Apple is winding down a sign‑up offer that hands back the price of AirPods Pro 3 to new Card users.
For the next three days, anyone who opens an Apple Card for the first time and buys the earbuds before June 15 can earn up to $250 in bonus cash back. The bonus is paid as $25 each month from July 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, provided the card registers at least ten purchases of any amount each month. The initial AirPods purchase doesn’t count toward the monthly quota, and the offer excludes existing Card holders.
The promotion effectively turns the $179 Amazon price into a zero‑cost item, but only if the user can sustain a steady flow of small transactions. It shows how Apple leans on its financial product to lock in repeat usage rather than relying on the earbuds’ specs.
In practice, the deal is a cash‑back loop that rewards activity, not loyalty to the hardware itself.