Spare parts should not go obsolete so quickly

So I managed to break the earbud attachment of my Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset so I figured I would go to Amazon and find a replacement one. I was unable to find one. So I figured I would try the Aliph Jawbone Site Store, I was not able to find anything there either. It is almost comical, they are up to the Jawbone Prime, but no parts for the original.

I figured I would check the support page on the Jawbone site and see if they listed a location to purchase replacements since Google, Froogle, and Amazon had let me down. The page had the following statement which made me chuckle:

If you have experienced earloop breakage on your first generation Jawbone headset (pictured below) whether in or out of warranty, please call 1-877-254-7426 or e-mail jawbone1support@aliph.com to learn about the options Aliph is offering you.

So I e-mailed them as I am not very happy about the idea that a $77.55 item I purchased on March 7, 2008 is already so obsolete I can’t even purchase replacement parts for it. We will see what the result is to that e-mail.