Gotta love that feeling you get after you realize you've been bamboozled..

So my friend let me try out his Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction headphones and they were amazing, so I resolved myself to grabbing myself a pair. I then forgot the brand name and searched online for reviews, figuring I'd find his listed among the top products.

Unfortunately it turns out that there are about half a dozen fake review sites out there listing only one brand with a 5-star rating: Inductivv Bone Induction headphones. And the best part about them is that they are only $60 USD instead of the $130-180 price for the Shokz brand! But hurry up, the discounted price is only available if you order today!

Anyways, like an idiot I don't bother to do any due diligence to check out the site and submit my order, and a week later I open the package and instead find these: OPENEAR Two-ear sports Bluetooth headset. These are NOT bone conduction headphones and instead just have tiny speakers that play sound towards your ears. And they retail for $15, not the $60 + $9.95 shipping I paid for mine.

So I call the customer service number on my email confirmation and reach a nice gentleman in India named "Shane" who proceeds to read from a script and instead of beginning the process to send me the correct product (which, just to be clear, doesn't exist - there is no such thing as a pair of Indictivv headphones) he tries to offer to give me a 50% refund and will let me keep the headphones. I decline, since I don't want them. He counters with a 75% refund, etc. etc.

Finally I just have to provide an ultimatum: Either they give me a full refund or I go through my credit card company and initiate a charge-back and get the company flagged as a scam. He finally relents and says he'll process the full refund and tells me not to bother trying to return the product. Sigh.

It's quite the racket - multiple "product review" websites created that point to their bogus vendor site. Charge people $60 (plus shipping) for a $15 product and just hope that no one notices it's not the advertised product, or if they do, pressure them into accepting a %50 refund (still making $30 off a inferior $15 product). Utterly shameful.

Hopefully anyone else that comes across this bogus product decides to search Reddit to see if it's a scam and finds this post, avoiding the pain I went through. Stay safe out there folks!

Hi, so I've been looking for some bine conductive headphones, and I came across inductivv... Their site seems kinda sketch, but they have lots of "good reviews" on various tech sites, but they also seem a bit overly positive, if that makes sense. Has anyone gotten these? Are they a scam? Please help!

I'm really using Bone conduction headphones. I think they are very good, especially suitable for sports. They have many advantages,such as safe,health,hygienic.

Here, I will recommend some excellent headphones.

1.Wissonly Hi Runner bone conduction headphones

Reason for recommendation:

I noticed Wissonly wireless bone conduction headphones when they were first crowdfunded online. And later, I saw that some otologists were recommending them on online forums, so I bought them. This Hi Runner is their flagship product whose overall functionality is also the most perfect. The headphone use the latest research from the Wissonly lab. It increases the vibrating area of the vibrator by 35% and optimizes the direction of sound transmission to make the sound more concentrated, resulting in a wider range and more spatial of the music. The brand claims that its sound quality is HI-FI level, and I actually tested it myself. I thought that the sound quality was very close to HI-FI level, but it did not reach this level. Of course, the current sound quality is satisfactory enough.

Wissonly Hi Runner wireless bone conduction headphones are also equipped with a new Bluetooth 5.0 chip that has stronger anti-interference ability, that can easily cope with various complex outdoor scenes, and ensures the good mood during exercise is not disturbed by disconnection. At the same time, the stable connection also brings low latency performance, and there is no problem in listening to songs, following dramas, and playing games. What’s more, they have 32G of built-in memory that can store 5,000 songs. This helps you to enjoy music when you are exercising outdoors without your phone.

In terms of comfort, the Wissonly Hi Runner performs well, it is very light, only less than 30g, and it does not feel any weight to wear. The body is made of titanium alloy which makes it have a good fit, and you don’t need to worry about their falling off during sports.

The waterproof of the Wissonly Hi Runner deserves special mention, and it is IPX8 grade. It means that you can carry it underwater for up to 20 meters and still use it normally, which is crazy!

2. Philips A6606 bone conduction headphones

Reason for recommendation:

In terms of appearance, A6606 adopt a simple and solid color design. Except for the logo at the end of the ear hook, there is no unnecessary decoration. The overall sense is very strong, and they visually give people a simple sense of technology. They feel quite good to wear, neither compressing the head and cervical vertebrae nor messing up the hair. A6606 do not need to be worn into the ears. They do not hurt the eardrum during long-term wearing ,and they will not cause you sweat during exercise, and are comfortable and breathable. In addition, their IP67 dustproof and waterproof rating, 9-hour battery life, Bluetooth 5.2 and other features make the bone conduction headphones a good choice.

3.Shokz OPENRUN PRO bone conduction headphones

Reason for recommendation:

Openrun Pro wireless bone conduction headphones have IP55 waterproof rating, they are waterproof, sweatproof, and dustproof. They are no problem to get caught in the rain or splashed with water. Even in outdoor sports, when encounter bad weather, you will be not afraid at all, they let you enjoy the fun of sports all the time.

In addition, the headphones do not need to be plugged into the ears. Their comfort is just amazing. Their is no need to poke the ear like a drill any more. And you do not have to worry about that after you wear them for a long time, your ear canal will itch and be uncomfortable, and as well as breed bacteria. The whole body surface is silicone material, their net weight is 28g, and they are comfortable and lightweight.

4.Earsopen PEACE bone conduction headphones

Reason for recommendation:

The Japanese wireless bone conduction headphones adopt the wearing method of ear clipping that is very novel. Although they are ear clipping type, after wearing it for a long time the ear will be somewhat painful. They have IPX7 waterproof performance. Both battery and charger can be used in the charging case, but there is a small problem that the charging case is not waterproof. Their sound quality is still good, and they are excellent in the audio performance of the high, medium and low. And there is a sound leakage problem, but the overall is still good.

5.Nank Runner CC3 bone conduction headphones

Reason for recommendation:

The titanium alloy body of the Runner cc2 wireless bone conduction headphones is more flexible and durable, and there is no need to worry that the paint of wearing the headphones for a long time. Their weight is so light that you don’t even feel their presence while wearing them. The headphones are equipped with a Bluetooth 5.0 chip, which makes the Bluetooth connection more stable. The sound quality and sound leakage reduction performance are also very good. The Runner cc2 also reach the IPX6 waterproof rating, so there is no problem with rain and sweat.

I am using Wissonly Hi Runner myself, and I have used Shokz Openrun Pro before, and they are all good. Hi Runner has more features and lower prices, and Openrun Pro is a more well-known brand.