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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 748 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Connectivity

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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85%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the sound quality, price, battery life, comfort, and condition of the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished AirPods (3rd generation). They appreciate the excellent sound quality, reasonable price, long battery life, comfortable fit, and the fact that they are refurbished but in excellent condition. However, some customers have concerns about the fit, connectivity, and occasional defects.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Defective

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The right ear bud was barely working and the airpods were still connected to the previous owner’s iCloud account.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Perfect except logged into previous user's account

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought two pairs of these. One was perfect. The other was also perfect except previous user was still logged into apple account so I had to reset them. Otherwise they are good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Hit or miss purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good quality and we’re clean and came with the same packaging! 60 days later there starting to cut off on it own fully charged and static

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth the money

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love these as opposed to other wireless earbuds I’ve tried. I tried for so long to avoid paying the apple price but after spending so much money trying to find wireless earbuds that work as well as the old apple wired, I finally caved and boy I wish I had caved sooner.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    I don’t recommend it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I paid 120 dollars for the AirPods, but I regret buying them because the sound quality is terrible and if I move my head they stop.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    I doubt these are actually refurbished.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The headphones themselves are great, but I would strongly suggest buying them elsewhere. Mine hadn't even been reset and still showed someone else's apple id on first connect. This means that BestBuy aren't even checking these for a 'Find My' lock from the previous owner, despite advertising them as "Certified Refurbished". If they're not doing such a basic check, they're probably not checking for any other defects either.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Right side never worked. Left on has to be positioned just right to hear anything

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connection

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It's ok

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It has issues when trying to connect to phone while in process of ringing. But for the price, I'll deal with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Device is great, but a gamble on the refurbs

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This review is a negative on Apple and for Best Buy Geek Squad Certified. They work great and will connect to an apple device. The problem we had is that they were already on someone's icloud account and there's no way to send a request to unlock them. That's on Apple. But Best Buy should be checking on this since it's a known issue. Other companies that deal in refurbs are running into this as well. Going to try again to see if we get a clean pair this time

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good, but could be better for price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These earbuds are good earbuds. Fit nicely in the ear and play well, but the base and music could sound better for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    AirPods

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The AirPods worked for the first 3 months. Wasn't able to return them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Did not dissapoint

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was skeptical on buying a refurbished airpod but the pair I recieved worked perfectly and connected on tge first try.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    dont buy.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i had order the first ones & dey didn’t come to da right address .. n den i got more n dey finally came but da right airpod doesn’t work.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    To big

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I did not like them as much since they are bigger than the old ones and it bothers inside my ear

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Bad idea

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These airpods are not good at all I’m going to beats

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Waste!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    They suck. Won’t stay in ear because they are so fat. They are so fat they are hard to remove from case without seeing them pop out between your fingers. The control sucks squeezing the post will surely loosen any grip they have in your ear they should have just kept the tap control. Forget aftermarket slip on grips they disrupt the sound quality and won’t fit inside the case. And when taking phone calls the grip will loosen and the call quality becomes disrupted and pressing back in won’t correct the problems. A waste of cash. If I hadn’t ordered a Swarovski studded protective case I would’ve returned these. How’d these even pass focus group testing??? Also bought refurbished and they were pretty scratched up. Shout out to my best friend for doing me a solid and gifting me some Beats Headphones a couple weeks after this disappointing purchase.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Refurbished AirPods

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These were a replacement for ones I lost. I was a little nervous about them being refurbished, but they have been great! I like the upgraded buttons on the side to change songs or mute my mic. They have been great so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Wasted money and time

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Only had them for two weeks before the left one blew itself, and the noise canceling didn’t work well.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Turn up the volume

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product received was exactly in which it was described. Great price for a refurb certified product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    no major difference between previous version

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Doesn't have noise cancellation & design doesn't fit well on ears.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend