You can compare that to the earfun air/free Pro 2 which have the same features and are $56 on their site right now with free global shipping. Plus earfun is known for having really good ANC so it's not like they suck.

Eh, how many $99 buds are available on the market with those features today?

Audio technology has a different pace from other technology, it being two years old in this case doesn't really negatively impact it.

I agree $150 is too much, but I disagree with saying they're generic earbuds that aren't worth $99, since imo that's false.

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And they're out on the market for almost 2 years now...

They're decent, but nothing out of this world. $99 was a price that was on the limit.

Or you’re trying to get money off the sale, and get a new Fitbit. I’m not saying OP did that, but how would the company know?

Or something cheap enough that I won't care. I've found pretty decent earbuds in the $25 range, and I don't care if I drop the case in to the water while kayaking (done it), lose them somewhere (done it), etc.

Hahahaha instead of these overpriced Bluetooth crap, buy a wired earphones for a fraction of the price and enjoy! I heard moondrop chu, cca cra+, 7hz salnotes etc are cheap and sound good.

I own these and I hate them. Would never recommend them for $99 let alone $149.

I'm pretty sure the reviews were pretty good, I don't think they were overpriced at $99, considering you get Bluetooth 5.2, decent ANC, wireless charging, and average sound quality. $150 does make it a stretch

Good luck. Imma stick with a company that’s going to still exist in a few years.

Lololololololol

Seriously. 30 day charge, does everything I need including tracking heart rate, sleep, calories burnt, clear during the day and night, and alerts me to messages and calls. Semi old school display tech. Got rid of alexa. Solar charging is a nice gimmick (Still, I like it. Adds like a day or two a month with my settings.) GPS is one of the toys, but I really don't use it. It's not going to wow people with high tech watches, but for people that use fitbit products it sounds great. Garmin Instinct 2. Also, I find it funny that I just replaced my Versa 2 with this two months ago, so if it bricked my old watch, whatever.

To be honest, the idea of charging daily sounds insane and charging weekly was a slight inconvenience. 30 days? Geeze, it's not even an inconvenience.

/I should be getting paid for this.

At 150$ ? I don't think so

same here, got a instinct 2s, and i was a fitbit user for 10+ years

As was intended.

You are actually incorrect. Container costs have been dropping rapidly on most routes. Many are on late 2020 levels.

Source

Yup! I work in manufacturing of servers and NAS systems and there has been significant delays on many different parts due to worldwide shortages. It’s been going on for 2 years and will continue until at least mid 2023.

r/confidentlyincorrect

I own them, I think they are amazing for the price.

The goal of the corporation is always to maximize profits. The notion that randomly in the past few years corporations got more “greedy” is hilarious. It’s just a politician talking point to deflect away from the economical context they set up

Wasn't even worth 50

There has been an absolutely massive increase in the cost of obtaining raw materials. Also, containers cost 4-5x as much as they cost 2 years ago.

Overpriced at that range , nowhere near as good as competition

Technically l, if inflation is 20% and corporations report 20% earnings growth, they’re on break even by buying power despite record profits.

While I don’t disagree that corporate greed and corruption plays a part, claiming raw material cost have not increased is factually incorrect. I work in procurement/supply chain. You would be shocked at how much various raw material has increased in price over the last few years. Some of it is the rarity of certain metals and other Covid related issues. Others I’m sure is other companies gouging us.