Title: I must have been lucky!
Product review: I received the MC1008 for Christmas last year (2002) and must have been extremely lucky because mine still works! In fact, I was searching Amazon to buy one as a gift for someone this year. It's true that the thing eats up batteries like crazy when playing a CD, but I almost exclusively use it for the radio function. With just playing the radio and only using it when showering, the batteries last about 4 months.As I said, it's approaching a year old and all of the functions still work fine.As for the person who claimed that the manual said not to use it near water, that line was taken out of context. The manual says if you use a plug-in adapter don't use it near water. I'm guessing this is a safety precaution, not a wear-and-tear issue.
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