See, you’ve got people online freaking out. Like, “My order will be delivered by DHL!—-DHL is known for selling fakes!” That’s… a pretty big leap, right? DHL themselves aren’t selling anything. They’re a courier. They’re like the pizza delivery guy. Blaming them for the pizza being bad doesn’t really make sense, y’know?
Then there’s the whole “From Hong Kong” angle. Someone else mentions that GOAT (the shoe reselling platform) has a storage facility in Hong Kong. So, the shoes coming from there doesn’t necessarily scream “FAKE!” It just means that’s where GOAT was storing them. Unless… DUN DUN DUN… someone is claiming GOAT *themselves* is selling fakes. Now that’s a whole other can of worms that I’m not even gonna touch right now.
But the real question is, *how* does seeing DHL on the shipping label automatically equal fake shoes? Like one person asks, “How does a package coming via DHL indicate the items inside are fake ??” Exactly! It doesn’t!
Okay, so maybe someone got burned before, ordered shoes, got ’em via DHL, and they were bogus. But correlation ain’t causation, folks. Maybe they just got unlucky. Lots of shady sellers out there.
And then you get into the phishing scams. “DHL Express —-Phishing scams take the form of fake emails or websites…” Okay, that’s just a whole different level of paranoia. Yeah, watch out for those, but that’s not DHL delivering fake shoes, that’s scammers trying to steal your info.
Ugh, I’m getting a headache just thinking about it.
Look, here’s my take. DHL is a delivery service. If you’re buying shoes from a sketchy source, *of course* you might get fakes. Doesn’t matter who’s delivering it! Do your homework before you buy! Check seller reviews, look at pictures, trust your gut.
And seriously, don’t click on random links in emails from “DHL” asking you for money. That’s just common sense, right?
