Where can I physically test earbuds anymore? and Recommendations

TLDR: Need something to cancel out loud coworkers. Prefer silence without music, but also need to answer phone calls or join meetings. Pretty sure this is Active Noise Cancelling. Tried AirPods Pro 3 and they were impressive. Also looking at Bose, Sony, Sennheiser. Best Buy won’t let me test. Do people just buy and return?

Any suggestions for my use case?

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New to earbuds. Back in the office and the open floor has a lot of folks taking calls at their cube. I work best in silence and would rather not play music.

I think I need Active Noise Cancelling (ANC). My understanding: tiny mics listen to outside noise and the buds play the opposite sound to cancel it. Great for steady noise like HVAC. Not perfect for voices??

The Apple Store let me try AirPods Pro 3 and I was impressed, even without music. Talking was muffled, but I keep reading that Bose/Sony/Sennheiser are even better at cancelling noise?

Problem: Best Buy would not allow testing. Looks like Bose stores are gone, so I cannot try those.

Questions:

• Do people just buy multiple pairs, test at home, and return what does not fit or sound best?
• Is there any store that still lets you physically try Bose, Sony, or Sennheiser?
• I also happen to be in Apple ecosystem (MacBook, iPad, iPhone). Does that make AirPods Pro 3 a no brainer? It's the cheapest of the 4.