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Fake Ugg boots beware!

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The site www.australianuggboots.com.au are selling fake ugg boots under the name ugg boots and not specifying that this is the case. They lure you in with half price Ugg boots, however this is actually an extortionate price for fakes.

Please beware! I hope I get my refund, not holding my breath though!
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  • maybe if people read the FAQ's they would see that UGG is actually the style of footwear, not brand.

    quoted from the above website

    Do you sell the "UGG Australia" sheepskin boots?
    We get this question regularly and the answer is NO! We sell our own products, manufactured here in Melbourne, Australia by Binder Productions Pty Ltd. We are not affiliated to the US company that own the UGG Australia brand - called Deckers. The word Ug,Ugh,Ugg has been associated with a style (not brand)of footwear for many years in Australia so you will find many people advertising ug,ugg or ugh boots. The word ugg is found in the Macquarie Dictionary. Most of the UGG AustraliaTM production occurs in China and not in Australia.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,557 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Yup, "UGG" is a style of shoe, not a trademark brand name. You can even look it up on wikipidia:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugg_boots

    - it'll tell you the history of UGG and why all the confusion...
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

    No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)
  • Oliver14
    Oliver14 Posts: 5,878 Forumite
    Yes u are right. I agreed with your point. I purchased my ugg boots from uggboots4all and these uggs are very comfortable and very fashionable. i am satisfied with their services. Thanks, I loved your services.
    Do they pay you well? Maybe you could use the wages for English lessons?
    'The More I know about people the Better I like my Dog'
    Samuel Clemens
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Necrospammer
  • jonnyd281
    jonnyd281 Posts: 569 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Australian makers won a court case over this a couple of years ago, it effectively negated the trademark certainly in Australia, and I think similar action was to follow in Europe and America.

    http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/81737/ugg-ly-trademark-fight-comes-to-an-end
  • ljandk
    ljandk Posts: 30 Forumite
    Oliver14 wrote: »
    Do they pay you well? Maybe you could use the wages for English lessons?

    Was there any need for that remark to bpromotor? Or don't you have anything else better to do?
  • ljandk
    ljandk Posts: 30 Forumite
    fizz115 wrote: »
    The site www.australianuggboots.com.au are selling fake ugg boots under the name ugg boots and not specifying that this is the case. They lure you in with half price Ugg boots, however this is actually an extortionate price for fakes.

    Please beware! I hope I get my refund, not holding my breath though!


    we found is Amazon, although probably not as cheap as you got them. Even if they do wind up being good copies, you've got some comeback.
  • geordieracer
    geordieracer Posts: 2,637 Forumite
    ljandk wrote: »
    we found is Amazon, although probably not as cheap as you got them. Even if they do wind up being good copies, you've got some comeback.

    Good copies of what?

    Ugg boots again because you must be hard of reading is a style NOT a brand
    one of the famous 5:kiss:
  • antheaB
    antheaB Posts: 14 Forumite
    I signed up today to get some practical advice for my granddaughter's birthday present (she wants 'uggs' and I couldn't care less if that's the brand name or not!), and straight away see nasty little comments like this one. Is this what the MSE forum is like then? I had a look around at some other comments on different subjects, and I notice the same thing going on.

    Like my old dad used to say 'if you can't say something useful, keep it shut!'. Good advice?
  • Rosie1978
    Rosie1978 Posts: 123 Forumite
    I have to agree. This used to be quite a friendly place to come - not any more it seems.

    And if you're going to be nasty at least try to use at least some punctuation.
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