For this installment of Ask a Geek Girl, TeamSugar user amers230 asks what she should do with her old iPod, now that she's received the new iPod of her dreams:
As a special surprise for my birthday my parents bought me the new iPod I've wanted for forever. Now that I have my 80GB Classic, I have no use for my 3-year-old 20GB. Thing is, I'm not sure what to do with it now. I'm asking around to see if any friends or family want it, but no one really is interested. I could just sell it on eBay for five or ten bucks, but I was really wondering if anyone knows of some sort of donation center.
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I'm glad you're asking about recycling your iPod, since you'd be surprised how many people just toss them in the trash and end up polluting the earth. Thankfully, I have a couple donation options for you. First off, Apple offers a free recycling program throughout all of their retail stores in the US. Just drop off your old iPod to your nearest Apple Store, and in addition to saving Mother Earth, you'll get a cool 10 percent off of your next iPod purchase.
If you want to donate your old player to charity, I'd check out RecyclingForCharities. Not only can you donate your iPod, but you can also send in your old computers, cell phones, printers, digital cameras, and PDA's to a charity of your choice. Just print out your shipping label and fill out your tax forms (since donating your electronics is tax deductible), and off they go!
Has anyone else donated your old electronics? Tell us what service you used in the comments below!
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Good to know, I have an old mini that I'd love to upgrade!
1Thanks for the RecyclingForCharity web site!!! This is great!
2I'm planning on recycling my mini and getting the discount!
3get some $ for it: http://www.buymytronics.com/
4i usually recycle them to my mom. when i upgrade, she's good with my left overs. i get her new stuff as well, but she likes the recycled things just as much as the new. if she doesn't want something i usually have a cousin or something who can use it. i guess i get lucky that way.
5Best Buy also has a trade-in program. It's great if you shop there, because you get Best Buy gift cards for the amount. We gave my cousin my old one, and my sister gave my daughter her old one.
6When my boyfriend bought me my new 80GB iPod, I went to the store later that week and traded in my sweet 2nd Generation iPod (with the 4 buttons across the top, haha so ghetto). He got 30 bucks back from his purchase. Haha it was a bittersweet moment. I also had the firewire converter and the guy asked if I wanted to keep it since they don't make it anymore and I could sell it on ebay, but I didn't really care, so I told him he could sell it on ebay.
7That's pretty cool! I have 2 old ipods collecting dust. I wish I had seen this before I bought my new ipod touch though!
8sell it on craigslist!
9Usually I take our electronics to a recycling center owned by the city, but I generally donate my cell phones to a local charity for the homeless/transient or to a battered women's shelter.
10I have an ancient mini (an original gold one, hee!) that I use in my car with my iTrip. That way I don't have to cart my new 80GB around and risk losing it or have it stolen.
11I often give the old iPods to kids I know. I have a few that I keep for using them in a sound dock, iHome or strictly for in car use. I have an original Pink Mini which I don't think I can part with
I do have a model that has those 4 buttons at the top that I'm going to
give to charity (it still has a good battery).
12Dude, you all should check out Freecycle for stuff like that.
13thanks for the advice geek! i'm going to check out that recyclingforcharities website!
14Someone !please donate it to me am from Kenya and an ipod is very expensive it is like buying a BMW. if there is someone willing to maybe i can send the details. My email is(cathymuwaki@yahoo.com)
15a school may be able to use them to put books on cd onto for kids to listen to or something like that. I would love to have 4 or 5 ipods in my classroom for my kids to use.
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