The Emu boots saga continues

[Moth]

Oh and please if buying Uggs be careful of fakes as the inner lining is not sheepskin but fur from a poor animal which is skinned alive.

Bearpaws look interesting but TKMaxx never have a size 3.

Oh, that's a horrible thought

Keep checking with TKs. The Brighton store had loads of size 3 and 4 in the Bearpaws. For the £30 I paid, I find the quality is much better than the Emu's. I bought them on the TSV also and returned them very quickly as they just were not comfortable at all. I'm still convinced that products made for sale as a TSV are of a lower quality than the regular stock products.

 

[lynnonthelake]

Donna do you know what country is responsible for churning out these fake uggs,It is just so horrific,I am still feeling guilty for buying a DB coat years ago before I knew what his real trade was.
LYNN

 

[Jabbathehut]

A good tip is that the footbed on genuine Uggs is ALWAYS white, even on the coloured ones

 

[Flamenco]

If you go on UGG website you can get list of authorized retailers. Don't buy from any website that isn't authorized. They will be fake. I bought mine from Clogg.co.uk who are authorized online retailers

 

[rainbowdottie]

"real" Uggs also have the holographic label inside to verify them

 

[donna255]

Donna do you know what country is responsible for churning out these fake uggs,It is just so horrific,I am still feeling guilty for buying a DB coat years ago before I knew what his real trade was.
LYNN

China. But the problem is real Uggs are made in China as well.

 

[Flamenco]

Just phoned CS and a Hermes courier will come collect them. They were fine about returning them

 

[my_old_mans_a_dustman]

Warning the link I'm putting is very distressing but hopefully it'll put off people who buy fake Uggs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...kinned-alive-make-cheap-copies-Ugg-boots.html

 

[Lottie]

The real Uggs are made in Australia.

Boycott anything made in China, it's what's crippling our nation - and I don't just mean Uggs!

 

[fwend]

it depends, some are made in oz but others are made in china they are owned by an american firm ,so not ozzie anymore x

 

[Catherine]

I have some Emus that I bought near the end of last winter and didn't really realise till too late that I didn't find them comfortable, when I walk in them my knees get really bad which I think is partly because the foot isn't supported and it slips around. I tried them again today with some arch support insoles from the chemist, and socks, and I think it might have helped a bit but too early to say. It is a shame as I like the look of mine and they haven't yet fallen apart (probably 'cause I can't really wear them much!). But thank you everyone who has shared their experience, it has convinced that I shouldn't try the brand again. I am determined to keep limping around trying to get some wear out of mine! Not sure how long I can do it though. Think you were absolutely right to get them returned Flamenco, that is really bad about the tread coming away so soon.

 

[Jabbathehut]

Uggs is the type of boot, but the Uggs brand is owned by the American Decker company and is in fact in China

 

[Jabbathehut]

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

 

[donna255]

Yes infact that is how you know your Uggs could be fake, it will say made in Austrialia.

 

[rainbowdottie]

I have to say I don't think my Emus are "badly made".They certainly don't "fall over" the heel,the materials used is good - I just think its the fit of them.My Emu's that I've had years and years are still going strong and they've been worn a lot - they're just big and baggy.They feel "sloppy" on - whereas my Uggs seem a more tighter,comfy fit and the lining doesn't seem to bed down.

 

[Flamenco]

By way of update, a Hermes courier collected my Emus tonight - which is prompt as I only rang QVC about it yesterday. I've returned the unopened packet of insoles as well as I want a full refund including the original p&p of £6.45 (can't believe how steep P&P was!). I've sent a letter by recorded delivery outlining the faults: the bagginess, the peeling away of the tread and loose stitching, which I noticed today when packaging them up - the stitching has come undone around the top part of the boot. I think for £130 plus P&P the Emus should be of very high quality like my UGG Australia boots which are snug, comfortable, more rigid in structure and look better. I won't be buying Emu boots although I have to say the Emu slippers I bought last year are lovely. However, I notice that the sheepskin has worn away from the heel bait, but I can live with it as I can't feel it and I only wear them round the house.