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Discounts / Sales on OEM bands

I saw the Leather Link Midnight 45 m/l at Ross last night for $30 (wrong size for my watch, sadly)
Still no new bands at TJX/Marshalls, but I have seen air tag leather loops recently.
 
DDuggin said:
I saw the Leather Link Midnight 45 m/l at Ross last night for $30 (wrong size for my watch, sadly)
Still no new bands at TJX/Marshalls, but I have seen air tag leather loops recently.
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It feels like the so-called “carbon neutral” bands are not getting disposed of by Apple the same as before. We’ve def seen some from online wholesalers (legit or not) but it feels markedly different now.
 
DDuggin said:
I saw the Leather Link Midnight 45 m/l at Ross last night for $30 (wrong size for my watch, sadly)
Still no new bands at TJX/Marshalls, but I have seen air tag leather loops recently.
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I’m ’in the loop’ with TJ and Marshall’s. Nothing new for bands as far as oem. What’s odd is stores are getting open iPhone 16 cases now. Wildly high priced at $30, being a discount chain.

Still hunting one day for my series 7 era Dark Cherry leather loop 45mm S/M. The stores did carry the M/L size a year or two ago. Unfortunately to big for me.
 
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42 ultramarine loop [a little steep for a sport loop but this is the first one I’ve seen for resale (legit), of course now that I’ve ordered this seller’s other one, a better yoink will materialize]

www.ebay.com

Apple - 42mm Sport Loop - Ultramarine MXL03AM/A | eBay

40mm, 41mm, and 42mm bands are all compatible with 40mm, 41mm, and 42mm case sizes. 44mm, 45mm, 46mm, and 49mm bands are all compatible with 44mm, 45mm, 46mm, and 49mm case sizes. Apple Watch Sport Loop.
www.ebay.com
 
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I don't know if it is a great deal (not full price, at least :)), but Woot! has a large selection of Solo Loops for $20 and Braided Solo Loops for $30 and a coupon for an extra 15% off if you spend $39 or more. (I'm not sure what size I would need so I'm passing lol, but I do like the Sprout Green)
 
tivoboy said:
I picked up a few here, mostly braided and solo loops.. with another 15-20% off coupon it was like 72$ for three bands that i'll use.
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WOOT sale.

I picked up some bands here, and sadly I have this odd feeling that some/they are counterfeit? A solo loop band in 7, compared to my bought at the Apple Store Solo Loop bands in 7 are NOT THE SAME SIZE.. the ones from here also have a very flimsy feel to them like a wet piece of spaghetti.. is that normal? Do the solo loop bands have different weight and feel just because of the different colors? I would expect a brand new band to have a slightly FIRMER feel than a band worm over the past 1-2 years. And why the size would be smaller by about 1/4”
 
tivoboy said:
WOOT sale.

I picked up some bands here, and sadly I have this odd feeling that some/they are counterfeit? A solo loop band in 7, compared to my bought at the Apple Store Solo Loop bands in 7 are NOT THE SAME SIZE.. the ones from here also have a very flimsy feel to them like a wet piece of spaghetti.. is that normal? Do the solo loop bands have different weight and feel just because of the different colors? I would expect a brand new band to have a slightly FIRMER feel than a band worm over the past 1-2 years. And why the size would be smaller by about 1/4”
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Show us pics? FWIW BSL of the same number are not all the same size but I’ve never seen a silicon solo loop not cut exactly. Not sure if this is what you mean.

Wild if woot had sealed counterfeit bands somehow
 
tivoboy said:
WOOT sale.

I picked up some bands here, and sadly I have this odd feeling that some/they are counterfeit? A solo loop band in 7, compared to my bought at the Apple Store Solo Loop bands in 7 are NOT THE SAME SIZE.. the ones from here also have a very flimsy feel to them like a wet piece of spaghetti.. is that normal? Do the solo loop bands have different weight and feel just because of the different colors? I would expect a brand new band to have a slightly FIRMER feel than a band worm over the past 1-2 years. And why the size would be smaller by about 1/4”
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Were they from different seasons? I ask only because the braided solo loops changed slightly between seasons.

For example, the red braided solo loop from fall 2020 noticeably retains its "stretched-out-ness" much more than subsequent seasons (pride loop ver 1 from summer 2021, say).
 
soulsteelgray said:
Were they from different seasons? I ask only because the braided solo loops changed slightly between seasons.

For example, the red braided solo loop from fall 2020 noticeably retains its "stretched-out-ness" much more than subsequent seasons (pride loop ver 1 from summer 2021, say).
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Yeah series 7 they made it a much denser weave with better tensile strength but I think these are all 7+

Although I think Pride would be the exception, it’s still the “loose” yarn
 
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