Podspital in Geneva
iPod borked. Thought it was the hard disk as it kept stalling when I tried to sync my Podcasts. Looked at buying a new one but after just shelling out all that dosh for the new Macbook I am reluctant. And I don't need all the new features, colour screen, video etc. Looked at replacing the disk myself, I think I could have done it too, found some good guides. But the replacement disks are difficult to get hold of. Found a place in the UK that would have sold me one for 30 quid, plus 65 quid postage. F*ck that.
Then my colleague stumbled across a service called the Podspital, which happens to be 10 minutes walk from our flat. Nice little place, a couple of guys set up shop at the back of an independent record store. They diagnosed a bad battery and had the thing fixed in less than 24 hours, all for 70 francs (around 30 quid). Now that's what I call service! And they also fix Macs.