iPad mini No Applecare coverage for earbuds bought with Mini

[nanibly]

Applecare Plus doesn't cover iPad Mini earbuds, which you HAVE to buy separately for $30, yet all the other iPads, iPods or iPhones with Applecare Plus do cover the earbuds.
I am told the earbuds are covered for the other products because they are "in the box". Even if you bought the earbuds at the same time and they are on the iPad Mini's receipt. You pay the same $99 for Applecare Plus as you do for the iPad which covers the iPad's earbuds.
Unlike all the other products, the iPad mini does not even come with the earbuds. There also is no ability to buy Applecare just for earbuds, so you are screwed anyway you look at it if the earbuds fail, as mine did.

 

[bobbysmith]

Applecare Plus doesn't cover iPad Mini earbuds, which you HAVE to buy separately for $30, yet all the other iPads, iPods or iPhones with Applecare Plus do cover the earbuds.

There are no "iPad Mini earbuds," so why would it be covered? You bought a separate product that you pretend are "iPad Mini earbuds". Pretending doesn't make it so.

 

[caubeck]

The iPad doesn't come with earbuds, nor does the Mini. Only the iPod and iPhone do.

For $30 do your ears a favor and buy better earbuds than the Apple brand.

 

[CNeufeld]

Applecare Plus doesn't cover iPad Mini earbuds, which you HAVE to buy separately for $30, yet all the other iPads, iPods or iPhones with Applecare Plus do cover the earbuds.
I am told the earbuds are covered for the other products because they are "in the box". Even if you bought the earbuds at the same time and they are on the iPad Mini's receipt. You pay the same $99 for Applecare Plus as you do for the iPad which covers the iPad's earbuds.
Unlike all the other products, the iPad mini does not even come with the earbuds. There also is no ability to buy Applecare just for earbuds, so you are screwed anyway you look at it if the earbuds fail, as mine did.

You don't HAVE to buy Apple earbuds with the Mini. And earbuds haven't come with any iPad AFAIK, so this isn't Mini specific. Only iPhones and iPods include earbuds. And items purchased on the same receipt as an iPad (or anything else, I suspect) aren't part of an extended warranty plan unless it's specifically listed in the warranty plan.

Clint

 

[Ray Brady]

Don't EarPods have a one year warranty? If they failed through no fault of yours, they'll still be under warranty. No need to worry about AppleCare.

 

[takeshi74]

You pay the same $99 for Applecare Plus as you do for the iPad which covers the iPad's earbuds.
Unlike all the other products, the iPad mini does not even come with the earbuds. There also is no ability to buy Applecare just for earbuds, so you are screwed anyway you look at it if the earbuds fail, as mine did.

If you rely on pricing alone for research on what Applecare does or does not cover then you "screwed" yourself. Read the details, which are clearly posted on Apple's site.

 

[Defender2010]

EarPods have a one year warranty as all Apple products do. Getting AppleCare for a $30 product is plain stupidity, wow!

 

[cruzmisl]

So if you bought a screen protector and case you'd expect AppleCare to cover that too?