I've been burned twice recently by ordering goods found on a site listed in Google shopping that offered crazy low prices. My CC covered the losses. As far as I know, Paypal is still 'investigating.' A call to Google to complain left me confused about which listed sites they check, and which they don't. Today I saw an attractive price for Merrill boots on a FB ad. I assumed the shipping would make the deal less interesting. It didn't. With shipping, the price was $15 to $25 cheaper than more legitimate sites. Not enough to trigger a scam alert in my brain. I caught myself and did a quick search and found it has the characteristics of a scam site so I passed. Anyone here been scammed by them? Cheers, Never Again..
Me too, I thought I was too old and wise to fall for this sort of thing and considering I work in IT a bit embarrassing. The site looked legit, even having a Cambridge Depot listed. I guess I should have got suspicious when the delivery was 28 days. The shoes did arrive stinking of the usual cheap plastic, they don't even sit flat on the floor (anyone got a beer mat?). Do not deal deal with these people.
Chinese Web Sites or on Social Media ads easy to spot (once you know the below signs) so buyer beware.
1. No return address on the returns policy............thats because the site will look as if its in your country (where they despatch goods from) BUT they will ask for returns to go back to China (returns depot) at a shipping cost nearly always more than the item is worth. 2. No contact telephone number............if you click on contact the most you will get is webmail or an email address. 3. No company address information. 4. Great looking items at bargain prices that turn out to be tat.
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I had the same problem. Ordered Merrell hiking shoes assuming that’s exactly what I would receive. The ad for the shoes even showed a pair of Merrell hiking shoes. What I received was a cheap knockoff that wasn’t even close! RIPOFF!
Since everything is made in China, one thought was that branded goods were being diverted from legitimate factory lines and sold by workers for a small profit. But that's not the case. Rationalization is a wondrous thing..
Burned and feeling stupid. $55 for a pair of $3.00 shoes you couldn't find at Walmart ... They copied photos descriptions ... from Merrell's website to advertise Merrell Moab 2 shoes. Stupid me ...
