My daughter won an iPod shuffle.  It was more trouble than it was worth.  It is easier to use the Zen Nano that I bought for her.  Downloading music was a pain and it holds just 240 songs.  For the cost, the Zen Nano is a better deal.  iPod Shuffles are popular because of the iPod name, not because the product is so great.  Kids want an "iPod" - they don't care that it is small or trouble to use.  Maybe we just had a quirky one, but I would not recommend the Shuffle.  It is just a status symbol for kids.  My daughter has hardly used it because she doesn't know how to download to it. ...