Well, if it were me, I would exchange it. If you’re paying that much for something brand new, I would expect it to come sealed. More on reddit.com

I have a silicone sleeve THIS that works perfectly. My problem with all the others people posted is the bulkiness. I hate that. My problem with this one is the price. $40 is stupid. BUT, it works perfectly. I’ve even demonstrated it in stores when I was trying to find a new one (after a couple years mine has ripped a bit). People in the reviews can be dumb, there’s a video of one guy fumbling with it with one hand. It kinda requires two hands to open. But it’s super easy. You just fold it back. Hold it with one hand, fold it with the other. It’s so easy you honestly don’t even think about it and can do it with your eyes closed. You can use wireless charging with the sleeve on, you can also do wired charging with it on. It’s waterproof, scratch proof and drop proof. The only exposed part is the very top of the lid but it’s only vulnerable if dropped straight on that part and even then it would be scratches. You can drop it all you want (not that I suggest that) and the AirPods won’t pop out as long as you’ve got it folded up. It keeps the lid shut. Downsides? The cost. $40 is dumb. But if it saves your AirPods once, it’s worth it. The other issue is because it’s silicone it attracts dust/dirt, but only to the outside. So if you drop it on a dusty car floor mat let’s say, it’s gonna need to be dusted off a bunch when you pick it up. Big deal. Lastly it gets stuck a tiny bit when pulling out of your pocket, again, silicone. But it’s such a non issue. I’ve been trying to find a cheap alternative. Trying to find even like a Chinese factory that would make 100 of them for me at a low price, I’d keep some and sell the others to buddies at work or something. It’s not any kind of amazing technology. But for whatever reason the only one I can find is stupidly expensive. It’s not even the one I have, I bought mine on Amazon at least 3-4 years ago. It’s lasted a long time but now I can’t seem to find it and the only one I can find is this Catalyst brand one. Anyways, I totally recommend the product. I just wish it wasn’t stupidly priced. More on reddit.com

ESR Cyber Armor Tough Case - Has a very strong magnet to keep the case closed in the event that you drop your AirPods. This eliminates the need for an annoying latch mechanism that other cases have. The case is also MagSafe compatible. More on reddit.com

Here is an article with more cases from Elago, lifeproof etc. https://www.bestproducts.com/tech/a66052106/apple-airpod-pro-3-cases/ More on reddit.com