AIBU to think this is a fake website?

[unclebuck]

www.daypacksshop.com/

DS 21 wants a fancy hiking backpack for his bday and has sign posted this bargain sale but it looks suspect to me. I am clueless thou - anyone any idea how I can check? No trustpilot scores

Thank you

"For the ease of buyer, we mark all of our shipments as Free Shipping and send it as a gift to help the buyer to not suffer paying several custom duties"

Dodgy as hell!

If you're not sure then go through a reputable and well known stockist.

"when we first arrived to Hong Kong" is the first line of the about us. So I'd suggest if the prices are lower than you'd think, they're fake products.

Have you read the about us page? Name mysteriously removed for some reason??????

I wouldn't say it's a fake website, there are full contact details provided, however I would guess it is actually based in China not the US. The shipping and returns info is also missing. I wouldn't order from them.
FYI, not all businesses are on Trust Pilot. They actually rip businesses off left, right and centre. My business isn't on there.

Fake, the 'about us' appears to refer to a Hong Kong based clothing/fashion store, the grammar and general construction is bad too, suggesting poor copy and paste and possibly poor translation..

The address registered in the contact us takes you to details of a residential home in the US.

Avoid.

They are VERY cheap

Thank you so much, and for explaining how to check next time. Much appreciated.

Yes, I can't afford the fancy bag he wants from a proper stockist 😂 Oh well! I'm not risking it
Thanks

Oh look, the same text content is on this page too, with the persons name on it, I haven't checked this one but this may be real, and the text has been stolen.

ruemadame.com/pages/our-story

Go on sportsshoes.com , has some reasonably priced Osprey backpacks

I always check:

When was the page set up, this says 2023... thats not great..

The about us, does it make sense, read well, copy a chunk and see if it appears elsewhere on the net.

Contact us - follow a real address, where is it - is there a real email or a form.

If the content is stolen, no real email, a residential address... and the goods are stupid cheap and its a brand new store... then probably its fake and you'll get nothing for your money OR, a pair of fake sunglasses/baggy of plastic tat.

If in doubt don't use it. Not worth the hassle.

WARNING TO ALL ---- one of the linked pages on this website appears to contain a trojan (or something similar) and has caused my antivirus software to have a hissy fit.

(not this website - mumsnet - obvs! But the website in question)

Thanks so much everyone, very much appreciated.

Yeah I didn't want to risk clicking on random dodgy links

Their Facebook and twitter links are broken lots of bad reviews on trust pilot.

ie.trustpilot.com/review/backpacks.com

If anyone knows where I can get a zip round 40-50l rucksack with all the fancy features for under £100 please let me know.

Otherwise he is getting £100 and can sort himself out 😂

I am so sorry, thanks for flagging this :(

Look on Vinted for osprey backpacks