okay, were probably in the last chance saloon now in terms of iPod repair. Go into an apple store and stand by a matching ipod and when the staff aren't looking, quickly swap yours with the working one by quickly ripping off the secure strap thing and sticking in onto yours. This will only work with one of the display models though. Quickly pocket the 'repaired' Ipod, whilst f'ing and blinding about how this flipping ipod just burnt your hands when you tried to listen to Spice Girls and threaten to sue the arse of them for damages and the like. Also say 'Cu*t' a lot, they'll not be expecting that. Try and get an iTunes voucher as compensation as well.
I'm off to the Apple store in a bit. I'll let you know how it goes. Should I punch someone in the face or punch the wall for added effect as well?
Try not to lash out, as it could limit the empathy the staff might have with you. Maybe if things don't go as well as anticipated, you could start lashing out later on, maybe leave the store saying "I'll be back, when I've got my gun" or something like that.