USB Port is damaged? Out of warranty, what to do?

So my USB Port has been damaged (I honestly don't know how, I went to grab a snack from the kitchen, came back and my Playbook wans't charging anymore) and it's run out of battery. I have tried multiple chargers but none of them work and I cannot connect to my computer. Futureshop claims they cannot help as I am out of the warranty time period So I need to contact RIM but am out of the complimentary 90 day thingy as well. How can I contact them in hopes of having repairs done? Otherwise I have a $200 paperweight on my hands....
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call support and choose other for warranty, tell tehm what happened and see what they do
if not over a year old it should be taken care of
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