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Apple Watch PRODUCT(RED) Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop Bands Now Available
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Are you sure about that? How much did they discount iPhone 12 after removing earphones and charger from the packaging?
Poor US west coaster who stayed up til 5am to pre-order confirmed. Your clairvoyance is stunning haha
Jesus. $100. For a watch band.
Calm down there Timmy, we regular folk aren't getting any stock bonuses like you.
Calm down there Timmy, we regular folk aren't getting any stock bonuses like you.
I was going to get the red. However, the blue braid I have is working well and don’t really see a need to get another braided at this point, as I wear the Solo most of the time.
Yep, too much. Homepod mini will be the same price. makes no sense to pay that amount for a band. It should have been $49 at the most and the silicon solo loops at $29.
and it is not even made from wool from the underbellies of rare 6 month old virgin Peruvian alpacas who live on the cliffs at 5,000 metres.
I guarantee that within a few weeks, bands will be going out the back door of the factory that makes these, and they'll be available on Amazon for a much more reasonable $40.
Probably more like $19.99 but will they fray? Will the colors run? Will they stretch out? To be determined.
Oh come on, you don't seriously think it costs Apple $66 to make and other costs for this thing?! This is a 95% margin item, or I'm a monkey's uncle.
The gross margin on this is more likely to be 90%+. Given the average Bangladesh worker earns around $10 a day, he would be taking several days hand crafting these otherwise.
This band isn’t for promoting LGBT. Being Product Red, some money goes to support HIV causes but it’s not exclusively for the LGBT community, and the Product Reds fairly discrete (branding wise) and doesn’t necessarily look to scream to those around you that you may or may not be concerned about HIV issues. Many will pick it just for the colour, but at least the charity gets a cut.
They sell a rainbow ‘Pride’ Sports strap or Sports band for that cause, and one of those sits alongside a product Red band. Two different causes.
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Ultimately depends on your priorities.
If you intend to use the Apple Watch for sleep tracking and want an ultra-comfortable option that can be worn all day and is extremely easy to take off and put on, the loop band represents an optimised solution for this very purpose.
As with so many Apple products, they may cost more upfront, but pay for themselves in the form of fewer problems overall.
Don’t compare it to another similarly priced alternative. Think about what your needs are. I feel $99 isn’t that unreasonable for the thinking and design that went into making it possible.
