Oh sh*t, the 2nd gen AirPods are finally back at their Black Friday price
TL;DR: The second generation Apple AirPods with the regular charging case are finally back at their Black Friday price — experience the hype for $129, a 19% savings.
They walk among us: the sad, sad folks who didn't snag the AirPods on sale for Black Friday before they sold out. They go about life like normal civilians, but beneath that happy face lies the skeleton of a person who has been checking Amazon every day since then just to see AirPods at full price, or recently, dropped only to $139.
For the first time since the end of Nov. 2019, the second generation AirPods with the regular charging case are back to $129 — a rare 19% savings that Apple products can't hold onto for long.
The second generation AirPods (sometimes called the AirPods 2) are a sweet spot of price and features, getting you hands-free Siri, longer talk time, and faster hopping between Apple devices compared to the first gen AirPods. Opting out of same model but with the wireless charging case saves you $40. If you don't have a Qi wireless charging pad for your iPhone, it also saves you the trouble of realizing that the "wireless" part doesn't really matter.
SEE ALSO: Apple AirPods 2 review: Still the best wireless earbuds you can buy
The AirPods Pro are probably still lingering at the back of your mind. The noise cancellation and water resistance is a hard selling point, but depending on what state you're in, tax will run your total purchase up to $270-ish. The sad excuse for a discount they once had on Amazon is gone and they're temporarily out of stock, anyway. Is it worth it?
Regularly $159, you can save $30 and get the AirPods with the regular charging case for $129 with free shipping.
Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
