My story of the worst headphones I've ever heard:
One day there was a sale going on in my town. It was a BIG event, as TV had shown that there were many discounted "gems" being sold there. I, of course, went there hoping to find an awesome deal. Upon arriving, I had to pay $5 just to enter the place, but I thought it would probably be worth it. When I got into the place, I was greeted with a lot of Chinese sellers. First thing I did was go to the area where the laptops were, hoping that I would find a UMPC (something I've always wanted) for a cheap price. Well, they had something that looked like one, it had a lot of Chinese handwriting on it, and it cost $500 (US dollars btw). Even worse, it's specs were something like a 33MHz processor, so I knew that it was a total, complete rip-off. Anyway, I just walked on past it and found a place where they were selling fake iPhones. Beside them were some $15 in ears that, according to the specs on the back, were pretty decent. I had accidently destroyed my old pair of headphones and needed some replacements, so I thought I would give these a whirl. And for only $15 dollars, they couldn't be that bad. How wrong could I be?
To describe the sound of these things is basically impossible, but here it goes. Imagine some headphones that did not have any bass whatsoever. Then, bury the headphones in a cup full of sand. Then, place the cup to your ear. That's kind of how it sounded, yet the high's were still ear-piercing. Any audiophile or just lover of music would probably cry after hearing these. I know I did. I did not think my music could sound so...bad...