What to do with old 3gs that went through washing machine??

So it is totally dead and has been for a while, no chance of it turning on really and out of warranty.
Will apple do anything with it or do i just need to get a new phone? will they charge me less because im reaplcing this one and not buying and outright new one?
Any tips or information appreciated, thanks

Pretty sure they won't do anything, "liquid damage" is considered out of warrenty i.e. it voids your warrenty completly. Only chance to recoup costs would be to check if you paid for extra "water damage" insurance with the plan you got from your service provider. Thats if you got it on a plan and was less than 24 months ago!

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