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They said “hide AirPods”, not “hide AirPods AND look freaking cool”
I'm sure you can find this as a wig:
I have those. Someone tattled me.
I feel like if someone's already ratted you out, you're already known as the "airpod wearer" and won't have a lot of luck with other covers
Hmmm, yeah, makes sense. I did that post at morning and wasn't very... conscious? I don't know the word. Yeah.
If you buy some nice over-ear headphones and wear those, you can hide airpods in your ears, under the headphones
Have you tried asking for the option to wear them ahead of time? People tend to be less allowing and less forgiving when you're trying to be sneaky.
If you're autistic (or similar) you may even have the right to headphones and other accessibility tools when it's not a safety hazard. But that means announcing it to the people in charge and communicating your needs and rights beforehand.
Or you can grow your whole hair out to cover your ears, especially if it's curly it should provide good cover once it's long enough.
I used to work with a girl who wore hijab, and AirPods. Never saw the AirPods, just noticed when she paused her music through her hijab. So, that.
Put them under some over-ear headphones.
Does it have to be airports? Other brands have lesser footprint and are less noticeable. Wearing a beanie may be an option.
If this is the US, you're part of a protected class. You might be able to get a medical exception that allows you to wear them for sensory purposes or whatever.
I wear purple and blue Loops and own it.
Yep best solution
I saw an israeli woman once with a really stealth bluetooth earpiece. I only mention her context because I've searched and searched but never found anything similar. You could barely see it.
Check the Mossad store on Temu?
Colour it to your skin tone.
Full face helmet.
In ear hearing aids or similar?
Earmuffs