If they were in short supply for another three years then this wouldn't change the fact that they did come in 2016. Mine (ordered 14th December) arrived on 23rd December.
Apple tricked you. Again. They only had a handful. There is NO stock NOWHERE.
Here it is 2017, and they are OUT OF STOCK everywhere. I told you. They tried to do it, they couldn't do it. Most of yall got your Airpods only after Christmas. They missed the boat.
You might as well wait for the 8. I tried to warn you. Staying up at 12 am we're not talking about that. That iPhone 7 was release way back and people still don't have what was supposed to have been released with that phone. That's why I said don't buy it. There's no need to.