Apple - I-Pod Apple Apple does not honor warranty, water exposure scam Charlotte, North Carolina

Apple sinks and is up to no good. Recently, purchased a Ipod from Costco, after charging the battery and one or 2 days learning all the fuctions, started having problems with the unit ( skipping songs, not playing others .. etc, etc..) When called apple support the stated know issue with port on earlier version of the ipod 120g version. "just take it to the apple store to be replaced"... Got the same run a round, the guy picks up a scope after looking in every nook , says to me "there has been water damage".. No need to repeat what I said, but the fact is, the unit never left My house or My hands, let alone recieved any water damage. I will be writing My State's attorney general to see if this is a common practice, I think this is a scam to get out of replacing units that are under warranty.. THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MICROSOFT!! Shame,Shame.. how do u say scammmers... I have looked throughout the web and see many , many, many complaints of customers who have been treated the same way.