Blaroken and Wayrates are scam sites

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groundswell started the topic in Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 4:05pm

Posting so other people dont get ripped off. a few weeks ago i ordered some shorts and a jacket off an ad for blaroken and two belts from wayrates, ads that appear on swellnet.

Never got a response from wayrates and after some searching found out they are both scam websites.

Clothes look good on the sites but i might not get them...

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groundswell Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 4:07pm

edit i postd the wrong link

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groundswell Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 4:09pm

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thermalben Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 5:57pm

Sorry to hear mate. We outsource our ads to a third party (who essentially use Google) so I'll report these links.

I also recommend using PayPal or similar as you should be able to get a refund.

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groundswell Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 5:59pm

Thanks Ben

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groundswell Tuesday, 18 May 2021 at 7:43pm

Thing is there is a market for the kind of shorts and multipocketed jackets they promise. The clothes are very stylish but they deliver crappy clothes with zippers going nowhere, all show.

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groundswell Wednesday, 9 Jun 2021 at 9:04pm

Got the belts from wayrates, top shelf belts. Got the two pairs of shorts from blaroken ($56 each) and they are cheap tacky versions of the ones in the pictures. lots of pocket zips that dont work and cargo pockets that dont open but at least they fit.
Still waiting on a $96 jacket.
The stuff comes from china should be selling for $5 each

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thermalben Thursday, 10 Jun 2021 at 6:43am

So.. they're not scam sites then?

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groundswell Thursday, 10 Jun 2021 at 10:32am

not realy but not as good products as suggested except for the belts

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groundswell Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 10:56am

Got my "wind proof" jacket. its more like a collared dress shirt with the thin fabric. lots of pockets though..anyway im going to test it out in the cold easterlies at the point or somewhere.