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iPods, nanos and shuffles are destined to malfunction in one way or another within 2 to 3 years of ownership. Owners oftentimes seem more than eager to toss the repairable product just to quickly shell out hundreds of dollars for a new model, creating a vicious cycle.

Matt Bremner has created quite the buzz with his iRepair services, using good parts from broken iPods purchased from eBay. Bremner's tiny 250 sq. ft. Toronto store front services walk-in and mail-in "patients," averaging about 30 per day at a 10 minute average wait time.

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