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Not to take away from your point, as it's a very good one. But "Birkenstocks" from Germany are on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Birkenstock-Unisex-Arizona-San

Not to take away from your point, as it's a very good one. But "Birkenstocks" from Germany are on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Birkenstock-Unisex-Arizona-Sandal-Birkibuc/dp/B005G1E0D6/ https://www.amazon.com/Birkenstock-Unisex-Arizona-Sandal-Bir... For example

Ensorceled 6y ago
Well, to add to his point, the reviews say these are cheap knockoffs and, if you search for just birkenstock, the first item is a competitor, LAVAU ...
- dubcanada 6y ago
  Oh... I double checked and through it said they were legit and came from Germany. I stand corrected lol How is that even allowed? 18,000 reviews? They honestly look completely legit.
  - Ensorceled 6y ago
    Yeah, it's all down the rabbit hole. If your handle is an indicator, checkout amazon.ca, it is worse.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    > How is that even allowed? That's a question best directed at Jeff Bezos and consumer protection regulators.
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  The few bad reviews might be due to commingled counterfeit inventory
  - dralley 6y ago
    Which is yet another thing that they need to be taken to task for. No other mass retailer has such loosely managed supply chains.
  - samatman 6y ago
    Try and use the word "counterfeit" in an Amazon review: it will be automatically rejected. That indicates a totally unacceptable level of complicity on Amazon's part, and I hope they face criminal sanctions for it. But I'm not holding my breath.
julianozen 6y ago
Interesting. I remember Birkenstock’s very publicaly left amazon a few years ago over this problem. Perhaps that was only in the US or perhaps they reached an agreement of some kind with amazon
ce4 6y ago
It's not sold by official Birkenstock, so it's either grey market or knockoffs from what I know. Birkenstock had withdrawn their official seller presence from Amazon a few years ago due to commingled counterfeit products and Amazon's unwillingness to fix it.

Ensorceled 6y ago

Well, to add to his point, the reviews say these are cheap knockoffs and, if you search for just birkenstock, the first item is a competitor, LAVAU ...

dubcanada 6y ago
Oh... I double checked and through it said they were legit and came from Germany. I stand corrected lol How is that even allowed? 18,000 reviews? They honestly look completely legit.
- Ensorceled 6y ago
  Yeah, it's all down the rabbit hole. If your handle is an indicator, checkout amazon.ca, it is worse.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  > How is that even allowed? That's a question best directed at Jeff Bezos and consumer protection regulators.
srtjstjsj 6y ago
The few bad reviews might be due to commingled counterfeit inventory
- dralley 6y ago
  Which is yet another thing that they need to be taken to task for. No other mass retailer has such loosely managed supply chains.
- samatman 6y ago
  Try and use the word "counterfeit" in an Amazon review: it will be automatically rejected. That indicates a totally unacceptable level of complicity on Amazon's part, and I hope they face criminal sanctions for it. But I'm not holding my breath.

julianozen 6y ago

Interesting. I remember Birkenstock’s very publicaly left amazon a few years ago over this problem. Perhaps that was only in the US or perhaps they reached an agreement of some kind with amazon

ce4 6y ago

It's not sold by official Birkenstock, so it's either grey market or knockoffs from what I know. Birkenstock had withdrawn their official seller presence from Amazon a few years ago due to commingled counterfeit products and Amazon's unwillingness to fix it.