Think my friend fused their ipod mini. HELP!

Can anyone try explain what the possible problem is with my friends ipod so that we can judge whether it is better to get it fixed or just buy a new one.
Here is the story:
My friend has an ipod Mini. She says it hasn't been charging very well. So she went and bought a charger from a shop. She asked the guy at the shop if it was a charger for an ipod and he said it was an mp3 charger and that it would work with an ipod, but when she got home and opened the charger it didn't have the right slot connection for an ipod. She wasn't sure what to do so she looked on her ipod and found that the charger connection fitted in the earphone slot. So she thought that this was where you put it. When she put the charger on, she heard a little sound and now we can smell this fused smell from the earphone slot. The ipod still worked after this but now it doesn't charge at all. The guy at the shop said sorry for the wrong information but it was hear fault for not being technologically minded and putting the charger in the wrong slot.
Can anyone please give a little advice as to what the problem is so that I can tell her if she should have it sent for fixing or should she just buy a new one. Please Help!!!!

It does indeed look as if the iPod may have been damaged by inserting the charger into the headphone socket and then connecting the charger to an electricity supply.
It's difficult to say exactly what internal damage has been caused by this.
Whether it would be better to repair or replace the iPod depends on how much it would cost to fix.
Apple won't do it so you should look at one of the many 3rd party repair sites such as iPodResQ. They will do an estimate for you on how much it's likely to cost. There are other places you can find if you Google 'iPod repairs'.
Btw, the guy at the shop sounds like a real jerk!

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