Attack of the defective accessories, part II
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about how a toothbrush destroyed my experience of an otherwise fine brand experience.
It seems that I’m haunted by brand undermining peripherals. Now, I find myself compelled to complain about my new iPod Touch. Sure, the iPod is one of the greatest products ever and Steve Jobs is a branding genius. But what bothers me are the headphones. Annoyingly, after I had used the iPod for only a few weeks, the headphones kept falling apart. Eventually they broke down completely, and I had to bury them in my “ruined electrical gadgets drawer”. I can’t return the headphones because I bought the damn thing in London. I certainly can’t use my perfectly good black Sony headphones because that ruins the look of my beautiful iPod Touch – and thereby undermines my brand. So I have to buy new certified Apple iPod headphones.
Did you notice that even though the product failed me, I still think it is awesome? Why can Steve Jobs use cheap accessories with his products, when others can’t?
Maybe the iPod emits a sound frequency that makes people only think happy thoughts about Apple. Whatever it is I am going to buy new headhones as soon as possible, because I see people looking at me funny when I’m at the gym, working out, with my iPod Touch and my Sony headphones.
Nobody I know uses the Apple iPod headphones. They’re cheap, and you can feel it. On my list of most uncomfortable things, they’re in the top 3 alongside with tights and cathing your parents having sex. I personally pay more attention to people who still use the original Apple headphones, mainly to wonder why hasn’t anyone told them about Skullcandy or any other gazillion headphone manufacturers that exceed Apple in quality. Hands down.
And, you can return the busted headphones to any Sony store.