Old ear buds - I listen once, and sit forever in the closet. Just couldn't do that to my ears .
I am a wee bit of audiophile (current favorite - UE TripleFi

) but I was surprised at the earpods and how good it was considering it is not a in-ear type headphone - especially for the lows.
Every single earbud that came with the iPhones & iPods I've purchased in the past - I don't use them ever, except to test to see if there has been any improvement.
The new ear'pod's - I actually use
IMO - I've had the Apple in ear headphones as well, and felt they were waaay overpriced for the quality - there are so many better options for the same quality of sound. If you are interested in discovering good quality headphones, look into the in-ear canal types. Once you go in-ear, you can't go back - which was why the earpods were even more of a surprise
Edit: Of course I am not saying that earpods are comparable to the high end stuff - what I'm saying is that I am no longer chugging the apple earphones away the instant I listen to them (as I mentioned before, the old earbuds were torture to my ears). They serve as a good backup/reserve earphones