It seems to be just like the U.S. Customs and Border Safety confiscated 2,000 pairs of OnePlus Buds as a result of the company thought they had been pretend Apple AirPods.
A part of the U.S. Customs and Border Safety company’s job is to “implement mental property rights—together with suspected fraud and unlawful commerce exercise,” based on PCMag.
Certain, one of many OnePlus Buds’ most significant problems is that the white model resembles Apple’s AirPods, however a easy Google search may have proven the company that these earbuds are their very own factor.
Hey, give these again! 🙃
— OnePlus USA (@OnePlus_USA) September 14, 2020
The humorous half concerning the Customs seizure of the OnePlus Buds is that in a tweet, the company mentioned these knockoff AirPods had been price round $398,000 USD (roughly $524,000 CAD) on the road. In actuality, because the earbuds are OnePlus Buds, we all know that 2,000 pairs truly price $218,000 CAD.
There’s no point out as to what occurred to the confiscated buds, nevertheless it’s seemingly that after the mud settles, the OnePlus Buds will make their approach into the U.S.
Seize the day. Seize the music. #OnePlusBuds pic.twitter.com/ykdLxUgG88
— OnePlus (@oneplus) September 14, 2020
OnePlus has been comparatively lighthearted about this on Twitter. It tweeted, “Hey, give these again!” in response to the company’s tweet. Then later, it sub-tweeted with one other tweet that used the key phrases “Seized” a few occasions.
Supply: @OnePlus, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, PCMag