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The Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals

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Now that we're in November, early Black Friday deals have begun appearing online. For AirPods, this includes a near all-time low price on the popular AirPods Pro 2, as well as record low prices on the new AirPods 4.

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Best AirPods Deals


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Starting with the overall best early Black Friday AirPods deal: you can get the AirPods Pro 2 for $169.99 today on Amazon, down from $249.00. This is an all-time low price.



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If you're looking for the newest models, Amazon has solid second-best prices on both models of the AirPods 4. You can get the AirPods 4 (without ANC) for $119.00 and the AirPods 4 (with ANC) for $168.99 at Amazon.




You can find all the Apple Black Friday Deals currently available in our dedicated post. For everything else, we're keeping track of all of the season's best Apple-related deals in our Black Friday roundup, so be sure to check back throughout the month for an updated list of all the most notable discounts you'll find for Black Friday 2024.



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BigBellyBelcher said:
Seriously how many people here have purchased “new” Apple items off Amazon only to find out it was opened and returned or refurbished. Seems like a headache every time.
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I've purchased probably six or so sets of AirPods on amazon over the years and haven't found an open or used set yet. Only problem I've had was an iPhone case a few years ago that was clearly a knockoff.

I know it happens a lot to several people, but I've been lucky. I only buy shipped and sold via Amazon.
 
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BigBellyBelcher said:
Seriously how many people here have purchased “new” Apple items off Amazon only to find out it was opened and returned or refurbished. Seems like a headache every time.
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I’ve never had a problem with Amazon. Make sure you buy shipped and sold from Amazon. If you ever run into such a problem they will quickly replace it or refund your money. I have bought all kinds of Apple products and never had a issue.
 
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Heat_Fan89 said:
I’ve never had a problem with Amazon. Make sure you buy shipped and sold from Amazon. If you ever run into such a problem they will quickly replace it or refund your money. I have bought all kinds of Apple products and never had a issue.
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Buying "shipped and sold from Amazon" helps somewhat, and yes, they will make it right when you inevitably get something that was a sham return, but the hassle of dealing with that is time you don't get back, and for some of us is reason enough to stay away from Amazon unless there's really no other option.

And yes, you absolutely do get badly-used stuff even if it's "from Amazon" all the way down--their returns processing is about as good as you'd expect from a company that abuses its employees as badly as Amazon does.

My personal favorite was a pair of "new" car speakers off Amazon that someone had not only previously installed, they had actually soldered wires onto the terminals instead of using clips, then had obviously slipped and stabbed the speaker cone with a screwdriver when putting the screws in to mount it. Instead of taking the loss, they cut the wires off, boxed it back up, returned it claiming it was unopened--obviously successfully--and it arrived at my door as "new".
 
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"Black Friday" has really lost all meaning at this point--it's November freakin' second and I still have Jack-o'-Lanterns on my porch.

There were "Black Friday" sales in October. There were "Black Friday in July Sales". If "Black Friday" sales happen constantly throughout the year, and on any day of the week, and often last days or even weeks, they're just sales.
 
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Makosuke said:
Buying "shipped and sold from Amazon" helps somewhat, and yes, they will make it right when you inevitably get something that was a sham return, but the hassle of dealing with that is time you don't get back, and for some of us is reason enough to stay away from Amazon unless there's really no other option.

And yes, you absolutely do get badly-used stuff even if it's "from Amazon" all the way down--their returns processing is about as good as you'd expect from a company that abuses its employees as badly as Amazon does.

My personal favorite was a pair of "new" car speakers off Amazon that someone had not only previously installed, they had actually soldered wires onto the terminals instead of using clips, then had obviously slipped and stabbed the speaker cone with a screwdriver when putting the screws in to mount it. Instead of taking the loss, they cut the wires off, boxed it back up, returned it claiming it was unopened--obviously successfully--and it arrived at my door as "new".
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And it has never happened to me and when it does, I know Amazon will fix the problem. First world problems.
 
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alfonsog said:
When they sell AirPods Pro 2 for $179 are they making anything on them?
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Every retailer whether online or brick and mortar uses the loss leader trick. You get a great deal on one product and you decide to buy something else that's not a loss leader because you decide you planned on spending the original amount anyway. Supermarkets are known for this. Does it work? You bet, because they have the data to backup the loss leader trick and it works to their advantage.
 
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Funny story (imo). I went from AirPods, to AirPods 3, to AirPods 2 Pro. I was in my room with my fan on next to me when I was setting my AirPod 2 Pro’s up. The active noise cancellation kick in. I thought my fan shut off and was stumped as to what the F just happened. Wasn’t till I took my AirPods out that I realized those pros were nice..
 
Heat_Fan89 said:
Every retailer whether online or brick and mortar uses the loss leader trick. You get a great deal on one product and you decide to buy something else that's not a loss leader because you decide you planned on spending the original amount anyway. Supermarkets are known for this. Does it work? You bet, because they have the data to backup the loss leader trick and it works to their advantage.
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Learn something new everyday !
 
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