It is not as fun to be honest, you have to book an appointment at the Apple store and they don't just sell you one if you walk-in. Then you would have to wait for their technician to verify Airpods were not stolen for them to finally sell you a new case

Ha, ha, I was actually thinking of the wife (jokingly!)

What I’ll actually do is drop some hints and see what shows up for my birthday in a few months...