Swedish Brand Sells ₹4600 ‘Carrying Strap’ For AirPods, Twitter Says, “That Makes Them Headphones”

The world was first introduced to AirPods in the year 2016. While the latest version is minimalistic, sleek, sweat + water-resistant with an active noise-canceling capability, at their heart, they are first and foremost WIRELESS Bluetooth earbuds.

They’re ridiculously expensive, the butt of “They Can’t Hear Us” memes and the subject of hilarious pranks. But their USP is that they give us freedom from entangled cords and cables. Which is why it is ironical to see online retailers selling straps for them!

Back to square one!

NY Post reports that these are sold by Swedish manufacturer Tapper and turn AirPods into normal earphones for Rs.4600. According to Business Insider, these companies are capitalizing on people’s fear of losing the earbuds as they are prone to slip and fall off.

Twitter thinks that irony just died a thousand deaths and spending money to convert wireless earbuds into regular earphones is absolutely crazy.

I thought the point was NOT to have wires.

— Moon Pavilion (@MoonPavilion) December 3, 2019

Wires for your wireless?

— Alister (@alisterrobbie) December 2, 2019

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— Harlan (@harlan_county) December 3, 2019

Lol 60 quid to just turn your AirPods into… regular iPhone earphones …

— Ciara McShane (@Ciara87C) December 3, 2019

Are there rly ppl out there willing to pay $250 for AirPods and $60 for a strap which is basically the same as $29 headphones ????? I’m SHOOK pic.twitter.com/AatUkiUDOS

— sam🌻 (@smithh_sam) December 3, 2019

Are we moving backwards 😂😂

— Sherie (@tsharonne) December 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/happyshinki/status/1202190027393921024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202190027393921024&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoopwhoop.com%2Fhumor%2Fairpods-straps-making-them-earpods%2F

That AirPod carrying strap is the same as working remotely but paying to work in a coworking space

— Taylor Balding (@t__balds) December 3, 2019

Next up: Airpods cable strap that connects directly into your phone

— Yohan Kim (@syohankim) December 3, 2019

But that…. that just makes them headphones…. I… I can’t… pic.twitter.com/ttl6NpLpp5

— Jason Wiltshire (@JasonWiltshire) December 3, 2019

Does anyone else see how redundant this is???? 🤔 AirPods are all about being cord/strap free. AirPod owners, what do you think? https://t.co/MwIVxM6Tul

— Morgan Leigh Hillis (@MorganLHillis) December 3, 2019

Earlier, Gucci had tried to sell Screener sneakers that were just a pair of worn-out, soiled shoes and French fashion label Jacquemus had come up with Mini Le Chiquito, arguably the world’s tiniest bags that couldn’t possibly fit anything inside.