[Refurbish] Bose QC35 II Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones $299.95 Shipped @ Bose Outlet

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DealhunterMelbourne on 05/05/2020 - 10:58 bose.com.au (850 clicks)
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Just found out about the Bose Outlet store which sells refurb and open-box headphones with full Bose warranty. QC35 series II normally go for at least $30 more than this based on past Ozbargain deals.

Since Bose warranty and out-of-warranty repair only replaces headphones with new ones, as they say headphones are unserviceable, I'm not really sure how 'refurb' these could possibly be. I'm guessing they're ex-demo headphones or something?

They also have SoundSport Free wireless headphones — Refurbished for $179.95 (RRP $299.95, cheapest price I found with a quick search was $248 at Addicted to Audio)

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  redcreek200 on 05/05/2020 - 11:09

  +8

  For me, overpriced for used/refurbished.

  For $30 more you can get them new from Amazon.

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    DealhunterMelbourne on 05/05/2020 - 11:16

    Yeah that's a valid point of view. On the other hand they come with full Bose new warranty, so if anything turned out to be wrong you'd get a new pair anyway.

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      chrism238 on 05/05/2020 - 11:37

      +4

      Sometimes the concern is whether there's any increased chance of something going wrong.

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        DealhunterMelbourne on 05/05/2020 - 11:53

        yep also a good point. I do sometimes wonder whether 'refurbs' are just early life warranty returns where the vendor hasn't been able to detect a fault, so just replaces any consumable parts (in this case, only the earmuff is replaceable) and then repackages them in to a box with new accessories etc. On the other hand, given the cost to manufacture these headphones (I would imagine <$50) that amount of effort probably wouldn't be financially worth it for them. I wouldn't be surprised if these are just warranty spares being sold given Bose is currently seeing lower than usual sales and has had to furlough many employees…

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  skinny on 05/05/2020 - 11:53

  There are some things (personal hygiene) you don't want to buy refurbished

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  Godric on 05/05/2020 - 12:00

  I purchased these new for $280 through Amazon last year, typically on sale these come down to <$320 i wouldn't get these refurbed

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  bchliu on 05/05/2020 - 12:06

  +1

  The amount of issues I see with Bose, there's very little wonder why there are so many refurbished stock. Very disappointed in this brand these days with shoddy build quality, buggy firmware and hardware.

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    avidd on 05/05/2020 - 12:24

    Out of curiosity, what issues have you seen? I've had my QC35's for a few years now with no issues at all

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      bchliu on 05/05/2020 - 12:37

      +1

      You're very lucky if they were the first gen. Almost everyone has had an issue with the power switch.
      https://community.bose.com/t5/Headphones-Archive/QC-35-won-t…
      https://community.bose.com/t5/Around-On-Ear-Headphones/Bose-…

      It doesn't turn off! you can turn it off, but it will automatically turn itself back on. The only redeeming thing about this was that Bose did upgrade me to the second gen for free since it was a design defect. But using the second gen is also an issue - connectivity problems / drop outs, microphone issues with using calls / video requiring a restart of the headphones once in a while.

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    End3vour on 05/05/2020 - 12:25

    I second that, Ive owned mine for two years and the ear cups are loose and disintegrated, it's a very sad look. My Sony headphones are still fine.

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  zombie hunter on 05/05/2020 - 19:24

  $299 for someone else earwax no thanks