Wilton Icing Nozzle Advice - Fake?

nodiscount

Hi

I ordered a Wilton Icing nozzle from Ebay. As far as I'm aware, Wilton nozzles have 'wilton' and 'Korea' embossed on them like this:



But the one I have received looks cheap and says 'China' on the inside of it. It wasn't in the Wilton packaging either. They have taken it off the card but sent the card with it.

I can open a case on Ebay but don't want to do that if I'm in the wrong.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Nope, looks like an icing nipple to me. Was it cheap or expensive?

nodiscount

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Nope, looks like an icing nipple to me. Was it cheap or expensive?

The picture in the OP is not the one I was sent. It's a picture of a genuine one.

The one I got is this, it was 3 quid. :
That's not my hand!

Auntie-Dolly

How much do they usually cost? Usually a good indicator whether its genuine of not.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Nope, still can't find anything special.

http://cakedecoratingstore.co.uk/icing-tips-nozzles/

Best I could do searching for icing nipples

Floss

Why buy from Ebay when there are any number of cake decorating online & high street shops? Or if you are going to buy from Ebay then use a reputable store that has a shop as well as online presence

kerri_gt

just checked mine that i purchased from the Steamer store, they have China stamped on the back of them (on the outside not the inside though)

Flora_Poste

Just been to have a look at mine, bought from a large cake suppliers in Warrington a year or so ago. The Wilton ones have 'Wilton ' and the code on the front and 'China' on the back at the bottom. Maybe they have reduced the quality in recent years?

Now I look at them, the JEM ones are definitely better quality than the Wilton ones. The metal is thicker and the joining seam on the JEMs is quite hard to see whereas on the Wilton tips its just sort of smoothed over.

kerri_gt

just a thought, it might not have been on the card to make it easier to post - they stick out from the cards they are on which makes them a bit of an awkward shape to mail.

nodiscount

Thanks for checking your own nozzles to check . Looks like wilton tips are not as high quality as they used to be.
When I got home I saw the tip properly (my husband sent that picture while I was out). The tip was actually squashed out of shape. You can see its out of shape in the picture if you look for it.
Messaged the seller who gave a quick refund. Will check out pme tip next time. Thanks.