As part of preference for sustainability and reduced consumption, I try to repair things rather than jumping to replacing them.
I have a pair of SoundPEATS Q16 ear buds which I got at some point several years ago and have been using them for music while running. One of the ear hooks just broke off. I’ll be trying my standard go-to of Krazy Glue to reattach it - there shouldn’t be much pressure on that part but it is expected to flex and the material seems to make it somewhat of a crap shoot. If it doesn’t take these will probably be destined for the trash. Given that I’m currently using my phone and it doesn’t have a built-in headphone jack I’ll probably swap to using by Beats headphones if the repair doesn’t stick and think about getting replacements when I’m in shape enough to care about the heavier phones.
The Krazy Glue lasted through one run, but then the hook fell of as I was removing the bud (it looked like it may have been a different break at the same point, but I’m unsure). I realized earlier that a better route in any case given the piece involved and the way it would move would be duck tape. I have black roll kicking around which somewhat blends in, and so that is the updated repair approach.