I have to justify and convince the person that I want to return the item. I returned the Accurian iPod Docking Alarm Clock from Radio Shack because it keep the iPod screen turned on all night long.

When I returned the item to our local radio shack I explained that the item was in perfect working order but I didn’t like what it actually did. It wasn’t going to work for me. I needed something that would wake me up in the morning and not something that would keep me awake all night. In the end I did get my money refunded. Now I am on the lookout for a clock radio that has an iPod dock that I can use and one that won’t take up too much space on my night table. The Accurian iPod Docking Alarm Clock from Radio Shack was perfect in that way but in all others it fell flat.

Wii Shopping Channel

When I hooked up the Wii the other day I also set it up to connect to the Internet so that I could download some classic games for Allison. This past Christmas I gave her a Wii points card so she could get her favorite game: Super Mario Brothers. Well I finally got to use the Wii points card and we downloaded Super Mario Brothers as well as Sonic the Hedgehog. So we have some old school fun games to play along with the new games like Monster 4X4 World Circuit, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wario Smooth Moves, and Wii Play.

Connecting with the Wii was a very simple procedure and so was loading the points card onto the shopping channel. I also signed up online with Nintendo and was able to link that account to my Wii account and got 3 issues of Nintendo Power magazine coming my way. I still have all my classic Nintendo Power magazines too.