Songs skip every 5 seconds...

Hello.
I have a problem with my iPod mini. Two nights ago I went to play one of my playlists as usual. It has been working fine for a few months now (after I got the old generation replaced when the battery died). All of the sudden, I press play and the song starts, but it is skipping every 4-5 seconds. I thought maybe it was a fluke, but this has been happening for a few days now. I wouldn't be so irritated if this wasn't the second time in a year that two different iPods have broken on me.
Any suggestions on what to do? If I can fix it myself, that would be great. If I have to take it in to get fixed, I want my money back.

I've got sort of the same problem. My mini, on some songs, crackles and skips like crazy. And sometimes when I play the song over again it's okay or it skips in different places. And I plugged my iPod to my stereo and the same thing happened so I KNOW it's the iPod.

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