Mobile-Blue

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:19 am

Under no circumstances use this company.

My OH

bought some GHD straighteners from there at the begining of the year. They were delivered OK but after about 6 months they stopped working. So OH sent then back to CHINA

at her expense and as yet failed to hear anything back despite many attempts.

Having had a 5 sec trawl of the net there seems to be many complaints about this company so please don't use this company as, in my OH's case, its £80 + the £20 P&P to return the item, down the drain.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:50 am

But OH should have sent them back to where he got them, it's not his duty to return them to the manufacturer.

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:52 am

SHE did

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:56 am

Did she buy them from China then or a local outlet

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:58 am

I think this thread on MSE says it all.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/sho ... l?t=828383

Mobile Blue sell fake goods and are a deceptive seller

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:22 am

She knows that now Hoovie - her ears are still smarting from the bashing I've just given them. Can't believe she has done this

and to make it worse she paid by debit card FFS

I have 2 rules when it comes from buying on tinternet; 1) make purchase with CC only (PayPal is just as corrupt), 2) always research a company you have never used before. Its so easy. Within 30secs I'd found a series of -ve comment saying exactly what OH experienced

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:26 am

As for the fake bit I couldn't tell whether they were genuine or not. If they were fake they were v.good copies. Box was clearly printed, hologram on unit, included a DVD as described on the GHD website. Basically everything looked perfect, even the usage of them was good, or so I'm told, compared to a £30 set of straighteners.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:41 am

These chinese companies are great at making fakes - they look and feel just as good as the real thing - for a while.
They just don't last as along and are often dangerous.

Was it the GHDs that were featured on Watchdog a while back? bursting into flames?

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:43 am

Hoovie wrote:Was it the GHDs that were featured on Watchdog a while back? bursting into flames?

Not heard about that

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:46 am

BTW - there is one Debit Card that has similar fraud protection, but as it is under £100, wouldn't matter either way

Think it is the VISA Debit card that has cover (Switch, Solo or Maestro does not). But I'm with you - Credit Card much better idea regardless

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:57 am

as far as i was told by the bank, visa debit has no protection.......its the same as paying cash. People just get confused (as i did) as it says VISA on it, but they are only doing the same as a switch transaction

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:31 pm

handyman wrote:as far as i was told by the bank, visa debit has no protection.......its the same as paying cash. People just get confused (as i did) as it says VISA on it, but they are only doing the same as a switch transaction

Just had another google and in fact, VISA Debit Cards have a BETTER protection then VISA Credit Cards in certain ways

Visa debit card refunds

"....However, many people do not realise that there is a similar system to protect them when using some debit cards.

It is a process called chargeback and it applies to bank account cards operated by Visa.

....Unlike the similar credit cards scheme, there is no minimum or maximum limit on a claim but it must be lodged within 120 days of the transaction"

and a telling comment that explains your experience, handyman .....
"Both Hirdesh and Amanda had found out about chargeback on Working Lunch and contacted their banks to ask for this process to be put into action.

But both viewers discovered that despite this type of protection being a legitimate process within the banking system, it is not necessarily well known within call centres"

Raf · Post by **Raf** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:16 pm

ive been to China a few times with work.... copy heaven that place: heres an example:

i give you the X5 copy:

the front is quite different but the biggest give away was the sound. a proper industrial tractor unit under the hood chugging away.

and moving up the technological scale here is their J10 (copy of the F16):

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:38 pm

Cheers Hoovie, but the 120 day rule is a bit of a p*sser....I'll have to get the OH to ring her bank and see what they say.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:54 pm

Raf wrote:ive been to China a few times with work.... copy heaven that place: heres an example:

i give you the X5 copy:

BMW have an injunction on that currently - quite rightly to

For some undisclosed reason, Toyota have not taken the makers of this RAV4 copy down the same road

Which is the Real Toyota and which is the Chinese copy ???