There are a million or a billion of iPod’s sold worldwide. Together, they are packed with original earphones that costs P2,000 + ($30) to replace. How did I know? Simple… Because I just went earphone shopping today as needed to replace my 3 month old Philips earphones.
So there, I spent my 2 hours visiting different stores that sell them and I was surprised by what I observed. The stores aren’t offering a long term warranty on these products even if the manufacturer had set the warranty. For items less than P2000, they can only give as far as 1 week/7day warranty and replacement. As for the expensive ones, costing more than P2000 can give you a full 1 or 2 year warranty. I also got to listen how these expensive P10,000 + earphones perform… As expected they’re great!
The thing with these expensive earphones is I don’t see something really special about them. You can’t experience the fullest of its performance when you’re on the street (no matter how great it is, the noise on the streets will always limit the joy). Better invest it with something else for the living room. And with the price-warranty ratio, it’s just mad buying expensive items!
From my experience, ear phones only last about a month, the longest would be 3 months. Buying such an expensive equipment that doesn’t last longer than expected is just painful to swallow. And what could be more ironic is that many people have iPods or generic mp3 players and their ear phones are wearing out faster than they think everyday. Thus, in the side of the manufacturer is covered with smiles producing and selling hundreds of these products everyday.
The action I did while realizing that buying an expensive earphone with poor warranty had resulted to buying myself a cheap, modern looking earphone. That way, I can still have some time to smile.
So can earphones and/or headsets be green? Think about it.
