The Shuffle: Not a good thing

I've received an iPod Shuffle from my uncle, as a "surprise" gift. Normally, this would be a good thing. But it isn't. That's because this darned thing has foiled my plans of buying a 20 Gb iPod. The real one.
The story was as follows:-
I talked to my parents. Both agreed I could buy an iPod after my boards. Then, suddenly, out of nowhere, like a terrible fish, appears this iPod Shuffle.
SO, I can't possibly ask for an iPod without getting the retort "WHAT! You want two iPods?"
But the fact is that I didn't want a shuffle for obvious reasons (Small storage capacity and no display). But it's ruined, ruined. ('it' refers to my plans of buying an iPod, in case you were wondering)
Such is life.