I had a strange experience at my local retailer last week. I’ve been in search of some “on ear” headphones. My old ones are tattered beyond recognition and I need a better pair. I like the semi-sound canceling kinds because, as a work-at-home mom, I am bombarded with billions of interruptions throughout the day (and therefore can’t think on ONE thing for more than TWO minutes, grr). The roaring cars, the phone’s incessant ringing, the dogs barking, the kids talking, the cat scrambling across the wood floor… *sigh* A girl just can’t think anymore.
So I was checking out headphones at the store. I rarely buy anything retail around here- I visit the stores to check out their wares, find something I like, and take the product number for online ordering. The store that day was horribly noisy: the headphone section is next to the stereo section, and I think some kid had turned on and up every single boombox on the shelf. :S
I saw some big headphones that look really comfortable. I glanced at the retail price and gulped- $200!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow, who would spend $200 on headphones?! These were Bose “noise canceling” kind. Rrrright, ok. Do noise-canceling headphones really work? I tried them on.
Oh. my. gosh.
It was SILENT. I was floored, totally floored. It was like the boom boxes had faded away. I fell instantly in love! But, still, $200. Whoa.
Buy.com has something like them on sale, for under $140; it’s the Bose Around-Ear headphones set. I love that kind; Bose is the most comfortable because they don’t hurt my sensitive ears. Still, that’s a lot of money for headphones. I could always claim them as a business expense, since I’d be using them for work…. not sure. Those noise-canceling headphones were so very nice, it will be hard to find a suitable alternative! I’m spoiled now, lol!
Maybe Buy.com will discount a set and I can nab them then. :D Buy.com always has good prices. I get an email every week with their weekly specials. Check out the site if you want to keep on top of the sales, they have excellent sales- and things go pretty fast.
I need to find SOMETHING, though. I can’t think with all this racket around here, gah! I’m open to suggestions, if you have any!
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February 16, 2010 at 5:39 pm
You’re a member of Ebates or one of those types of sites right? Find the best price at a retailer that participates and you get a cash back amount on top of the deal. I tend to go through Best Buy…I get reward points, Ebates rebate, and Visa rewards. Plus free shipping because I’m a premium member (we bought TWO freaking computers last year!). I’d love to have noise canceling ear phones but I actually hear ringing in my ears if there’s no sound. *ug*