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ColorWare is Now Selling Apple's AirPods in 58 Colors if You're Willing to Pay $289
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1) I have no idea who Earl Scheib is
2) Where did I say that the AirPods are ColorWare's product? I never said that; in fact I clearly said (and you even quoted it) One buys ColorWave disassembly, painting, assembly, and warranty; that's their product. It's your usual tactic, but please stop making things up just to argue them
3) If it helps, think of it this way: If I buy a canvas and paint and make a painting that artwork is my product. The AirPods are literally the company's canvas and the paint is literally their paint. The end result is their art, their product
4) As above: It's your usual tactic, but please stop making things up just to argue them. Everything from "like I said" on is just you arguing with yourself
Here is my method after two tries, the 2nd worked, which a friend told me I should have done in the first place (primer):
1. Black Sharpie on sensors, before and after on holes so as not to cover them with paint and break the Pods:
2. Primer (an absolute must).
3. Black Matte Paint (you could try glossy but I don't see any way possible to get them like the ones in this ad/post)
4. Clear Varnish.
After 2 weeks no chipping, especially when taking out of case.
Had to go stormtrooper look (with masking tap around speaker grill area) because I didn't want to mess with the, what look like sensors, area. Total cost $30. Apprx. $7.50 x 4 (3 Bottles + Brush).
When they are in my ear you can't even see the white so it doesn't matter...
I will tell you this tho! I can wear my AirPods ALL DAY no irritation what so ever, I have to ITCH like 2-3 times a day, each side. But I don't listen to music MUCH, they are mainly for LOBOT style, as in Watch + AirPods only, never use iPhone mode. The funny thing I am still getting used to is after about 8-12 hours of them in, when I take them out around 6,7,8,9 pm, they feel like I still have them in, SICK.
Do they teach to read by context in Canada? Do you have Google there? Either way, it should tell you he owned a series of car painting shops and the original commercial went approximately, "I'm Earl Scheib and I'll paint your car any color for $19.95."
I'll quote you and highlight the relevant bits since you apparently can't remember anything you wrote:
Maybe grammar is different in Canada or something, but that pretty much looks like you said "THIS" (meaning the product in question that is the topic of this thread) is ColorWare's product. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they are selling Airpods, not Nike shoes. The fact they PAINT them does NOT make an Airpod into a new product. They are RESELLING Airpods they bought from Apple with a new paint job. That is NOT a NEW PRODUCT. Painting is a SERVICE, not a PRODUCT. Paint by itself is a product. A painted ITEM is a product. The paint on a product is a COMPONENT. Thus painting is not a "product" in any country I'm aware of that speaks the Queen's English or American English. I don't know how much clearer I can make that. But let's look at your next post.
The bold parts speak for themselves. You keep referring to a resold painted Apple product as ColorWare's "product". ColorWare is providing a painting service to the customer and doing them the favor of buying the product used for them (i.e. they buy Apple's product and paint it for the customer by request of their favorite color choice).
I would agree that the PAINT JOB is ColorWare's "product". The Airpod in total is not.
This is where your logic goes horribly wrong. Paint is a component, not a product. A product is the final device. The final device is still an Apple Airpod. Changing it's color doesn't make a NEW PRODUCT. Otherwise, as I already pointed out, if you bought a Chevy Malibu and painted it purple and relabeled it an Earl Scheib Malibu, you would be misleading your customer. No one I know would take ownership of a product just because they painted it. Now maybe Chip Foose would call it his car if he heavily modified a significant part of the structural, suspension and engine parts, but he wouldn't hide the fact it was sourced from someone else. But a simple basic paint job? That changes neither function, sound quality or any other functioning aspect of the Airpod. A permanent marker would achieve the same basic effect.
My god, that's an absurd statement. They're painting it a flat color of your choice, not doing murals (art). Even so, my dad had a 1969 Dodge Charger that he had painted with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on the hood and the 7-headed Beast on the trunk lid and had 'Death Never Rides Alone' written on the trunk lid. It was STILL a Dodge Charger with a mural added. The guy that did the mural did not put his name on the car or call it a "Smith Charger" (I don't know what his name was). The mural might be his product, but the CAR is not. If his Charger had a shock or piston go bad or whatever, he would NOT take it to the guy who painted the hood for god's sake. He would take it to the Dodge dealer or a mechanic (or fix it himself). In other words, if say Intel made the Bluetooth chip (they did not in this case), that doesn't make it an Intel Airpod because it's just one component of a product (the Airpod). Paint is one component. Modifying a Dodge Charger component (say the tires) won't make it a Goodyear or a Michelin Charger. That's absurd. In other words, the issue here is the word PRODUCT.
Right. Your lack of a coherent post is not my fault or my problem.
I like the 2012 MacMini with BD Drive! And your dad's 1969 sounds freakin awesome!
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ColorWare, a company that custom paints Apple products, today announced that it is now accepting orders for Apple's AirPods, which can be purchased from the site in range of different colors.
