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Your price for this item is $119.99
The comparable value price is $169.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 1531 reviews

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  • Sound Quality

    Rating 4.6 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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87%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the sound quality, price, condition, battery life, and comfort of the refurbished AirPods. They appreciate the great sound, reasonable price, good condition, long battery life, and comfortable fit. However, some customers have concerns about the fit, connectivity, scratches, and the possibility of receiving a defective product. They mention that the AirPods may not stay in their ears securely, may have connectivity issues, may have scratches, may fall out during workouts, and there is a chance of receiving a defective product.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Connection

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Connection issues

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

    This was a returned item, and bestbuy didn't remove the other previous owner. Now i can't connect the earpods to the phone

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    AirPod

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

    Air pod good condition but no box and packing was open and no good condition all boxes open

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I decided to go with pro

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

    I returned these and ended up getting a set of Pros. For the price they are nice but I didn’t care for the fit in my ear.

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

    Fall off

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

    Does not fit ears well for small people - I have small ears

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Don’t cheap out.

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

    Just buy an new one because at least this refurbished one was very statistically and you can rather connect the left or right one but not at the same time and most times the right side doesn’t change and then it’s just over heated an blow. They are in my garage sadly now.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I EAR BUDS

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

    Not bad for the price. Just had issues with them falling out of my ears Bought the 2 pro with the rubber tips.

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

    Good one

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

    It's amazing, but case battery is not as good as it should be.

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

    Came dirty!!!

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

    The item came dirty. Ear crusts and all. Had to clean thoroughly. Also, a bit big for my ears.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Never again

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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.

    Never had a bad experience with refurbished items until now. I purchased these airpods, certified by BB and Geaksquad. I got the item and it had NO paperwork, NO Box and the Wrong charging cable(USB C- USB-C) no lighting cable, and the icing on the cake the Airpord didn’t work, I had my own cable from my iPhone 13 so i used it. I tried charding the AirPod for over and hour and a half, nothing. I will never purchase another refurbished item from Best buy unless the item is actually in the store I’m at. Buyers please be ware.

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

    Beware of Geek Squad Refurbished Products

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchase a set of Airpods 3rd generation that were Geek Squad refurbished on Feb 21, 2024. I love them but now It is November 4 and the left one has stopped working. I am a Totaltech member and called them and they told me the membership coverage doesn't include refurbished products. So their Geek Squad refurbishes them and the 189 dollar per year membership doesn't cover it. So basically, they don't back up their refurbished product which makes one wonder why. I am a big Best Buy fan, but this is extremely disappointing.

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

    Haven’t received

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

    My order has been placed 1/19/25 everyday since 1/21 order status says “delivery today”. It’s 2/9/25 still haven’t received.

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

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Refurbished Air Pods

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

    It came taped and not handled that well, so that was a little disappointing.

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not recommend buying refurbished

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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 do not recommend buying these refurbished. I read a lot of bad reviews but ignored them…wish I hadn’t. The left side never worked and sometimes it connected and then it didn’t. I returned them in store for a brand new pair that works perfectly.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Eh

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Doesn’t really feel comfortable in ear and isn’t good mic for being otp

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Refurbished AirPods Are Not Cleaned!!

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

    I bought these AirPods for my 12-year old son and they were refurbished so I didn’t expect them to be perfect—maybe scratched or imperfect sound. When we received them, they were covered in earwax!!! To me, part of being “refurbished” is cleaning and disinfecting items especially something like AirPods. These were completely disgusting so I ended up buying them elsewhere for my kid. Just gross!! I’ve had so many problems with Best Buy lately, I’m done with the company after this order.

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Horrible. They do not connect to my iphone 15 at all. Do not buy. It is better to get a brand new pair

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Sound

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

    Left airpod is really low. You can barely hear anything.

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

    Used airpods

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

    I purchased these used AirPods offline but requested to pick them up in person. When I got to the store to pick up my item my intuition told me to check the AirPods and upon checking them, they still had earwax in the ear part.

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

    Never Again will I purchase a refurbished product

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

    Horrible. Left earbud doesn’t work. The wireless charging doesn’t work. I will not purchase another refurbed product from Best Buy ever again. It was given as a gift and when my son finally opened and attempted to use them he reported the issues above. When i went to return them it turns out you only have two weeks. So much for a birthday surprise or giving him the thrill of opening the product himself. Never again, I cannot tell you how disappointed we all are with this product.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Call quality issues/static/unable to hear.

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    started having call quality issues. Unable to hear callers.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend