PSA - The Unbreakable Trimmer - Facebook Scam?

BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 18:50
Last edited 03/03/2023 - 22:07 by 1 other user

Not sure if you have seen these Ads on Facebook from this mob, but they look great.

We ordered one @ 3 weeks ago for $49.95 Delivered. It arrived last week. It arrived minus a Tax Invoice or any instructions, despite being an Australian Owned Company.
However, the original Product we purchased has disappeared from their site, and another item has appeared. Furthermore, the item is now on another site for $19.95

The unit arrived, and despite saying it will fit brands such as Ryobi, and is Universal, there is no way that it will fit. I sent an email last Sunday requesting a Refund, and today the email bounced back. I found a new email address and resent it, and I just tried calling the number, and it's disconnected, despite being 24/7.
Not only did we not receive instructions, but there was no Tax Invoice, and I cannot find an ABN on their website.

Their site says
Australian Owned & Operated

Return address is Xu Zhibina(SZ)
PO Box 6014
Chullora NSW 1405

*********************************************Update**************************************************
Please note, this is a Warning/PSA- Don't use Facebook when you've had a few drinks.
This is a concept I have wondered, why don't we have this. Next time I'll just put a .46 E string in the trimmer.

Home & Garden Line Trimmer

Comments

  • spackbace on 03/03/2023 - 18:53
    +7

    https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/indestructible-tri…

    This is why you don't buy things from FB…

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 18:55

      They had heaps of comments - Pyramid scam.
      I've added another product review link, as it is using a different name.

      • spackbace on 03/03/2023 - 18:55
        +4

        Domain:unbreakabletrimmer.com
        Registered On:2022-11-15

        Site registered 15th November last year should've rung alarm bells

        https://unbreakabletrimmer.com/policies/privacy-policy

        Blank privacy policy template. If hey CBF spending 5 minutes to fix that up, chances are they aren't sticking around for long

        • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:26
          +3

          At least I know they are not sharing my info. LOL

  • Nugs on 03/03/2023 - 18:57
    +1

    that wire one. surely it would leave bits of wire behind, good for bare feet
    .

    • Euphemistic on 03/03/2023 - 19:43
      +1

      Not only that, having the loose bits of wire fling at your ankles at high speed.

  • Hybroid on 03/03/2023 - 19:01
    +13
    • Still uses Facebook
    • Still has ads enabled in 2023
    • Actually buys something from a social media ad
    • Wonders why product not as described and company cannot be reached…

    No wonder these scams are so prolific. Far too many gullible people around.

    • AustriaBargain on 04/03/2023 - 04:18

      How do you disable the ads in the Facebook app?

      • The J man on 04/03/2023 - 09:40

        Use Simple instead.

        • mhz on 09/03/2023 - 12:30

          What do you mean by simpe?

  • foxmulder on 03/03/2023 - 19:03
    +1

    If they never delivered, it's true that it's unbreakable :)

  • thatonethere on 03/03/2023 - 19:03

    if you get the fine wire one it just breaks into a million tiny pieces of wire to cut feet/hands

  • Muzeeb on 03/03/2023 - 19:05
    +6

    C'mon dog, you're active enough around here to know better than this.

    • Spending2Much on 03/03/2023 - 19:35
      +1

      BewareOfThe ….Scam

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:29
      +2

      I don't get fooled easilly. I have a hot date with a chick tomorrow with a chick I met on Grindr last night. :)

      • Muzeeb on 03/03/2023 - 20:30
        +3

        Don't let them dick you around.

      • Gunnar on 03/03/2023 - 22:08

        There’s living dangerously and living stupidly. Living dangerously is the chick from Grindr.

        Living stupidly is buying something from a Facebook ad

  • tezza on 03/03/2023 - 19:17
    +1

    Chalk it up to experience. What could go wrong with some metal blades on plastic of questionable quality rotating at 12,00rpm

  • bloom on 03/03/2023 - 19:24

    Always pops up on my Facebook ads “CLOSING DOWN SALE”
    https://unbreakabletrimmer.com/products/garden-weed-brush?va…

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:17

      We saw it prior to this.

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:30
      +1

      Ever remember the Persian Rug Closing down sales on TV 30+ years ago?

      • larndis on 04/03/2023 - 07:44

        Aren't they still closing down? I never understood why the never-ending closing down sale was specific to rug ads. Maybe someone wrote a thesis on it or something.

      • Nugs on 04/03/2023 - 07:59

        @BewareOfThe Dog
        These ads?
        https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suSn8XbJy1Y
        .

  • Euphemistic on 03/03/2023 - 19:45

    Products like these look the goods, but there’s usually a reason the mainstream mobs don’t sell them. Danoz direct much?

    • Shoocat on 03/03/2023 - 20:09
      +1

      This is absolutely the key point. If these products did what they claim, huge chains like Bunnings would be slapping a Ryobi logo on them and charging double.

      Also, that link to crazy sales - that doesn't look good, it looks like a horrific injury waiting to happen. Any structural failure during use would eject jagged bits of metal at you at very high speed. I wouldn't trust a cheap product for any tool that involves high speed spinning metal parts.

  • poboy on 03/03/2023 - 20:03

    I saw some diy engraver product being advertised on Facebook for $49. I was immediately suspicious and did a lot of Google FU to see the comparable unit was $2K.

    So many scams out there.

  • 7ekn00 on 03/03/2023 - 20:16

    They can't be done for false advertising, if you can't use it, you can't break it - therefor completely "unbreakable" !

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:25

      True. Thats why they changed the name.

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 20:22
    +1

    Please note I intended this as a PSA.
    I probably had a few homebrews when I bought it (the good stuff, not Cooper's) and it's universal. The concept, is one I am surprised is not available, however, Companies such as Bunnings make money out of all the consumables (as well as teh OEMS's etc).

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 22:55

    abc article

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2023 - 22:56

    We're chasing a refund through PayPal.

  • JPMelb on 04/03/2023 - 18:41

    never buy a thing from Facebook. Ever
    If tempted, lookup the same item on Amazon or Aliexpress, they are normally far cheaper

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