Real Life MMD: Should I pay my sister for fake Uggs?

Ping0

If you bought these with the plan to sell them on, then you may be breaking the law. Goods brought into this country are subject to tax unless they are for the private use of the person bringing them in. Strictly speaking, your sister is not allowed to sell them to you in the first place. And you are certainly not allowed to sell them on.

If you genuinely wanted them for yourself (rather then for profit), then there should be no problem with them being the 'real thing' or not. And, by the time they are worn out, no one else would want to buy them anyway.

Take them from your sister as a gift. Then give her a gift of £90 for being such a good sister. And in future buy your own shoes.

Marco12452

If it was accidental and done in good faith, then no. Just ask her for any change that you may have coming from the amount you gave her to purchase the genuine article.
An point out her mistake along with informing her of your dissapointment.

elizabethhull

So your kind sister has lugged a large pair of boots back from Australia, they are the 'genuine' article (as opposed to high-priced fashion rip-offs), no-one will know they are not made by the American firm (unless you are in the habit of taking footwear off to wave the label around!!), and you're thinking of NOT paying her what it cost? Are you mad?? Don't you think she really had better things to do on her trip than feed your fashion frenzy? So when a fashionista friend asks' Are they UGGS' in envious tones, you answer, 'Yes, but these are the real Australian ones, my sister got them for me actually in Australia - aren't they fabulous?' (thereby making her envious that you know the difference, that your family can afford to go globe-trotting, AND that you have a kind and thoughtful sister - triple boasting whammy!!)
I really hope your sister doesn't read about your 'problem'.

neilpost

kneelbeforezod wrote: »

Why? Are they faulty? If they are merely generic boots bought from a reputable retailer then there's no comeback. OP should just suck it up and chalk it down to experience.

They are faulty - they are counterfeit, according to the OP/Money Saving Dilemma.

purpleweasel

Can't really see why this is a dilemma. Also can't understand why a £90 pair of boots is "cheap" no matter where they came from! Is this a money-saving dilemma or a fashion one-upmanship question?

Gillsx

Hang on - I assume she didnt go into a decent store (and most likely paid less than £90 as she didnt use a genuine store?). At the end of the day she didnt go into a genuine store with your money and i'm sure you would have done this. Tell her she can have the boots and you want your £90 back. And not to be such an idiot in future!

happyinflorida

From the fact you're asking this question I am assuming you don't get on?

I'm saying this because I think, if you did get on, you'd be only to happy to pay her back for what she's paid out already on your behalf, am I right?!

She should have asked if they were genuine or not, but if she's like that and thought they were, she's done her best.

Did she deliberately buy the wrong ones due to the fact you don't get on and she was fed up with you asking her to get them as they're big and awkward to carry around and bring back on a long haul flight?!!!

All in all - learn from it.

If you want to sell them on, you can, but just put they're fake - a lot of people would probably still want to buy if they're practically the same, I would have thought.

SJ_Jones

Gillsx wrote: »

Hang on - I assume she didnt go into a decent store (and most likely paid less than £90 as she didnt use a genuine store?). At the end of the day she didnt go into a genuine store with your money and i'm sure you would have done this. Tell her she can have the boots and you want your £90 back. And not to be such an idiot in future!

Glad I'm not YOUR sister!

Gresp

Why can you not sell them on? People less vain/shallow than you might be happy with a pair of fake UGGs. Even if you get less than £90 for them, that's better than nothing.

But if you're the kind of person who blows stupid amounts of cash on the latest fashion accessory, the money can't be much of an issue for you anyway.

Pay up.

pennypinchUK

You were happy enough to take a chance when you asked her to get them. You're lumped with them.