How to send your AirPod charging case back to Apple after receiving a replacement in the United States and Canada

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After you’ve contacted Apple for service, you’ll receive a kit that contains a replacement product with everything you need to return your original product to Apple. Returning your original product is not required if it was lost.

Important: If exchanging a product, return it so that Apple receives it within ten days of the day your replacement product was shipped to you by Apple (check your ship date). If Apple doesn't receive your product within ten days, or if Apple technicians find that your product has accidental damage or unauthorized modifications, you'll be charged up to the full value of the replacement product. For more details, see terms and conditions.

Prepare and pack your charging case using the included packaging materials

  1. Allow the battery of your charging case to fully discharge.

  2. Remove your replacement charging case from the packaging materials.

  3. Place the charging case into the insert in the white box (the one that you removed your replacement charging case from). Close the white box by placing the lid on it.

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  4. Place the white box inside the brown shipping box. Do not include any other items, such as your AirPods or charging case cable.

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  5. Close the brown box.

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  6. Seal the brown box using the included packaging tape.*

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  7. Remove the top label from the brown box. This is your receipt. Make a note of the tracking number on the return label.

  8. Make sure the red, black, and white battery sticker is clearly visible on the outside of the box.

*Apple is not responsible for any damage during shipping.

Ship your charging case to Apple

  1. Find the name of the courier on the return shipping label.

  2. Visit the courier's website to schedule a pickup or find a drop-off location.

  3. Ask the courier for a receipt.

  4. In a few days, check that Apple has received your product.

Use your replacement charging case

  1. Record the serial number of your replacement charging case. Your replacement Apple product is covered by a 90-day service warranty, the remainder of your original product warranty or AppleCare plan, or by consumer law, whichever is longer

  2. Place your AirPods in your charging case and press the setup button until the status light is flashing white.

  3. Set up your AirPods.

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NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS

1. An estimate for repairs, as required (section 9844 of the California Business and Professions Code), shall be given to the customer by the service dealer in writing. The service dealer may not charge for work done or parts supplied in excess of the estimate without the prior consent of the customer. Where provided in writing the service dealer may charge a reasonable fee for services provided in determining the nature of the malfunction in preparation of a written estimate for repair. For information, contact the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Department of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, CA 95814.

2. A buyer of this product in California has the right to have this product serviced and repaired during the warranty period. The warranty period will be extended for the number of whole days that the product has been out of the buyer's hands for warranty repairs. If a defect exists during the warranty period, the warranty will not expire until the defect has been fixed. The warranty period also will be extended if the warranty repairs have not been performed due to delays caused by circumstances beyond the control of the buyer, or if the warranty repairs did not remedy the defect and the buyer notifies the manufacturer or seller of the failure of the repairs within 60 days after they were completed. If, after a reasonable number of attempts, the defect has not been fixed, the buyer may return this product for a replacement or a refund subject, in either case, to deduction of a reasonable charge for usage. The time extension does not affect the protection or remedies the buyer has under other laws.

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