Ear hook broke off and Apple wants me to pay $99 to get fixed.

The left ear hook has proven particularly difficult in my experience.

In less than 8 months of owning these the ear hooks fell out

The ear hooks don't allow your headphones to fall off while exercising

To my dismay the ear hook broke within 9 months

Ear hook broke off after 9 months

The ear hook broke off in a few months and there are many people siting the same issue on the net

The ear hooks are very, very poorly designed and will break off

Sound quality isn't as great as I would hope for beats but still is much better than the cheap headphones I am used to

If these only cost $30 a pair they would be worth the money as I could afford to replace them every 6 months or so with a new pair

Considering mine did not work as they should, I sent them back and ordered them at full price directly from Apple.

The sound quality is not as great as I would have wanted, the bass specifically is lacking a little, but for a compact style of earbuds, I am impressed

I immediately removed the In-Ear Headphones, it smelled like smoke as if the ear phones were burning, and since that moment they stopped working

So disappointed as it was a gift.

but they stopped working as of May 2018

As annoyed and frustrated as I was (no issues for a year remember?), the fact that Apple was willing to replace them with little trouble on my part made me reconsider how I felt

i’ve had mine for almost a year now & they still work as if I just bought them