For $289, a $130 premium over the $159 price of the AirPods, ColorWare will paint them in one of 58 different shades, from solids to metallics in every color of the rainbow. A deep glossy black is also an option, giving customers who have been wanting a "Jet Black" set of AirPods a way to get it.
Each AirPod can be painted in a different shade, and for an extra $30, ColorWare will also paint the AirPod Charging Case. Along with a custom color, users can also choose a matte or gloss finish, for a set of AirPods that are totally unique.
To paint various products, ColorWare fully disassembles them and carefully custom paints each individual component. On its Twitter account, ColorWare says developing a process for the AirPods was "FAR from easy."
The total price for a fully customized set of AirPods plus case is $319, which is about double the price of a plain white set of AirPods purchased from Apple. In addition to shelling out quite a bit of money for a custom set, those who order AirPods from ColorWare will also need to wait for approximately six weeks for their order to arrive. ColorWare often lets customers send in their own devices to be painted, but this isn't currently an option with the AirPods.
Because $319 is a lot of money to shell out for an accessory, ColorWare does offer paint samples so users can test colors out before placing an order. Each set of three paint samples costs $15.
All ColorWare work is guaranteed for 12 months, and 24 months with the purchase of an additional warranty. Returns are available for the first 30 days but are subject to a 25 percent restocking fee.
ColorWare paints a range of devices, from iMacs and MacBooks to Apple accessories like the Magic Keyboard and the Magic Mouse 2. The company also paints other accessories, like game consoles and headphones (including Beats), plus it offers a range of skins for products like the MacBook and iPhone.
Article Link: ColorWare is Now Selling Apple's AirPods in 58 Colors if You're Willing to Pay $289
I'm not paying for color. I just wear them upside down.
ColorWare, a company that custom paints Apple products, today announced that it is now accepting orders for Apple's AirPods, which can be purchased from the site in range of different colors.
For $289, a $130 premium over the $159 price of the AirPods, ColorWare will paint them in one of 58 different shades, from solids to metallics in every color of the rainbow. A deep glossy black is also an option, giving customers who have been wanting a "Jet Black" set of AirPods a way to get it.
Each AirPod can be painted in a different shade, and for an extra $30, ColorWare will also paint the AirPod Charging Case. Along with a custom color, users can also choose a matte or gloss finish, for a set of AirPods that are totally unique.
To paint various products, ColorWare fully disassembles them and carefully custom paints each individual component. On its Twitter account, ColorWare says developing a process for the AirPods was "FAR from easy."
The total price for a fully customized set of AirPods plus case is $319, which is about double the price of a plain white set of AirPods purchased from Apple. In addition to shelling out quite a bit of money for a custom set, those who order AirPods from ColorWare will also need to wait for approximately six weeks for their order to arrive. ColorWare often lets customers send in their own devices to be painted, but this isn't currently an option with the AirPods.
Because $319 is a lot of money to shell out for an accessory, ColorWare does offer paint samples so users can test colors out before placing an order. Each set of three paint samples costs $15.
All ColorWare work is guaranteed for 12 months, and 24 months with the purchase of an additional warranty. Returns are available for the first 30 days but are subject to a 25 percent restocking fee.
ColorWare paints a range of devices, from iMacs and MacBooks to Apple accessories like the Magic Keyboard and the Magic Mouse 2. The company also paints other accessories, like game consoles and headphones (including Beats), plus it offers a range of skins for products like the MacBook and iPhone.
Article Link: ColorWare is Now Selling Apple's AirPods in 58 Colors if You're Willing to Pay $289
[doublepost=1490906331][/doublepost]I'm not paying one buck to make them not look like AirPods. Just wear em upside down.
I would buy these if I didn't already own a pair of airpods.
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Agreed. Would have been nice to have a pair of rose gold airpods to go with my rose iPhone and iPad.
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Agreed. Would have been nice to have a pair of rose gold airpods to go with my rose iPhone and iPad.
Sorry folks, there is stupidity and privilege that goes far beyond the bounds of "Hey I can do whatever I want with my own money." In a world of waste this really is beyond the pale. Just go buy a G.. D... spray can for $10.00 bucks max and you have your colored EarPods. Sheesh I sure hope I see you or someone like you coming early so I can, with your full approval, take complete advantage of you. Oh wait! Color Ware just did that! Oh yeah and if you want to pay 1000% over the cost of your cancer medication we have someone to do that too. Can't wait to meet you. Bring your checkbook.
Ok, you take a can of spray paint to your AirPods and let me know how it turns out. After you've gummed up the speaker, the microphone, covered the sensors, the 'L' and 'R' labels, have drip marks, not only will they not work, but the paint will chip and scrape and rub off and look like even worse crap very quickly.
People that are interested in this service (I'm not one, I'm just fine with the stock 'white'), want something that looks like the photos in the original posting, not some sloppy, sticky, tacky, non-functional set of paint globs.