There are certain things I find myself repurchasing again and again; sunglasses, Evil Dead 2 in whatever format it's currently being hawked and of course, earbuds.
The thing is, sunglasses I lose or break, Evil Dead 2 is just awesome and if there's a new bonus feature of Bruce Campbell eating an eggroll I'll probably get it and earbuds, well, that's a different story.
My problem with earbuds is that I just haven't found a pair that I've been happy with; I've tried a bunch of them: Sony, Apple, Skullcandy, etc. and either they fit great and the sound sucks or the sound is great and they hurt my ears.
Or I break them. Or lose them.
I recently checked out Apple's latest model, the EarPod, and after using them for a few months I'm pretty happy.
Keep in mind I carry these everywhere; they are in my pocket or computer bag at all times, usually just thrown in, getting all kinds of abuse.
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