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I can't stand shopping for earbuds with my dad.?
He thinks all earbuds are the same, he looks at a pair of earbuds, looks at them, and automatically thinks they are good, and he says I am 'careless' and 'irresponsible' for breaking a pair of earbuds every 6 months. Its the damn wire design that breaks ALL my pairs! They use f**king wire that breaks upon flexing, and he is just so ignorant! I don't want to listen to my high fidelity mp3s I hunt for with a bitrate of 512 and listen to them on total piece of sh*t earbuds that sound like trash. He likes to give sh*tty earbuds to me that I don't listen to because they sound like trash, and he accuses me of telling him to get me $300 Shures or Etymolics... I NEVER F**KING MENTION THOSE! I don't want $300 shures since they would break!
Basically, he always wants me to get whatever earbuds they have at Ross, TJ Max, or Marshalls or other discount places, without doing any f**king research or anything, and he thinks they all sound the same with his 45 year old ears! He is so damn ignorant about earbuds, and he doesn't want me to spend over 5 dollars on earbuds, yet he spends extra to get 'deep blacks' and 'really good bass' on his surround sound... but he won't let me buy any good earbuds, even with my own money!
If I don't even get any good sound while listening to my iPod, its just about as good as selling it off.
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- NONELv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
When I was your age, I had AM radio with an earphone -- yes, earphone, as in one. So yeah, my ears are a bit older than your dad's yet ours can both appreciate good sound quality. I think your dad's issue about the cost is that you are going through them at an alarming rate. I have earbuds that are probably as old as you are and guess what? Yep, the reason I still have them is because there's nothing wrong with them. Instead of ranting about your dad, which, by the way, is against the community guidelines to do here; you really need to consider whether you might be doing something that's causing them to break so quickly. So get the five dollar ones, or whatever, learn how to treat them and then when you can make a good pair last, I'm sure your dad's attitude will change.
Here's what I do when I'm exercising or mowing or anything physical; I run the wire inside my shirt then loosly through a couple of belt loops and into the device which is clipped on my pants pocket or waistband. When not in use, I store them in plastic zipper bags. Try that or try any other way besides what you've been doing, then see if they hold up better. Then, show a little appreciation for your dad looking out for you.
Source(s): Life experience of an old, old woman! - 1 decade ago
here's what i would do if i were in your position
when your family goes to the mall or target or somewhere that sells ear buds you ask if you can go look at something else and just buy good sounding ear buds with your own money then you un box them throw the box and the receipt away put the ear buds in your pocket and nobody will know if your dad is as ignorant as you say
- Anonymous1 decade ago
So get decent ones when he's not around.
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