The headphones, however, are utterly worthless and fall out of my ears after no more than four minutes of any type of exercise, whether Cardio or Strength Training.

In the end, new headphones were not cheap or as practical as the previous generation

The headphones fit my ears just fine.

Had similar experience to others - first time use, went out for a run, started sweating, and the headphones stopped working.

- I am worried, because the wires are so small, that the headphones will go bad, and then what will I do

The headphones, however, are utterly worthless and fall out of my ears after no more than four minutes of any type of exercise, whether Cardio or Strength Training.

Regardless of Ipod type, the free headphones are basically a joke.

If the new shuffle can stand up to top flight headphones and full CD resolution files that is a good sign for more casual listening.

And no, thanks, I didn't want to keep their (crappy) headphones

Good sounds when used with good quality headphones.

Regardless of Ipod type, the free headphones are basically a joke.

BUT the headphones that come with it are lame, the cord is a bit short and sound quality could be better and more comfortable,

While my iPod (which is housed in a leather case) has suffered no breakage after landing on concrete, asphalt and gravel multiple times, the headphones would often break.

The headphones are terrible

If you lose or break the headphones, you're forced to by their special headphones or get some adopter that allows you to use regular headphones.

Been runover by automobiles; headphones dead but the ipod still worked

The headphones crapped out on me today after about 3 weeks of routine use while exercising, presumeably as a result of sweat dripping into the cord control mechanism which annoyingly sits on my neck while working out.

The list of people suffering from faulty headphones is ever growing

It was shipped faster than expected and the headphones came in handy since my new headphones already messed up.

I am also glad that Apple brought back the controls on the unit itself instead of the headphone buttons like in the previous version

Sometimes the headphones come lose out of my ears when I run.

Furthermore, with buttons back on the device itself, feel free to use your favorite earbuds or headphones.

I would not recommend this product to anyone because I have to purchase new headphones now in order for the product to work as expected, just save yourself some money and time and purchase this product from Apple.

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This product is overpriced cheap c&@p