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Costco Members: Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) Expired

$155
$169.99
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Costco Wholesale has Apple AirPods (3rd Gen; MME73AM/A)) on sale for $154.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member AZ9 for finding this deal

Note, must be logged into your Costco account w/ an active Costco Membership to purchase

About the Product
  • Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you
  • Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears
  • All-new contoured design
  • Force sensor lets you easily control your entertainment, answer or end calls, and more
  • Sweat and water resistant
  • Up to 6 hours of listening time with one charge
  • Up to 30 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case
  • Quick access to Siri by saying "Hey Siri"
  • Effortless setup, in-ear detection, and automatic switching for a magical experience
  • Easily share audio between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV
Warranty
  • Includes a standard 1-year warranty + Costco Concierge Services w/ purchase
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Dont know why you are getting thumbs down on your legit question

1. Gen 3 have very close sound quality to the Pros - which is pretty great considering the Pros isolate noise more with silicon tips and ANC/transparency mode

2. Gen 1/2 fit deeper in the ear canal but dont have silicon tips, Pros have an even deeper fit inside the ear canal and use the silicon tip to create a seal - the deeper the fit the more likely a person will develop itchiness/wax build up esp with the silicon tips

3. Gen 3 sits "outside'' the ear canal - which is why many are complaining of a poor fit

If you value noise cancellation, the tightest possible fit - go with the Pros

If you value a tighter fit with inferior sound quality to the Pros - go with the Gen 2

If you value a looser but subjectively "more comfortable fit" with equal sound quality to the Pros but no vacuum seal / silicon tip - go with Gen 3

I have Gen 2, 3, and Pros - 2 are my favorite for working out, 3 are used only for when i need noise cancellation, and after getting the Gen 3 these are the pair that I use almost exclusively

After an hour or 2 with the Gen 2 and esp the Pro my ear would get irritated / fatigued and i would have to remove them

But with the Gen 3 and the way the design is i can wear them for hours without any issue.

Would I work out or wear them walking down the street in the Gen 3? Absolutely not bc they are not as secure of a fit as the Gen 2 / Pro

But since I use them exclusively at home for streaming (Apple TV), office calls, and at my desk for me they are the best iteration yet

Regardless you have to try them to find out, buy the $90 Gen 2, buy these and return which one u dont like
I don't know how relevant to these my experience with the pros have been but for anyone looking for a comparison here goes:

I got the pros for Christmas last year and was excited. After a year of usage though I generally can't stand them.

My primary use for earbud type headphones is running and going to the gym and these things are awful for that. They do not stay in your ear at all idc what size bud you use. This doesn't seem relevant to these but just a heads up you're going to need to buy ear loops or something which is also a pain because the need to be removed when you charge them.

As soon as you start to sweat, at least for me, it seems like the audio gets all distorted and tinny. I've replaced them 3x and that's just how they are.

Like I said they've been replaced 3x mostly because of issues getting them to charge. I've come to realize it's mostly an issue with the contacts so you need to be diligent on cleaning both the contacts on the buds and in the case. You have to make sure they are both charging and there's no real notification to tell you that so unless you check you can think you charged them and 1 ends up being dead which sucks.

You also have to put them both in at relatively the same time or one doesn't detect the connection and you have to put them back in the case. Minor but still a pain in butt.

This isn't to say don't buy em they do work well when you're not doing anything else and Siri to change songs works well when running, I just felt like for what they cost they should be better. At this point I prefer the 30 dollar sony ones from a few weeks back.

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puddnhead
12-02-2021 at 06:03 AM.
12-02-2021 at 06:03 AM.
Quote from raikire :
Now it's $150 with free shipping! Valid through 11/26

https://www.costco.com/apple-airp...06298.html [costco.com]
in case anyone else is still looking, the price is still $150 (on 12/2)
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12-03-2021 at 03:24 PM.
12-03-2021 at 03:24 PM.
Quote from tonyguy2000 :
Huge upgrade from my 2nd gen AirPods.
Is it though? we're talking about the "non" pro, right? I use gen2 for calls only.
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12-03-2021 at 03:34 PM.
12-03-2021 at 03:34 PM.
Quote from mrgreed18 :
Dont know why you are getting thumbs down on your legit question

1. Gen 3 have very close sound quality to the Pros - which is pretty great considering the Pros isolate noise more with silicon tips and ANC/transparency mode

2. Gen 1/2 fit deeper in the ear canal but dont have silicon tips, Pros have an even deeper fit inside the ear canal and use the silicon tip to create a seal - the deeper the fit the more likely a person will develop itchiness/wax build up esp with the silicon tips

3. Gen 3 sits "outside'' the ear canal - which is why many are complaining of a poor fit

If you value noise cancellation, the tightest possible fit - go with the Pros

If you value a tighter fit with inferior sound quality to the Pros - go with the Gen 2

If you value a looser but subjectively "more comfortable fit" with equal sound quality to the Pros but no vacuum seal / silicon tip - go with Gen 3

I have Gen 2, 3, and Pros - 2 are my favorite for working out, 3 are used only for when i need noise cancellation, and after getting the Gen 3 these are the pair that I use almost exclusively

After an hour or 2 with the Gen 2 and esp the Pro my ear would get irritated / fatigued and i would have to remove them

But with the Gen 3 and the way the design is i can wear them for hours without any issue.

Would I work out or wear them walking down the street in the Gen 3? Absolutely not bc they are not as secure of a fit as the Gen 2 / Pro

But since I use them exclusively at home for streaming (Apple TV), office calls, and at my desk for me they are the best iteration yet

Regardless you have to try them to find out, buy the $90 Gen 2, buy these and return which one u dont like
Thanks for the detailed feedback. I wear the gen 2 (non pro) for hours every day, just for calls, and sometimes I forget that I'm wearing them. Need to be aware of my surroundings so wondering if buying the gen 3 will make sense.
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12-03-2021 at 04:45 PM.
12-03-2021 at 04:45 PM.
Quote from slickCL11 :
Thanks for the detailed feedback. I wear the gen 2 (non pro) for hours every day, just for calls, and sometimes I forget that I'm wearing them. Need to be aware of my surroundings so wondering if buying the gen 3 will make sense.
If your gen 2 have run their course id suggest grabbing a set of gen 3 - i believe they are still $150 on Amazon

Worst case scenario you can return them if you are not pleased with the fit

The sound quality matches or exceeds the Pros
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12-13-2021 at 10:48 PM.
12-13-2021 at 10:48 PM.
Quote from Nojistic :
Costco has Apple AirPods (3rd generation) for $154.99 after $15 off.

$15 savings is valid 11/22/21 through 11/24/21. While supplies last. Limit 2 per member.

Features:
Spatial Audio with Dynamic Head Tracking Places Sound All Around You¹
Adaptive EQ Automatically Tunes Music to Your Ears
All-New Contoured Design
Force Sensor Lets You Easily Control Your Entertainment, Answer or End Calls, and More
Sweat and Water Resistant³

https://www.costco.com/apple-airp...06298.html

This. I longer is the case. Thru December 11th, they were $139.99 and now they are on sale for $149.99 online, in app and $139.99 still in-club as of yesterday December 13, 2021.
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