I got this docking station in a sale at HMV for £15, and I found out within weeks why it was discounted from its usual price of £30.

I thought it was very handy at first. I could move it around the house, the sound quality was very good. It was impressively loud for a smallish speaker, and the sound was very clear.

The front part, where you put your iPod, stuck out. It came with plastic attachments so that not too much pressure was put on the plug, which would break it. It came with different sized attachments, for all the different kinds of iPod. Unfortunately, there wasn't one for the iPhone.

After a few days, the plug started to become loose and I had to put a folded up bit of paper to hold in in place so the docking station would recognise it.

After a few weeks, the plug snapped into my iPhone, almost getting trapped inside and breaking my iPhone, and the docking station was useless.

In the future, I'd suggest paying for a more expensive speaker as you definitely get what you pay for with docking stations.