3 Easy Payments....

Ever watch TV when you have insomnia?
Sometimes I read but that doesn't help me get back to sleep like TV will.
Then you flip through channels and find an interesting topic like new earbuds.  Yes, I bought them at 3am a few weeks back. 
Rick is thrilled I did. He's not making fun of me this time for my early morning TV shopping.

As I have mentioned here before some TV shows are difficult for me to hear.  Grays Anatomy is the one that started this. I could hear the music lyrics playing loudly over the scene but then I couldn't hear all of them talking. So, on came the closed captions, which annoys Rick to no end. Then came the big Bluetooth headphones. Until recently that is. 

We have big ole blue tooth headphones but they also cancel out hearing anything else. They are perfect for just listening to music and you just want to be surrounded by music and every note. Sometimes life doesn't always work that way though.

Rick has found there have been times like working he would love to have his earbuds in but he would be unable to hear if a customer asked a question with his back turned etc. His truck is old and the radio died a few weeks ago. He so misses his Sirius radio so he tried listening to it on his cell with his earbuds. But that makes him unable to hear horns honk and his surroundings and he doesn't think that is safe.

So imagine my delight at 3:00a when I saw this man hawking wireless conduction headphones called Trekz Air. I watched the video and while it made total sense, I am certain I can't explain it well. I am still amazed that they do work. They don't go in your ear. They go to the bone in front of your ear. It is all bone conduction. You can hear all you want from these but you still have the ability to hear a horn honk at your, my dog coming down the steps at 3am when I am wearing them. I love these suckers and you can answer the phone from them as well because they are Bluetooth.

I was convinced Rick would love them so I grabbed my phone to buy them and laughed at loud at myself. I am officially that old lady who goes online to QVC to order them because this is so cheap and at 3am no less. I think they retail at $149 a piece. I paid less than $60 and got 2. See there, something good came from insomnia and pain. 
I was awake to discover these bad boys.

And of course, you get the QVC, "3 easy payments" which makes me giggle. It's just Layaway for all your shit.  But they send it before you finish paying and take a payment from you monthly. I used that once on a big ticket item. But that night I could swing the low cost of the new "head" phones.

Rick is attached to these little things. He never stops wearing them. He likes them because he can be hands-free in his old truck for his phone. He can listen to his music and still hear his surroundings. You'd think that wouldn't make for a pleasant listening but it really does. 

Now for audiophiles, I am certain you need to have a good pair over the ears to hear it all. These work for all the other occasions.

Two weekends ago when my cousin was here she saw Rick's Trekz's lying on the coffee table and she asked about them. She was so damn thrilled because she has hearing aids in both ears leaving her no ability for ear buds at all.
She could wear these now and she was like a little kid. 
She asked how much they were. Yep no longer on sale at QVC and Best Buy was $199. Some places $149, same as QVC. 
So I told her next time I have insomnia and I see them on sale, I will order her a pair and she laughed.   

I find because my head is smaller than Rick's I have to wear mine a bit different. I also have read some reviews that were negative on Amazon. 
But they complained about the music and not hearing it like you do on headphones. Duh. They also would complain about fit and being more adjustable. I agree with that one!

These are not for an audiophile or anyone who just wants to hear all the pieces in the band. But these don't sound awful either. Great for a runner I would think.  I also saw a review of a man who had never heard stereo because he had 100% blockage in his ear canal. This allowed him to hear this for the first time. The review was on Amazon and it was powerful. I told Rick and Mr. Debbie Downer said, it was probably the kid who works as the janitor at Trekz Air.  I refuse to believe that. I am in my own Pollyanna world thank you very much.

I received a text from my cousin last night telling me she went to QVC online and paid the regular price and did the 4 easy payments. She asked, didn't you tell me it was 3 easy payments? Yes, but that was the sale price. She said it was just thrilling to think she could get something to work with her hearing aids. She was like a child getting a gift at Christmas. It was so cute to hear her be so excited.

So the next time everyone teases me for my 3am shopping, I will tell them I am helping people. You're welcome. 

In case you wish to see a review. And to think I get squat for this. Maybe I should contact them for some $$