So here's the problem with outlet stores... They trick us into thinking we're getting a deal just because they have "outlet" in the name. Throw a small discount on top of that, and a New Hampshire-y absence of sales tax, and I'm nearly powerless against my impulses.
In this case, however, my impulses served me incredibly well.
I do a lot of running, some biking, and, for better or worse, I do most of it with earphones in. My sweat seems to destroy the iPhone compatible ear-buds. Most others fall out, are uncomfortable under a helmet, or sound like crap. I've been meaning to get athletics specific earphones for ages. But most of the major companies putting the word "sport" on the package fails to inspire me.
Enter the unnecessarily expensive and irritatingly marketed Yurbuds. Get past the splashy "Developed by an Ironman and Marathoner", and the creepy faces with motivational phrases written on them, and they promise all the things I care about. Stay in, sound good, hold up to sweaty uses. And hey, the were on sale!!!
My first surprise was that they came with a practical and handy carrying case as well as an extra pair of ear inserts. My next (and much bigger) surprise, is that they actually WERE everything they claimed to be. These things ROCK! They sound better than most full cover-the-ears headphones I've worn. They really do stay in. They're comfortable. They even cover some of the wind noise. The only possible negative I can think of is that the cord is a little long, so unless you have one of those arm-bands that let you wind the extra cord around them, you'll have to tuck the extra inside your shirt or something to keep it from tangling/being loud and annoying.
In short, I found a pair of earphones that are actually worth $50. And if you can get them at any kind of discount, GO FOR IT!!!
The opinions above are purely my own, and are in no way representative of (or paid for by) the Yurbud company, the World Triatlon Corporation, The Bavarian Illuminati, or the Keebler Elves (and should therefore probably be ignored at all costs.)
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When I started running, I tore my house apart looking for the arm band that came with my iPod nano. I had never needed it, never used it but I knew I'd saved it and put it...somewhere.
After months of searching (and running), Jill finally found it in an old junk drawer. But by then, my weight training had been going so well, the arm band would no longer fit around my arm.
The Keebler elves are bastards!
You know the Keebler Elves!?! That is so awesome.
My only question is...Where any animals harmed in the making of this commercial? Also I have always thought there was some sort of a conspiracy involving the Kebler Elves!
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