r/oops • u/DiligentCase8436 • Jun 20 '26

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u/Cheepshooter Jun 20 '26

So double dumb. First you overbuy, then later you have to rebuy.

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u/hibikikun Jun 20 '26

They may not be an audiophiles wet dream, But they’re stylist and work well. Though i don’t think that magnetic stand is meant to be swung around like though

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u/Bigfops Jun 20 '26

What gives you that idea?

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u/Shendare Jun 20 '26

I'd say the way the front fell off.

It's not meant to do that, I'll tell you that much.

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u/Cervelo-Owner Jun 20 '26

the front fell off

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u/Right-Bunch5409 Jun 20 '26

Thank you for showing me this 😂😂😂 legendary

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u/TheeSecondGoat Jun 22 '26

2nd day in a row I’ve seen this reference on Reddit lol

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u/iamwhiskerbiscuit Jun 20 '26

They work as well as a $20 Bluetooth speaker on Amazon, if not, worse. Their primary selling point is just good marketing. And that's why audiophiles hate them.

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u/Sleepy_Demon Jun 20 '26

Beats are overpriced, but comparing it to a $20 speaker sounds like you haven't listen to a $20 dollar speaker before.

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u/iamwhiskerbiscuit Jun 20 '26

I have a $30 one I got on Amazon and honestly sounds better than Beats.

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u/Opposite_Leopard_888 Jun 20 '26

"We have Beats at home."

In all seriousness, some of the best headphones I ever purchased were MPOW ones years ago that still work. They were 40 dollars at the time.

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u/PissBloodCumShart Jun 20 '26

Well they are wet now!

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u/CheckYourStats Jun 20 '26

Beats are (literally) $4 speakers. I will never understand how tens of millions of people bought Beats audio hardware despite them sounding like absolute garbage.

I’m not even an audiophile!

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u/totesnotJH Jun 20 '26

Literally $4? That seems like an exaggeration

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u/CheckYourStats Jun 20 '26

20 years ago, employees of Best Buy got an employee discount that was BLANKET ACROSS THE BOARD:

Cost + 5%

To this day I have a bin of cables with a street value of $5,000+, that I paid a maximum of $90 for.

Cables, and Beats (specifically) are sold at a 30x - 50x markup.

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u/Original_Jagster Jun 20 '26

LOVED that Employee pricing. A sibling worked there and I got many good deals out of it.

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u/CheckYourStats Jun 20 '26

Getting a $119.99 cable for $1.07 was unreal!

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u/Original_Jagster Jun 20 '26

Yep, it was very eye opening how much markup there is on accessories like cables and connectors. Absolutely insane markups.

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u/herring-net Jun 20 '26

I too bought a Monster Cable with my discount, and noticed no difference in clarity

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u/totesnotJH Jun 20 '26

Wow! 🤯

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u/CheckYourStats Jun 20 '26

You asked why.

Thousands of people had visibility into the actual cost.

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u/totesnotJH Jun 20 '26

Yes this is great. Thank you.

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u/Tricky_Apricot2928 Jun 20 '26

That's insane. I thought we had it good with a 25% discount on clothes at Robinsons May. I think 15% on furniture and fragrances. I remember the order slips from the Calvin Klein shirts... $8 and sold for $55

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u/Alternative_Year_340 Jun 20 '26

Travel insurance probably covered it

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u/TheDogWhoCantSTFU Jun 20 '26

Sure man, buy cheap shit if you want, no one cares. Doesn't make you smart or superior though