How to spot a fake ugg
These are the boots which are being faked. Some of the fake UGGS are exceedingly good and even when placed next to genuine ones will take some spotting! Follwoing is a wonderful guide with pictures sent to me by an ebayer who had purchased fakes for his daughter. There are many fake UGG boots circulating on eBay. Whilst the term UGG is not protected, the UGG boots which are made by Deckers ARE protected. This guide will hopefully help you to spot them as many people are being duped.
Also many of the fake Uggs from China will have very large shipping fees with a low boot price. The Classic Uggs are made since 2005 in China so the label will say made in China on a Classic Tall and Classic Short. The Utlra's are still made in New Zealand.
1. The smell of a fake UGG is a give away - it smells of paint/lacquer which comes from the dye used on the synthetic materials. The fake will often have a blue label pinned to it and also a brown cloth protection bag which says "Snow Boots" - these are not provided with the genuine ones!!
2. Believe it or not, genuine Classic Deckers UGGS are made in China. The fake Classic Decker UGGS always say made in New Zealand or sometimes Australia. Here's the genuine label (for a classic short) on the left and the fake on the right. Also note how the font style for 'australia' is different:- 3. Most of the fakes are sold from sellers (with either low or zero feedback) in The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Greece, Italy, Australia and the Czech Republic. The boots are actually in China and they also charge a lot for shipping and normally only accept Paypal. They will also have lots of them for sale. There are however some fakes that are being sold quite innocently in the UK because they were bought from the organised fakers via eBay and they are found to be too small. The fact is the fake UGGS are indeed too small and this is why they are then resold. A fake size 5 (US size 7) is about 1 cm smaller in foot size. 4. A genuine Deckers UGG will have an R in a circle next to the UGG on the sole. A fake UGG will not have the R in the circle on the sole. Genuine on the left, fake on the right. Fakes now have copied the R. 5. A genuine Deckers UGG boot has real sheepskin fur on the interior. Its fluffy looking and also thicker and a rich cream colour. The fake uses synthetic 'fur', is slightly grey, thinner and also small pieces of the 'fur' come away when rubbed. Here's the genuine fur on the left and the fake fur on the right.
6. Finally the price is a huge clue. Genuine UK sourced Decker UGGS are at least £140 - anything substantially less and they are probably fakes. US sourced short UGGS are at least £70 and tall UGGS £85 - again anything less and they will probably be fakes. 7. Where the sole joins the heel, the genuine UGG has a flush join. On the fake there is a solid line clearly visible. Genuine on the left, fake on the right:- 8. Finally, the outside labels are subtly different. Note how 'australia' is in a bolder font on the fake - which is shown on the left. 9. .In the UK there are two main types of fake - the ones with the blue label pinned on and with a dust bag that says "snow boots" and a VERY good fake which has light brown pinned on tags that say "made by CGM Co Ltd". The latter have the correct sole pattern and also the label that says "Made in China". Most purchasers are entirely fooled by this. 10.The sheepskin fur around the boot matches the colour of the boot but the sheepskin fur at the bottom of the boot where your foot sits is always natural (cream) in colour.
11. To my knowledge and indeed from the official UGG website, UGG do not make a CAMEL colour - if your label says 'CAMEL' chances are they are fakes. 12. If the Nightfall is any other color but Chestnut it is a fake. Deckers only makes Nightfall in Chestnut.
13. If the seller is sending the boots directly form his facotry in China... they are fakes. Deckers never does this. 14. The stitching on the fakes is very bad.
15. If you see a Sundance in any other color but Chestnut Sand or Chocolate it is a fake. Deckers has stopped making it in Black. There may be old stock around but any ones selling large amounts are probably fakes. 16. Deckers Uggs do not have any tags hanging from them. They do not have a Blue Label and there is never a mention of Snow Boots or any Brown Protection Bag. 17 Some sellers will sell a KIds ugg for a womens ugg. You can tell as the label has all the sizes Euro UK and US on a kids ugg whereas the womens ugg only has the US size on it. 18. A shoe salesman sent me this as another way to tell fakes ..Try holding the fur and then the outside leather and separating them (pinch each and pull apart)... if they do then you know since sheepskin is only one layer with two different sides... fakes are two layers stitched together.
19. The sole of a fake Ugg is about 1/4 inch whereas the real ugg is 1/2 inch thick.