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Old February 15th, 2006, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by fryke
They replace your headphones if you WASH them?! That's freakin' *hilarious*! If I were Apple, I'd strangle you with those washed headphone cables... Then again, maybe it's good I'm _not_ Apple. :P

fjdouse: I guess you got a vegetable. It's certainly not normal, what you're describing. Sounds like a faulty clickwheel to me. Have it replaced. Even if you've ordered it online, you still have some consumer rights.
Well, I didn't tell them that they were washed. I mentioned in the description that the right earbud had lost a significant amount of signal. The sound it produced was very tinny. The left one was fine, but the failure of the right earbud kept me from having the listening experience I had before it was washed. And since my iPod was still under warranty, they replaced with nary an issue.

Of course, I found out that I could do this after I ordered another pair through We Love Macs. So now I have a spare set for either my wife or myself if the buds go bad. Personally, I like the earbuds that shipped with our iPods. I would prefer not to use the noise cancellation earbuds since I wouldn't be able to hear what's going on around me. And since I usually have the volume at 50% or less, I can still be aware of people speaking to me while still enjoying whatever I'm listening to.
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