my apple ipod headphones are finally becoming a bit worse for wear so i decided to look on amazon for some replacements. normally i love amazon, but by god shopping for headphones did my head in!

there was too much choice, far too much choice. i think i loved amazon so much because i generally purchase products where there is no real choice regarding brand, type or money saving opportunity. you know for like books and dvds and cds and stuff.

for these headphones i had to sift through brands (sony, sein-something, samsung, skullcandys) style (in-ear, on-ear, ear clips, over ear, noise reduction) and i spent hours checking which one was originally the best price, because surely those would be the best right? then i read contradictory reviews figuring which had too high expectations, too low expectations, blatant seller reviews and those who were just rating the delivery speed or ease of returns/exchange (i hate these the most, rate the product moron!)

so i knew i wanted to spend at the most 30 pounds and for a while been considering some skullcandy lowriders, but after reading a load of reviews about their durability i convinced myself that living in wigan, england (not known for it's headphone accessory fashion) was not compatible with skullcandy headphones. even with them on, i know i would still hear the jeers.

so i then looked at some sony on ear headphones and decided i probably wouldn't wear any on ear headphones outside the house and if i was in the house i'd be using speakers, so what was the point?

after about 3 months or umming and arring/ahhing/arhing/rr-ing (?) i bought some just now. just cheap 7.50 no frills sony headphones. 4 star average review rating does the job the headphones. they go in my ears and i hear the music playing on my ipod. they'll look alright...in my ear.

so why do am i still thinking about those funky skullcandys? or that other brand i can't pronounce that was way out of my price range? what's worse is that i know i'll put them in my ears and think "yeah they're alright...for 7.50, but imagine if i got some for 75!" then i'll spend another 3 months looking for a bargain/decent set of "cans"/some unobtainable golden chalice of headphones that are awesome and cheap.

urgh, i hate buyer's regret