Update: This extremely popular deal is still available.
Walmart has
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds w/ MagSafe Charging Case (MFHP4LL/A) on sale for
$169.
Shipping is free, or select store pickup where available.
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AdityaA7139 for sharing this deal.
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About this product:
- Wireless in-ear earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation
- Enhanced acoustic system for bass, clarity, and vocal detail
- Heart rate sensing supports workout and calorie tracking
- Up to 8 hours battery life with ANC enabled
- Adaptive EQ and 5 ear tip sizes for personalized fit
- Apple H2 chip algorithms, Bluetooth 5.3
- Live translation & Hearing aid functions
Top Comments
Use a credit card that provides 1 year extended warranty for no charge. Battery unlikely to degrade in 2 years.
After 2 years out the money you saved on the warranty towards buying a new pair with the latest tech.
AirPods are not particularly fragile - if you drop the individual earbuds they will not break , and if you drop the case with the buds they are still unlikely to break , but if you are that prone to dropping buy a $5 case.
I have machine washed AirPods and they have worked without issue after drying out. In fact I washed a pair twice before it finally started working intermittently after a couple years use.
Also with this sale price , your cost for the warranty plus the deductible for a single replacement is basically half the product cost. That makes even less financial sense.
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Use a credit card that provides 1 year extended warranty for no charge. Battery unlikely to degrade in 2 years.
After 2 years out the money you saved on the warranty towards buying a new pair with the latest tech.
AirPods are not particularly fragile - if you drop the individual earbuds they will not break , and if you drop the case with the buds they are still unlikely to break , but if you are that prone to dropping buy a $5 case.
I have machine washed AirPods and they have worked without issue after drying out. In fact I washed a pair twice before it finally started working intermittently after a couple years use.
Also with this sale price , your cost for the warranty plus the deductible for a single replacement is basically half the product cost. That makes even less financial sense.
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Use a credit card that provides 1 year extended warranty for no charge. Battery unlikely to degrade in 2 years.
After 2 years out the money you saved on the warranty towards buying a new pair with the latest tech.
AirPods are not particularly fragile - if you drop the individual earbuds they will not break , and if you drop the case with the buds they are still unlikely to break , but if you are that prone to dropping buy a $5 case.
I have machine washed AirPods and they have worked without issue after drying out. In fact I washed a pair twice before it finally started working intermittently after a couple years use.
Also with this sale price , your cost for the warranty plus the deductible for a single replacement is basically half the product cost. That makes even less financial sense.
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They feel good when they kick in but there's a reason they are such big profit makers. The math on these doesn't really add up... I've owned 3 sets of AirPods and I'm pretty clumsy. I've dropped them a few times (once from a ladder concert leaving a nice scratch on one) and they all still work fine. There hundreds of pictures of people who's AirPods broke after a fall but there's millions of people who haven't had one break. And if you do drop one and it breaks you're in $40 plus $30 for the bud. That's about 30% of the entire product price.
I guess if you drop them a lot it might end up working out but most people I don't think end up with a broken pod at all. The battery replacement is only $49 on its own so you're only coming out $10 ahead on that one. And that's IF your battery is below 80% in 2 years. For heavy users that may be a reality but for moderate to light users likely not. Then you get to the fact that by the end of 2 years the value of your pods is likely very low. I'd probably rather have $40 to put into the best pair I upgrade to - new battery, new warranty, upgraded headphones...
If you're really rough on your stuff or really clumsy I guess it n makes sense. If you use your pods a LOT I guess the battery coverage might make sense but I feel like them your absolutely the kind of person to upgrade to a newer model.
I don't know how much you warranty was on that mbp, and I'm sure it was less than the repair cost would have been but also for most people they won't make a claim on it and then it's a 100% loss. So maybe if you're really rough on your stuff or unlucky it makes sense but most people it's going to be 100% loss way more often than it's going to save you 50% on repairs.
I do feel like applecare is less of a bad investment than many other extended warranties and in some specific cases it makes sense (especially with the 3 for $19 a month deal if you have really expensive devices) but between my credit card giving me an extra year warranty, credit card covering phone damage or loss when I pay my cell bill with it and the devaluation of a product by it's third year of life I find it hard to justify the vast majority of the time.
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