Scams are not only rampant between individuals, in secret places escaping the control of the marks concerned. They can also operate within the boutiques, apparently supervised and secure. Explanations.
From our times, scams are rampant all the time and anywhere, anytime. In the fashion world, they often take the form of counterfeits. There are many models that think for example buy real Louis Vuitton… and finally find themselves with false who claims to be clawed from the house.
But if we thought they were reserved for local markets or second -hand platforms; They also operate in more secure places, which are less suspected: stores. According to some, scams linked to counterfeiting are frequent in official and approved points of sale. Some Malandrins take advantage of their status as a seller and the institutionalized framework in which they operate to give you counterfeit articles. Interest? Keep the authentic article for them and resell it off shop to get your pockets full, without distorting the stock figures. Situation.
You arrive in the store, try this bracelet seen in the window, decide to buy it and announce your decision to the sales advisor. For your property, the latter does not give you the exposure model you have in your hands, but a brand new copy, recovered at the back of the store. This is where the scam is happening: in a passage ride, he exchanges the luxury piece with a counterfeit room which he himself bought, resembling line for the true. Very happy, you only see fire … But after some time, you realize that it is false. Unfortunately, the reimbursement period has already passed.
This young woman thus recounts the experience lived by her friend during a shopping trip to Fendi. The latter left the Avenue Montaigne store with a counterfeit bracelet. A case that we would think isolated, but which has arrived at many French people. Under the video, the comments stating similar facts swarm at lightning speed (565 for the time being). Dita Istrefi, former show of reality TV, writes: “It happened to me already”. “It happened to me at Gucci (…)”outbid @MargotisAbelleester.
Sellers themselves admit that this can be done regularly: “I worked at Chanel it happened in Monaco” (@Azeoff). And if that is not enough to silence the skeptics, the Internet user assures that she has the testimony of a saleswoman to support her argument: “No no I testified to a saleswoman I know what I say.”
In addition, the cameras are not enough to protect us, far from it. The officials do not look at them every hour … and there can be blind spots that said sellers know by heart. Easy to hide there to exchange said pieces sheltered from the scrutiny of managers.
So remember to find out about upstream counterfeit, to be able to see if the part in question is authentic or not. Once in store on D -Day, you will be able to analyze the product that will be given to you. As tells @justemyahmiyou can also return to store to claim a posteriori compensation. But no guarantee of obtaining the case …
In this case, luxury brands are not to be blamed: they set up processes to guarantee purchases safely. Admittedly, there may be flaws, but they still work hard to eradicate them.
