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I find it remarkably difficult to actually get a pair of AirPods to try. Nobody wants to lend you theirs to stick in your ears to see if their comfortable or not, nobody I know or work with actually owns any.

I wrote them off immediately because they look identical to the pack-in iphone earbuds, and those are unbearably painful for me to wear.

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> I find it remarkably difficult to actually get a pair of AirPods to try.

Guess you don't have an Apple Store nearby?

That said, if the regular Apple EarPods were as painful as you describe, then you'll hate the AirPods. They are almost identical fit wise.

I don't agree. I found EarPods very painful, and the AirPods were rough for about a day and then my ears got used to them.

They look very similar, but something about how their weighted changes the fit.

Thanks, that has restored my faith a bit. There's not an Apple store here within 2 hours drive, so I kinda have to go on word of mouth for now.

Apple has a great return policy, "they don't fit comfortably" seems like a very valid reason to return to me if you don't like them.

You can try them on at an apple store.

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