I bought a number of these at a great price as gifts this year and decided to try one for myself.  The compact design is nice and it doesn't seem to chew through batteries as quickly as some might, but the buttons are terrible! 

Hold the play button to turn it on, Hold it even longer to turn it off.  The toggle to switch songs sticks out and is easy to bump, so it's easy to contantly be changing songs without trying.  The earphones that are included sound terrible and the cord is way too short.  With the player in my right hand jacket pocket, and earphones in place, everytime I turned my head,...