And then you still need to have a combo charging adapter so you can talk/listen while charging, plus the 8mm headphones for exercise equipment, plus the adapter

And then you still need to have a combo charging adapter so you can talk/listen while charging, plus the 8mm headphones for exercise equipment, plus the adapter for my wired Bose headphones. So it's still a pain, although the main thrust of my post was that if you try going Bluetooth like vendors seem to want us to do, you still need lots of cords.