Yeh it sucks, but I'm afraid it is what it is.
Did you try to let it dry out a couple days or put in in a tub of rice?. My brother put his htc thru the washer, dried it out in a tub of rice and worked with no problems. Your story reminds me of work the other day when I for once checked the weather before I went to work..said severe storms..showed up to work w/a sandwich bag..got laughed at..was pouring when time to leave..cheapest waterproofing ever..worth being laughed at. Maybe someone should invent a "phone condom" for geekers lol.