Comments on: Wash and Dry iPod Shuffle

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:31:37 +0000

My daughter’s shuffle was in her jeans that went accidentaly to a washing machine. We realized this after 10 hours.
Thanks to the various posts in this column I left it in a bowl of rice for two days and after charging it for three hours continuously it came to life. (Earlier when I tried charging it for the first 30 minutes it refused to blink. I almost gave up and started planning for a replacement.) My daughter is elated that all her songs are in tact.
Thanks All for your insights.

By: Tonkx

Tonkx — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:06:09 +0000

I have had my iPod shuffle for about close to 4 years now, I’ve washed it twice, but never dried. The 1st time I washed it I was bummed so I let it sit wrapped in a towel for about 3 months mostly because I forgot about it, and on a whim I decided to charge it to see if it worked. Lo and behold, it charged but all my songs were gone, and my headphones had been ripped apart by the washer. So the 2nd time I washed it was in 2009, I heard a noise in the washer and opened it, my iPod was there. I just sighed at my stupidity and let it sit on my dresser for about 3 weeks, and then when I charged it, it did the same thing, worked but no songs.
So tonight around 10:30 I heard a sound and opened my dryer, and sure enough, there is my cute little iPod, burning hot to the touch. I hope it’ll work in about a week, I’d be sad if it died after all we’ve been through xD Oh yeah, the headphones are, again, ripped apart. I tried to turn on the iPod since it had been in the dryer for a good 25 minutes, but it was a no go. I hope I didn’t ruin it by doing that . . . Oh well, stuff happens I guess. ~sigh~

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:05:47 +0000

Tonight. I came over to my moms house and did her laundry. Was being extra nice but not thinking, sister had IPOD in her pocket, don’t know if it was on or off. Realized it had gone through an entire Wash Cycle. Wouldn’t dare turn on. I had a cell phone get wet, no your supposed to let it air dry. So I have it underneath heater and waiting to dig up some Silca packets, or oxygen packets (would this work?, some food comes with those; beef sticks)
I am going to watch it by heater all day, than try silca packets in zip lock bag.
Any other ideas?

By: taylor

taylor — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:59:13 +0000

My brother always tries 2 annoy me. I took my ipod shuffle out of my skirt n i put it on my dresser. my bro saw it n put it in my skirt. sadly, my skirt went through the wash n now it wont work. i started reading these comments so now my ipod is sitting in uncooked rice where i now have 2 leave it there 4 an entire wk. plz, if u tink it wil work, pray 4 me. plz. my ipod means DA WORLD 2 me!!!!! if it doesnt work, i hav a backup plan wich is 2 buy a used 1.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:13:22 +0000

Around 3 days ago my mom got mad at me cuz i left my pants laying around my room and decided to wash them. I always check my pockets for money or sumthin before putting my clothes through a wash but my mom did not check my pockets and my new ipod nano 5th gen 16 GB got washed. I got it out before the drying cycle but hasn’t turned on since. After seeing how many people had their ipod working afterwards i think i will try to leave it near a heating vent or somewhere warm.

By: Annie Boe-bann-i

Annie Boe-bann-i — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:57:06 +0000

URGGGH
i hate my shiny BRAND NEW *got it 4 days ago) purple 6TH GENERATION ipod and i put it in my coat and my coat was really dirty, so my mom… well, you know what happens. Well, about 15 minutes into the washing my mom suddenly realized i had left my ipod in my coat pocket. It’s in rice now but since I didn’t lock the screen i’m afraid it might have turned on during the washing, in which case it’s totally fried…. right?
Well, I have no way of knowing so i’ll just cross my fingers for the next 4 days.
P.S. also, the earbuds are in there. idk wht’ll happen to them.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:21:18 +0000

last year I went to the beach with my board shorts on, after a good day at the beach got home next morning i couldnt find my ipod shuffle i looked everywhere for it but then i figured out where it went. in my board shorts i didnt know wat 2 do, i knew it went through the wash, tried to turn it on no light i tried charging it but after fully charged it worked but when i turn off my ipod and leave it overnight then i turn it on again no battery life i thought it was dead and destroyed so i left it and did nothin after i read you guys stories i think i will dry it but it has been a long time since i touched my ipod shuffle 2nd gen. because my parents bought me a new ipod nano 3rd gen. last christmas 2008. so i dont know if it will work. Hopefully it will because i wanna listen to it really bad!

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:35:06 +0000

i just got the newest i pod shuffel and forgot it in my coat pocket and it got washed i just put it in the dry cuz the old i pod i had got washed and dryed and it still works so i am goin to try it lets hope it works the one with no buttond

By: Mariam saleem

Mariam saleem — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:37 +0000

I put my ipod shuffle the one with no buttons in the washing machine accidentally and now it doesnt work what shall i do

By: Lexi

Lexi — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:10:46 +0000

My iPod was washed the first time about 3 months ago. And last night my daddy said he thru my pants into the washer. And then he realized after the first wash that I had left it in them. I got upset and I wasn’t sure if it would ever work again. I sure hope it does. I loved that thing more than my cute pomeranian puppy. And I loveee her! But not much anymore since my iPod was my whole life. Thanks. Signed, Lexi