Sugar Coated & Yummy (Ear) Candy

"Drop Me a Lime"- Acid Green and all mine.

One day I had my bluetooth earpiece.

The next… it was gone.

It was black. Sleek. Sexy. Just like every other black bluetooth earpiece in existence. Hard to find in the bottom of a bag, it was tiny, and indistinguishable from everybody else’s. I probably left it on a Boston T car, … or was when I had drinks at the Four Seasons? At the Common’s playground with Katie and Suri? Perhaps when Baby Lug snatch it from my blond tresses? Or was it buried in the dark recesses of my car?  All a safe bet. I’m a busy, busy girl. But at the end of the day, still no earpiece.

I live for my bluetooth. Or more like it, without it my life is decidedly harder and more painful to pull off.

So what was a fabulous TheBetsy to do?

One word. Color.

Enter The Jawbone Prime JBT02 Bluetooth Headset .

Specifically the Ear Candy Edition, in the fetching “Drop Me a Lime.”

Just like the photo above. Distinctive. Better yet, (for me) easier to spot. Harder to lose. Plus it comes with the famous Jawbone “Noise Assassin.”  (ohhhhh yeah baybeee,  I didn’t know what that was but I knew I had to get me some Noise Assassin!)

At around $129 it’s not cheap. But neither is losing one more damn mobile headset. You see, TheBetsy is both Thrifty AND Fabulous.

Here is a nice close up of one called “Frankly Scarlet Red:”

So I order. I get. The most incredible package. Ever.

You know how Apple does great design? My first impression of my new Jawbone is great packaging. I am delighted before I’ve even tried the headset.

A little story… when I was in Japan, I was told, upon seeing a insanely intricately designed sushi and sashimi platter, “we eat with our eyes first.”  Well, in that vein the Jawbone Ear Candy packaging was nothing short of a feast. I’d recommend buying it just for that if you have anything do with consumer products (for research purposes of course.) That box was a layer upon layer of joyful cool and intuitive unfolding. Brilliant marketing tactic, and something Jawbone (and Apple) just plain get.

Then the instructions. Whoa. This baby does a lot. This is what I know for sure:

• Custom Fit- with 2 styles and 6 different sizes of earbuds, plus 2 ear loops I knew I had a really good chance of a solid fit.
• Sleek design- must say, sweet design. As the Jawbone people say, “If it’s not beautiful, it doesn’t belong on your face.” I wouldn’t say it’s like a piece of jewelry you’re going to want to wear all the time, but it is a much more stylish alternative to plain black.
• Functionality- besides on/off you can redial last number called, initiate voice dial, change volume during a call, reject & answer calls and of course the deadly-sounding NoiseAssassin.

TheBetsy Sums It All Up:

I’ve already lost it. Not just once… but twice.

And found… twice.

The last time a friend found it on the floor. At a restaurant we just had lunch at. And KNEW it was mine. In that respect it’s worth every penny (vs. buying two more.)  So distinctive, the green has proven easy to find, even in the bottom of a black handbag. Worth even a few compliments. Don’t get me wrong, this Jawbone is still not an “fashion accessory” per se.

As for all the functionality, and even the Noise Assassin, frankly I really don’t use it all or even appreciate it. For me, a headset with one-touch answer & disconnect and crisp clear audio, makes me giddy happy. Which the Jawbone Prime JBT02 Bluetooth Headset Ear Candy does beautifully. The only issue I’ve had is in the fit. To be entirely honest this may be due to the fact I really busy: I have small kids, tend to carry a lot of crap, and I move around a lot. Thus I opted to have both the ear bud and the ear loop for extra security. So if I have any issues it’s usually a combo of some grabby kid or  caught hair (I have a lot) and sunglasses.

Cut to the chase sister, is it worth the coin?

Only you can decide. Have you lost your mobile headset? Or just not into basic black and like the idea of fantastical colors like “Lilac You Mean it”  or “‘Yello!”?  Do you really work your headset… I mean do you make Ari Gold look like he’s still in the mailroom? Then yes, you ‘d probably love it.

Personally I feel guilty not using all the features but thankful that I didn’t have to buy a new headset again. So given a do-over, I’d totally buy it again.