Just added some "fake" Adios Pro 3s to my "Fakes" collection. AMA

cool story, bro. No questions. Thanks.

How much would you say you've spent on AliExpress and what would you have spent paying retail for the haul?

Oh geez.

Trying to add it up. Approximate AliExpress price first and the retail (as I know it) in parenthesis.

Shoes:
Arc... $70 ($150)
Clifton 7...$55 ($140)
VF...$40 ($250)
Adios....$30 ($200?)

Jackets:
Atom LT...$80 ($260)
Atom AR...$80 ($350)
Macai....$140 ($1000)

Nike shorts...$25 each ($65 each)
Dri-fit shirts...$12 each ($40 each?)
Jacket...$30 ($100)

Patagonia Houdini $35 ($100)

Quick math adds up to spending close to $700
Would have cost prob $2500 to $3k at retail prices.

This is interesting.. How do YOU go about searching for something you are looking for? What search terms, descriptions do you look at? What would make you pass?

Nike Aeroswift for $80 is a lot...too much. I'm listening!

Hi. I have seen quite a lot of pairs on dh gate. But how do you know which ones are 1:1 factory? I have some hokas that are 1:1 with my originals. , Carbon X3. Even have the carbon plate. But I'm curious if anyone has any other links to sellers with 1:1 or even ones replicating the carbon plate. With these Chinese sellers usually 90% are garbage but you'll usually be able to find one or two sellers who are getting them directly from the "third shift" and items already made in china that are literally 1:1. Problem seems to be with the Nike's in particular, there's too many trash sellers .

Based on the OPs report, I bought the Vaporfly 3 from a site on DH gate with lots of positive reviews, including one that said their shoe (not Vaporfly) was identical to the real shoe.

While the shoe looks identical and does appear to have a carbon plate, it weighs 9.5 ounces, whereas the real shoe should weigh about 7 ounces. It also lacks almost any cushioning. I definitely wouldn't buy again.

You knowingly purchased knockoffs and you’re disappointed that you got knockoffs?

Thoughts on the fake Hoka? I can access fake Hokas very easily based on my location and have been very tempted. Clifton, Carbon X etc all 40-50$

My son watches Youtube videos where people knowingly race in fake shoes like the Vaporfly and they appear to be god awful.

I had no idea there was a market for fake Hoka Clifton...

90% of the sellers on these sites are garbage.

I just looked at those $30 Adios Pro 3's the OP was talking about. They aren't real.
Haven't tried any of the VaporFly's on AliExpress, Temu, DHGate, etc but I doubt they are the real ones for $25 or whatever they cost.

It's basically a buyer beware, "How much can you afford to lose if it's not the real product" type game. When you do find that real product though, it's a total steal.

Sometimes you can get your money back right away (I always pay with PayPal). This is usually for lower value items where it would cost the seller more to pay for return shipping than product is worth.

Sometimes (Very few) the seller wants you to send the product back at your cost. If you've spend $30 for a jacket and your shipping cost back to China is $25, is it even worth it for a return/refund.

There's literally almost anything you could want on AliExpress/Temu/DHGate.

The "Fake" Hoka recovery slides arrived just the other day. $8. Only thing missing is the Hoka logo. Exact product.

I've looked at some of the Speedgoats on AliExpress and the reviews are all over the place. Some say they are real. Some say they are fake.

I have no doubt their are fake Clifton's.

Hell, Didn't Avia basically knock it completely off and sell it at Walmart for like $20?

I had no idea, especially the fake Hoka slides. I'll have to check it out.

I have the "fake" hoka carbon X3 and "fake" Cliftons. Which is why I posted this morning, wondering if anyone had tried any of the other products actually already manufactured in China. This is where you get 1:1. Comes out of the factory, "third shift", I'm guessing just goes out the back door and doesn't enter the correct distribution chain. I have got the Clifton 9 and the hols carbon X 3 and both are definitely 1:1. The Cliftons weigh to the exact gram from ones I have bought from the hoka site as well as sports shoes.com. I'm on my third pair. The carbon x 3, I also got a pair from sportsshoes.com which lasted about 500km, chanced it with dh gate and received a 1:1 copy. They are 2 grams heavier the first time around. Lasted almost exactly the same , 500km and I cut them open like my original pair, same carbon plate. On my second pair of these now from dh gate, they are 1g lighter than the first pair. Maybe put it down to manufacturing differences. I've even had official shoes weigh different from time to time, my carbon rocket x were 4g different and both from the hoka site, for the same shoes. The only other pair I can get from the seller are bondis. I've had a chat with the seller, these are the only models he can get that are made in the factory he works at. I'm paying about £45 a time. Can't complain at that.

Yes and no. At $250, I wasn't in the market for the Vaporfly 3, but my curiosity was peaked by the OP's post so I thought I'd check it out for myself. Sometimes, a company will order, say 10,000 units of something, but the factory just churns out a thousand extra and sells them out the back door.

Anyway, I'd say stay away from the Nike knockoffs based on my experience.

I have made several purchases of inexpensive items off Temu and I've been impressed with the accuracy of the sizes and product quality. The ice silk t-shirts were great. I always switch out the stock inserts with aftermarket inserts that I modify so they're similar to an orthotic. I've bought over a dozen different inserts off Temu and paid between $1.50 and $2.50. Some of them are excellent.

Just found the Hoka slides on Temu. Went thru their site and NOT the app. Just do a search on the site for "Men's Recovery slide". It looks like it's last year's model for like $11. The "latest" version is like $35.

I pulled up the actual product "Hoka Ora Recovery 2 slide" on another tab. Compared pics. They do indeed look like the same product but without having the actual real product in front of me I can't say for sure. Either way 11 versus 55 is a bargain . Did read one review where said to size down and entire while size from their description so that is what I did.

Will play around more with the site later.

Wonder if these are the real deal? Who wants to take a chance and find out....

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Have you ever hung banana peels from your earlobes?

I have not. I have, however, rubbed them on my face as they work really really well for both a face cleaner and moisturizer.