Thank you both for your posts.
My ds wants the blue beats for Christmas. I did see that BestBuy will have them for $179.99 on Black Friday but I believe you have to go to the store to get them. For $20 I would rather stay in my home and just order them online for the regular price than going out on Black Friday.
My dh did say that my ds should just get the Bose too. I wasn't aware the Beats had problems. My ds's friends have them but never thought to ask the parents about them. I would actually like to spend my money on the Bose since, we too, have Bose and the are reliable.
I'll talk to my son today and get a feel for what he wants.
I hope others with Beats answer your thread OP so we can see if there
have been many other problems in addition to just your son's friends.
I'll keep watching since I do almost all my shopping online for my college dd and my ds who is in 9th grade and usually do most of it on Thanksgiving (not hosting this year) and Black Friday.
Thanks.