Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The price plus some of the dreadful reviews I read had me a little nervous about what I was going to receive with this order, but as the pictures show, my pair at least, appear to be the real deal. I haven't tried them out yet as I have a working pair already, but the packaging and the earphones themselves look just like the unit I bought from the Apple store. I imagine that people here aren't lying and that there may be some variation in the quality of the items received which led to some of the negative reviews. These may very well be an extremely well-crafted fake, but I can't tell the difference. The claim about the cord being slicker than the Apple store ones is false too btw. Both cords are slick and I believe that is to keep it more rigid and to prevent tangles. Hope this helps someone.