u/FieldJacket

I'm at my wits end. Of everything I've tried, nothing will stay put. After a mile, my ears get sweaty and the earbuds play pop goes the weasel.

I used to use the wired Bose earbuds that had the wingtip which pushed out against the inner cartilage of your ear (I forget the name of the model). They got a little wonky with the USB-C adapters and eventually kicked the bucket altogether. But damn how I took those for granted.

I tried Beats Fit Pros and they were better than the other options I've tried, but they didn't stay put past about a mile and a half. For the price, the lack of security isn't worth it.

I've tried open-ear styles as well (Soundcore C50i), which sounded like listening to a radio at a reasonable volume from three houses over, and they didn't stay in place.

I borrowed some of these Shockz that everyone loves and I wasn't a fan. They gave me a headache and just made me feel weird.

I've used some over-ear styles before and will use them again if I find the right model (mainly light enough, will stay in place, and can handle sweat).

I'd absolutely be willing to try the style with the hook or whatever the clips onto the back of your ear, but at this point I'm incredibly gun-shy to try new earbuds. I suppose it's either taking another chance or running in dead silence.

So what say you guys? I can't be the only person who has this problem. Nothing, I mean \*nothing\* has worked thus far. There has to be a solution out there, right?

Give me your thoughts, I'm all ears (pun somewhat intended).

Bonus rant:

Manufacturers, please just get back to the basics. Maybe I'm in the minority, but all I really care about is durability, fitting well (obviously), sound quality, and battery life. Hear me out: the latter two are already pretty good, so that's great! Durability and fitting well. That's it.

Personally, I do not care that if I tap the right earbud three times I enable DualMediaCinemaPlus mode. I do not need nor want FriendBuddyFinderPlus mode, in which you can link your music choices to social media and get likes. I will never use Advanced Noise Safety Cancellation Technology, which uses AI to filter noise except for potentially harmful sounds, in which it will pause the music and you'll have to open up the app to get it going again. I just don't care about any of that. I'd much prefer to just pop the thing in and go, all other gimmicks be damned.

Thanks for reading and thanks for your input. Happy running, friends.

This was a few years ago. I was shopping at an outlet mall with my brother, tried on a sweater, didn't like it, so I went to put it back.

Rather than just toss it on the display I meticulously folded it back to form. I mis have been really engaged, because this lady walks over and asks me the titular question.

I said, "I dunno, over there I think" and nodded to the other end of the store and kept folding. She continued to stand there, so I looked back at her and her jaw had dropped, and was staring at me. I was confused too and thought maybe there was a spider in my hair or something.

We both made the realization at the same time and both our faces simultaneously changed to a chuckle. She walked away still laughing.

My brother, having saw the whole thing, told me, "well, you *do* look like you work here"

You're skipping along in the courtyard one day, happy that you don't have the plague. Mom and dad want to talk to you. Is this because you're about to become a bully to your cousin? Nope...

"Male Seven... we're sending you away"

"To summer camp?? Yesss!"

They share a look.

"No honey...you're going to Nyitra"

"Nyitra? Is that a summer camp?"

"No it's a county in...well, it doesn't matter"

"Oh...who else is going?"

"Just you. And your attendant whom we've all never really seen but assume he's there"

"Eww he stinks!"

"Lol"

"Do they speak our language at least?"

"Heh. Nah"

"Well will I at least be safe??"

"Of course! Unless...well nevermind"

"Unless what?"

"If a war breaks out, yeah you're...you're dead"

"WHAT!?"

"Yeah I mean...how it goes sometimes, eh"

"Well can I come back?"

"Sure!...in about eight years"

"EIGHT YEARS!?"

"It'll fly by"

"How will I make friends?"

"Dunno, kid"

"But-"

"See ya!"

Shit gives me nightmares man.