Click Wheel... No More?

All of a sudden, my click wheel doesn't work - it will scroll fine, but not click!! None of the menu forwards, backwards, play/pause, menu, center...
Help?!?!

SCRATCHINESS GALORE with the new 5th gen iPod.
I read the horror stories about Nano's super-scratchable-screen, and just assumed they'd resolved the issue. I've had my 30gb 5th Gen iPod for a day and a half now, with REALLY careful use, and its already as scratched up as the 4th Gen U2 Edition that I've been tossing around for 9 months.
It's difficult to explain just how scratchable the new iPod really is (at least without sounding like I'm embellishing the story). To me, it feels like the quality of plastic they make jewel cases out of. Even the actual bag Apple INCLUDED with the iPod seems to scratch it.
It's like butter.

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