Exchanged my 3DS and lost all my data :/

[strucked]

So I just got a 3DS a few weeks ago and during that time I noticed that the top screen was acting up. So I went to my local game store and exchanged it. They told me that I had two choices :

1. Exchange my old 3DS for a completely new one (but lose all data because they don't do system transfers)

2. Let them send my 3DS to Nintendo but wait for approximately 6 weeks or more.

Both choices were just as bad so I ended up choosing the first.

Now all my friend rosters have been deleted including all my swapnote messages, videos, music, eshop games, (I still had $8 in there == bye bye eight dollars)

Anyway enough about my life story, if you could please add my new friend code then that would be awesome!! I'll add you guys back as soon as possible. Thanks

 

[Jake]

I would have sent it into Nintendo.

No big titles are coming up in the next few weeks so it wouldn't be that much of a loss.

I don't think you had my FC, but if you want it, it can be found in the 3DS FC thread

 

[Prof Gallows]

Yeah, you should have just gotten it repaired. In actuality, the wait is probably a lot less than six weeks. I've sent in consoles to get repaired and it never took more than a month for them to get back to me.