Ipod won't turn on/off

I just got my Ipod for my birthday on May 30th, and it's already having problems. It's a refurbished second generation ipod nano.
When my ipod is off, I always put it on hold, and then I'll take it off hold when I want to listen to it, and the screen turns on. Twice last week, the battery sign showed that it was half-way charged when I turned it off, but when I went to turn it on to listen to it again the next day, it wouldn't turn on. Then yesterday, I charged it completely in the afternoon and when it was done, I listened to 2 or 3 songs and turned it off. This morning, when I went to turn it on, it wouldn't turn on, so I plugged it into the computer to charge and it said it was charged completely.
When my Ipod does turn on, sometimes it won't turn off. I press and hold the play button for about 10 seconds and nothing happens. It takes me about 3 or 4 tries most times for it to actually turn off.
So, I'm wondering if my Ipod is broken and I need to send it in for repairs (even though it's less than a month old) or if there's something I can do to fix it.
Windows 2000 Black Refurbished Ipod Nano (2nd generation)

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