US customs seize 2,000 OnePlus Buds pairs in hilarious accident

Yordan, 14 September 2020

The US Customs and Border Protection proudly announced it seized a shipment of counterfeit Apple AirPods at the end of August. The company was so proud, that it issued a press release on Friday, and today made everything public with a post on Twitter.

While the confiscated earbuds look similar to the ones by Apple but after a quick glance everyone familiar with the matter realized they are not counterfeit at all - they are the actual OnePlus Buds, launched in late July.

Troy Miller, Director of CBPā€™s New York Field Operations said his officers ā€œare protecting the American public from various dangers on a daily basisā€ and ā€œthe interception of these counterfeit earbuds is a direct reflection of the vigilance and commitment to mission successā€ by the very same obviously competent officers.

The seized 2,000 OnePlus Buds pairs are said to cost $398,000, had they been original Apple AirPods. However, since they are priced at $79, the actual retail value of the shipment is $158,000; so instead of stopping counterfeit goods for nearly $400,000, the CBP officers actually prevented 2,000 legitimate sales from occurring.

The OnePlus USA Twitter account took the whole incident lightly, asking the CBP to ā€œgive them backā€.

Apple Airpods OnePlus Buds
Apple Airpods ā€¢ OnePlus Buds

And while thereā€™s always the ethical issue whether products from makers should look alike or all manufacturers should strive for a unique and non-misleading design, people charged with making the calls should know better than this.

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  • Adul Al Salami Kebab
  • 17 Sep 2020
  • nrX

Counterfeit vs Knock-off http://www.apreponderanceoffashion.com/fashion-law-feature/knock-off-v-counterfeit-fashion-law-post/ Technically any phone not a iPhone is a knock-off!

Hmm, looks interesting :) I've never used a magnetic jack, but heard that LG are using them with the DualScrren accessory. I guess you have to look at the latency, bandwidth, how are those going with the magnetic jack? For audio it doesn'...

  • Adul Al Salami Kebab
  • 16 Sep 2020
  • nrX

If they are illegal Apple could just sue them, that would be the logical solution... There is just a number of designs fitting into a human ear, the rubber tipped ones are terrible and may fall out the support thing on the side is there to keep it fr...

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