would yu get an almost 9yr old an ipod shuffle for xmas?

[misdee]

as i think dd1 would really like one. she keeps taking mine and dh ipods and listening to them. she is really getting into music atm.

i think a shuffle is pretty much the way to go, easy to use, can be clipped onto clothes etc etc.

dh says just get her a cheaper mp3 player. which i would do, but the ones i had were also such a faff to use.

[WideWebWitch]

Ds was given a £20 MP3 player from Argos and really liked it, this was for his 10th birthday iirc.

[misdee]

did that need batteries? we are always hunting for batteries in this house.

[geordieminx]

You can get mp3 players that can be charged via usb cable into computer/laptop.. Amazon is a good place to look.

My only concern would be is she responsible enough not to loose it/break it/have it stolen, having said that if you have that attitude you would never buy kids anything

What about a phone with a built in MP3 player?

[bellavita]

misdee - my DS2 (who will be 9 next month) will be getting an ipod shuffle.

DS1 (11) is getting an i-pod nano and DH keeps dropping hints that he would like an i-pod touch!

[misdee]

she is not having a phone.

wouldnt be allowed in school, except for fridays after school for cheerleading practise if they can hook it into the school stereo via a cable.

they arent that much iyswim. argos do them for £32.

def not getting ehrthing too flash.

wold she get mugged for a shuffle?

[misdee]

bella, dh is huinting he wants a bigger storage ipod for xmas as well. he has filled his nano up completly and has 1000's of tunes he wants to put on there.

[bellavita]

I think the new i-pod touch is around £169 eeek.

[misdee]

no idea, havent started on dh's xmas shopping yet. his can wait and see what i have left after the girls pressies lol.

[misdee]

i think he would be better off with this one he is currently converting all his vinyl over to the pc as well.

[bellavita]

Still expensive though aren't they.

[misdee]

yeah. but i think he is worth it lol. he wont get anything else. except a t-shirt lol.

[bellavita]

[OrmIrian]

No. I'm a lot older than 9 and I have broken 2 MP3s and lost one And they were cheap ones. Unless she is much much better than me at being careful, don't waste the money. Could you get a cheap one to start with?

I had a Philips Cube - 29.99 from Currys (I think). Liked it a lot until I lost it. Not a faff to use at all.

[littlerach]

Dh bought one for dd1 (7) when she recievd th ehighest award at school.

It wasn't much more than other types as it wa on ofer.

She uses it a lot, in the car for instance.

She has a little purse that she keeps it in.

[geordieminx]

If its only £32 then I would go for it, you wouldnt really many other rechargeable mp3's for that.

Love the idea of cheerleading practice... sounds ever so cute!!

[uptomyeyes]

DS1 (11) got one for xmas last year. he wanted one but hasn't actually used it much. Its a bit of a faff that you can't easily choose the music you want to listen to as there is no display.

[uptomyeyes]

Must agree with Kerry. I was never without my sony walkman cassette player as an early teen and onto a discman when they came out. My hearing is shot to pieces. I now listen to my ipod at about 85% volume.

[OrmIrian]

You need a display, a rechargeable battery and 2mb or more. Everything else is just flummery.

There speaks the voice of experience!

[frogs]

No, for the reasons KM gives, and which I outlined in much more detail on this thread a while ago.

The original thread was about 4yo, but I'd feel the same about a 9yo, or a 14yo tbh. Put it off as long as possible. Get her some speakers instead if she wants to listen to music and just put up with the noise. It's a small price to pay to protect their hearing.

[purpleduck]

My dcs both have mp3 players - dd has a set volume number she is allowed to listen to hers on....

dds mp3 player doesn't have a menu, and it is a PITA to find songs - I would worry about that with a Shuffle.

We have an Auxillary cable that hooks up to iPods, MP3's etc in the car - playing that music over the car speakers. Both kids like to have "their" music on...

(mine is WAAAAYYY better though!!! ))

[mumeeee]

No. In our house an Ipod shuffle would only be bought for a special birthday, I would just get her a cheaper Mp3 player until she is older.

[notsoteenagemum]

dd is 8 and my sis bought her a hannah montana mp3 for her b'day from the disney store she loves it and at the time really wanted an i-pod. The shuffles are a pain tbh get a cheaper mp3.