Deals: AirPods for $135.99 and Anker's New 20% Off Back-To-School Sale

AirPods have been discounted again this week, with Rakuten seller Altatac selling Apple's wireless headphones for $135.99 when using the sitewide discount code SAVE15. Altatac is a highly-rated seller on the retailer's website, and the AirPods are in new condition.

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Once you sign into your Rakuten account, head over to Altatac's page for the AirPods, add them to your cart, enter your shipping information, and place the code SAVE15 into the discount code box during the payment stage. AirPods were on sale for $144.99 at Amazon and Adorama last week, so today's sale is about $10 cheaper and the best for a new pair available online.

On Amazon, popular accessory company Anker has launched a big back-to-school sale on a variety of iPhone cases, portable chargers, cables, and more. We've rounded up every item in Anker's sale on Amazon in the list below, and to gain access to the savings enter the discount code ANKERBTS during checkout.

The Anker back-to-school sale will last through Sunday, August 12, and each item has been discounted by 20 percent:

anker back to schoolCases

Portable Batteries

Cables

Chargers and Surge Protectors

Miscellaneous

Head over to our full Deals Roundup for more sales and offers kicking off this August.

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Top Rated Comments

44267547 Avatar
86 months ago
Only issue is, will Apple honor the warranty?
Obviously they won’t if it’s a third-party accessory, but for a product like the AirPods that are discounted, why wouldn’t they? It’s still follows under their guidelines for warranty replacements if it’s a new product.
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LessO2 Avatar
86 months ago
Then there's the if you can wait another month or two you'll likely be able to purchase something better angle.
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