I think the point is Wayne did not want to spend more money on the Apple EarPods. Giving him ways to spend less on the same product isn’t solving his issue.
Wayne, try this alternative: https://amzn.to/3w65LPX Joe On 6/24/21, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. 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