Ordered mine on December 31 and received them just about two weeks later. Oh, if you have a tracking number from dcc, it only tracks them within Bulgaria. To get the U.S. to pick up tracking requires priority mail.
Fake PolSilver Super Iridiums?
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To get usps tracking just input dcc tracking number once it gets to usa.
Did that but it did not work for me. I asked the Post Office, and was told unless it is shipped priority mail, USPS will not respond to the tracking number. Most important point: blades are good ones! Good luck.
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DCC Bulgaria to NJ 1.5 week to NJ. Everything looks good on the outside. I'll open one up later to see the blades.
Looks like I have two 5 packs of the possible fakes that I got from WCS last week.
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So basically, if there's a curly tail on the "y", don't buy.
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Wow. That's really disappointing. I've refrained from saying anything negative about WCS until now, because, like everyone has said, it was probably an honest mistake. But they've known about this issue for long enough that they shouldn't be shipping out the fakes anymore. When I was on the phone with them, although they did offer me a refund, they never once apologized, admitted they made a mistake, or acknowledged that there was anything wrong with their stock. That did seem like a red flag to me at the time, but I still assumed they would take care of the issue. Shame on them.
I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Yeah. I don't want to offend anyone or point fingers, but there are a lot of other great vendors out there, and based solely on this entire thread, myself and many others will likely not consider WCS in the future, which is a shame.
Emailed WCS about the blades that I received, their response is below:
"I know that there as been some speculation about counterfeit blades, however we have looked into this extensively and talk with our creditable supplier about this claim and we feel confident that these blades are genuine Polsilvers. If you have not used them we can certainly help you with a return for a refund. Please let me know."
"I know that there as been some speculation about counterfeit blades, however we have looked into this extensively and talk with our creditable supplier about this claim and we feel confident that these blades are genuine Polsilvers. If you have not used them we can certainly help you with a return for a refund. Please let me know."
Just goes back to my original statement that nobody is faking blades. Every time a thread comes up, the idea that they are fake is eventually refuted.
Fake feathers - the packaging is different depending on where they are sold and how many the packs contain
Fake med preps - the machine that marks the blades cannot mark them at the proper rate and leads to smudgy lettering or confusion between the different personnas.
Israeli reds - can't remember exactly, but I think it came down to manufacturing moving
Fake feathers - the packaging is different depending on where they are sold and how many the packs contain
Fake med preps - the machine that marks the blades cannot mark them at the proper rate and leads to smudgy lettering or confusion between the different personnas.
Israeli reds - can't remember exactly, but I think it came down to manufacturing moving
I agree with you and having seen all the differences with this blade and the actual blades, everything seems suspect. However, the relative scarcity of these "fakes" would lead me to assume that these are factory defective blades. If they are fakes, WCS is as much a victim as any of us.
I figure that I'll give 'em a try anyway. If they shave well, then I really have nothing to complain about.
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I certainly don't agree with you that the idea is always refuted. There were the Rubies, Blue Astras, and I take Mischka's word over WCS' any day considering the pictures posted in this thread. And don't forget about this or this random dude. Though, we probably don't need to rehash the arguments for and against.
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I admire your anti-cynical outlook in reaching the conclusion that they are factory defective blades. "Defective" in what sense, one may ask. The different layout of the box design (coloring, stripes and borders)? The different typeface? The different inner wrapper? The different glue spots? The extremely different print on the blade? How do all those defects come about in one and the same product, in an industrial plant such as PPI? And don't say 'vodka', because that's just arrogant. (I'm not accusing you of arrogance, but others have said vodka and I find that silly.)
Blade ink, rougher edge, or something like that is something that could easily happen one would assume. Something (to me) that is worth paying more attention too is the box. A slightly different design or use of a different font say is something that is quite hard to 'accidentally' happen, one would think. And like said above, West Coast is just as much receiving fakes (if they are), as much as we would be. It can't be helped for you and it can't be helped for them. It's all a gamble. Nobody in their right mind would intentionally sell off a fake blade whilst trying to build up and maintain a steady customer base.
We don't have pennies anymore, so there's my nickel's worth.
We don't have pennies anymore, so there's my nickel's worth.
Another response from WCS: "The blades are authentic Polsilvers, they have just changed the packaging on them. "
So the packaging is different, the font is different, no wax, the steel's a different colour and the blades shave **** but they're the real deal? Some folks need to give up their right to vote. Somebody somewhere has has a load of fake Polsilver dumped into their stockpile.
The official distributor is still selling them to the vendors and the vendors are still selling them to the public. Just because the distributor reassures the vendor they are genuine doesn't make it so. Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction either.
Get your genuine Polsilver from Gemstone Trading in the UK, of which I have no affiliation. Just a happy customer.
The official distributor is still selling them to the vendors and the vendors are still selling them to the public. Just because the distributor reassures the vendor they are genuine doesn't make it so. Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction either.
Get your genuine Polsilver from Gemstone Trading in the UK, of which I have no affiliation. Just a happy customer.
