I know what you mean about the cheap plastic but these are actually pretty nice. And obviously I don't treat them like complete ****, but they do get a lot of wear and use and so far have held up nicely. I would say I've definitely been lucky though, unless you're willing to spend at least $20-30 on a pair of earbuds you should probably expect to have to replace them within a year at best. Just how it is today like you said, the quality's not there if you don't want to spend the money.
If you're doing a lot of exercising you might try a pair of over the ear ones, I've never been able to stand them but I'd probably have to force myself to get used to them if I did a lot of running.
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