Apple Airpods might be convenient, but they don’t come cheap. A new set with a charging case costs $159, and if you lose or break just one earbud—which is fairly easy to do—it will cost you $69 to replace it.
So you can imagine how upset a woman named Ashley Mayer was when she dropped one of her AirPods near the subway tracks.
While I’m understandably shattered, I’m proud of myself for:
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 9, 2019
1) Not lunging after it and becoming the first ever AirPod-related subway death.
2) Still going to the gym against all odds and without entertainment!!!
She was right to not go after it. You don’t wanna go messing around on subway tracks. But it must have been frustrating having something so tantalizing close, yet still out of reach—especially when she returned to the same platform the next day to find it still lying there. Apparently, she asked for it to be rescued but it was going to be a whole thing.
Omg you guys he’s still down there 💔
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 10, 2019
(I had asked to have him rescued yesterday but it was going to take two hours and I had to be present) pic.twitter.com/4FeRUQy6QH
That’s when Mayer decided to take matters into her own hands.
Game on.
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
(The romaine is for dinner, not rescue.) pic.twitter.com/3iqDCT7UFQ
Using only her wits, a broom and some duct tape (the most American of inventions), Mayer headed back to the subway.
Where, despite a little bit of tension…
Security guard seems suspicious of my broom 👀
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
She triumphed.
He’s filthy but he’s mine (again)!
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
🏆 pic.twitter.com/RXGuzTBGke
Twitter rejoiced.
https://twitter.com/BPLewis/status/1149115823988101120
A true New York story
— Juan Escalante (@JuanSaaa) July 11, 2019
— Magnum ™️ 🇮🇪🍀 (@Kerry_Gooner) July 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/jfrancilus/status/1149113859820707843
Even Good Morning America congratulated Mayer on her successful mission.
This AirPod rescue mission is truly something! @dianermacedo has the story. pic.twitter.com/OPcys1WWtz
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 11, 2019
Although a few people were a little worried about the pod’s cleanliness.
Please thoroughly clean that before wearing again. pic.twitter.com/7YwVIa02Qu
— Erik Fernandez 🇺🇦 (@eefernandez) July 11, 2019
You are brave. I’d burn it. I have a rule: if it fell on the floor on BART- it’s gone.
— Отаман Диванного Куреня ✚ 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 (@zee_dictator) July 11, 2019
This does not get a fave
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
Mayer even ran a poll to see if she should place the wayward pod back in her ear.
He’s probably charged. Should I put him in my ear?
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
And at $69 a pop, it’s easy to guess the outcome.
I dedicate this selfie to the germaphobes. (You may be onto something, guess we’ll see!)
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
Verdict: he’s working wonderfully 👌🏼🎵 pic.twitter.com/vCCMdQpypd
Don’t worry too much. Mayer insists she thoroughly disinfected the earbud.
She even gave it a name: Righty.
Righty
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 10, 2019
It was certainly a harrowing tale, full of drama and suspense, and luckily one with a happy ending.
But it’s important to remember that not everyone is as lucky and clever as Ashley Mayer. What of all the poor people who lose an AirPod every day?
Well, one man has come up with a revolutionary idea that could forever eliminate this plague upon audiophiles. It seems crazy at first but just hear him out.
imagine if it was connect to some sort of cord, where if this happened, it would fall delicately to your waist.
— Corey the Street (@CStrable) July 9, 2019
Nice thinking, Corey. Enjoy your inevitable fortune.
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