Grrr :(

Minor rant about my earphones. In the last couple of months, I must have bought at least six pairs of earphones because, no matter what type I get, they break.

The first couple I got - the ear buds actually fell apart, so all the wires were exposed. Dempsey's broken a couple of pairs by headbutting the side of my laptop, where they plug in. A few lasted for a couple of weeks, then either fell apart or stopped working. I bought another three pairs earlier in the week, which were supposed to be sturdy. One pair stopped working almost straight away. The second pair broke at the base. The third pair stopped producing sound in one of the earbuds earlier today.

Can anybody reccommend some inexpensive earphones (the in-ear kind, with the rubber attachment) that won't break after a couple of weeks?

And to top it all off, I have really bad stomach pains, and pain killers won't work properly.

Not a happy bunny today!

well ive been using these apple in-ear phones for a few years now and I personally think there great.
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/headphones/apple-in-ear-headphones-review-49300262/

I prefer skullcandy and would reccomend them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skullcandy-Inkd-Black-earbud-earphones-headphones-New-Sealed-BNIB-/181008430659?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item2a24f17643

£25! Wowza! I was thinking more along the lines of less than £10. I've not got a lot of money at the moment. But I'll take it into consideration, thanks!

I'll try looking up some Skull Candy ones, as well! Thankee!

Hmm. Just realised that the ones that broke today were Skullcandy. Well, I think they are - I got them online and you can't always trust them.

Eleanor wrote:Hmm. Just realised that the ones that broke today were Skullcandy. Well, I think they are - I got them online and you can't always trust them.

you do know you can send them back at anytime don't you? if your not happy with the quality just tell them you expected better? they will just replace them

eBay. That's what makes me wonder if they were actually Skullcandy or just replicates.

quality earphones dont come cheap.. not just for durability but for sound.. I cant use cheap ones but because I can tell im not listening to studio quality.

If they are genuine skullcandy just email telling them, i pulled the bud off one pair taking them out of my pocket and another pair i bent the plug, i emailed them and they just said said them back both times no issues

dave742 wrote:I prefer skullcandy and would reccomend them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skullcandy-Inkd-Black-earbud-earphones-headphones-New-Sealed-BNIB-/181008430659?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item2a24f17643

I hate SkullCandy, the sound's great but they ALWAYS break for me after a few months. Can't recommend any, sorry, but hope you feel better soon too

Hi Eleanor
Personnally I use cordless, no wires etc, listening to ozzy whilst having a wee is a whole new experience believe me, £1 shops ear phones are good and last well from what I hear,

hope you get it sorted out,

xx

I've had a pair of these Sennheisers for about two years now and no complaints from me with them:

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/320832475683?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

i have skullcandy ones but not the in ear ones.

If you want them to last you might need to spend some more pennies

why don't you go wireless , little dongle out the side , little more money but hey who cares if you can go through 6 pr in 2 months it's all about the big picture not the short term

Jason wrote:quality earphones dont come cheap.. not just for durability but for sound.. I cant use cheap ones but because I can tell im not listening to studio quality.

All I need them for is just basic stuff - quality really isn't an issue with me.

dave742 wrote:If they are genuine skullcandy just email telling them, i pulled the bud off one pair taking them out of my pocket and another pair i bent the plug, i emailed them and they just said said them back both times no issues

Ah, okay, thanks!

Tara wrote:

dave742 wrote:I prefer skullcandy and would reccomend them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skullcandy-Inkd-Black-earbud-earphones-headphones-New-Sealed-BNIB-/181008430659?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item2a24f17643

I'll check out the link, thanks!

I hate SkullCandy, the sound's great but they ALWAYS break for me after a few months. Can't recommend any, sorry, but hope you feel better soon too

Thank you!

buddy boy wrote:Hi Eleanor
Personnally I use cordless, no wires etc, listening to ozzy whilst having a wee is a whole new experience believe me, £1 shops ear phones are good and last well from what I hear,

hope you get it sorted out,

xx

Wow, that was a mental image right there! The problem with wireless headphones is that Dempsey is a very destructive dog. I wouldn't want to pay a fair amount of money, only to have him somehow ruin the product.

Kathy wrote:I've had a pair of these Sennheisers for about two years now and no complaints from me with them:

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/320832475683?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

I'll check the link - thankies!

ella wrote:i have skullcandy ones but not the in ear ones.

If you want them to last you might need to spend some more pennies

Yeah, looks like I'll have to.

Dave wrote:why don't you go wireless , little dongle out the side , little more money but hey who cares if you can go through 6 pr in 2 months it's all about the big picture not the short term

See above. A lot of stuff gets wrecked by Dempsey. I gave up on buying expensive things a looooong time ago.

Luckily, that means all the earphones that were broken were very cheap, most on sale or BOGOF. So yeah, that's probably why they broke!

Thank you for all the help! xx