Counterfeit Swinging Sticks
BEWARE COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS!
There have been many recent instances of counterfeit Swinging Sticks throughout the internet. Most of these products originate in China and India and are made from low-grade plastic and are not precision machined. These products are of inferior grade and will not last as long, or may even begin to make clinking noises due to imperfect construction.
Sometimes these websites may even feature fake patents (see side bar). This patent looks real, however upon further research it is deemed to be an infringing fake. Before you decide to shop around and buy one of the cheaper Swinging Sticks on the internet, you should read the following information.
Faulty Components
The Swinging Sticks, is an authentic, legitimate product. These may cost a little more but thats because they are built to last. Stood head to head for 6 months straight, the counterfeit Swinging Sticks had to have its batteries changed and the brackets started making small noises.
The electronic system that powers the Swinging Sticks sculpture through magnets also is made of inferior grade in the counterfeit sculptures which will not last as long as the real one will.
The real Swinging Sticks is made with a wooden base, either painted matte black or in the bamboo style. The fake Swinging Sticks are made with a plastic base and are often not created with machine precision. These are likely to be loose and hastily constructed with inferior materials. This decreases the quality of the product.
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+ Packaging (Exterior)
The packaging on the counterfeit Swinging Sticks is one of the first key indicators that you were sold a fake product. Usually they come in cardboard boxes or with the light blue design.
The packaging as you can see varies incredibly from the authentic Swinging Sticks
Fake Swinging Sticks
Real Swinging Sticks
Cant beat the look and feel of the real packaging. Just one look at you'll know that ours were delivered to you withe utmost care.
+ Packaging (Interior)
Next, the design of the interior is also different, usually with a yellow cloth draped over the sculpture. The real Swinging Sticks comes in a white styrofoam casing in order to protect it against damage during shipment.
Fake Swinging Sticks
Real Swinging Sticks
+ Base
Another key difference between the counterfeit and real Swinging Sticks is the presence of a plastic base instead of a high quality polished wooden one.
These plastic bases are often as cheap as the components inside them and are not precision machined in order to be absolutely perfect.
Fake Swinging Sticks
Real Swinging Sticks
+ Battery Cover
A major difference between the real and fake Swinging Sticks is the lack of a cover on the batteries for the real sculpture. The counterfeit products have a plastic snap off piece that covers the batteries on the plastic base.
Not only do the real Swinging Sticks not have a plastic base, but they also do not have a battery cover.
Fake Swinging Sticks
Real Swinging Sticks
+ Serial Numbers
All of the authentic Swinging Sticks kinetic energy sculptures come with laser imprinted holographic serial numbers to aid in weeding out fakes. This laser serial number is your key to the 5 year warranty and is lacking on the counterfeit products.
+ Fake Patents
Finally, many of the websites that sell the fake Swinging Sticks sculptures will advertise a fake patent on their websites in an attempt to gain legitimacy. These patents are fake and upon further research prove to be invalid.
Here at the Swinging Sticks we have permission from the sole patent holders to sell this unique sculpture. The Swinging Sticks is backed by real design and copyright patents in the WIPO and United States Patent Office
Counterfeit Patent
