I bought refurbished EarPods on eBay for $9. It sounds like the issue you have with them is price. I was sent a broken EarPod once, and it was replaced without hassle.
Kelly On 6/24/21, joediner...@gmail.com <joediner...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > I have not looked in quite a while, however, Groupon used to have official > Apple earbuds for approximately $13 a pair, with a slight discount on > purchase of multiple pairs e.g. $11 each for purchasing 3 pairs. > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Wayne > Merritt > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 5:12 PM > To: viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Wired alternative to Apple Lightning earbuds > > Greetings. After nearly 10 years, I'm losing my attraction to the wired > Apple earbuds. It seems like I've gone through several pairs over the last > year or so; they don't last as long as advertised; and I am tired of paying > Apple's prices. Does anyone know of an alternative to these earbuds? I know > that wireless earbuds are the current craze, but I prefer wired ones. I > would also like to have the same abilities to adjust volume and handle > media/phone calls with the in-line buttons. All thoughts welcome. > > Kindly, > Wayne Merritt > > -- > Follow me on Twitter: @wcmerritt > Connect with me on GoodReads: > www.goodreads.com/waynesbooks > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAOYhKtdv5ejfKctPYiBaS62r170MB7kY79nKj95CH7Tzy3XEvQ%40mail.gmail.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/016a01d76942%24962f28b0%24c28d7a10%24%40gmail.com. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAOQRLb_poxs6hJycJ4XsG3cHb0hZ89qa4U0h%2Bf-nOnkYjH-uWw%40mail.gmail.com.
