Buy cosmetics Save energy and labor, beware of cosmetics is counterfeit

The purchase of cosmetics online has become fashionable, save labor, especially group buying cosmetics, is extremely economical. But there are a lot of consumers are "dumb to eat coptis, there is no pain," such as the Internet to see the product and received the kind of completely inconsistent, or seems to be authentic actually is "parallel" or counterfeit ...

Industry exposure net buy cosmetics shady, said some products low to 10 percent profit still up to 1000%

The purchase of cosmetics online has become fashionable, save labor, especially group buying cosmetics, is extremely economical. But there are a lot of consumers are "dumb to eat coptis, there is no pain," such as the Internet to see the product and received the kind of completely inconsistent, or seems to be authentic actually is "parallel" or counterfeit ... Some recent consumer calls to the information Times reporter told the story of their encounter. Reporters visited a number of industry insiders also found that the net to buy cosmetics in the "water" phenomenon is very common, but some people claim that some of the brand-name cosmetics more than 95% is high imitation fakes, so some products even low to 10 percent still have up to 1000% of the staggering profits.

Genuine "water" divided into multiple bottles

CiCi, a shopkeeper who ran cosmetics on the internet, told reporters that the phenomenon of "mixing water" in cosmetics was actually a lot. CiCi revealed that before their own purchase will specially into a large number of empty bottles, empty boxes, depending on these bottles and jars, the goods can be a bottle of two bottles, or even three bottles of four bottles, can also be quickly expired into fresh products. For example, 100 ml of CD perfume, as long as in the mouth with pliers a clamp, the bottle mouth will easily fall off, and then add distilled water, so 100 ml into a 300 ml, loaded into the new bottle, the appearance does not see traces, but the perfume taste some light. Distilled water can be used to the perfume, toner, essence, cream, emulsion is to rely on cheap vaseline. "Distilled water, Vaseline harmless to the human body, put these into cosmetics, consumers generally will not notice." ”

Ms. Mak, another owner of the cosmetics store, said from the formal manufacturers come in some real goods, and then doping other cheaper products or substances, a bottle of more is a lot of online sellers of the customary way, the new "products" regardless of the packaging to quality, are similar to the licensed, but generally do not play imitation pseudo code on the outside packaging. Many sellers will explain that because manufacturers resist low-cost sales, the packaging batch number or anti-counterfeiting removed.

Special brand name is "Cottage Products"

The reporter found that the price of cosmetics group purchase is indeed very attractive, such as Dior, Lauder, Clinique, Shiseido, Avene and other big-name low to 12 percent, there are some rare domestic so-called "foreign brands" ultra-low temptation price.

But do these group-buying sites really have cooperation with brands, is it really because the volume of shipments can get so low discount it? This is not the case, including the owners of the brands, such as Procter and Gamble, Lauder and Lancome, said they had not cooperated with any cosmetics group site, nor authorized any cosmetics website to sell their products. Yang Weisen, the city manager of Natural Hall, said the sale of cosmetics products on the Internet, estimated only about 60% is authentic, including a series of goods, overseas products (these products are generally consumers can not be verified through any channel), more is fakes, and if it is authentic, 40 percent is already low to no lower price.

However, it is understood that many group purchase on the website of high-end cosmetics is "cottage products", there are even claims that cosmetics group buy 95% are high imitation fakes. Even if sold below 10 percent, these shanzhai products still have a lot of profit margins. To the case of Lauder, a genuine market price of 780 yuan, the counter purchase price of 70 percent or so, wholesale channels are not likely to purchase less than 50 percent, but in some group buy site but as long as 30 percent-40 percent or even 10 percent-20 percent can buy, sourcing where? According to cosmetics insiders revealed that the cottage cost of only seven or eight yuan, even if the purchase site to a discount of 78 yuan sold to consumers, profit is still around 1000%.

Focus

"Counter inspection" is just beautiful cover

In many shopping websites, many businesses have played a "counter inspection", but carefully read it is not difficult to find, some supplementary provisions hidden mystery. In fact, that is, those who are willing to "help to see" the counter sales staff, also do not want to produce a written certificate, and to carry out professional testing will be costly testing costs, and some product testing fees will even higher than the price of the commodity itself, consumers are unwilling to pay the rights of protection costs

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, only manufacturers, national inspection and accreditation agencies can be effective identification of the authenticity of products, and issued a written report. In other words, counters, stores as a first agent, the right to determine the authenticity of goods. Industry insiders also said that the formal manufacturers, sellers of shopping guides are expressly provided, not to provide customers with product identification services, more emphasis on the lack of rights to identify online products. It can be said that the "Support counter inspection" This commitment is not operational, but has a certain degree of deception, misleading. Consumers should pay attention to two problems: first, to choose to obtain authorization and qualification identification of the inspection agencies, the second is to confirm that the authority and qualification of the scope of accreditation can meet the testing requirements, and testing agencies to sign a commissioned test contract.

In addition, there are many businesses are committed to "absolute authentic", "false one compensation three" or "free return" and other services. These words look like a bond to a product, but it's often hard to defend after a consumer dispute. Therefore, if consumers buy goods, found that the product is unqualified or there is a product quality problems, you can promptly to the industry and commerce, public security and other departments to report complaints, to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.

Consumer Reminders

50~200 Cosmetic Fakes The most

1. Do not covet cheap, fake prices are usually lower than the genuine. Prices in the 50~200 between the cosmetics, fakes will be more, the purchase should pay special attention to, especially Han makeup, buyers want to stay a mind.

2. Cosmetic sample is also the hardest-hit, especially some batch sell sample shop, after all, sample is the gift of genuine merchants, there is no flow of supply.

3. For different skin care brands, you can first go to the beauty forum to find through the collation of production batches or packaging features such as the identification of the authenticity of the method, and then in exchange with the business to ask for physical pictures and batches, and to achieve acceptance of the inspection as a false commitment.

4. Select the merchant should screen the seller of high credit, you can check the "seller's credit" early record and the buyer's evaluation experience to make judgments. When dealing with the use of such as an or Alipay tools, while retaining the chat record with the seller, parcel list, such as transaction vouchers, especially after receiving the goods to timely inspection.

5. The net buys some not used cosmetics before should go to the shopping center counter to try, one is to determine the skin of their own, will not cause allergies and other issues, the second is to determine the brand produced the product, not by the seller so-called "limited", "Commemorative Edition" of Deception, three is conducive to the purchase of the net after the comparison of the authenticity of goods.