SmallTalk ... Errr .. Nah

At first I was thinking of getting SmallTalk, which gives me a mic while allowing me to use my own headphone with my iPod Touch. Amazon has it for $15, while Buy.com has it for $16 about all the shipping and such. But then there are reviews talking about how flumsy that cord is, and said the connects are not very well made. It's something that has 50% of possibility returning back to the manufacturer. Plus, for $29 I got the mic and remote and the headphone. Paying $16 just for the mic seems a little bit much. And historical, carry multiple piece (both mic and headphone) prompt to be troublesome.

And most of all .... do I HAVE to have a mic? Hmmm... think ....